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Anime Blogging Got Me An Internship!
I work for Maria-Sama now
I appologize as I interrupt the slew of intro posts to come but who would’ve thunk it, huh? I wrote a post a long time ago about how, as I was struggling through the IB exams and all that such nonsense (LOL, HIGH SCHOOL. nOStalgia, indeed), I just wanted to become an intern in the manga industry or just ANYTHING related to the passion that we all share. Unfortunately, all my old sites tend to just DIE and dissapear so I cant even link back to them (no cached pages either. All I have is this from when I was moving to Karoshi. Natsukashii~). Let’s skip to the future.
I’m now an academic sophmore in college and reality has hit me that I am no longer “the shit”. I went into college thinking that I’d be a dentist so I took the pre-med route. But the moment I took step into my Organic Chemistry class… I started to feel queasy. You know, the queasy you get when you’ve watched an episode of Wagaya no Oinari-sama and realize that she’s really a he (okay, I haven’t seen the show yet, but how many people who get the Gankutsuou reference if I made it? I hope this one makes sense). After much internal battle, I finally told my parents that I cant be the stereotypical Asian son they’ve always wanted and that I will be going into… Publishing.
Just this morning, I had an interview to join ByStudents (I will eventually make another post relating to this asking for your help, but not yet). This was only my second interview but from what I’ve learned, getting all nice, personal, and friendly really helps and I ended up telling her about my passion for anime, how I dislike showing publically that I love anime, and that I had a blog and I loved it.
The thing that really hooked her, I suppose was the “blogging” part. She says they plan on setting one up and even though there are some “bloggers” on the team, she really doesn’t have anyone who knows what they are doing. I told her about both Kono Sono and Karoshi and I guess that was good. There was more chatting about what I’d actually have to do, but it’s not too bad. Unpaid… but hey, it’ll look good on the resume if this really makes it big.
Of course, it also helped that this company is really only starting to get off the ground and I jumped on it early. But it just goes to show that maybe… just maybe… dreams DO come true?!
Oh, and here’s what I’ve learned in school:
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Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 4:06 pm
Omg, that’s an awesome job!
Dreams do come true!
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 4:44 pm
haha oh man I remember your a trap comment.
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 5:17 pm
That’s a unique and great experience. As someone with similar feelings, I sometimes wonder whether this will help or hinder my career. Companies google you and all that. Nice to know it can turn out well. ^_^
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 7:02 pm
By the way, it’s damn annoying that nowhere on the single post page is there any mention of who the post’s author is.
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 8:40 pm
Yeah, I know, I JUST realized that earlier and I’m trying to fix that.
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 9:27 pm
wow, ok now I wonder if this will inspire Mike to fight against his ‘fate’ and become his NARITAI JIBUN. It’ll take quite a lot of courage to tell your parents about such a decision, and I’m glad you were able to do it. All the best with your career!
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 10:43 pm
usagijen: I hope for one and the same myself.
Os: Glad to see that you’re stepping out of that shell into your own to do what you feel like doing, and that it’s gotten you back on track. And you’re coming back into your own blogging-wise with style. Again, such a brilliant idea. :3
Thursday, May 15th 2008 at 5:40 am
usagijen and TheBigN:
Did someone call me?
Fate? Nah. Actually, the trolling by Owen (as if he can be anything other than one) made it clear to me that I was never going anywhere with just literature especially in a country like the Philippines. I’d be a teacher at best. Daniel and I talked about this (and since he’s a very lucid, helpful person) he also acknowledged my decision. Sure, becoming a medical doctor’s not my passion, but I can still write even while I’m taking medicine. Heck, I can still write after. And even if my writing won’t be successful, I realized that my parents were right all along: where would I fall back on when I only have my writing? Becoming a teacher? That’s sure going to support me in the future.
I’m not saying that medicine is a lucrative job (I’ll cross that bridge when I’ll get there), but it’s a more reliable one than writing. And rather than being driven blind, as Joyce was, I’d rather live comfortably.
William Carlos Williams was a doctor and he was still a great writer. So was Anton Chekhov, and to take a local example, Arturo Rotor, who wrote The Wound and the Scar. While I’m in no way comparing myself to them, I realized that I can write while being a doctor at the same time. It’s never stopped them; why should it stop me?
Os: Sorry for the off-topic. Going back, congratulations on your decision. But … I aced Chemistry and Biochemistry.
hahaha
Thursday, May 15th 2008 at 7:17 am
Considering that I’m blogging while still in medical school, I say that it can be done. You just have to be able to make time for it. :3
Thursday, May 15th 2008 at 10:23 am
@Michael - … aaaaand that’s where you and I differ. Ha ha, I admit that becoming a Dentist would have provided me with a stable future and I can see why my parents told me that, but I just cannot muster the effort for it. I cannot love it like I would love working with books. I’ll probably be in debt for who knows how long though.
@BigN - Amazing. Just amazing. I’d like discounts plz.