The Overload

An overview on what has been happening the past few months.

The JamAsia show was a success and everything came out perfect. We included new things like lion dance, traditional dances and the chinese yoyo performance.

I completed my thesis show yesterday and it was a success. Getting set up was a little rocky since we didn’t have access to the building. When we did have access however, we were missing tables for the exhibition. Few hours later, the tables came in and we had everything organized. I was happy to see everyones family members and I am appreciative that friends came out to support my hard work.

It’s difficult to explain to them how many hours I spent on this project because I don’t even know where to begin. If I wasn’t a graphic designer and I came to see designed work, I wouldn’t expect that these works took over 1 year to make. There’s so much that goes into design. You must blend the ideas conceptually and visually.

Graduation is in a little over a week and it’s a bittersweet feeling. I want to get out of school, yet I’ll miss everyone that I met here. It’s been such a great experience going away and meeting new like minded people. Going back and looking at my older post about college has made me realized how much I matured.

Now time to find a job…

Graduation is almost around the corner and I’ve been busier than ever. It’s kinda sad that I’ve been neglecting this blog cause it’s been through a lot. By reading through my past entries, you can just tell how much I’ve grown.

I spend over 9 hours a day in the studio now. I still make time to have fun, but I feel like things spoil when you have an agenda. I was just talking to someone about how things were so much better when time wasn’t such a big factor in my life. Now it’s just odd planning things and looking at my watch every 5 minutes.

I’m still a quirky and I don’t care if I don’t make sense. A lot of the time, I feel like I communicate better with gibberish.

Been working hard on my portfolio, so I hope the offers start pouring in soon. Graduation is just around the corner, my thesis show is coming up and it’s just all so overwhelming. Apart of me wants to take time off so that I can have some time to myself. Another part of me says to get a job and move out. Either way, I’m just gonna see where things take me.

Maybe I’ll start updating more after schools over.

As years pass, I’m not sure whether or not I would want to blog anymore due to privacy.

Last Sunday I went to see the Woman in Black at the Galleria. It was a great time, not scary at all. Kinda lame actually. I think the best part of the experience was just being with friends and watching everyone peek through their fingers. I don’t think horror flicks scare me anymore.

I picked up yoga which has been quite relaxing although today I think I hurt my foot. I tried doing some arm balancing poses, but I ended up falling flat on my face. It was fun, nonetheless. I guess I beak the seriousness during class sessions.

Tomorrow I have class, what a bummer. Half of me wants to be out of school and half of me tells me that I’m lucky that I’m not working. Update more later on. Hopefully I won’t forget to blog anymore.

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Thank you jesus! I passed all my classes and you have no idea how grateful I am.

I started looking for jobs, it’s pretty rough out there. I don’t even have any of my stuff ready, hopefully I get lucky or something. Even though school is done and over with, I’m still pretty much hard at work. There hasn’t been time for rest. I’ve been trying to balance both work and rest, but I’m determined to work hard.

It’s not even the work that’s exhausting, I love doing what I do… It’s just that there’s not enough time in the day. There’s so much I want to learn, there’s so much that I want to do. Benjamin Franklin inspired me to make my life worth living, I feel like I need to do something with my life.

Maybe I’ll be famous someday or just acknowledged for doing something better the rest. I don’t have expectations, but that would be awesome if I do get famous or something.

Anyway, one more semester left. It’s kinda scary. Wow, where did my youth go?

I guess everyone in my year feels the same. After being “legal” there’s not much to look forward to. Well, maybe there is and I haven’t realized yet.

Christmas was great. Didn’t go to mass or anything, but I spent time with the family. Christmas used to be big for me. Now, not so much. I used to count down the days and this year I didn’t even realize.

There’s always next year.

Now that the New Year is around the corner, I need to make a list of resolutions.

1. Working hard next semester (I’m usually good about this)
2. Try not to be annoying because it tends to happen when I rant.
3. Keep in contact with my old friends.
4. Read a lot more. My goal is to read about 30 books. I don’t think that’s too difficult to accomplish, but it’s still a challenge for me since I have other things going on.
5. Give back to the community in one day or another. I’m not sure how I will do this, but I want to do something good for humanity. Volunteer work? Cleaning up?
6. I want to travel somewhere in 2012, some place nice and experience a new setting.
7. Learn PHP and JavaScript (this has been on my list of things to do for a while now)

That’s all for now. I’m not really sure what else I want to do. Maybe I’m not in the mood… It’s a good list to start with. I feel like if I have more than enough, I’ll be overwhelmed and won’t know where to begin.

