Part I of III

The first two colloquia for the Electronic Newsroom 2:

The first group had their speakers — Patricia Mamangun and Borj Meneses. Patricia Mamangun had her talk about being a broadcast journalist. She relayed to us her experiences and whilst narrating some of the instances, I wondered if it was 'financially fulfilling'. Told Kim about this and she asked Ms Mamangun. Ms Mamangun said that it isn't too much, but as long as you love your job, you won't think about that.

Borj Meneses, meanwhile, is, I say, awesome. He has a dry wit, short and succinct. But it is awesome. He discussed his history of his line of work: how he started and why he ended up as what he is now. He exhibited his gallery of glamour photography, and all the while I listened in rapt attention. He is a digital photographer, and he uses Adobe Photoshop; and I use Adobe Photoshop, so I thought I could learn something from him. I asked a bunch of questions, mostly about textures and the resolution of the images. It was awesome.

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The second colloquium had the speakers, Rafael Tuazon and Vianca Catangal. Rafael Tuazon is a streetsweeper, and had told his life story. I really have nothing to say except that his story had me thinking deep. Made me rethink my worldview, gained a new perspective, and tucked it in my memories, learning another new lesson.

Mrs Vianca Catangal had me in conscience. What she presented us reminded me that I must visit my dentist again. I learnt a lot about oral hygiene from her, and I am thankful for that.

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—Dame B. Avelino