These days, I've been fussing about our Practicum 2. 

Which is, if you're wondering, is our on-the-job training for hotels for 600 hours. In the past I've already done my practicum for a restaurant, so this time around our school wants us to experience work in a hotel establishment.

I've got to say, IT'S HARD FINDING A HOTEL TO HIRE YOU.

We went out 3 or 4 times/days of endless walk-ins in different hotel establishments around San Juan, Ortigas, Malate, Pasay, Pasig and Makati. It was gruesomely tiring. Not to mention, very expensive because we had to print tons of our resumes to submit plus the fares, food and stuff. I really don't know how much my expenses summed up but I know my mom thinks that what she's giving me is enough. Honestly, my own savings are being swept by the wind. I don't know where it went.

But really, I was proud of myself because I was able to commute on my own now. I'm getting the hang of it. I can travel by LRT 1 & 2 and MRT with just instructions, google maps and myself. I can withstand the mass of people inside the trains and still manage to get out pretty.

If I gave you the list of all the hotels I applied to, I can't because there was so many and I won't remember. Pasa lang ng pasa! Wala namang mawawala. That's my outlook on that.

It's really nerve-wracking at first, especially when not much hotels correspond with you. You get paranoid if they've lost your resume or what. But when the calls come, you get fidgety again.

Me and my friends developed a coping system. IT'S CALLED POSITIVITY. We try not to think of the paranoia and just focus on the hope of working with those prestigious hotels. Just constantly spreading good vibes and end be encouraging to each other. Also, be encouraged ourselves.

It's all well and good. I think that the positivity I kept within myself transcended into results, because calls came and I got interviewed by several Deluxe Hotels. I was really honored. I'm very lucky to have the opportunity.

Well here's just some tips from me (I'm not an expert or anything but I'll still give you some from my experience):

I'm no expert, but these are just some of my tips. I'm just an ojt applicant, then again. :)

But there's really nothing like being ACCEPTED. You know, getting the ACCEPTANCE text or whatever. You smile like crazy looking at your phone, reading the same message for how many times. Triumphant is the word. Also if you got accepted at the hotel you really wanted or just being called in for an interview.

I'm really looking forward to this. I hope it's not like my past ojt, but I don't know what will happen. I will just keep the positivity and whatever happens, happens. I'm sure there's some good people, always. But if it is like the previous one, I'll just make the best out of the situation. I've learned a ton back then, made friends and I'm really looking forward to learning much from this one as well. I'm sure there's that light at the end of the tunnel. I WILL JUST LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE. ;)