PR = $$$$$$$$$ = Mid Life Crisis because of PEOPLE

Friday Slack -off

I am currently slacking at the office =)
It's a Friday and I feeel soo much like relaxing..which i am..ahaha!
To the tune of many who are getting married...congrats!
And..ahem..I might be a bridesmaid next year... yay! ...don't ask me when it's my turn..nonono....

This is turning out to be a shallow post..
other than that =)

Busy Months

what else have i done..ive been real busy for the last June - August period..
was doing prep work for HK..and it been a real good learning experience. I can safely say that I certainly know much more about radio campaigns, print campaigns, contest promotions.
In fact, i believe i am doing the job of an ad agency by placing different ads/advertorials/ running promotions.

It's quite fun too, because - i get to organize events, work with different people - and call on the Media...at which I have made some recent very cool friends.

$$$$$$$ in PR ...YES YES YES!

To boot, yesterday, a friend mentioned that he had this new staff come in - and she was formerly doing inhouse PR for one of the top beauty brands. I believe, to drive to work in a BMW, and get paid a $$$$$ figure - I have some glimmer of hope to expect some form of good & great remuneration and benefits once I pave my way to the top..FINGERS CROSSED.

Apparently she had a mid life crisis, and hated the hours - lack of seeing family and kids and now wanted a change, and was going to dive (nose first) into NGO work - mind you not dealing with beautiful faces or anything to do with tightening your pores, bum, removing lumps of fat - but was for the good cause of animal and forest preservation.

MNC vs NGO - I am MNC skewed & You go PR lady!

(Ps: I've volunteered for that NGO before - and it's way..messy. Not my type of work. Sorry..i no NGO kind. I ruthless MNC or private company kinda person).

To her credit, she's done a great job - with her portfolio being once again PR (public relations if you're reading the blog and still don't get what this two alphabets joinedtogether means) as well as fund raising. She got the NGO free spots, commercial airtime on TV, participation in some high end fund fair, a dinner etc as well as good write ups in the press.

Honestly...it boils down to C-O-N-T-A-C-T-S.

People - The Root of all Good & Evil, what does God say?

Relationships with other people. How you get along etc.

It's either you like or you don't like that person..I always believe first encounters tell loads..especially for client meetings. You can gage a lot from whether you would be able to gel with the person.

Anyways, in my course of work, I do admit that I have become more:

- untrusting of what people say/sceptic
eg: i never trust when people keep nodding their heads, and say YAH YAH YAH! or CAN! CAN! CAN!
this type of response gives me the jitters and i would always have a PLAN B for justincase situations
Out of which in these situations, 60% , PLAN B has to be carried out.
BEWARE!

- savvy
eg: When you meet difficult people, whom you know you HAVE to build a relationship with for the sake of the
business, if not you will suffer - I have had to literally be nice, accomodating and ahem - extremely patient
not to mention, be sweet on the words I use. This is quite a task, and I am learning it!

Sometimes I wonder, wow....how much more "ku wak" must you get to survive..
hahaha...im probably just a beginner compared to others..
but it's quite surreal too..like..is this what God/Jesus wants me to do? To be? Is this how I am supposed to act..

As of now, I have not been struck by a thunderbolt. I guess God is still holding his peace..=)