Hey peeps, how are you dudes and gals doing? Hope the festive season treats you well. May all of God's richest blessings be showered upon you and your family and friends this holiday.

I also pray that you guys pass and those of you continuing new paths outside campus, do not fear, the Lord is always near. If you don't know where you are headed yet, just have faith in the Lord, he will carry you where you have to be.

Those of us coming back to UWC, make the utmost of this festive season. Lots of hard work waits for you at campus in the new year.

Take care and stay safe.

Weekend before my last paper..........

This is going to be the most important weekend for this year. The amount of preparation I put into my last paper over this weekend, will make or break my academic career.

Therefore I plead with everyone to please pray for me, I sincerely need your prayers. Lets make sure I end off my academic year in good faith.

Can't wait to be on the same page as everyone else! Real good times here I come!

Exam fever!

The finals have begun! Many of you are studying hard and some are finding it super difficult to sit down and concentrate on their studies, much like me! lol

Now is the time to put your pride in your pocket and ask God for the key people. The key to wisdom and concentration. My faith is in God, He believes in me, therefore I am able to pursue my dream. We are not in this alone, all we own is by the grace of God.

Faith counts for a lot, I pray that all of us make it, and God will answer my prayers. Don't you give up hope, you shall reap the rewards in good time.

This will soon be over, then we will all have a good time at our closing function.

Mwah till we meet again!

The heat is on!

Mwah to all of you! looks like the weather is changing in my favour. This definitely is my kind of weather, the sky is blue and the sun is shining!

Can't wait for the holiday, can't wait for the smell of a summer's evening braai and the beaches! I adore summer! It makes studying for finals so much better!

To all of you who are writing finals, goodluck, and I hope God provides you with the key of wisdom, intellect, understanding and comprehension. May you find the time to study hard and may you pass!

For those of you who will be reading my blog, what are we doing for our end of year work function?

I thought that we could all pool some cash and have a braai at Andre's house.

If you are up for it, we could all meet sometime and have a chat.

Ok , byeeeeeeeeeeee.

Heritage day/National braai day

I hope you all had a super braai day and a fine long weekend, as I sorely did not have! You want to know why not? Because I had to study on Friday, as I had to write a term test on Saturday!

I could not chill with my friends and family, I was definitely upset about that, I think admin needs to respect our rights to a long weekend as well.

I was so tired this weekend, I got very little sleep in and now I am back at campus for more tests!!!!!

It seems to be an ongoing nightmare!!

Yes I know, I will reap what I sow, but that feels so far!!!!!!!!!

September holidays are over!

Finally, an entire week of being back at campus after the September holidays, have come to an end.

For me this week was very exhausting, but yet, I just returned from the September holidays.For me there wasn't a holiday, it seemed like a break in order for us to complete and catch up on a lot of work!

Exactly the reason why I came back to campus very exhausted, there is also the fact that I have a part-time job, which also requires my attention. I don't mind coming in to work during my holiday, because I feel at home at work and it's far better than working on assignments, studying, etc.

Now that I'm officially back, life is going to become really insane with regards to studies! From next week onwards I start writing my 2nd term tests, every week for the next month!

Everyone that starts writing or who already started, good luck people, really hope you all make it through without losing all your hair!!!!! lol

I will pray for you all and I ask that you keep me in your prayers as well.

Take care, till we blog again!

The bomb scare!

Really now? That was the first thought that crept into my mind. For what unapparent reason would there be a bomb on The University of the Western Cape?

Realized later that it was probably someone who was not prepared for their exam who asked someone to call in or he/she did it themselves.

Doing something like that takes guts! You can get caught out for such an act of lunacy! I guess desperate times, calls for desperate measures.

No matter how bad your problem might be, life is something that shouldn't be taken for granted, because the next time there might be a real bomb scare, and then no one reacts.

The culture at DMS

DMS has the raddest office culture, everyone takes time to listen and chat whenever needed. Friends are never few in the DMS office, they are always very close when you need a friend.

Life at the DMS office is fun and full of opportunities for all at the DMS office.

The vibe is one of greatness! Greatness in the sense that you always feel like anything is possible when you are here, because everyone is very encouraging.

Having people you know you can rely on to lend a hand feels great!

Really glad exams are over!!!!!!!!!!!!

The exams are conditionally over for me. I say conditionally, because re-evaluations are still going to be written in the upcoming week.

Whoever is up for a re-evaluation I wish you all the best and I hope you make it through.

I really hope I do not get one, I believe in myself and know that it is possible for me to pass all my subjects first time. Re-evaluation is not an option!!!!!!

My exams went smoothly, I didn't struggle too much and I remain positive.

Tracey's going on her Easter weekend from today onwards!

Darlings I'll be saying farewell now already. I'm not coming to campus tomorrow, I;m going away on my Easter holidya! Yay! It was a slow week at work, everybody preparing for their short vacation and all. I hope all of you have a blessed Easter weekend with your friends and family and that the pickled fish and easter eggs are in abundance!

Weekend Special!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I honestly say I'm glad it's Friday? No, I can't, because I won't be relaxing and going out. I'm gonna be preparing for useen tests and completing homework and ja, that's just the story of my life! Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

A warm welcome to a new term

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a super holiday and that you didn't have to work as hard as I had to during my holiday. I came to work two days of my holiday and had fun here, as always!

Hope this term at work is just as fun filled and heaped with new learning opportunities.

Reflection on my experiences at DMS for the past year

Time really flies! I can vouch for that. It has been more or less a year ago that I started working at DMS, and wow, what an experience it has been! My fear of technology slowly but surely is giving way to a super techno clued up chick.......... Lol, yep, there was a lot I didn't know about PC's and digital devices, programs, etc. but working at DMS has improved my skills in certain areas and I still have plenty more to learn.

My first shoot was during the June holidays last year with Uviwe, at the Public School of Health for the PTMC workshop. And what fun that was, it was long, but worth it. Not only did I learn how to shoot footage, but we also learnt a lot about preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother to child. For me the workshop was very informative and I saw that our health departments are really putting their hearts and souls into preventing transmission of AIDS and helping those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

DMS not only instills knowledge and skill, but DMS does a lot more for its student assistants like me. I always feel comfortable to ask for help and advice whan I need it, because I know everyone tries to assist you in their own little way, and I appreciate that.

You also find that at DMS we do things together outside of work, my first DMS event was lasr year June, after me and Uviwe wrapped up the shoot, Andre invited us to join the team at a work function, it was very nice to be part of a staff unction as I've worked for so many people, but never got invited to staff functions, because I was just a casual. We also had a end-of-year function which Andre hosted for us Ripmixlearners at his home. Really had such a wonderful time there.

I have learnt how to work with Audacity, I have been part of a training session at CPUT, and I felt so proud of myself being able to train someone. I have learnt how to duplicate and label DVD's and more.

The road doesn't end here for me though, I'm looking forward to picking up a lot more skills and knowledge.

Peace out until next time!

Introduction

Hey, I've been working at Digital Media for about a year. My blog will be reflecting my journey at Digital Media. I hope you all enjoy my posts! Ciao...........