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Sunday, May 12, 2013

I need to...

The entire day today I spent watching dramas... I managed to finish an entire series in only two days. 

I was able to do this because I stayed home and enjoyed my Saturday.

Tomorrow should be a work day.

Now I realize it and I'm not sure what I need to do. What I want to do is quit my part-time job... I'm not having fun working on it any more. I want to quit after I finish these two projects, but then I still have the other project, so should I wait until I'm done that one as well? 

Or should I take a break in the summer and then come back to it after my contract is done? Erghhhh, I have no idea... 

I miss having a summer break inbetween semesters. I had that all of my elementary, junior high/high school (most) summers, but during University I worked/went to school during the summer every year except for my last year. And now I am working... so no four month holiday here. This is why I want to have my weekends free, so I can relax and do other fun stuff. If I keep working two jobs like this, then I don't really have free time, or I just get super lazy and then feel guilty for not working. 

A part of me wants to wait until after my contract, that way I can submit my letter in person.

But then a part of me is saying, I need to quit now... but if I do that, I'd be handing in a letter by e-mail. And that's not that professional... but there's no confrontation there.

Is it bad that I lose passion in something that I once was infatuated with? 

I don't think I can get bored with video editing. I learn so much whenever I'm editing something, and the work is just so challenging and stimulating. It keeps me excited. I can however, get very lazy with passions. But I can easily get myself to work on my passion if I try...


I just feel miserable when I do my work. It's not a very good feeling. I want to feel happy and excited and inspired when I do my work. Not bored, or feeling like I'd rather do something else, like watching dramas... lol. 

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Whoa, stayed away from blogging for too long.

Hello again!

Sorry, I've been away for a while from blogging. Tonight I suddenly had the urge to blog again though, there are a few things on my mind.

But first, some updates.

Telecommuting is difficult. The first few weeks it was okay, working at home here and there, but then after taking a break of two weeks, I found myself struggling to keep up with my part-time job by going to the studio during the weekends to finish my work. Now with Spring/Summer arriving, I just want to embrace the sun and free up my time. But there are so many projects I need to work on before I can do that. I'm thinking after I finish the next big project and the little project, I will submit my resignation letter. It's been a great experience and definitely one that I will use for future reference! I've also gained a new found love for custom keystrokes because of it, as well. :)

My full-time job on the other hand... it's great and all, but not as challenging/stimulating as it was on my first few days on the job. I do enjoy being able to take Japanese classes once a week, and lately I've been trying to integrate it in conversations with my colleagues.

I made some new goals for myself. Since this is a contract position, I've been trying to find some positions to apply for. So far, I applied for an intern position, that isn't really advertised, but the company had an application form on their website, so I figured, "Hey, why not?" and applied. I think right now I am lacking in experience, so internships are a great way to get that experience and a good first step into the industry. I also hope it's paid... if I'm going to be doing internships for a while, they should be able to provide me an income for the time-being until I find a full-time job. :)

If I don't find a permanent full-time job, I will apply for the JET program. It has been one of my goals to go to Japan and work there. I am still a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of teaching English there, because I'm not that great of a person to learn English from... but it'll be a new experience and I will learn a lot of new things, so I will try it!

If I do find a job... then well, I guess I want to make sure I have some good vacation time and an income to pay for the travel/accomodations!

I just feel right now that having no stimulation/challenge is ... turning me into a blob. I mean, with school there was always a goal I had to work towards, or homework I needed to do, procrastination to do... etc. But right now I don't really have that any more, with the exception of my Japanese class and homework... haha but even I procrastinate on that too. I suppose I could try to motivate myself to study every night, instead of the day before I have class...

It's only been 3 months into the job, and this is how I feel. o_o Before, I thought working in an office would be fun, like they make it in the movies... lol. But I guess those positions in the movies are either in marketing or design, not just admin stuff.

This position does have the potential to become permanent full-time, but we'll have to see if there are additional perks, and if there is more job responsibility...