Six Months

Today marks my 6th month anniversary of working for the Philippines' largest network (hehehe)... specifically at the Philippines' only 24/7 news channel. I started September 5, 2007 and from then, so many things happened already. In fact, my line of work 6 months back is different from what I am doing now. Time surely flies fast.

I started as a PA/Runner. I did a lot of things from delivering scripts to monitoring interviews. Now I am a PA/Writer. I write international news for the 2pm, 4pm and 5pm news programs. I also write sports news for the 7pm news programs. And on Saturdays I write both foreign and sports news. Not to mention, sometimes I do write feature stories and at rare times, they let me write the national news. Of course, I still do monitor interviews and senate hearings.

In my 6 months of stay, big news never seem to fade. I experienced huge news such as Erap's pardon, the Glorietta 2 blast, the Batasan bombing, the Manila Pen stand-off, the Sumilao march, the Palace payoff scandal, the ousting of JDV, the ratings war, the rise of the Peso and of course the NBN-ZTE Controversy. Add to that the many rallies and typhoons that plagued the country.

Working for a news organization is such a colorful job, yet at times boring too. It's nice that I get to contribute something to society, whether it be helpful or maybe not. I also feel honored to be part of ABS-CBN. Although the network has a lot of share of controversies, working here is a fulfilling job since I know more people worldwide can be touch by what I do.

6 months is gone and I look forward to another. I have huge ambitions for the next 6 months. I hope I can achieve it. As of now, I can say I will work for media. I have found my niche already. I may not be so completely happy now, but I think this is the industry where I should be. I have found my home... in my first job.