I hope everyone had a good holiday. Cheers.

Okay so here was my list for 2011.

For 2011, I would like to apply to graduate school and challenge myself more in designing. I would hope to have a mac computer by this year so that I could actually work on my computer. I will try to keep off facebook and concentrate on myself instead of being nosy and focusing on other people’s lives instead of my own. Since I gained a few pounds, I want to tone down and go to the gym more often, and eat healthier. I will be going on a diet and cutting out junk food even though it’s going to be difficult. I will try to be a nicer person and be as accommodating as possible. I am going to maintain at least a 3.0 and strive for a 3.6 by the end of the year. I want to be more social towards people who I don’t completely agree with and try to make friends with those who I don’t normally accept.

1. I am not going to graduate school until I get a job and get some experience. Graduate school seems like something I would do for fun. I love learning.
2. I do have a Mac now, I got it during the summer and I can’t believe I had this on my list of resolutions.
3. I am not a frequent Facebook user and I stopped using Facebook for 3 months. It was a great experience.
4. For one semester I went to the gym four days a week. Lost 30 pounds, toned up and I look forward to go to the gym even more. I have a been a vegetarian for a year.
5. I think I have been a nicer person this year. I’ve met a lot of new people in my photography class and I get along with everyone.
6. I will not have a 3.6 this semester, but I believe that I will still have above a 3.0 which is fine with me.

After looking at all my accomplishments, it made me realize that I did some things right this year. You don’t realize how much you do until you write it out. I’m excited for 2012 to come. I want to accomplish more.

I haven’t been on this site for quite sometime. I really miss it. I can’t believe I went without blogging for the past 4 months. 21 credits really puts a hold on your other activities. I’m looking back at my New Years resolution post hopefully I accomplished something in 2011. It’s been such a long year. There’s a lot of things I want to say about 2011, but this place isn’t the place to do it.

I’ve been thinking about shutting down the overload. Thinking about the future, career opportunities, employers and all that good stuff. This probably isn’t a good representation of who I am. Looking back at these post, I’ve grown so much.

I probably won’t shut down this blog, but I’ve been thinking about it for quite sometime now.

So there’s one more semester left of school and I am really amazed at how fast time flew. After graduation, I feel like I’m starting a new chapter in my life. It’s going to be a routine of work and sleep. It’s weird to think about.

Never in a million years could I see myself looking for a job and here I am doing it. Hopefully I’ll find one. Anyway, just wanted to update.

This summer I had a little goal in the back of my head. It wasn’t really something I was going to follow. You know when you throw some crazy idea out in the open, then you decide to follow it, but not at all serious about it. Well, I told myself that I was going to read six book in the beginning of the summer and I told myself that I didn’t want to follow it because if I didn’t reach my goal, I would just be setting myself for dissappointment.

In the beginning I got into a few books, like the Glass Castle which I really liked. Afterwards, I felt like I was reading simply because I wanted to reach my goal and I wasn’t determined because I felt like I was forced to do it.

After finishing my first book and recommending it almost everyone, I got a lot of suggestions. Soon, I started going to the library and I was interested in reading a lot more. I’m attracted to the self help books or the really inspirational kinds because they tend to push me to do something for myself and the community.

So after one book, it just lead to another.

Here is the books that I read.

Half a Life
The Glass Castle
The Last Lecture
The Great Gatsby
The 100 Thing Challenge
Catcher in The Rye

Shoot me. Shoot me… Blog will be on hold while I focus on work.

Surround yourself with other designers.

I’ve heard this so many times and ignored it, but I realize it’s really important. I hate sharing my ideas, but I think I need to let that go. I’m trying to accomplish more as a designer this year. Hopefully things go well. In 30 days, we’ll see. I have a surprise, I’m not supposed to tell anyone. If it fails, then I’ll tell you my initial plan.

I read a book that changed my life and my mentality of thinking.

I was once selfish, but now I can’t help but do good for other people because it makes me feel good. You know it works out both ways until someone takes you for granted. I’m always happy or willing to help out a friend in need and I don’t expect anything in return. The only thing I do as is appreciation.