I woke up on last Sat, feeling grateful... because I had finally had one sat which I did not need to wake up early, did not have any plans to go anywhere and I could just laze around at home with my cats, watching tv and literally, watching the clouds roll by... As I looked further down into my heart for the source of that strange happiness, I realised that, despite the economic downturn in this part of the world, I still had a job or rather, just started on a job which allows me to do what I love... maybe the environment is not all perfect, there are gossips, ppl whom you just cannot work with.. etc.. but I'm happy there.. because other than the irritating ppl, I have a bunch of colleagues who can share my passion for events, a boss who understands my need for inspiration before I can work on my slide deck and most of all, I still had a job that needed me and allowed me to pay my bills... so despite the huge amount of work and numerous arrows *reminds me of what Jarrod said about being a dartboard* that come shooting at me... i'm grateful...
On this job, I learnt a lot more about the different kinds of events... i took time to visit the standard chartered run event.. although i'm not running but i saw a lot of things which i felt i could incorporate into my own events, a lot of things which my colleagues have been sharing with me over the past one mth and i could see with my own eyes at the event... prior to that, i visited the sports and fitness expo where i found many different products in the market whom i feel i could approach to for booths, sponsorship etc.. i also went for the world slalom championships and saw the world class skating professionals do various stunts on wheels... something which i have never seen before...
It is also on this job that I had the experience of being chased out of carparks cos i was illegally distributing flyers to promote our events... though the event was not something i had organised but it was a team effort... and although, walking the whole of clarke quay and robertson walk area on heels was torturous, the teamwork feeling was incredible... and of course, we had lots of fun... and this is also where our bonding strengthened... because without a strong bond or even the basic element of trust, you can never produce any event on your own...
Of course, there are times where you bitch about the job as well... ppl whom you think should use more of their common sense, sponsors who try to squeeze everything out of you when you already have given them the best and of course, the ever-irritating counterparts whom i work with... but i take all of them positively... bcos if i take it personally or negatively, it would soon eat into me and take over the fun and enjoyment i have in my job... take it as a lesson to be learnt.. becos only when you emerge from the situation, then you can consider yourself as a winner...
As I blog in my office, I feel the tonnes of work creeping up onto me and haunting me... and this morning, my ipod refused to switch off.... i guess it's really time for me to plug in and just ignore the rest of the world and just indulge myself in my little world of work... =)
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