Building Portfolio

Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I clocked 43 hours of work!

It wasn't too eventful, because I was too tired to go do anything at all after work. Plus it's the time of the month when I'm just flat broke.

Citibank releases Citi Clear Card, a credit card that requires NO minimum income. Fabulous news for all the just-touched-18-and-damned-proud-of-it kids! Tragic news for their parents, though!

Personally, if I had a credit card, I'd probably go wild, swiping and signing every single thing! Shopaholic set loose. A damned pretty sight, until of course, the bill comes! Meanwhile, I'm happy with a debit card. I cannot go awry with my spending.

Talking about shopping, my Big Brovaz CD is already on its way! I was charged about S$40 for the CD and shipping charges.

This morning, I find myself well-rested and recuperated from the long hours of work over the weekend.

Plus I received a long-awaited call of good news!

Last Thursday, I went down to LaSalle College, the spanking new, mod-looking campus on McNally Street, and applied for the Degree course in Graphic Design. I was told that I was a little late for registration and may not make it in. Not particularly good news, but I just kept positive and was damned hopeful.

I figured I was quite through with mainstream polytechnics and it was due time I enrolled in an art school. I've always wanted to enrol in an art school, but never quite got down to doing it because I was still scared.

I have taken my first bold step when I quitted Biotechnology at Singapore Polytechnic in 2005. Many bold and unorthodox steps followed after that. I was brought closer to my passion, though not quite there yet at the moment.

Despite all my bold steps, I was still a little sceptical and scared. I think societal pressure still affected me a little. There were all the supposedly 'rights' and 'wrongs', 'should' and 'shouldn'ts', etc. I may be a little rebellious at heart, but I still feel that sometimes I have to conform to societal pressure.

Not a good thing to do, I realised.

Therefore I went to apply for LaSalle College. My string of bold steps 'should have' ended when I landed in Nanyang Polytechnic. But why 'should' it end when it doesn't really have to? Taking bold steps means taking control of your life.

Two years ago, I found my direction (design). But had been going in rounds, going nowhere, really. So now's a fantabulous time that I go for the gold and stop beating about the (design) bush.

A lady from LaSalle College Academic Department called me, "I'm sure my colleague Eliza had called to tell you that we have no more vacancy in Graphic Design right?"

Well, no. This was their first call to me. I was elated!

Last Thursday when I went down to the school, I was told that they would get back to me later in the day. I waited the whole freaking day by my phone till I fell asleep. Sought some advice, and was told that I should call these people to check because 'they are lazy'.

On Friday, I was still eagerly waiting for my phone to ring. But no, it didn't. So I called them up instead. The same guy I spoke to the day before told me that the Academic people will get back to me on Monday. Great, extending my anxiety over the weekend. But I assure you, working took care of that anxiety thingy. I was hoping really hard that I could at least land a portfolio interview.

"...students who dropped out...vacancies...make it for a quick portfolio interview on Friday at 3pm?"

"Yeah! That'll be great!"

Basically, I hollered my lungs out and jumped wildly around the house for 3 minutes.

I GOT MYSELF A PORTFOLIO INTERVIEW WITH LASALLE COLLEGE!