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How to #17: Get a job

After the 1st interview at mfm I was sure that that was the end of that idea and had a bit of a nervous break down, but on Sunday night when I opened my mail, I saw that I had gotten through to the second round of interviews. So I had my voice test yesterday. It was the most amazing load of fun I have ever had making a mess of something I really want! :D

So the e-mail said that we would have to read the news and an ad, conduct an interview and answer a general knowledge quiz. I had gone into the internet to try find tips on how to use my voice and possibly some general knowledge tips.

I went to the door where we had to sign up for our voice test time about ten minutes early, am, to try and calm myself I read the sheets of paper stuck up on the door, which I had already identified as the same that we had been e-mailed. BUT... dum dum dum... then I saw something that I hadn’t read in the e-mail! We had to prepare our own interview with somebody famous and have 3 informed questions for them!! My first reaction was to possibly tell them that id had e personal crisis and couldn’t make the interview. But I had worked myself up all day. So I sprinted downstairs to the internet cafe, and of course... their network was down!! I couldn’t 'phone a friend' because my cell battery was flippen dead!! So, me being me... I went up to two random guys I spotted from far that were both wearing rugby jerseys. By now I had about 4mins left before I would be late for the interview.

Needless to say, they basically saved the day. I can’t really say that I can now write a biography about him, but I had enough to have a 3 question interview, and I tried to sound as informed as I possibly could. ha ha. What a blast. Let’s see what happens.

How to #16: Be Normal

Stop focusing so hard on being ‘unique’- just like everyone else. Why would you be normal if you can be yourself?

Don’t let yourself be controlled be cliché catch phrases. Acknowledge them and be inspired, but if there is any element that makes you question your morals, write your own catch phrase. Don’t be restricted by the boundaries that others put up.

Every well built structure needs a strong foundation, and to ensure the strength of the foundation, a hole needs to be made. Don’t let others judge you on the downwards, dark parts. Let them see that it is necessary to have the most rewarding final result in the end.

Make effort to stand out. Make a difference by standing for what you believe in and setting an example. Be normal by not trying. Be the best you that you can imagine. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. ;)

[PS: the second round interview was an amazing load of fun. no matter what the outcome, iv learnt alot.]

How to #15: Find your radio voice

So im super nervous for the voice test i have to take today at mfm. i have to read a news bulletin, read an ad, conduct an interview and answer a general knowledge quiz. What kind?! what do i do? how do i prepare? i know myself, im gonna start shivering and stuttering on the spot after having been supr chilled and prepared all day... Help!!!

How to #14: Forgive

He’s not gonna come running after you. He’s not gonna wipe away the tears and tell you that it’s alright. And no matter what he says, he doesn’t understand. But then, as you walk home alone in the dark, you forgive him, because he is no hero from a movie and there is no rough draft for life. As you walk along crying, wondering when being kind and true to yourself became so difficult, you appreciate just the simple things. Like being alive, thanks to the couple that stops next to you in their fancy car to say: “sweetheart, where are you going? We don’t want you walking in the street alone at night, there is a gang of men coming up behind.”

As you sprint into safety, mere steps ahead of a large group of very sketchy guys, for a split second you picture being one of those girls you hear about on campus who will never again be able to go week in the knees from a kiss on the forehead. You realise that there is so much more out there that is important. ‘It’ is so much bigger than you could possibly imagine. So, I forgive you.

How to #13: Write a poem

This bugs me… some times I walk around and think of very poetic lines that are inspired by something I see or hear.  But then I forget it just as quickly as I thought of it, and wish that I could have had it imprinted in my mind to write it down. Mind you, if I sat down and thought for I while, I would be able to think of quite a few poetic lines, I just don’t have the confidence to write down my work yet.  That is what I hoped that this blog might be able to give rise to. I wish that I had more confidence in my writing. I want to write something that matters and that I cannot wait to give to someone to read. But right now, I don’t even right down anything with much meaning. And I only have one loyal follower… :) shout out to S. ha ha.

With regard to the previous post, that is where I hope to get in the end. I wish to become a respected freelance journalist. ever since I heard of the idea that someone could stay in the comfort of the walls which they love, surrounded by the people who need them, and write words that mean something to another, it was like a dream world that could be step into and made realty. It is the happily ever after to the movie called Jana.

But now I must go and study up the heck out of some general knowledge points I pulled off the internet for my act 1 scene 2 in real life tomorrow. but first I must remember to buy “wonir gom” as I stroll aimlessly through the Neelsie so that I can stick up my OLD James Dean poster in my room.

So… until next time I steal a moment from the reality that is my little life, thank you for making my dream matter.

How to #12: become a killer freelancer

How to become a killer freelancer

How to #11: Start again

OH MY SOUL!!!! I just opened my e-mail, and saw that I got a call back interview for the job that I said the wrong frequency to!! That day must have been personally one of the worst in recorded history, and I get a do over... a real life second chance.

So last week when it all got too much, I had a place to run away to. I went home. After 600km, as soon as I got out of the car and ran around to the kitchen to find my mom a feeling of hope rose inside me, and as my bare feet touched, the sweet green grass of home, I knew it was all going to be alright. I had lost all reason for self motivation or optimism.

I have a pile of homework and a ton of things on my mind, but what does it help to worry about it?! All one can do is to take it one step at a time and step by step, to do the very best that one possibly can. And the key is to never forget the power of love. the effect of being surrounded by people who mean the world to you, and who you know you mean the world to, brings back all memory of hope for the future.
Im gonna show this week who's boss

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Pack up: Eliza Doolittle