I am Thompson Boy

In life, we are usually defined by the final outcome, success or what you manage to get at the end are the measures of what you put in. Though that might not always be true, to a certain extend some sort of rewards will come one way or another. It's good if there's money involved but for people who are tad passionate about the things that they do, winning an award is like the right icing on that damn cake that you worked so hard on. When I started out in this industry, just like everyone else, winning an industry award is something that we (secretly) hope to achieve. Not sure how or when but it's something to look forward to. Be it a creative or marketing effectiveness award, it all seem so glamourous. Though I have yet to be in Cannes for the award of the awards, I've managed to finally snag my first two Effie with my team last week - it is 4 years in the making. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, I have been trying to win this fella for awhile now. There was...

So there was that drama episode on Friday, it wasn’t that bad and I guess thinking about now is the gutted feeling that I could have sold the bag for thousands and it was so close yet so far. Imagine what I can do with the monies – shoes, belts and bags galore I am telling you. However there was abit of good news on Friday itself – I won a brand new phone. While it’s good news to me, some people are not too amused – my friends said that it was unfair, how can I win it and Miss Edwina even said I was rebuked my last post saying that everything that I own, I have worked for it. The truth is, there’s nothing free about that phone which I won. Yes, I confessed that my client organized the contest. However, I did NOT handle it. I did NOT choose the winners. I have NO power to influence my client to do so. In fact I DISLIKE the client who handled that competition. Furthermore, I joined using my sister’s name. I took two days to think about the slogans and researched some the words and rewrot...