yea, wishes i made came true! omg omg! *happy x 100*
i pray to my guardian angel that i want:
1. to own a house
2. get myself a prada bag (been longing for really loooong)
and guess what, my prayer works (see, told you guys to trust me, my prayers are working) *smile proudly*
alright, let the pictures do the talking ...
my spacious NEW house, the cosy master room
prada bag that i been longing for
jealous?! haha! you just can't help it when the luck is with you *wink*
today is 12th apr. yay, i know. i know it's not 1st apr but nobody said i can't trick one on 12 apr right? muahahaha!
hmmm... as promised, i will start writing on a seris of my life working in an advertising agency. and today is my 1st entry! see, i kept my promise, even though im super duper tired now. only slept for 2 hours plus last night & rushed for a shoot super early this morning and sacrify my bejeweled gaming time all just because to keep my promise. touch??? *sayang sayang* big girl/boy won't cry!
i was graduated in marketing but started my 1st job as brand executive in an advertising agency. why?? advertising is totally a @#$%^& to me and i have better offers at the same time. why?? why am i so stupid choosing to be in this industry? and i still remember i cried during my 1st week. im struggling like hell, everything is totally new to me, i have no idea on the process flow which is a must know if you are in the industry. after days of crying, i tell myself, okay im going to take it as a challenge, if really not work, im going to leave after one month. guess what, this coming 26th may will be my 2 years with Leo Burnett already. hehe!
choosing to be in this industry not because i'm stupid k! people in this industry are all great and talented k! ahaha! hmm... i chosen this industry simply because i love brand planning, the satisfaction seeing the brand you build in days and days time growing is unexplainable. i'm really lucky to be given the opportunity to work in Dutch Lady account, which i get to not only doing ATL (above-the-line, like TV commercials, radio commercials and print) but BTL (below-the-line, for e.g. interactive, in store, event, pr, crm, social media marketing and etc) as well, in a word, 360 of the marketing plan.
working in this industry, you really need to scarify your time, you will become ffk queen (fong fei kei, in cantonese) among your friends. but i believe in hardworks you putting in will be paid off. that's the energy to push me further. you just need to be in love with your work, else you will ended up complain and complain, and complain, but things still the same. guess everyone work till certain point of time, they will "collapsed" but for me, i think the recognitions i get for all my hardworks really help (like my baby yes doing so well, winning so many awards *proud of my baby yes*). haha! i'm type that really need recognition. everyone looking for different kind of return, you just need to find it, make sure you get it (show of achieving something), once you do it, magic happened!
photos shared earlier were actually taken during my today shoot. i do wish i own that 3 storeys bungalow and that prada paper bag was only for display purposes. hehe!
fun part working in agency is all about teamwork. i used to prefer to work individually when i was back in university time. since i working in Leo Burnett, i start to realize how important working in a team. everyday we meet different people, everyone with different characteristic, we communicate with different people, we talk to different people, that's all the fun i get working in advertising industry. apart of this, i think working environment really crucial, Leo Burnetters are fun and cool! There's no office politics, when work the art directors might treat you really strict but off work, wow, they are just like any other of us, and they are so genuine.
snapshot from today shoot
people in brand team will be more volatile comparing to creative people. we are always on the go, we will need to go out meet client, suppliers ... in short, different people everydays.
and not to forget, deadlines! hahaha! guess you guys will know that advertising industry is always about deadlines, deadlines, and deadlines! as a brand people, you will need to plan your timeline well so that you wouldn't be struggle with deadlines (easy to say but... well, you just need to manage it). that's the reason, you will become ffk queen among friends, last minute, material deadlines then your dates will just gone! haha!
seem stress? no worries, just to share with you guys some tips i used to release stress and balance up my stress level.
Tip #01
*love* zee avi. when im stress up, i will just keep playing her songs with my ipod touch while doing work or maybe early in the morning before leaving for work with speaker. jazz songs just lessen my tense and it is really important so that i can calm down and think properly. (i'm pretty emo+bad temper people, i will get on fire very fast, still learn to control my temper) my favourite song of her will be honey bee *nice nice*
Tip #02
and not to forget bejeweled. gaming will move your focus away from work and have your own little time. thanks to DiGi broadband, i can enjoy a pretty good broadband service though i'm stay at 25th floor. and it ease my life, i can do work & check my email though i'm out for whole day meeting. you just need to look for ways to make yourself work efficiently, that's one of the way.
my easy-to-carry-everywhere DiGi USB modem & my baby ipod touch
alright, till here for today *yawnnnnninggg*
good night, guys! hope you all do enjoy my very 1st post for this series ;)