My January 2009 Report

January is about to end. Just a couple of minutes more... What have I accomplished this month? Not much, really. For starters, I wasn't able to focus much during the start of the year because my 1 yr. old niece got admitted to the hospital for almost a week and I visited her daily. She underwent all sorts of test for her throat problems and to make sureit will not progress to RHD.

I waited for Gracie (my friend) 'coz we planned to go overseas together. Since she was visiting Cebu for a couple of days to attend the Sinulog festival, I waited for her to return but she hasn't been online since then. She doesn't even reply to text messages up to this day. I have to think of the worst and look for another plan starting tomorrow. My other friend, Leah, is now overseas waiting for her training to start (just awaiting her pass and visa). The other, Jonah, is already there with her husband. She's coming back 3 days from now to get their kids for their PR interview. Shucks! I really have to plan already without Gracie if I wanna follow them.

Aside from researching job opportunities in this recession time, I should have been updating my skills. However, my sis kept perstering me for layouts for her party biz. She started her biz as a hobby but is now openingher own shop. She asked me to make quite a lot of layouts but didn't give enough details for me to get a good grasp of what she wants me to do. First it was just a logo, then some bean bag designs. Oh, and throw in the tumbler and tarpaulin designs I finished just after new year. With just a few info to work on, I had trouble coming up witha  design she might like. When I finally did, she can't decide which one she likes because she likes a couple of them. Then I think somebody suggested that she retain the original design she had in her multiply site becausesome people have already associated her with it. So, there goes my work... She should have planned and decided carefully. I'm so pissed because I've wasted a lot of days and endured endless pestering for those designs. I could've used those days for something more beneficial to me. Now she expects me to make other designs for party items instead. Let her wait. I'm going to do what I've put off for almost two weeks because of her demands.

Starting tomorrow, I'm gonna update my personal site and include the other projects I've done but haven't included there. I'm also gonna update my resume so that I can start applying for jobs again. I'm thinking of trying to find a home-based job  or part-time jobs because I'll be following my friends overseas. As much as possible, I don't wanna live here at home. I'm going to get crazy if I do...

On a side note, I've finally learned how to use Illustrator. I haven't used this previously but this time I wanna start learning how to use this. Of course I already know the use of basic tools so it was rather quite easy. c",) 

Well, that's all for now. I hope next month's report will be a positive one.