Father Michael McGivney Academy – I think FMM definitely has open a new page in my life. I experienced love, friendship, and most important of all: defeat and failure, as well as success. I learn that I wasn’t a loser, but life wasn’t about winning. It’s about doing things you enjoy, and getting to some place that you want to be. You have no one to report to, no one gives a damn but yourself. People can be upset or happy for you, but this is “your life” at the end, they aren’t you after all, and you are the one left with everything when they casually walk away from your life.
IBM – At IBM, I think I definitely rediscover my passion and ability for artistic creations through being a junior graphic designer. I realize that I can be creative too; that lead me to take yearbook class (and winning an award). I realize that no matter what it is, if you are willing to try, and you want to be there, you will be good at it, and you will be successful. It doesn’t matter if I have never taken any art theory, nor can’t draw for beans: people can feel your passion. I learn the inside of Adobe in design, Illustrator, Photoshop, and quark express. Not really useful for my feature endeavor, but I guess it’s one of those things I can look back and say, been there… done that =P. I should also mention, it was one of the happiest place I rather be, because there was zero politics =), towards me anyways.
Macdonell Village – I feel like I should talk about it, even thought it’s just a part time job. But it’s like my second home, it’s been with me through thick and thin. The people there, especially the boss is awesome. I love working there, not so much for the job, but definitely for the people and appreciation. It’s a place where I feel like if you put effort there, you will be rewarded. It’s a place where clara and clara ideas are welcomed and agreed on. This is the place where I learnt, a job isn’t just a job, it should be a happy part of your life, something that you enjoy, it is definitely not about the money. I will miss this place when it closes down in december and I go on co-op (it’s due to the plans of building a high rise appartment instead, but it’ll be back when the appartment is done! I hope…)
UW Badminton Club – I have been in a lot leadership positions before, but it was at this club that things drove me past the edge of sanity. Because for a club, there is a surprisingly amount of office politics and a lot of conflicting ideas. It was hard to get things going, and it was definitely hard to bring up new ideas. You can’t rely on anyone in not screwing up or doing the normal thing (even myself… it’s amazing). However, it is in this club that I truly learn about team work, because you really can’t do things alone. People cover for each other, and at the end of the day it’s like family (You don’t have a choice, and they’ll be there when you need them). This club has grew for me from wanting to manage it properly (making a few changes) to a piece of me. I cannot bear to see it fall apart, even thought at this point I am sick of all the mishaps and stress it puts on me. However, I would like to add that I didn’t give up on the club, and things has gotten a lot better since then, with more people helping, with more people understanding what’s involved. People matters =).
UWAC – It was my first conference, and my first case presentation. It taught me how to interact with totally unfamiliar people. I have to say before that, I always acted like a robot. It also taught me to drink lots and still be professional the next day. It was awesome ^^.