Information Management is my last pre-MBA subject. I have no choice but to take it this term; otherwise, I will be stuck next term with a bunch of freshies listening to the evolution of computers. When the two Rons—Eslabon and Macapinlac—and I decided to take the Tuesday class in Makati, I informed Mike, our former ManStat classmate, to take the same class. For one reason, Mr. Benedict Avila, the I.T. guru, has many endorsers. Many students recommended his class saying that they had learned some computer softwares and had discovered useful websites because of Mr. Avila. It sounded interesting, so we took our chances. We also heard about the “open house” at the end of the term. Now, who’s not into class parties anyway?
I wasn't surprised to see a jam-packed class. Indeed, news spreads like virus. Tonight, I was grasping for oxygen because we have a small classroom and we were about 30 students!
Anyway, Benedict Avila is the I.T. director of La Salle Greenhills and is currently taking his DBA at DLSU. He has a master’s degree in keyboard shortcuts (MKS). This fine gentleman is an entrepreneur and a photo hobbyist.
Superman, Spiderman, and Batman are no match for our “Infoman.” And his transportation device? A motorbike. Now that’s a superhero image!
Just between you and me, I think that if he could just possibly add something to the Philippine constitution, he’d definitely put there “bragging” rights (to Wow your officemates and friends!). That is, by the way, his famous tagline!
During our first session, Infoman—concatenated that way—showed off his prowess as a techie. His computer runs Windows 7; his desktop features BumpTop having photos resized and edited by Faststone and Lightroom. It was also the premiere night of Prezi, the latest Web 2.0 presentation software that we are all wheedled to use for our group reports. I bet its popularity will last even after we passed this course—at least in our batch.
My clairvoyance and first impression are telling me that I will be bombarded with a whole lot of Internet research and requirements. I just hope I can manage all the website accounts (and remember all the passwords) Infoman is requiring us to subscribe.
At the end of the day, I realized that by being in his class I could actually acquire some special skills under the superhero’s instructions and training that I might later on need in life. No doubt he's part of the plan.
Cheers…to our new hero!