I passed all my subjects! Yay!
10:04 AM - Thursday, October 26, 2006
Filed under: Me, Myself & I, Scholastic Raves What's new? A lot of things...
I'm currently
psyched about the good turn of events.
GOD surely loves me for who I am. Hurrah!
I passed all my subjects...they're good, yeah. But I am gravely disappointed with my grade in my taxation subject! Darn, I know I deserve a grade better than a 3.
You see, it's not that I'm bragging but I've got a pretty good prelim grade in that subject -- a 78. Most of my classmates got 65, or 60, etcetera, etcetera (
and the highest that I've heard is 80). My professor calls me to recite almost every meeting, and I am ready with my solutions to the problems 90% of the time. I know I made a mess in the finals period but I don't think it'll really bring my grade down to a 3. I recited a lot of times and I know I participated (
and studied for it...somehow) and this is the grade that I'll get. Some of my classmates who aren't called to recite or haven't recited for even 3 times for the whole semester (
and some didn't even bother to pass the 1/4 yellow papers) got a higher grade and it was
f*ckin' annoying. Where the hell did he get those grades? My other classmate got 2.5 in his subject yet he didn't recite as frequent as I did
(and he's got a lower prelim grade than mine), let alone was ready to answer with solutions to the problems. Oh well, 3 is better than a 5.
Goodness.
But the rest are great. I am so shocked with the grade I've had in Advanced Accounting (
I was actually expecting a 5 or a 3 but Sir G gave me 2.75! Yahoo!), thankful that I have managed to get the same grade in Law and Management Services (
I did the worst job in answering the final exams...), contented with my grade in computer and B.A., and so proud to have a 1.75 in Aud Theory. Yeah, I know these grades aren't as high as the sky but hey, in these times, PASSING is more of a concern than BEING ON TOP (
unless you're hoping to be graduate Magna Cum Laude).
And congratulations to all of my classmates who did well too...
Jo, JanePride, Ate Cyndi, Dianne, etc. ********
Anyhoo, I'd like to congratulate Mr.Smith Lim (
previous batch's Magna Cum Laude) for landing in the 4th spot (
Top 10 CPA Board Passers). Congratulations to all of the Thomasians who passed! Woohoo! UST still produced the most CPAs!
From The Philippine Star:Top Performing Schools in the October 2006 CPA exam:*with 100 and more examinees:1. UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS (74%)2. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (36%)
3. Ateneo De Davao University (28%)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Sta.Mesa (28%)
*with 51 to 99 examinees:
1. University of the Philippines-Diliman (98%)
2. University of San Carlos (60%)
3. De La Salle University-Manila (57%)
TOPNOTCHERS FROM UST:
#4 Smith Copeng Lim - 90.14
#7 Diana Rose Uy Cue - 89.57
Jessamyn Ulep Doming - 89.57 74% may be lower than the previous 86% but hey, it's already freakin' high! Batchmates, kaya nating pantayan (
O taasan) yan! Go! (
and how I badly wished I'd graduate this May 2007...So help me God)
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I enrolled this afternoon and I already got my sched. Wala lang...just wanna share it...
CLASSROOM: Room 426MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY12-1 pm - Law 4 (
Law on Negotiable Instruments)
1-2 pm - Comp 5 (
Computer Audit)
2-3 pm - BA 15 (
Business Policy & Strategy)
3-4 pm - SCL 9 (
Marriage and the Family)
TUESDAY - THURSDAY - SATURDAY12-1 pm - Acct 7C (
Advanced Accounting II)
1-2 pm - Acct 6C (
Management Accounting III)
2-3 pm - BUS 8 (
Business Ethics)
TUESDAY - THURSDAY3-6 pm - Acct 8B&C (
Auditing Problems)
Law. Whew. I survived my first 3 Law subjects without ever buying a book, and now it seems that I should buy one this time. There's news that our previous prof will be replaced, and the prof who will replace him
ALWAYS conducts
GRADED RECITATION.
Computer. I don't know what to expect. Good thing there's no Computer Laboratory -- no extra hours on the schedule! Yay!
BA. Hay. I thought that if I'll take Accountancy as my major, I'll bid those B.A. lessons goodbye. Too bad I'm so darn wrong.
