Certified Outstanding College's 11th Foundation Celebration

          The PUP-COC is celebrating its 11th year founding anniversary. It started last August 29 and will last up until September 11, 2012. Let me give you a short background of the C-ertified O-utstanding C-ollege of P.U.P. It was formerly known as the College of Languages and Mass Communication until separation in 2001, which gave birth to what is now the College of Communication. Also, "COC bears the distinction of being the first communication school in the country to have achieved Level III Accredited Status as awarded by the AACCUP. This recognition was achieved by the College in 2008 for its two programs - Broadcast Communication and Journalism. Its Communication Research program, initially offered in 2006, is equally competitive as it responds to the needs of the media and communication industry." Our college also offers academic programs, such as, Bachelor in Journalism (BJ), Bachelor on Broadcast Communication (BBrC) and Bachelor in Communication Research (BCR).

         On August 29, a mass is held in the college's lobby to thank God for 11 wonderful years of the college. The 2nd and 3rd day were open to all students led by different organizations of the college.

Schedule of Events

          To be honest I really didn't enjoy the first few days of COC week. It's like no one participated. It was boring. It's already my junior year in college and I must say that the last 2 years were amazing. The booths were empty; nobody was there except students who has class and people organizing events. 4 different musics were being played at the same time by the college's radio station, the karaoke booth of COC ensemble and music from the inside and outside of the college.

          In twitter, some say it's better to spend COC week at home. Some say that they don't feel it.

          These are the pictures I took

Proposed games for Amazing Race: Survival by the Communication Society

Disco Booth by Movers and Motions

Does this look like a wedding booth to you?

Colleene, Me and Rhea

          Look at how happy we are!

          COC started weak. I hope that as the days push through it will come out strong!

          

Facebook as a creative Resume

          When I did my previous online resume I did not intend to do it creatively. I was more concerned on the formats and how people can view it on my blog. That's why it's just like a traditional CV which is in a PDF format. At school, when we were comparing resumes some of my classmates did artistically well. My professor even showed their works in class and used it as an example of what online resume should look like. My friends who did the same thing as mine can't help to look at each other and laugh. Ours is very boring and plain compare to what my other classmates have made. Our professor gave this as an assignment, and all that was clear to me is to make an online resume. I didn't hear my professor saying. "... and make it creative and fun." Maybe I just didn't hear it, or maybe I wasn't really listening. Anyway, it's already done. 

          I still made a resume which is more creative than what I made before. The inspiration for this one is one of the most viewed social networking site today- Facebook. I kind of altered the positioning to make it proper for a resume. I love this one. I hope that my professor grade this one and not the other. *fingers crossed.

My creative resume resembling the social networking site Facebook.

Online Resume

          Another requirement given to us is to make an online resume. I am familiar with resumes because I already have work experiences. It's not actually new to me. The thing with online resumes is that it should be in formats like HTML, PDF or TXT. I have no idea how to make resumes with these formats. I'm only familiar with these words because I usually come across these texts when I search e-books, etc. Good thing I found this website: https://cvmkr.com/
       
         It's so simple, quick, free and easy and free. The best thing also is that it supports different formats. You just need to fill out the required fields, change some certain fields and sections; click 'save' or 'download' and you're done.

CLICK to view my online resume.

The Adrenaline in my Veins

The world of Mass Communication is a very exciting one. I love the adrenaline it gives. The challenges you face everyday would never be the same as the one you have before. Every day is an adventure, every day is an experience.

There are two things that I would love to do - write and direct.  There is something with writing that makes me feel complete. Sharing your experiences and making a story out of it. I also become fully aware of ideas and concepts that I would like someday to come alive. I want to unleash that if I become a director.

It's rewarding when you make a living on what you love to do most.

-L.A