It’s been a long time and I really miss writing here. I haven’t greet anyone a ‘Merry Christmas’ and ‘Happy New Year’ and I hope it’s not late (very early for this year's Christmas and next new year indeed lol) but hey, I know you can forgive me guys because Christmas is about giving and New Year is about letting go and starting anew so when you connect it together - it means when these special holidays had passed - we should have learned the passion of giving, forgiving others, forgiving your self then letting go and letting God.
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| 'The Holiday Gathering' |
So the holidays kept us all busy, myself included, with my family, with celebrations and after that - with my new school.
I want to share a momentous experience to you guys, a “not-so-easy” choice to make, especially if you are working your a** off 6 days a week here in Dubai and the only holiday that you will have is every Friday to do your assignments and home works (both from your job and from school.)
I enrolled last November in World Media Academy - Dubai, an international academy accredited by City and Guilds of London and Washington DC-based ICFJ (International Centre for Journalists) and started schooling last January 26 that will lasts for a year. Surprisingly, for just four weeks of attending the class, I feel like I’ve learned so much more than four months of studying in my previous university. Is it the new attack and style of Journalism which our new generations needed? Is it the international academy’s superb line up of professors? (for the past four weeks we had Mr. Michael Shagoury - Director of WMA Dubai, Mr. Francis Matthew - Editor at Large of Gulfnews and Mr. Jonathan Howell Jones - Content Manager of DEWA and other respected Pro’s in the media industry to come) Is it the international curriculum which envisions the clarity and the palpable strength and significance of journalism and how it affects our lives globally? No matter what it is, I think one of the greatest investments that Pinoy’s abroad can do is to study again, even short courses that will improve our selves and will build our self confidence to face the world. After all they say that “learning is a continuous process” and “education is one of the best investments that no one can ever take away from you” I think that all Filipinos in the world must show the Mercado Internacional the ‘can-do’ attitude. Fast forward five years from now, I believe that the competition in Dubai and anywhere in the world will be stronger than ever and what can be more advantageous in a ‘battle’ than being armed with sufficient ‘knowledge’.
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| Figuratively, of course. |
The ‘time’ is ours now, it may passed like Christmas, New Year and even Valentines Day (did I greet you there?) and any ordinary day. It is our choice to learn from the ‘past’ and practice the ‘art of letting go’. It is our decision to prepare for our ‘future’ battles. And it is our privilege to live our lives to the fullest and consider the ‘present’ as a gift.
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| Life is an Enormous Gift - Open it Enjoyably and Use it Wisely |
