techie is the way to be

January 12, 2009

People say I’m very good in computers—when I was in grade 4. I used to go to my mom’s office and play with her computer, learning by myself Wordstar and Lotus 123, among others. I learned no-look typing, but not the proper way. Computers were rare then because they’re insanely expensive. I stopped going to my mom’s office every afternoon, preferring to watch daily cartoon shows, and only had my own PC when I was in 2nd year high school. By then, I already lost my interest in computers and other techie stuff. This was aggravated by the lack of good computer teachers in my high school, teaching MS DOS when Microsoft Office was already the mainstream. Thus, I became semi-computer illiterate. And by the way, I had my e-mail address only when I was in 2nd year college because my professor accepts reports only on e-mails (thank you, sir!) and learned navigating the net only in 3rd year college. I am so behind technology.

Last year, I was almost hired by a large multinational company if only I had background on SEO and some other programs, as the HR manager said. I would have lied that I know these programs if only I’ve heard these words before. I couldn’t fake it. haha. There were also other good opportunities that I missed because of lack of IT experience. Web is the future, with a strong presence now.

With all these said, I realize that I should equip myself with IT knowledge. I envy those people who know a whole lot about web developing, Java, C++, and other programs that I only know by name. I think these people are cool, wearing USB necklace and bringing their laptops and superiority everywhere. If I could self-study, I would, but it seems too complex for me. Hence, I decided that I should take a short course on web developing (do tell if you know a good school). It’ll be good for my brain and, more importantly, for my resume. haha.