On Your Mark

Writing is not just for writers, bloggers, or journalists. If you haven't yet realized, good writing skills should be everyone's concern, kahit pa sabihin mong hindi iyon ang everyday job mo, the fact remains: you'll never escape it. If you're a student, may times na kapag wala nang maituro si teacher at may 30 minutes pang time sa inyong klase, bigla-bigla siyang magpapa-essay (may sa-demonyo eh no?). When you're applying for work, madalas tini-test ng company ang iyong written skills and english proficiency sa pagpapasagot sa iyo ng mga questions na ise-send nila via email. When you want to brag on social media and needed a great caption, you are already writing, and of course, you wouldn't want to embarrass yourself by posting shitty writing. Syempre, kailangan mo ring ipakita na may alam ka rito. One way to make yourself stand out is by knowing how to write eloquently. Still not convinced? Writing is one way of showing who you are. If you're dr...

I mostly refer to myself here. Pero kung unemployed ka rin, aba'y welcome to the club! Tayo ang bumubuo ng kasalukuyang 5.1% unemployment rate ng Pinas! Charot. I know, I know, it's nothing to be proud of. But hey, let me tell you this: It's not the end of the world! Kanina lang, sinimulan ko nang kumilos para sa next career ko. Pumunta ako ng Alabang upang i-scout ang mga kumpanyang target kong applyan. Balak ko kasing mag-change career na. I plan on pursuing the appropriate job for the course I graduated in. Magja-java programmer na ako. ( Yay!) Almost two months na rin akong tambay. I allotted one month to finish writing the first draft of my novel ( writing, by the way, is my real passion ), two weeks on self-editing it, and another two weeks refreshing my programming skills. Ilang taon na rin kasi mula nang huli akong nakagawa ng system. Noong fourth year college ko pa. E simula nang maging teacher ako, na-limitado lang ang pag-poprogram ko sa kung ano lang ang...