Hello blogspot! I finally broke out from my lethargy and made another entry. Well, something is finally up with my life again. I have broken free from the boring and monotonous life at home (now that summer classes are over) because today was my first day of internship at 106 dot 7 Home Radio - Today's Hit Music!
You might ask me, why I chose Home Radio. Actually, I had four choices:
1.) Home Radio - I love how their DJs speak English fluently and their playlist is composed of modern songs. I'd love to learn from them.
2.) Wild FM 103.5 - This station speaks CebLish and because of the medium they use, I think they don't alienate other people who are not really into the very high-end English language.
3.) Y101 - This station also has articulate English speakers for their disc jocks but I didn't apply because of its location. Home Radio was closer to my school.
4.) Killerbee 92.3 - Same is true with Killerbee. I have been listening to their station since 6th grade because I knew one of my uncles was a DJ there. But, I also didn't apply for the same reason. I need to ride a "habal-habal" to get to their station which is in Boys Scouts Camp, Capitol Hills, Lahug. I am not up to those "habal-habal' rides day in and day out.
So, how was my first day? Well, Gem, Jovan, and I agreed to meet in school before 10 am because we had to pay for our nameplates. But thanks to traffic, I arrived in school late. Luckily, Mr. Julius Manahan, the station manager, really didn't give us a specific time to report. Our official log in time was 10:55 am. I have experienced how it is to have my DTR punched in the bundy clock (although I made a slight mistake during my lunch time out :]] )
We had a little chitchat with the SM and we eventually knew that he was the father of Janelle Manahan, the girlfriend of the late Ramgen Revilla (may his soul rests in peace). That's why Mr. Manahan was very familiar. I already saw him once in TV Patrol World during those days when the Ramgen Controversy was the talk of the nation.
Flashforward to what happen this afternoon! We'll we had a short orientation with one of the full-time DJs, DJ Darwin who is going to be our mentor for our 200 hour internship. The way he speaks made me ask, "How can someone talk so articulately without opening his mouth that much?" He's one big funny guy.
We got to share our expectations and agreed on some things. Later, we went to do what Ms. Sarah, who was in charge with the finance stuff of the station. We verified the advertisement logs if a certain product's ad was really played for a specific time. It was tedious but it was also fun at the same time. We went home around 6 after the rain had stopped.
We went home with an assignment. We were tasked to make a Radio Ad Script for a hotel. This is pressuring me of some sorts because I have to recall what I've learned about making scripts. With my notes missing, I have to resort to the internet. I guess, this is the best time for me to stop and do my assignment.
Talk to you again, next time Blogger. : ]
-pRaNs B.
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