Close to the end (7th week) & The end (8th week)

Kahit konting hours lang ang kinailangan ko for these last two weeks at tatlong araw lang akong pumasok, ito sa akin ang pinakamemorable.

Nothing really changed with the tasks given to me for the 7th and 8th week. I still did my usual routine, I did label tapes, log tapes, deliver scripts to different departments, look for contacts etc. I always tried everything, every help I can offer to make myself busy. That was my rated K life, of service to the crew, to the show, to learn :)

I guess what made these last two weeks memorable was not some change of tasks or some weird event, but the way I looked at the experience. I realized that I was nearly done with internship; a requirement for me to finish college. I'll be done with PA and Researcher work, but they will continue living that life. They will continue with the everyday research, with the stress, with the ups and downs of productions while I will try to make sense of my experience there as I leave.

It was not that big for me. But during the last two weeks, I saw it that it is something, it's something big. What I did? the trivial tasks given to me? were all part of the success of the episodes they had for seven weeks, I was part of it and when I saw it this way, I felt more fulfilled.

Sa mga natutunan ko sa rated K, hindi yung paglabel ng tapes or pag-organize, or pagkakabisado sa shooting guidelines ang 'most cherished' ko. I feel that I can learn those in 2 weeks time. The best things I learned in this internship experience were all VALUES.
Respect.
Teamwork.
Patience.
Hard work.
Dedication.
Courage.

In two years time I might forget what tapes are for what camera, what camera angles were used in rated K, what request forms are for borrowing this/ that, how to log tapes, how editing works, how gfx are developed etc. But I will never forget the values, the things I saw in Rated K that made me decide to shape up and be better now. So that when I enter the industry, I won't be a total newbie. I am prepared, not because I have all the knowledge in production, but because I have the personality and the wit to master everything I need to know for the job.

This was a great experience :)