Monday, March 31, 2008

Daily Post March/31/08


today was a special day for me. i think so many misunderstandings have been murdered. Ms. Sheiren and Ms. Aarti came to my internship, and we talk about what happen last week. They talk and one by one so many misunderstanding abolished! i made a mistake in understanding to my mentor so she does. after all every thing become normal. and i would like to continue my internship with Prachi. Thank you Sheiren and Aarti, you make my way easier. thank you!
the whole day was as a normal day, we do work and thats it!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Weekly Vocabulary March 29

1.Word/Phrase: Film Submissions

Meaning: Applications that come with the film, name of director, format, CDs, synopsis, and check.

Context: Nikita asked me to add the film submissions for the Film Festival, update it and send it to Aroon and Somi every Thursdays.

2. Word / Phrase: PR Binder

Meaning: All the coverages that is related to IAAC are kept there and there is a PR binder for every year.

Context: Nikita asked me to made a PR binder for 2006.

3. Word / Phrase: Art Exhibition

Meaning: It's a art gallery where the work of various artists is displayed. People look at the work, admire them and purchase them.

Context: We attended an Art Exhibition that was held by IAAC where we helped out.

4. Word / Phrase: Book Launch

Meaning: Its an event where the author of book comes, gives interview to various TV channels, talk about their book and read part of their book!

Context: We attended a book launch and met the author Bapsi who wrote a book called "The Pakistani Bride".

5. Word / Phrase: Film Festival

Meaning: A Festival where films from various directors will be shown.

Context: Somi told us Film Festival is in November.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

IAAC


Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Daily Post March/26/08

Today was OK. no excitements nothing.
when we reaches there no body was there. Sunny went to 12th floor to get the keys. we open the door and entered. after a while our mentors came. We started to do the work that we suppose to do it. in the mean time my mentor send me out to give a package to some office. i went there and then came back. after this she assign me to do the dance critics contacts. i entered them and then the day finished.
i didnt have internship tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Daily Post March/24/08

The day start as always. When we arrive at our internship there were some people who just had meeting with Aroon. We all enter in room, and start doing what we supposed to do it. Every thing was perfect by the time Prachi came.
Prachi is my and Diana's mentor. when she came she send me to the library, which was fffffffffffaaaarrrrr away from our work place and then she send me in the office to parcel some kind of package... and that office was way Far away.

after i leave i walk for 35 minutes to get there and then return some books and went to the office! and then came back. In the mean time while i was out. Diana C, Shalom, Syira, Umer and Sunny were working there. Prachi didn't had anything to do, so she started to yell on all of them. what happened was that shalom was on the phone but she wasn't talking and syira asked shalom some question, and shalom respond. because syira
didn't knew it and she asked prachi started to yell. she just not yell on syira but others too! who gave her permission to treat us like this? what she think she is? She just a part time worker at IAAC, but she thinks shes the boss.



after i came, she asked me:
Prachi: where were you on Thursday?
Me: i had just an hour left so i decided not to waste my whole day, so ill cover that this week.
(fine even if i made a mistake, that's my first time and i already said her sorry more than 100 times, but she expecting more!!!! what else she wanted me to do???)

then she told me to cover my hour the way she want. that means if she told me to stay long, i have to. but this doesn't make sense. i asked her whos going to do my hw then? so she said I'm coming here because of you, i can do my work at my home. ........................... it means she really don't want us, the work we have done for here, she will never be able to do that. we have enter countless submissions, we emailed people, and a lot more work like this, that she never can do by her self.
now you tell me what should i do? i m working then that doesn't mean they will rule my life. i hate my mentor, even if shell change, i will never forget the things she said to me and my friends. i hate her, and she have no rights to talk with us like that... HOW DARE HER!!!!!!!!!! i have never seen or heard form my teachers talking with us like this... even if our teachers never treat us like this, who's she saying nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Daily post 3/19/08

TODAY WAS DISGUSTING!!!!

