Tuesday morning I came into Organizational Application class and we were discussing the news and the different stories each of has heard. I briefly heard a student say something about a 13 year old boy who died of "H1N1 flu-like symptoms". I didn't think anything of it really except that its horrible and I feel sorry for the family. About 10 minutes later I get a text message from my sister saying "Do you remember Aunt Mary's brother Uncle paul? And their son Evan?" I said "Kind of? Why?" and she said "Because Evan died of the swine flu". It came as a complete shock to me that we were JUST talking about it in class, little did I know that that little boy was my cousin.
The last time I saw Evan he was 3. My parents are divorced and me and my sisters live with my mom. So we don't really get to see my dad's family a whole lot, so I don't really remember what Evan was like.
On Facebook, there is a group based around the rememberance of Evan and there is already over 7,000 people that have joined the group. It's amazing how people can come together and help show thier condolences towars the family and their loss.
Even though I didn't know Evan all that well, he's still apart of my family.
I am sorry for their loss, and I wish them all the best.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
My Dream Job
When I was little, I was a huge tom-boy. All I wore were Adidas shirts and Nike track pants and I hated dresses. I played soccer all my life and I loved watching sports with my dad. All I knew were sports. So, I wanted to be a gym teacher cause thats all I thought I was good at.
In highschool, I continued to love sports. But I also began to plan birthday parties and special outtings with my friends. So I became the person to go to when my friends and I wanted to do something. I planned camping trips, grad trips, birthdays, semi-formal get togethers etc. I enjoyed planning things, but I never knew I could do anything more with it. It was just something I was good at. Grade 12 came and in a Catholic school, Prom wasn't associated with our school. So if we wanted to have a Prom, the students had to take control over it and plan it ourselves. Usually in the past years, there would be a bunch of people who took care of this. They would divide themselves up and take care of certain things such as decorations, venues, awards, food, etc. But when it came to deciding who this group was, it was only my bestfriend and I still standing. It was 2 against the entire grade 12 class which consisted of definitly more than 150 people (including dates). We began to plan starting off with where we would have it. Then we moved on to what we'd be serving, what time everything started at, what theme it was going to be, where we could hire security. It started to consume our lives to the point where we would have to take time off school one day to drive to Liuna Station to meet with the event coordinator to talk about what we'd be serving for dinner. I remember one my friend and I went to the mall after school for 8 straight hours looking at decorations and awards. I was so exhausted, but I kept going cause I enjoyed it. By the time prom actually came, her and I were so tired that by the time we went back to the hotel for the after party, we both went straight to bed. But I don't regret anything.
At this point I still thought I'd be a gym teacher. It never occured to me to do this for my career. So I attended Brock University and I took Recreation & Leisure Studies. When first semester was over, I decided I did not want to do this for the rest of my life. So I looked at Brock's catalogue for all the different courses. I came across Communication Studies and read the career opportunities; and it said Event Management. It finally clicked! I could actually do this for my whole life - plan parties.
I grew out of my tomboy stage and began to love fashion and 'girly things'. And my big passion became weddings.
My dream job took some thinking but I definitly know that I'd love to be an event coordinator because I know I'd be good at it.
In highschool, I continued to love sports. But I also began to plan birthday parties and special outtings with my friends. So I became the person to go to when my friends and I wanted to do something. I planned camping trips, grad trips, birthdays, semi-formal get togethers etc. I enjoyed planning things, but I never knew I could do anything more with it. It was just something I was good at. Grade 12 came and in a Catholic school, Prom wasn't associated with our school. So if we wanted to have a Prom, the students had to take control over it and plan it ourselves. Usually in the past years, there would be a bunch of people who took care of this. They would divide themselves up and take care of certain things such as decorations, venues, awards, food, etc. But when it came to deciding who this group was, it was only my bestfriend and I still standing. It was 2 against the entire grade 12 class which consisted of definitly more than 150 people (including dates). We began to plan starting off with where we would have it. Then we moved on to what we'd be serving, what time everything started at, what theme it was going to be, where we could hire security. It started to consume our lives to the point where we would have to take time off school one day to drive to Liuna Station to meet with the event coordinator to talk about what we'd be serving for dinner. I remember one my friend and I went to the mall after school for 8 straight hours looking at decorations and awards. I was so exhausted, but I kept going cause I enjoyed it. By the time prom actually came, her and I were so tired that by the time we went back to the hotel for the after party, we both went straight to bed. But I don't regret anything.
