JOURNEY OF A REPORTER

Abraham Lincoln once said, "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it
today". Indeed, it really hits me because my responsibility wouldn't be finished if I didn't do
anything. Honestly, as a student, I always procrastinate. At first, it feels good as it gives me
freedom to do the things that I want which I couldn't do considering any academic activities.
But later on, the more that I procrastinate, it leads to wasting my time and to the point that
I cram when I accomplish my pending activities.

August 18, 2021 when Ma'am Fatima informed us about our reporting in every region. First
and foremost, I don't yet know my group mates and how to make a first move that would
open up about our tasks but when Sophia initiated, I immediately made the groupchat. We,
my group mates, got to know more first even if it was awkward or we were shy to say
something. We got along until we were comfortable enough to make a decision or plan for
our report outline. Afterwards, we researched region 8 and 9, its provinces, capital etc and
we came up with a way to divide it so everyone has parts to do so. Through this, I already
have my parts but I didn't do it at once. Due to having sustained dates, I am not instantly
doing my part because my mind set was "it's not yet the due date". As time passed by, the
time of doing my part was already limited and almost all my groupmates finished their
parts. Thus, as a procrastinator, I started to work with my parts. Browsing on the internet,
finding the reliable references for my given province which is Leyte and Northern Samar. In
line with this, I really enjoyed doing this report outline as it gives me knowledge about the
certain province. Likewise, I was amazed and appreciative of the beauty of Leyte and
Northern Samar.

Meanwhile, there were many challenges that I experienced when I filmed my reporting
video. For this reason, our editor decreased her time to edit and compile our videos. For
instance, typhoon Jolina landed so my schedule to film was affected. September 11, 2021
when I've time to film, and still I was cramming because I don't think our editor will make it
to the due date but I remembered that Ma'am Fatima adjusted the due date so we were
thankful to her for being considerate. Afterwards, the background noise that I don't know if
it's normal but it was irritating because it was added to waste my time. For having an open
area it was difficult to film because I'm repeatedly doing and saying my lines and it was
always my first problem. Another challenge was to find a clear background. Besides, in our
house we don't have enough space to take a video so I decided to go in my Lola's house but
unfortunately the background was not good enough to apply the green screen. For this
reason, our plan was not successful because the editor didn't change my background, which
is the province that I was talking about or the attractions of that place. However, we
managed to finish the video and submitted it on time.

In conclusion, whenever we have time we should do it instantly. Don't ever rely on the
lingering dates because we don't know what will happen next. Moreover, being
procrastinator shouldn't be tolerated because procrastinating is also allied to cramming. In
line with this, cramming will affect our mental health because we have so much burden on
our shoulders like overthinking about all the pending activities. Remember, prioritize the
important things. It's not bad to rest, and it's okay to be stressed but make sure don't ever
neglect the importance of our mental health.