my Initiation
It's almost 11a.m. and I put on my most confident smile and brave myself to walk up to the hotel lobby to the person at the help desk and say, "Hi, good morning. I'm here for a press conference but I'm not quite sure how to get there. I was told that it was being held here". After a phone call, she says, "oh, just take the second lift over there and get up to the 15th floor. Then turn left and look for Business Room 4". With a little more confidence I say "thanks so much", flash her a wide smile and make my way to the elevator, adding just a little more courage with every quick step I took. 10 seconds later the door opens up at the 15th floor and there it is- the sign that read: 'Asian X-Games Press Conference' in bold letters and an arrow pointing in the left direction. You have NO IDEA how scared I was. All that was running through my mind while I was walking up to the registeration counter was this: Some kind of innitiation this is! Hmph! How am I gonna get in without a press pass??! And what if they don't lemme in becoz I don't have a pass and I don't even LOOK like a "reporter"? Seriously, I thought I was gonna make a complete and utter idiot of myself in front of total strangers- a place where there were cameras ALL OVER THE PLACE! Trust me, there is nothing worse that messing up and getting caught in the act for it. Seriously, I woke up this morning wondering if this conference was for real or was it some kinda scam to see how dedicated I am at working. Not that I doubted my boss (Ryan, I don't know how else to address you); I just had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach, that's all.
But to my surprise, I found myself going through the motions as if I'd done it eleventy million times, when in fact I have never attended a press conference in my entire life, much less register for one! So, put my name down, which media I was representing, my contact number and my mailing address, took my press kit/goodie bag and off I sauntered into the room. The bright and elegant room was almost full with all the different media representatives but I managed to find a seat at the front. Wow, this is really happening. In less than five minutes, the guests of honor arrived and the very cute master of ceremony (MC) started off the conference. And there I was, listening away to all the boring speeches that I personally thought we could do without. But hey, I'm not the organizer, so I don't get to call the shots...I listened nonetheless because it was part of the reson for my being there.
What happened after that, I won't say. Let me spare you the boring details =) but I will say that all in all I had a pretty good time. Met a few people, ate good hotel food and got a few neat things. Now all that's left to do is one thing- research; because seriously, if I'm going to write about this form of extreme sports that many people adore, I'm gonna have to do a heck of a lot of reading. On a scale of 1 to 10 on how much I know about this sport, I'm sitting uncomfortably on a 2, hence good grammar and acceptable vocabulary alone is not going to get me through this.
Yes, I survived this self-declared initiation and in the words of Lisa Loeb, "today has been ok".
But to my surprise, I found myself going through the motions as if I'd done it eleventy million times, when in fact I have never attended a press conference in my entire life, much less register for one! So, put my name down, which media I was representing, my contact number and my mailing address, took my press kit/goodie bag and off I sauntered into the room. The bright and elegant room was almost full with all the different media representatives but I managed to find a seat at the front. Wow, this is really happening. In less than five minutes, the guests of honor arrived and the very cute master of ceremony (MC) started off the conference. And there I was, listening away to all the boring speeches that I personally thought we could do without. But hey, I'm not the organizer, so I don't get to call the shots...I listened nonetheless because it was part of the reson for my being there.
What happened after that, I won't say. Let me spare you the boring details =) but I will say that all in all I had a pretty good time. Met a few people, ate good hotel food and got a few neat things. Now all that's left to do is one thing- research; because seriously, if I'm going to write about this form of extreme sports that many people adore, I'm gonna have to do a heck of a lot of reading. On a scale of 1 to 10 on how much I know about this sport, I'm sitting uncomfortably on a 2, hence good grammar and acceptable vocabulary alone is not going to get me through this.
Yes, I survived this self-declared initiation and in the words of Lisa Loeb, "today has been ok".
That's a great story. Waiting for more. »
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