Sunday. After the last part of the board exams, everyone went back to the review school to have free lunch and to unwind. We were all in white blouses and shirts. I could feel everyone’s blended feelings as we walk through the hallways of the school -relieved and at the same time anxious of the results! Yes, the agony of the review is over. No more late night studies and waking up early for the seven o’clock a.m. class. No more caffeine in takes and no more stressful days. All we are thinking now is the result of the exams.
The food was great and the music from the video-oke made the afternoon enjoyable. A lot of my classmates have a talent in singing. We can say that we’re not all nerds and bookworms! J We also had the opportunity to rub elbows with our reviewers. They also participated in the singing and dancing. Good thing we had our digital cameras to capture our moments with them. We had a good time.
The result of the exam awaits us tomorrow. (Scared now… )
just about me, Thoughts
Thursday… It’s 11:45 in the evening, a minute after I switched off the lights, I stayed wide awake just staring in the dark. Then memories of my stay in the city came flashing into my consciousness. I could still hark back to the feeling of excitement as I got off the bus after the seven-hour drive from the province. This is it, I told myself. The moment I will start to turn my reveries into reality. This was the biggest and the scariest decision I ever made- to leave my comfort zone and take the risk of living in the city single handedly.
After college, I didn’t have a plan for my life. I could say I was lost. I didn’t ample guts and confidence to take the CPA board exam. That’s why I opted to look for a job and see how far I can go when I get there. After three years of working, I realized there’s something missing with my career. I felt my completion of my bachelor’s degree was open ended because of the fact that I never even attempted to take the CPA Licensure Examination. I felt the challenge. So, giving up everything, I decided to go to the city and attend the six-month formal review.
But the review was no joke. It was depressing. Most of the topics were new to me. When I read my books, I felt I was going back to my undergraduate years. I had the hardest time in coping with the review. My confidence level declined. Stress came into my life and it sluggishly munched out my focus. As a result, my health deteriorated after my first two months in the city. I felt I needed a vacation just to equalize the things in my life. So, I went home. I took a rest for a week while taking a lot of vitamins and food supplements. With the support of the people who love me, I was able to get back on my feet. Recharged, I went back to the city to continue the review. I was able to revive my desire to pass the exams.
I gave my best during the review. Deep inside me, I know my best may not be enough for me to get that license, but I am optimistic I can surpass it. The day after tomorrow will be the first day of the actual board exams. Equipped with what I have studied for the past six months and God’s guidance, I’m not scared to tussle into the battlefield. Whatever the result of the exams, I know God means well.
just about me, Thoughts
F.R.
I dug this poem I made in high school from my baul yesterday. I remember I made this as an assignment in one of my English classes. My teacher told us to make a poem that rhymes. Never really amused by those poems that’s why I made a different one.
MY FRIEND
I have a friend whose name in Frank
He has a pet which is a fractured frog
Wherever I visit him in his frame house
I bring fresh insects to feed his frog
Frank and I are not free from work
That’s why we go out only on Friday nights
To fill our tummies in a French restaurant
Or at home to eat fries and frozen snacks
Whenever he is frustrated or frightened
He will knock on my door frowning
And when I open my front door
He starts to smile because on my hands
Lay a plate of delicious fried chicken!
I got a C minus! My teacher got angry because I did not follow her instructions.
I wanted to justify that the FR rhymes. But I shut my mouth and accepted, yes.. stubborn me!
Blast from the past, Poem, Thoughts, Writtings