Back in my elementary days, I joined every art contest in school. I had two reasons for joining. One, I wanted to get away from the boring class lectures as our school conveniently excuses students who join school contests from any classroom work. Two, I had a misplaced belief that I had a hidden talent in art.

In college, I dabbled in “web-design” by editing existing webpages I downloaded from the internet. I really believed that I had a knack for art. But art didn’t agree with me.

Now, I’m 30 and my hidden talent remains hidden.

In a last ditch effort to bring out the hidden artist in me, I am writing this entry to join the book give-away contest at TurfSite Manila. The site is giving away a copy of the book Learning Web Design by Jennifer Niederst Robbins.

So, here’s to my becoming a web designer.