11th - 19th March 2024
A Saturday. Though I woke up 1.27pm, I was able to complete few things on Saturday, which felt good.
I had class at 2pm, and I only had 30 minutes to finish the homework given on Wednesday. It took me 45 minutes, and managed to done 4 questions.
Sensei wasn't in the good mood to entertain like we had in our 1st year, the entire 2 hours, I could hear his heavy breathing, with sense of heavy stones piling on shoulders. Currently for a whole year, we didn't proceed to learn new chapter, only Kaiwa conversation practice, and now adding noun description homework.
This added to another side homework (to describe an object using words, adjectives and verbs we learnt.) I scored the lowest, but everytime there's a score test, there's punishment mention during the marking & discussion, which is Suki-ya Treat. Honestly, I don't feel necessary to play around with money, we pay sensei the tuition fee, and addition treat is just not logical, and most of the time I felt
Outside of class, sensei organize MaiMai Tournament, and he needed manpower on the TShirt, urgently. For free. I was abit of desperation and excited simultaneously. I ended up volunteered and purchased my own Adobe package (for close to RM380 per month.) to do his designer's shared work during CNY. I don't know if next time he needs help with design outside of class, for free again. I gonna think carefully to decline, unless get paid, and decline to any class gathering.
After the class, I revised my answers sheet, and finished the next Kaiwa topic conversation.
I reconnected with three ex-colleagues from previous company who desperate looking for designers or freelance service and an open vacancy for their companies. I took up both freelance work, thinking it an opportunity to expand and strengthen my network through them, and able to take up more freelance work while less busy on day job and growing knowledge of design field from different clients. Thus I semi-consicously managing my time completing urgent matters.
I dealed with the 1st freelance, client from TOA. Currently editing their work, tonight or tomorrow should be complete.
Thinking to calculate the price for the work is a headache.
Because there's no actual or right calculation matter to design service.
I received 2 missed calls and messages urging help from people in desperate need, and I was unable to help these people due to unstable finance and enough for myself and household. I was feeling down and it somehow distracted me from work. A lot of thoughts flows into mind to be recorded, to write down but couldn't find the right time. Somehow I doubt my calculation for freelance, if I raise more, I could donate a small potion for the need, but client would think overprice.
Another close ex-colleague messaged me and verbally hiring my freelance service to do GBA work, I took whatever price they offer, I take it as long as it covers my adobe subscription. This is pending agreement, so could be cancel as well.
Sunday
I rejoined the monthly relax hike group referred by ex-colleague. This is I went join alone and meet new people. Hugging the last tree made me sleepy. It's a 30minutes walk from LRT Masjid Jamek. When finished, we ate quick lunch at Ipoh Yong Tau Fu and I returned by 3pm.
(1 group 7 pax today. A relax hike at Taman Tugu Trail, 2 hours of walk and activity. )
Couldn't help with the sleepiness, I took a nap from 5pm to 8pm. I have time to chat with mom, and started doing the 1st freelance until 3.30am. Time management alert.
Monday night, I was distracted and less focus. Also took me sometime to make adjustment to the 1st freelance until 3.20am this morning. 8.22am received reply with some amendment, I will have to do tonight.
Tuesday
Today I had a group meeting along MD and Client/Partner. A meeting to learn what boss/entrepreneur thinks and wants best for their business and growth. A lot comes from awareness through advertising to connect and provide info to newcomers. Thus, Publicity comes in from our side - LabX Digital.
Our service is to help clients produce online and offline publicity through designs. From bunting, banner to billboard, LED and social media Insta, FB.
I may had bit of knowledge in taking a free short term course from previous company, but not as straightforward as this. A 2 hours of get to know client and client's business, many old ways as a foundation to publicity and communication to the new ways of AI, platform and online shout out social media, a one-click to pay method.
