The Preface

Another day, another “hooray, no classes” moment yet again for us students. So far, the long weekend’s not so seemingly a picnic, as it is eaten up totally by unattended homework and very delayed preliminary exams to be studied for. As for us, the ITM participants, the run of the mill to-dos don’t stop at our class’ basic requirements, as we have an extra load on our hands. It’s no laughing matter, and I bet our “agency” isn’t the only one racking its creative juices for great photoshoot concepts.

As of now, the additional members are still a no-show, and due to the bipolar tropical depressions and such presiding over our area of responsibility, many a suspension has been made, so our agency meeting is constantly being cancelled and/or rescheduled. Coming from different colleges, the time and communication barrier is one of the greatest obstacles we have to face, or rather, learn to work around, in order to communicate our individual ideas well – but that’s quite alright, since we all realize that this is part of the training for the real thing; I mean, really, not all my future co-workers will just conveniently live in the same district as me. That’s part of the learning process: meeting people, being flexible, and above all, COMPROMISE. Social networking is not enough, because nothing beats actuality – that’s why our long overdue meeting will push through tomorrow on the 22^nd, with or without the additional members. This is just to get the members acquainted and to pass on the mental wavelengths so we could get a same train of thought and create more cohesive ideas.

Hoping for a positive first meeting! And I hope our conflicting schedules make way for ITM and its various tasks. May we alleviate procrastination during this hectic time, and shove idleness into the corner. Espiritu ng kasipagan, sapian Niyo po kami. 

-Marjorie Calasin

DEM