The CITEM Experience

There we were this Tuesday, trip to Design Center, CITEM, then back to UST. Damn that day. It was super init and super ulan pa.

We submitted lang our resume sa Design Center kasi they told us na walang vacancy pa at the moment. They gave us na lang their contact number so we could follow-up our applications. Pero the next day, sabi sa min ni Ryan na there's an opening sa DCP. Damn. Di ko pa natatawagan kasi topak ang phone namin sa house kakaayos sa hinayupak na tapped extensions na yan for our rooms. And so after that punta na kami sa CITEM which is about a kilometer or so away from DCP. We planned to take a cab papunta pero shocks that place, walang dumadaan na taxi. There was this cab na I could view from afar pero its not moving....for hours na...

COMMERCIAL! Damn..may mabaho dito sa library. I'm sure it's not me kasi hindi naman ako amoy tae (Sorry for the vulgar language). Yung naaamoy ko sobra! Eewww!

So there we were sa CITEM. Puntang HRD, fill-up ng application form which took us forever to finish, then submit alongside our resume and portfolio. And then they set an interview and examination na the next day, 10am.

Next day. Tuck-in na naman ang drama ng fashion anthology ko. I was literally feeling pretty in pink. Waited for Cenz sa Dunkin Donut, ordered hot choco para feeling 'Makati Boy' na ko, then took a bus papuntang Leveriza. Damn. Wrong move. Sabi kasi ni Snooky mas mabilis ang way dun since isang sakay lang kami from Edsa. Yeah right, 2hours and a trip to Ayala Avenue. We should have aimed for UST then took a cab na lang. Somewhat close na rin naman ang ibabayad...hmm...mga 40-50 peso difference lang pero ngayon lang naman kasi we had an appointment set. Kapal naman ng mukha naming ma-late.

So there we were, 30-almost an hour-late. Had an interview, which was more of like an orientation, pero holler shouldn't they be doing that if we are eligible for the team? Anyways, the only questions I have to answer are: '...so you have model-construction skills naman?' ; '..prof niyo pa rin ba si Dacanay?'....so far yang dalawa lang naalala ko. The rest of our conversation, oo lang ako ng oo. (Kasi he was informing me on what my job would be like eh. He's not asking infos about me. So what's a Hollywood star to do? Act. :)

Exam. Damn ang haba. Nope, not mahirap, mahaba. The first three parts was consisted of psychological materials which is so much fun. There were questions like, '...if you were a bird, what kind of bird will you be and why?' ; '...if you would become an animal, what kind are you and why?' ; '...if you want to feel one emotion forever, what would it be and why?'...haha! It's so much fun! I was thinking of writing "A Mulawin" sa 'what type of bird-question' eh. Kaso I thought, gusto kong pumasa. The tough part about the exam is that one part was for interior designers, not industrial ones. They asked us to design a condo unit. Damn. Swerte nung isang kasabay naming di namin kilala kasi he took up interior design, so that would be easy for him. I bet naging design project na nila yun before. Tapos yung dalawang item na idedesign (I decided not to disclose for confidentiality and fairness reasons, tama na yung isa) was kinda easy na kaso di pa rin natapos.

The test was limited to two hours. We finished after 5hours. San ka pa. They were not checking up on us eh. Plus, late na naming nalaman. We started around 11am straight, no lunchbreak, no C2 Apple nor Lemon, thank God may hopia and Fita ko sa bag which barely made us survive, and then Viola! Di pa rin ako natapos sa last design test.

Damn. There goes my chance to becoming a future Joseph Hoffman, or an Ottoman, or someone else.

Damn. On Tuesday sasabay naman ako kay Mikko mag-inquire sa Marikina Shoes. I want to design bags and shoes and accessories din besides handicrafts, furnitures, and gadgets. Well, gadgets is really not on my forte pero a little research and a lot of conceptualization should do the trick. I mean, yan naman ginawa ko sa entire 4 years ko sa Industrial Design eh. I should be able to do it.

So there goes my two-day sobrang gaga trip. Had to search pa for more. Ayoko ng hindi ako productive. Sayang oras. Wish me luck.

Happy graduation you guys.