The optimists say
明天会更好I think optimists are one of the best creations in the world. If God really created man in His own image and gave him a name, I think Optimistic is his middle name.
I need my tomorrow to be better than my today. It has to be.
I'll take this chance to share with you a piece of good news - I got in as an RA. Which means (yay) free accommodation for one sem to come and (more yay) I get to finally do what I have wanted since the first day I moved into RVR.
They asked the ten of us to each tell them what is it that's so unique, so different, and so desirable about ourselves that they will definitely need us to be one of the RAs.
My, oh my. I was seriously stressed on stage when I heard that question, because surely there are people with impressive and powerful resume waiting for them to pick and present. What did I have, seriously. And I was going to be the third speaker.
The first guy drew upon his portfolio and illustrated how versatile he is, and how he could fit into any situation and do his best in every situation. Flexibility was what he could offer. Many examples from his portfolio - too many for me to recall - but basically the message is he is so damn capable that it will be anybody's loss if you turn him away. Can't refuse a candidate like him, seriously.
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Damn my heart was beating up again-
The second guy was Mr Personality. Even without saying anything I'm pretty sure he was 80% in already. He is the kind of guy everybody just listens to. So he said he was the Computer Guy, good in photoshopping, video-editting and the programming stuff - which was practically what they needed. So Mr Personality was like the all-in-one package for them - nobody would reject such a holistic package.
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DING DONG IT'S MY TURN WHAT THE HELL WHAT TO SAY WHAT TO SAY WHAT TO SAY!-
"I am not a computer girl, but I am a "words" girl - I write. So maybe the computer guys set up a website, or a blog for RVR, and I can be the one writing about the happenings around RVR, or updating about upcoming events. As a matter of fact I blog, and when I write, I usually do it in a sarcastic or a cynical manner, which I find, (the style of writing)is something people tend to be more interested in. Yea I blog, and I do think I am pretty good at that. Therefore I can be of use definitely, and hopefully can direct external attention to RVR.
(Pause... Then I thought of something and before I could process it, I found myself already talking about it.)
Oh on a not very related note, I do really good manicures too. So maybe if one fine day we are going to have anything like a Vanity Fair booth or RVR manicure I definitely will be able to do a pretty good job."
Immediately after I said that, a tremendous pang of regret hit in. Honestly Ivy what was THAT supposed to be! When everybody was thinking of ways to market themselves presentably in the most useful way possible, you talked about being damn good at manicures!? And it's not like you've got a director of this and that from whatever CCA to back you up! Seriously what if they think you are a bimbo!
There were ten of us but only seven openings, which means three of us were going home at the end of the day. Honestly, against a backdrop of candidates with impressive portfolios, I was very well prepared to move out.
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But, I got in eventually. It turns out that they liked me after all!
