Have I missed a lot? Where have I been? How was life? Okay. I know there’s a lot of questions that I have to answer and a lot of stories that I have to share. And here’s the thing.. I’m back and I will blog again.
First of all, I would like to welcome myself back to the blogosphere. I’ve been on hiatus for five months and it’s all because of school. Before, I thought, the last year of my college life would be so full of free time for enjoyment. Surprise! I was wrong. You know what? On those free times, I would just want to give myself a nap than do other things. It was that stressful. The first part of my first semester was just fine but as the end of sem approached, it became totally crazy. Part of it was internship. The other half was thesis. And that thesis part? I might tell that story on the days to come. For now, let me share to you a glimpse of my internship for radio.
Finally, I got the chance to experience how it is to be on the field of media through my subject/course, Internship. I realized that my learnings in my previous three years in college is equally important with the practice and actual work. For this first semester, we were set to focus on Radio. It was kind of difficult to look for a radio station where I could intern, because even if there’s a lot of it, a lot of students are also competing to get in.
It’s actually like the real world. Job employment couldn’t get any easier – you have to put everything you have on the line so you could land on your goal. I’ve been to several radio stations – some were full, while the others were looking for qualifications which I do not possess. But even before June ends, someone called me up to inform me that I am accepted in their company. I got my internship deployment in Manila Broadcasting Company located in Pasay City.
During my first day, I was assigned in DZRH. I worked with a bunch of people who were assigned to finish an Audio-Video Presentation for the 75th anniversary of the said station. I experienced riding a media vehicle on our way to Intramuros for the shoot. I’ve been a Production Assistant and an Artist in one. The feeling was stirring. I am both happy and nervous because it was my first time to be on the real field. Later that day, I was tasked to write a news for their website. There was a medical mission on-going at their station for the less fortunate as part of their Diamond anniversary. I got to talk with a Congresswoman as well as the patients. I was guided by one of DZRH’s writers, Sir Bono.
Then came July, when I was permanently deployed to one of Manila Broadcasting Company’s FM stations: 96.3 Easy Rock. My work in Easy Rock was not as strenuous as my work in DZRH. It’s probably because DZRH is an AM station which requires a lot of work like news writing and production while Easy Rock is just a cool and chill FM station which plays music and do some discussion and a bit of news. The people here are so warm and friendly. From the station manager, to the DJS as well as the other staff. I can say that I’ve learned a lot from them.
So throughout my days with them, my daily job is to fix the playlist as guided by their music specialist, Sir Alex. I, together with my fellow interns, would load songs for a day or two. We were also taught how to load commercials which are very crucial and important to the station; for the companies advertising through our air waves are very meticulous and particular on that matter. We were also given some menial tasks like photocopying materials and bringing papers to other offices located inside the building. Other things which I’ve learned in the station is sound editing. I can really say that I’ve learned a lot from Sir Philippe, my internship supervisor and the station’s sound engineer. He taught me how to edit recorded spiels and commercials. My other supervisor, Miss Steph taught me about ‘the clock’ or the program flow of each hour of FM radio stations. As an exercise, I also did my own ‘clock’ for my prospect radio station. We’ve also been to a few events handled by the station like the “Easy Rock After-Work Party” which was held in Hard Rock Makati. We were in charge of the prizes for their games. During my last days, DJ Sam, also gave me a task to write for a program. It was like a dream of mine coming to life. As I heard it on air, it gave me goose bumps. It never crossed my mind that one of my works would be aired over a radio station.
With DJ JT
With DJ Chloe
With DJ Kim, Ms. Steph, Sir Philippe and DJ JT
With Sir Alex (and DJ Chloe as photobomber. Haha!)
With Boss Ed
Definitely I found a home in Manila Broadcasting Company, most specially in Easy Rock, where I stayed for two months. It was a fun and exciting internship journey that I will never forget.
Fun, right? That semester might have officially end but the thesis part isn’t over yet. To give you a quick story of the thesis experience: worked so hard on the whole course of the study, passed the thesis defense and right now, we’re working with some revisions. We hope to finish it before Christmas break and I’m crossing my fingers that it’ll be approved by the panelists immediately. I seriously want to get my real life back. And by the way, I and my friends have a TV station already where we can intern! I’ll also tell more of that soon.
Have I missed a lot? Where have I been? How was life? Okay. I know there’s a lot of questions that I have to answer and a lot of stories that I have to share. And here’s the thing.. I’m back and I will blog again.
