It's 1am and guess what

I'm blogging! Of all the things I need to do, I end up blogging. I actually have a class at 7am which I'm currently preparing for. An important meeting at 2pm, a deadline at 3pm another meeting at 4pm and a pitch on Wednesday to prepare for. How's that for a Tuesday?

I'm actually getting kinda sleepy and I was thinking of a way to keep me awake. There you go, I'd rather be blogging to keep my head sharp and far from being soup (sabaw). I got to reflect a bit since a lot of things are actually coming up this August. I bet most of us are anticipating the long weekend from August 27 to 30. OH YEAH.

But guess what, it'll be my birthday on the 15th! I'll be turning... *tenentenen*... 23!

Been a while since a blogged something not as shallow as a video or a picture found online. The thought of turning a year older suddenly flashed.

I asked myself, did I expect to be THIS busy/preoccupied at the age of 22? Sometimes, that youth inside me keep on ranting about how life is so stressful. But more often, I tell myself that I am so blessed to have reached this point. I'm not saying I've climbed the corporate ladder and all that shit. I'm just saying, this must really be a high time in my life. Having this full-time job that's both interesting and challenging is really a blessing. Add to that two part time teaching jobs at DLSU and UP. Now that's definitely from up above.

To be honest, it's not an easy thing to do. But I really wanted to teach. Not for the money. I'm not getting married any time soon any way. My dream to teach has been fulfilled even before I attempted to enroll for grad school.

This thing called life is just surreal. And I'm really thankful. Looking forward to my birthday leave to stop and reflect.

....and probably renew my license.

Cheers to life, career and hopefully love. :)

One Year.

Twelve months ago, I was this very eager and excited kid from UP-Diliman who was just about to enter the corporate world as a Data Analyst for one of the biggest advertising agencies in the country.

I came not really knowing how does a guy like me fit in a company known for it's crafty strategies and famous work. I knew I was going to do some number crunching and whatnots for a number of brands but I always thought I could learn more outside of my field.

Yes, that was my dream - to do analytics in a marketing perspective - and boy did I move further from my original jd.

A whole lot of meetings. Data Analytics. Data extractions. Validations. Research.

Some account management. Out-of-town presentations. and a whole lot of competitives.

Few months later, new vision was instilled and yeah, digital was all over it. For a moment, I thought "why am I here?" There were moments when I wondered if this was what I wanted. It wasn't like I wasn't fit for it but it was more like "do I belong here?"

Being the positive person that I am, I just went with the flow. Digital Immersion is what I want to call it. Eat, drink and sleep Digital. Literally.

Next thing you know I was tasked to champion digital media. Imagine all that reading and self-studying. Yes, all this happening as I was adjusting with the fact that I had a second job that time. Life was so stressful. Well up to now I guess.

Since then, I've had a change of position name/role in the team, a well-earned certification in Google advertising, oh so numerous digital campaigns implemented, now two teaching gigs and a whole lot more. I still do some analytics but now in a digital perspective. I am what they call the team's "numbers guy". Yeah, for some it's pretty nerdy, but that's how I earn my money.

One year. Boy was that one heck of a ride. I still remember my boss saying, "this is just the tip of the iceberg" back then. Up until now that's how I feel. Big things are bound to come. I just know it.

I used to eat, drink and sleep digital. Now I still do but now I also think and speak digital.

And now, that's how I roll.