At this point I still thought I'd be a gym teacher. It never occured to me to do this for my career. So I attended Brock University and I took Recreation & Leisure Studies. When first semester was over, I decided I did not want to do this for the rest of my life. So I looked at Brock's catalogue for all the different courses. I came across Communication Studies and read the career opportunities; and it said Event Management. It finally clicked! I could actually do this for my whole life - plan parties.
I grew out of my tomboy stage and began to love fashion and 'girly things'. And my big passion became weddings.
My dream job took some thinking but I definitly know that I'd love to be an event coordinator because I know I'd be good at it.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Social Media
In Media Relations class, we were discussing about content analysis and how to go about researching if your product or service is doing well. Many companies offer a survey to customers asking them how they found out about their company, event, product, etc. These ways can range from through a friend, radio, television, or a newsletter. It made me think of my mom and her fiance. They're getting married next year and she asked me if it was tacky to get her guests to R.S.V.P. by email. I said I didn't think so at all because in today's society, so many things are done online now that it's not unusual for people to R.S.V.P. to a wedding on the internet.
It also made me think about an event that my mom and my sisters were holding last night. We had an "Ugg and Tiffany Party". A group of women can come to your house and sell great quality knock-off Uggs and Tiffany jewlery at amazing prices. And the way me and my sisters got the message out was by email, facebook and instant messaging. The way my mom sent her invitation out was through posters in her office. It just goes to show how media works in different generations and how it's evolving.
It also made me think about an event that my mom and my sisters were holding last night. We had an "Ugg and Tiffany Party". A group of women can come to your house and sell great quality knock-off Uggs and Tiffany jewlery at amazing prices. And the way me and my sisters got the message out was by email, facebook and instant messaging. The way my mom sent her invitation out was through posters in her office. It just goes to show how media works in different generations and how it's evolving.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New Technology
I'd like to welcome you to my new blog. This is where I'll be talking about issues in the news, issues in public relations and maybe issues in my life that I may have come across.
I'll start by talking about what I talked about today in class - New Technology. One discussion we had was on a new application where you can search where your coworkers are by using a GPS system. I don't really think that this is necessary. I think it would only be used in a workspace and I would only think it'd be necessary during work hours. What employees do on their spare time should be there business and should not interfere with work life. But I think that its still an invasion of privacy. If the employee takes a 5 minute coffee break and the boss disagrees with this, it may bring complications on a social level rather than a work level. This means that it may bring away the way the employee works and it may take attention off of the employee and how well he/she works.
Another technology that wasn't discussed in class was a new way looking at areas and houses. On google maps, you can change the screen to look 'aerial' which is a more realistic view of the landscape. But now they have a application where you can zoom in even closer and you can actually see where the person is on the land. For example, if a person were to search me at my house and I was in my backyard, they could see me walking around in my backyard. Now this I think is completely unnecessary and a huge invasion of privacy. I really don't know why this application is needed. If we have such a problem with theft, unsafe neighbourhoods and kidnapping, why would you create an application where anyone can find anyone at any time?
I just think that there are too many ways to search people and see where they are. There have been many discussions about what young kids post on facebook that could harm them in the future with potential rapists, kidnappings etc. This is just adding to that problem.
New technology is great and I think that some new discoveries can help the world do great things, however, this I think is a bit too much and can harm us instead of helping us.
I'll start by talking about what I talked about today in class - New Technology. One discussion we had was on a new application where you can search where your coworkers are by using a GPS system. I don't really think that this is necessary. I think it would only be used in a workspace and I would only think it'd be necessary during work hours. What employees do on their spare time should be there business and should not interfere with work life. But I think that its still an invasion of privacy. If the employee takes a 5 minute coffee break and the boss disagrees with this, it may bring complications on a social level rather than a work level. This means that it may bring away the way the employee works and it may take attention off of the employee and how well he/she works.
Another technology that wasn't discussed in class was a new way looking at areas and houses. On google maps, you can change the screen to look 'aerial' which is a more realistic view of the landscape. But now they have a application where you can zoom in even closer and you can actually see where the person is on the land. For example, if a person were to search me at my house and I was in my backyard, they could see me walking around in my backyard. Now this I think is completely unnecessary and a huge invasion of privacy. I really don't know why this application is needed. If we have such a problem with theft, unsafe neighbourhoods and kidnapping, why would you create an application where anyone can find anyone at any time?
I just think that there are too many ways to search people and see where they are. There have been many discussions about what young kids post on facebook that could harm them in the future with potential rapists, kidnappings etc. This is just adding to that problem.
New technology is great and I think that some new discoveries can help the world do great things, however, this I think is a bit too much and can harm us instead of helping us.
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