In the middle of my internship it was being OK, but now it becoming horrible again.
that's not fear to work there up to 6:30. seriously I am thinking to change my internship
!!!!!!!!!!!
My Mentor in using me, i mean we are just covering our hours, why do i have to tsay for them. and she also said that if you are working more here, u dont need to count those hours.. i mean i cant count 30 minutes... this is so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. im the most unlucky person working with INDO-AMERICAL ARTS COUNCIL!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Vocabulary... March/18/08 (Tuesday)

1. Word / Phrase: Excel

Meaning: to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well

Context: we used exel to record all the submmision.


2. Word / Phrase: Submissions

Meaning: an act or instance of submitting.

Context: we recieved so many submissions every day!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Third Week Assignment

Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently. BE DESCRIPTIVE!










Begging of my first week, I never had any expectations of fun, but now every thing seems to be change. I just finish my third week and I am so happy to be a part of Indo-American Art Council (IAAC). So Far I don't have any complain about my mentors, as soon as we are trusting each other, we are being more closer.

On Wednesday, we had our first ART EXHIBITION, which was awesome. The students from our school who are in art decorate the whole area with different kinds of Talents. In the afternoon, all of us from dance and film festival arrive there too. We talk with different kind of people, we serve so many different kind of food and drinks. We all worked hard and make our mentors to trust on us! that was the only day for us to show them how much we care about our work, so we did as much work as possible for us.

After the event we came back home, but that was not it! Shalom, Me, Diana and Syira went to the subway, when we get there we realize our metro card credit was finished. we talked with the lady and request her if she can let us go from the emergency door. Maaannnn she waist our 15 minutes!!!! LOL!!!!!!!! THAT WAS FUNNNN!!!! than we took the wrong train and at the end finally shalom ask the train driver if he can tell us the right way, and guess what we took Shalom's picture with that driver. Then finally one by one we split and reached homes!!

THAT WAS THE GREAT DAY EVER!!! CANT WAIT FOR OTHER EVENTS!

Monday, March 10, 2008

Second Week Assignment part 2

What did you do during your second week?
During the second week, I worked more hard on the same tasks that i was assigned on last week. this time I had more entries and other work related to entries to take in. I had to be more careful of what i was doing.

How was it different than the first week?
* I had to do all the work by my self
* I took lots of submissions in
* I was responsible for all the records and coming up entries

What is something that you really like about the internship?
well, as soon as my mentor is trusting me, as soon as she being nice and helpful. Now the environment is much more comfortable from before.

What is something you dislike about the internship?
Nothing really!


Who else's blog have your read and commented on?
Syira, Nasir, Kate and Gisselle

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The End of the First Week of Internships

What is it?
It is a mixture of Indian culture that represent different kind of Indian events happening in United States.

What kind of business is it and what kind of work do the professionals do there?
This is a business in which they deal with people who wants to participate in different kind of festivals, specially dance. They ask People for their applications and then watch their audition videos.

Where is it?
It is in the Manhattan, 146West 29th St, #7R-3, New York, NY 10001.
Tell a little about your mentor.
My Mentor is Prachi who is basically a dance director, who works on dancer's positions. She tries her best into choose Indian dancers to represent their company and country.

What happened on the first day?
On the first day we set up some files, we works on to put all the brochures together. And then we check some electronic stuff to see if it works.

What kinds of things have you done so far?
I have email so many companies, organized all the records, take in so many dance entries from websites, typed so many letters and filled stuff.

What were some of the highlights of the first week? (Memorable moments, cool things...)
I just have finish my first week, that week was very hard, i didn't expect that we'll going to do that much work. simply it was tough, but now every thing is seems to be under control.

One thing that is the most memorable moment is when my friends and i went down to find a place to buy lunch, it tool us a lot time to find it, we had FUN!

When do you leave school?
I leave school at 11: 45

How long does it take you to get to your internship?
It take me 1 hours and 15 minutes

When do you arrive at home?
I arrived home at 6: 30

What is your schedule? (What days do you work and for how long each day?)
I work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 1:00-5:00

Who are the two people that can sign your time card? (Your mentor and the additional person)
My mentor Prachi and Nikita