One day, I was with my two students to help them create a concept and how to design such presentation for the said event in our school.
I gave them the assignment one week before the event day to prepare, and when I asked one of them to let us see the output on the day before the event, I was not contented of what they did to the presentation knowing both of them are skilled with the said application.
and so I asked them why they created that kind of effortless presentation and they uttered “it was hard for us to create a concept, we don’t have an exact concept for that event”.
and I was thinking, for how long would you be able to create a concept for such a very small event?
and I told them “ I am not satisfied, I was expecting bit less with what you have proved to me before and considering one week is too short for you, but this one is not even a presentation to be viewed. You gave me the least part of it. Go ! you still have hours to make a new one, tomorrow is the day”
so they paused for a while and fired an answer “we don’t know if we can make it at this hours left, we still have a defense tomorrow afternoon and we should have to prepare for it”
the root cause is they don’t have the confident to show me their concept.
design follows from the concept.
that is, if the software’s design is too huge to agree that it has a terrific design (physical design) but then the logic of the program is nothing in it. It is still a lame application, a useless product.
and so I told them my concept that I urgently formulate out of that minutes we talked and after I have injected all to them of what I can think about it, they asked me “ can you join with us so that we can make it?”
so that’s it, without any delay I nodded and agreed to come with them to create a new one and finish it.
I was just trying to help out. I know there are some instances people are looking for help from you. Some times you are important for them to make the things finish and to settle them fine.
so we hurriedly went to their house and we left the three of us witnessing the “lame” presentation as we all said it was and after that we discussed the new very “simple” concept, I say it simple because to count, only 18 hours left before it blasts on screen with all the audience around anticipating for it.
I know that a 5-second great and detailed presentation can be achieved after weeks of lurking with it during the creation, how much more with the 3-minute alloted time for the our presentation, but this time, 18 hours could only make a sheer outcome to change the previous lame one.
still we should consider the impression or comments of the new people. first impression should last this time.
while one of them was doing all the mouse-on-the-right-hand-and-shorcut-keys-maneuvers-with-the-keyboard-on-the-left-hand, I was with his side observing his actions.
He has the skills how to use it but, what is skills if you don’t know the rationale of one’s desired crop. What is skills if you don’t formulate what to output?
While we’re staying for hours in their house, they asked me if I am contented with my work?.
They are not sure what to become after they will graduate. Knowing two of them are best in their field, one is in programming and multimedia and the other one is solely in multimedia.
and I thrown them a question instead of answering, “why’d you asked?”
“because we don’t know where to go after, we are not satisfied of what our country could offer when it comes to compensation” they explained.
they want a BIG compensation.
how can you get that BIG compensation where in the first place you cannot even try to produce an idea how to accomplish your task with good outcome to be presented in your boss for you to be rewarded BIG?
and I told them. “it depends upon your choice, I have my choice and I am working with it. And whatever your choice is do the best out of it and learned to love from it or else you’ll regret it.”
“you choose it then live with it. and during the process in doing up your choice you are making up your mind to any opportunities that would come, but still you have to make a choice with it. That’s why life is a choice.” I smiled.
I know both of them are financially stable as far as their family lives are concerned. and knowing the parents of the other one is living abroad since he’s 7 years old still he doesn’t know where to go after.
He doesn’t want to be an employee… he wants to be a boss… he even thought of putting up an IT firm or an IT school…
Well, dreaming is free but he’s serious about it.
To cut this story, I went home and they continued to finish it, they spent the rest of the hours to do it, and at last they did it… they have finished it.
and after the presentation we’re all enjoyed and people were enjoyed and were amazed. and that’s because of them.
that’s why during the event I gave the floor to recognize them infront of many people around the auditorium for the effort they have done.
They’re happy.
and the BIG smiles I saw from their faces is enough for me to be happy too.
