What Made My Day

What made my day happy today . . .

Wow! Nakaka-irita 'tong blog ko. Umi-english na sa title! E paano, pati sa blog umi-english na rin. Nahihirapan tuloy akong magkwento! Grabe ha, tatlong sunod-sunod na blog ang english. Grabe. Feeling ko walang nagbasa nun. Hahaha

Sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, requirement kasi siya sa tini-take ko sa Graduate School. Well, favorable sa akin kasi isa akong famous blogger (WOW?) at hindi ako nahihirapan gumawa ng blog, tinatamad lang talaga. Duh. Lalo na kung english. Kung anong topic lang maisip. Yan ngang pangatlo late na yan. Nung sabado pa dapat yan. Sinipag lang ako. Sinipag ako kasi binigyan ako ni Lord ng sign.

Tamad na tamad talaga akong mag-aral. On the way na nga ako sa paggawa ng Epic Flow Chart (hay nako, I bet pag nabasa ni Rej 'to, he's like "WHAT? Not again! *face palm") Ewan ko ba. Kasi naman, trip trip lang namin kasi talaga 'tong pagpasok ko sa school, nawalan lang talaga ako ng pag-asa makahanap ng trabaho.

Ito na nga, tinext ako kanina ng paboritong teacher ko na kaya nga DLSU ang pinili kong school kasi dun siya galing saka feeling ko pag natapos ko 'to, magiging kasing galing niya ako (I bet pag nabasa to ni Sir tatawanan lang ako nun at sasabihing masyado kong ambisyosa). 

Text message from Real Defying Gravity, Sheldon Cooper, Sir So . . .

Sobrang saya ko kanina na parang napa-face palm din ako dahil nahihirapan nga akong magdecide (lagi naman). Pero dahil alam kong may naniniwala sa akin. Hindi muna ko titigil. Yung mga mahirap nga natatapos ko yung mga bagay pa kaya na tinatamad lang ako?

Let's see. The universe is waiting . . .

You gotta give up and cry cry cry. You gotta get up and try try try . . . 

Life is Hard

I have this pen which I really loved using ever since I was sophomore college student. What I like with this pen is that it has unique features from others.

• Thicker ink - can be used as sign pen or for regular taking down notes.
• Different colors - I used to have 10 different colors of this brand! Sometimes I used it as highlighter because of its bright colors.
• Original and unique - It's funny because in our class, I'm the only one using it so if I misplace one, it's easy for me to locate it and to know who stole or rather borrowed it.
• Since I am somehow creative, I used it when I doodle and draw on something.
• and lastly I loved it when I dropped it, others would say "Dace! Your pencil. You dropped it." and I was like, "No, it's not a pencil. DUH."

I am obviously loyal to this brand because I even writing a blog on it. It is like positive WOM (word of mouth) which means when a person had good experience with a product he/she shares it to others. As a marketer, I know how to create, deliver, and communicate value to customers. And as consumer of this product, I know exactly what benefits I'm getting.

Now here is the dilemma. Did you know that I applied for a position in this company? I can't remember, I think as Brand Assistant or Brand Associate. Anyway, guess what? I did not get the job.

It hurts. It really hurts. Can you imagine? I even bought almost all of its variants and such a big deal because this pen is freaking expensive. I even told the interviewer that, "I am such a huge fan!" and showed her first hand that I am actually using the product. Of all the company I used to have interviews, this was the worst. They had asked me to make marketing plan for a certain brand due for the next hour and it was not easy. Well, I was confident because Marketing Plan used to be my forte. Anyway, I absolutely did my best. I thought the HR Manager liked me and will call me for the next few days and there, I waited for nothing. It broke my heart.

What sadden me is that I know their products pretty well. I know how to differentiate it to competitors. I can work on how to determine its target market and how to conceptualize a marketing plan. I am very confident that this company needs my service because I love its products but it ends there. I did not have what it takes. I was not good enough.

It is really painful when you love something that doesn't love you back. And there we can apply this in real life. . Life is hard. Wait, no. Life is funny.

dahil ang buhay ay isang malaking joke.