Friday, August 8, 2008

FrOnT PaGe!

OMG!I made it!Well I started this whole blog thing at a time I was confuse; I didn't know which journalism 'route' or field to take, and inventually made up my mind( you already know this if you've blogging me). Now I can safely say I made a good decision to come here( community newspaper in Queenstown).
I was ecstatic when I got my first ever by line on the 4th of July, that was one of the happiest days of my life. I know to some people seeing your work in a publication does not mean that much, but I'm sure fellow journos would understand this feeling. Well it doesn't just end there, from just the by-line, front page was the next space of the paper was THE FRONT PAGE!and yes I made it! for the first time last week friday. I decided not to be loud with that one, I thought na my editor just gave me the chance to lead, just to make me feel good. but when I made again today, it now feels really really good. there is just noway a newspaper not even a small one like The Rep would never take a chance with front page, it's the decider for the sales, yes it is my good work that earned me front page...The funny thing is I can't really share my excitement with the senior journos here, they don't see the fuss in getting front page anymore. And also just play along, I gave a slight glance of the paper today and later took a copy with to the ladies' and got all praise,from myself(lol)...and damn lemme say again it felt good!

To me this re-asures me that that yes I am the decider for my future, my success lies within me!...Baby steps though(lol) Kqhel'uthwa: ngcambaza Sabelo. Andingo Sabelo ke mna kodwa ndizongcambaza, ndizode ndifike apho ndinomnqweno wokufika khona.

5 comments:

Sir Phaks said...

Uthini ni na?
ufumene i front page kusini na?
i don't know if I am happy for you or envious!but i will safely say Congra maybe nam will get the feeling when i get it(one day when i grow up and working . . .lol).

the 1st time i saw my byline,it was a voxpop and it was not xciting at all(journos know why i felt this way and me being me).so since then it was not a big deal.

rather you than me!

Mark My Words said...

Thanx a lot Dear friend, just hang in there, uzofika nawe(lol) lonto ndithethat ngathi I've an award or something...haha!

Marc a.k.a Madd Dogg said...

Hey! That is really amazing! Very cool. Yeah, Ledger is definitely awesome! I hope it wasn't the movie that "killed" him, but he was having insomnia and stuff, sadly...

StateOf Mind Writer said...

Andyplay is by your side!

Tell you what, You have arrived. If no one has ever said that, bano-jelasi.

I'm gonna post my "KZN State of Mind" articles just 4 U!

Abo said...

Well.....above and beyond everithing else, You deserve it.... even though i havent "made it" yet. Frnt page is confirmation that you have paid your dues. Its your time to shine.Frm the little time i spent at the Rep family i knw that you mst have writtn a more than deserving story to make frnt page.......