First of all, I would like to welcome myself back to the blogosphere. I’ve been on hiatus for five months and it’s all because of school. Before, I thought, the last year of my college life would be so full of free time for enjoyment. Surprise! I was wrong. You know what? On those free times, I would just want to give myself a nap than do other things. It was that stressful. The first part of my first semester was just fine but as the end of sem approached, it became totally crazy. Part of it was internship. The other half was thesis. And that thesis part? I might tell that story on the days to come. For now, let me share to you a glimpse of my internship for radio.
Finally, I got the chance to experience how it is to be on the field of media through my subject/course, Internship. I realized that my learnings in my previous three years in college is equally important with the practice and actual work. For this first semester, we were set to focus on Radio. It was kind of difficult to look for a radio station where I could intern, because even if there’s a lot of it, a lot of students are also competing to get in.
It’s actually like the real world. Job employment couldn’t get any easier – you have to put everything you have on the line so you could land on your goal. I’ve been to several radio stations – some were full, while the others were looking for qualifications which I do not possess. But even before June ends, someone called me up to inform me that I am accepted in their company. I got my internship deployment in Manila Broadcasting Company located in Pasay City.
During my first day, I was assigned in DZRH. I worked with a bunch of people who were assigned to finish an Audio-Video Presentation for the 75th anniversary of the said station. I experienced riding a media vehicle on our way to Intramuros for the shoot. I’ve been a Production Assistant and an Artist in one. The feeling was stirring. I am both happy and nervous because it was my first time to be on the real field. Later that day, I was tasked to write a news for their website. There was a medical mission on-going at their station for the less fortunate as part of their Diamond anniversary. I got to talk with a Congresswoman as well as the patients. I was guided by one of DZRH’s writers, Sir Bono.
Then came July, when I was permanently deployed to one of Manila Broadcasting Company’s FM stations: 96.3 Easy Rock. My work in Easy Rock was not as strenuous as my work in DZRH. It’s probably because DZRH is an AM station which requires a lot of work like news writing and production while Easy Rock is just a cool and chill FM station which plays music and do some discussion and a bit of news. The people here are so warm and friendly. From the station manager, to the DJS as well as the other staff. I can say that I’ve learned a lot from them.
So throughout my days with them, my daily job is to fix the playlist as guided by their music specialist, Sir Alex. I, together with my fellow interns, would load songs for a day or two. We were also taught how to load commercials which are very crucial and important to the station; for the companies advertising through our air waves are very meticulous and particular on that matter. We were also given some menial tasks like photocopying materials and bringing papers to other offices located inside the building. Other things which I’ve learned in the station is sound editing. I can really say that I’ve learned a lot from Sir Philippe, my internship supervisor and the station’s sound engineer. He taught me how to edit recorded spiels and commercials. My other supervisor, Miss Steph taught me about ‘the clock’ or the program flow of each hour of FM radio stations. As an exercise, I also did my own ‘clock’ for my prospect radio station. We’ve also been to a few events handled by the station like the “Easy Rock After-Work Party” which was held in Hard Rock Makati. We were in charge of the prizes for their games. During my last days, DJ Sam, also gave me a task to write for a program. It was like a dream of mine coming to life. As I heard it on air, it gave me goose bumps. It never crossed my mind that one of my works would be aired over a radio station.
With DJ JT
With DJ Chloe
With DJ Kim, Ms. Steph, Sir Philippe and DJ JT
With Sir Alex (and DJ Chloe as photobomber. Haha!)
With Boss Ed
Definitely I found a home in Manila Broadcasting Company, most specially in Easy Rock, where I stayed for two months. It was a fun and exciting internship journey that I will never forget.
Fun, right? That semester might have officially end but the thesis part isn’t over yet. To give you a quick story of the thesis experience: worked so hard on the whole course of the study, passed the thesis defense and right now, we’re working with some revisions. We hope to finish it before Christmas break and I’m crossing my fingers that it’ll be approved by the panelists immediately. I seriously want to get my real life back. And by the way, I and my friends have a TV station already where we can intern! I’ll also tell more of that soon.
“For once, for once, for once, I get the feeling that I'm right where I belong .”
- Fun.
This blog was created August of 2008. Putting up an account here wasn't really on my plans. It's just that I was so crazy about Chris Tiu before and he runs a blog so I thought of creating my own as well. Years have passed, and I have grown yet I still keep my personal stuff here. Yes, things may change but one thing's for sure -- I will continue running this blog as long as I can.
