GrINdM3isTeR

True to the title, I’ve been waking up quite early these days. Begin the life for me as an advertising executive in a newspaper company called The Malaysian Today on October the 10th. Joined the working force I have.

Belittling the fact that I was totally unprepared for the working world, I think the transition of the studying mode to the working mode for me was quite interesting (was worrying all the time), fast and furious, and though it was tiring..I enjoyed it.

Let me bombard you with what I do back in the office. Though the designation states that I’m an advertising executive, I actually am a salesman in this case because I’m doing ad sales. Short for selling advertising space in a newspaper. But wait before some of you guys who know me and my passion on advertising totally fucks me up in this.

Yes, my passion is advertising, god knows how much I like it and how much I can talk about it I have found another niche in me that I can use to sell myself. I figured out I can talk and talk and talk and that I can actually conjure something up from nowhere to get something I want. I found out I like to sell things to people as well. As what one of my lecturers back here in Malaysia has this to say ‘Give something to Chun Neng and he will sell it for you. He can sell anything.’

Wow, was that a compliment to its fullest potential? Oh well, in any sense as well, the tutor I had for my sales management class back in Perth look upon me in a very manner. Lets face it, I do at times give false interpretation of myself. I do sell myself short at times. I give this high hope and high ambitious Chun Neng to other people and when I fall short, its mine to blame actually. But yeah, none the less, what this tutor said back in Curtin had me buzzing actually. She said she have high hopes for me and that if I do it properly I can go high and far. I told her it’s because I need the money to live and to support my lifestyle. She laughed and said no wonder because I dressed trendily all the time.

Anyway, back onto the topic of my work. Advertising, sales (which I don’t like but which I found out I can work it to my advantage) and sports. I did forget to mention that Malaysian Today is a sports newspaper. Coupled this together with a bunch of colleagues who is a zany, crazy, cool, relax, happening, and as creative as ever I can seriously tell you that I’m having a blast. I feel that I’m accepted in this family with no count of where I was from and where I studied. I LIKE IT!

The only thing is, I’m the next cash cow as my colleague put it. Hahahaha…..

I’m about to embark on a new chapter in my life this coming Monday. The reason? I’m starting work on Monday. I went for an interview the week before last and on this week’s Monday I received a call telling me that I clinched the job.

Some of my friends have asked whether am I nervous, excited or do I have any feelings at all. To tell you guys the truth, nope..I’m not nervous nor do I have any feelings at all. Well, I did have one feeling on that particular Monday. I was terrified, freaked out and I was scared. The reason was that I do not know whether I’m prepared for the working world or not. I have been running away from reality and now I’ve decided to face reality in its face.

Anyways, a lot of my friends have been supportive of me, giving me encouragement and all, I’ve then told myself that if so many of my friends can do it, why can’t I do it. Even CatsTails have been giving me advice on how to kickstart my job and boy, was it invaluable.

So people, here goes, I will be off to work on Monday and I will not be among the thousands of jobless graduates in this country anymore. Haha..I felt hopeless that time and I felt useless but then I was enjoying life. So it’s more to coming back down to earth now. It’ time. Pray for me pls…

What do you guys believe in? That the end of the world is near? That we will soon be liberated by computers? That we will end up having clones for ourselves like in "The Island"? That our very own traditions and values will be put aside for the sake of evolution of the Internet and the computers?

I believe that we do not need to have a computer to be accepted in a community. Yes we may get more fulfillment through communities in cyberspace, at times we feel that communities in cyberspace understands us much more than the community we have right in front of our eyes.

The thing is we need the human touch, we need compassion shown on human faces, we need the wrinkles, we need the breath, we need the tears. A matter of factly, we simply need a human to be by our side. It is simply etched deep within the values and the evolution of human race. Communities in cyberspace can’t give us that.

Lets take a few minutes now and ponder. What will life be if it is liberated by the Internet and the computers. I have for you a site that presents to us a dream that will/can/soon become a fact in our life. What do you people think? Tragedy, mayhem or enlightenment? Check it out!

This was pasrt of my course during my uni times. I did well in this unit and I passed with flying colours. The thing is I was always against the idea of a community that can give us feelings and hope through cyberspace. It have intrigued me ever since and I just want to share with you guys.

If any of you people manage to come across this posting and have something to say bout it, good or bad, pls feel free to leave your comment. It will be duly noted. I mean I just want to know more…