On my first few weeks at the office, I find it a little bit hard for me to report and go to work... The changes in the environment, dealing with the people of Quezon City hasn't really sunk into my mind and found myself vulnerable into a lot of things. My expectations didn't meet my standards towards to this idea that is what I have on my mind with regards to a student on OJT particularly a design student like me. That's why I took me like how many weeks before I finally was able to settle myself. Few weeks after, the very much anticipated Manila FAME exhibit arrived. The event was very remarkable to me. In that experience, it opened my mind into a lot of possibilities… I honestly felt and learned a lot there compare to the scene of being stocked inside the office cubicle…

 

xoxo

miko lee

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maghapong nakikipagtitigan sa hindi pumipikit ni nagpapakita ng antok na monitor ng computer...

maghapong inilalapat ang mga bigat ng dulo ng bawat daliri sa mga mumunting parisukat na pindutan ng keyboard...

maghapong tinititigan ang hindi mabilang na mga letrang bunga ng bawat pagtipa ng mga mabibigat na dulo ng daliri sa bawat mumunting parisukat na pindutan ng keyboard...

maghapong naghihintay sa anyaya ng pinto ng cr nang sa wakas ay magkaroon ng pagitan ang nag-iinit na pang-upo na matagal-tagal ring nalalapat sa hindi makapagreklamong upuan...

maghapong natututo, naiiyak, natatawa, nagkakainspirasyon sa mga kwento ng bawat may-ari ng maliliit na negosyong ginagabayan ng APFTI...

maghapong pagsusulat. maghapong pag-aaral. maghapong riyalisasyon ng mga kwento ng mga taong hindi ko kilala pero unti-unting nagiging parte ng aking buhay.

- Mafe (click here to visit my blog)

Bongang MANILA F.A.M.E.!

Start ung MANILA FAME last April 18 to 19 and it was a big and one of the "sosy" exhibition that we've went through. and shempre, the best part of it is nabigyan kami ng chance na maging part with APFTI as exhibitors.

the first 2 days before the event was a busy one para sa mga contractors kasi kami ung magdidisplay ng mga products from different Producers na hawak ng APFTI. The primary target  of the organization that reflects what APFTI really is that evry product that was viewd in our show room is 100% fair trade product and pinagmamayabang namin na kami ung isa sa mga ngmamarket nito.

thrughout the event, marami ding mga clients and some are foreign clients na nagvisit and nagclose ng deal. this is one of the memorable events na naging part din kami. kahit na mejo nagkaproblema kami s isang assignment..... we have to submit a Market research.. and we find out na mashadong maingat ung ibang mga companies sa mga  property nila, meaning tablado kami sa kanila..

anyway, i'm excited sa darating na IFEX this may.. sana mas maging busy kami in a way na mahahasa kmi sa iba't ibang projects na ipagagawa nila sa min..

Joey

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Haha! Hindi ko inakala na hanggang dito sa APFTI ay mabibitbit ko ang pinakamamahal kong Icebag! (Mabuhay ka Ma’am Lallie!) Isa nga ito sa mga tunay na humasa sa aking kakayanan sa sulating pan-teatro. (at humasa sa akin sa puyatan! Haha)

Ang Icebag ay isang serye ng dulang kumakatawan sa buhay at kulay ng Peyups Los Baños. Taglay ng bawat monologue ang damdamin, takot, tuwa, kaba, depresyon, obsesyon, at lungkot na nararanasan ng bawat estudyante ng unibersidad. Sa ngayon, nakaabot na kami sa ikapito.(humanda kayo pag dating ng Icebag8)

Dito sa APFTI, kami ni Mafe ay naatasan ngayon na gumawa ng mga monologues na tumatalakay sa buhay ng mga manggagawa at mamimili. Isa itong pagpapatuloy sa ginagawang kampanya ng organisasyon para sa Fair trade. Ang gagawing presentasyon ay para sa magaganap na World Fair Trade day. Ipinagdiriwang dito ang malawakang pagtataguyod ng fair trade sa bansa at maging sa buong mundo.

Ngayon ay pinaghahandaan namin ang pagko-konsepto at pagsulat ng Fair trade Monologues (Sorry Eve Ensler!)

Kaya naman ngayon pa lang ay nag-iisip na kami dito ni Mafe ng premise. Hindi lang yun. Pati goal ng characters at ang kanyang motivation. Iniisip na din naming ang mga twists na mangyayari. Sinong artista? Kami! Haha joke lang!

SALAmat sa ENG105 ni Ma’am Bucoy! Magagamit na namin to ngayon sa real world.

-leslie

What I ought to know

For a week, I am constantly sitting in this swivel chair, thoughts running inside my head as the hands of the clock continue their ticking sound. I am indeed running with time, thinking of better ways on how to consume my fifteen days in a worthwhile manner.

For a week, I am in a constant face-to-face encounter with this monitor, my fingers working like gaga over the keys of this board. Loads of writing stuff to do that would bear what I have learned for almost 14 years inside the so-called classroom. I hope this one makes me a lot better.

Brochures, leaflets, pamphlets—they are my certified friendships for a week now. I spent my hours in the morning with them, and sleep at night with them beside me. Everyday, another information is being revealed to me about them. Surfing the net—the encounter is inevitable.

For a week, I have known what I ought to know. I guess this sounds true because I am handling the task of writing about APFTI where I am working at. The constant encounter made my realizations wider and my knowledge broader. Those were reflected in what I write and how I live as of this moment as a part of the advocacy.

APFTI, thanks for the encounter. Thanks for the experience.


-leslie

Pics Pics Pics (FAME)

Here are some pics that i got from the Manila Fame International during the ingress and the Fame days itself  cool transition!

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The Manila F.A.M.E. Experience

Manila F.A.M.E. is now over..it's really a one of a kind experience for me..I have been to exhibits to Worldtrade and it really amuses me pero what's different about this is we helped in arranging the exhibit. Mixed yung naramdaman namin during the event, saya, pagod, excitement and our eyes were somewhat opened in a way na we were exposed in the real world of designers wherein you face different people, or should i say, different clients, producers, etc..We also experienced a lot like when we were looking around the exhibits and we were wearing our exhibitor's i.d., those who are assigned in the different booths were really looking at us and are suspecting us as spies.hehe! They really intend to keep their designs to themselves, anyway, yun naman talaga ang work natin, to be original and ang mission natin is for our designs not to be pirated by others. So, our supervisors advised us to change our id's as visitors and we did when it was time for our market research.. This time, they weren't eyeing on us na but when we asked questions, they didn't want to answer us, confidential daw yung mga infos even if we introduced ourselves as design students.. Thenm I realized, it is really a tough world out there, you have to be unique and full of new ideas in order for one to suceed in this career path..

Anyway, those are my realizations during the event, and i still am hoping to learn more..

-julie guerrero