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Today marks the 3rd week since I’ve started this new venture. Things have been going really well. My initial 2 Flash e-card projects are done. The first is for the Michael Jackson’s Thriller 25th Anniversary album and the second is for the IG & Lil DP’s “Tip Witcha Boy” album. These projects have been such a success that my client has requested to do a third e-card!

So what’s next? I received a new contact via my good friend, Mark Hayden, whom I worked with previously. The new potential client wants to do a revamp for 2 existing websites and have it redone entirely in Flash. Things are getting really exciting as I did not expect projects to come in so soon. Ideas are pouring in that I’m really excited about and I’m really looking forward to see where all these opportunities will lead.

On a side note, I recently received 2 new job offers. One of which I have already turned as the role would not be a good fit for me. My official title was to be Senior Project Manager. While that sounds really great, the scope of work involve doesn’t excite me… in fact, it terrifies me. I would basically be in charge of company operations dealing with development teams and liaising with account servicing staff. Very big role… very big salary… very big headache.

While the 40% increment in monthly salary sounds very tempting, this is not something I want to do. Their client base is in Dubai and while not required, it would be recommended that I go there every now and then to better understand the client. Being a newly wed, I do not want to leave my wife at home while I’m off somewhere in the world for several weeks.

The other offer I received sounds more like something I would do simply because it would be so much fun. I would be involved in making Flash games. How cool is that?! I’ve seen some of the company’s work and I know it is something I would very much love to do. I have gone through two interviews already and I’m currently waiting for a response from them. More details as things unfold.