Really I do indeed...it's not sarcastic or anything. Despite the long hours I have to invest, without any OT pay or anything, or the dung coming from clients that I have to put up with, on the whole picture, I do enjoy my work.
For starters, I'm a photo-journalist, which means I write, I interview, I report, I take photos and I cover events. Interesting huh? At least I do think so...*grin* But before you call me a paparazzi, I'm not ok? I just have an avid interest in writing and interviewing people.
Right up till Junior College, I was clueless about what I want to do for a profession. All along, I am linguistically proficient and bilingual, and I love to be able to speak in different tongues. In fact, one of my goals is to learn and be sufficiently proficient in as many languages as I can help it. I won scholarships for topping my languages and I knew that languages are my strengths. But I just didn't know what faculty to go into. I mean, I realise that what I'm going to study in Uni will very much affect, if not determine, my profession. At one point, I was even considering to be a court translator. Ha! Close enough. Then one of my teachers pointed out to me that perhaps I should make full use of my linguistic strength and ample people skills. I am a very people's person. I love mixing around with other people and I hated being lonely. Of course, that would probably equate to lack of security. Ha! Anyways...
Then again, I realise that I wanted to be able to communicate with other people, to be able to meet different people and not be confined to the desk all the time. So voila, it suddenly struck on me that I could combine my strengths, my interests and my likes! And yes, I'm inquisitive enough to ask lotsa questions everytime about everything. *kpo*
Some people would probably tell me to go do sales. But no way, sales is not for me. At least as far as I know at this point. I dislike cold calling, and I do admire those who are thick-skinned enough to do it. After-sales and Customer service yes, that's one of my strengths too.
Right now, I'm in the midst of the production of a newsletter (interviewing & writing stage), and already, my next two assignments are in the queue. Despite this, I'm looking forward to a particular assignment which my boss just passed to me. We just got a new job, producing newsletter for SAAA (Singapore Amateur Athletics Association). My boss is handing me where one area of my strengths are - profiles. She wants me to interview 2 school girls who are also runners for their school. Of course, there are some inside scoop which we have just picked up, and I'm gonna follow that lead in order to pick up my story. Anyways, I'm really looking forward to interviewing the girls. Can't wait.
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