Marriage and Family. Need I say more? I hope the professor will be, you know, somewhat honest, straight-to-the-point and a bit outspoken when discussing things involved. I wouldn't want a prof too reserved (
about the subject matter and it's HARSH realities...) to discuss things like a monk nor too vulgar. Just the right thing, please.
AdVac 2.
Haay. Change prof. How can I survive again?
Management Accounting.
Another Haaaaay. When will they get enough of Management Accounting???
Business Ethics.
Roar. Somehow I feel that Accounting students don't really need this one. But who knows? I've got no idea.
Aud Problems. The ultimate killing machine. The known terminator subject. Am I ready for it?
Got a lot of things to ponder on...but for now let me surf the net until dawn, hang out with my boob tube for hours, and sleep like dead until afternoon. Enjoy while it lasts. When this semester starts for sure I won't have time for these trivial (
yet exciting) stuffs anymore. I might be on HIATUS if necessary (
if my grades call for it!).
Gotta go. More news next time. I'm too lazy to blog now.
Labels: Euphoria, Me-Myself-and-I, Scholastic Raves
Dead Meat. Dead Meat. Dead Meat.
1:10 AM - Monday, October 16, 2006
I'm gonna went berserk if I don't write these things down...
Uh oh...seems to me that I'm gonna have my first taste of a failing grade in my whole student life.
Yes, there's always a
FIRST TIME. But I didn't really expect it to come at this
VERY CRUCIAL time.
You see, I'm already in my senior year. And if I fail
ANY of my subjects, well, I'm not gonna graduate this May, or next October, but on May 2008. Bummer.
Why the hell am I so assuming that I will flunk? Well, here's the thing.
I've had a couple of failing marks in my AdVac Subject, especially in the Prelims period. And my unadjusted prelim grade is 58. Hehe. I've managed to pass all the succeeding quizzes (
68, 73 and that heart-breaking but still heart-warming 65...haha...the quiz was OK but I committed a lot of silly mistakes because I wasn't able to review for that quiz the night before. I slept at around 11 pm and actually planned to wake up at around 3 am but the hell, I already woke up at 7:30 am... ) but still, the scores aren't enough to lift my horrible grades up. The final exam? Well, it was answerable...if you're given enough time to solve it. The proctor was already yelling "
10 minutes more to go" and I haven't solved the longest problem in the exam yet. The result? Well, dissapointing mistakes in solving consolidated patents & buildings, an overlooked "sold to outsiders" reminder, a dividend income not agreeing with the dividends declared, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah.
When I computed for the grade that I'm supposed to get in the final exam to still get a 3 in my transcript, (
prudence: I lowered my prelim grade to 55 and then gave myself only 6.5 in class standing) I discovered that I had to get an 83 in the exam. Whoa, when I pondered on my answers I already got 25 lost points...and the highest that I can get is a 75.
Another is MS. It's not really my problem subject because I have a high prelim grade in that subject and when I computed for the score that I have to get on the final exam, my computations said that I only needed 45 to pass. But hey, I did the worst job in answering that exam. Darn. I was lost in the Absorption-Direct-Throughput Costing thing and already got 10 answers wrong. 3 points each, so that makes it 30 points. And what's scaring me most is that I might have committed a mistake in transferring my answers in the theories part, because some shithead arrived late for the exam and required us to pass the papers at 4 pm sharp. Darn, he's 15 minutes late! And knowing my professor, she's not, in any way, willing to forgive and let those "on close call" pass unless it's 65 sharp. Getting a 64.9 won't mean a 3 in your transcript but a 5.
Oh
GOD, I'm dead meat!
Labels: Dead Meat, Scholastic Raves, The Great Depression
THE UST GROWLING TIGERS ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
6:06 AM - Monday, October 02, 2006
Whew! What a long title. And the title says it all.
A Cinderella Story...
The triumph of the underdogs...
From rags to riches...
...these words perfectly describe the UST champs.
They've gone a long way, hurdled many trials, suffered a number of injuries, and THEY'VE PROVEN MANY PEOPLE WRONG!
The UST Growling Tigers were no-namers at the beginning of the tournament...and they were IGNORED by many.
They said Pido Jarencio is indeed an excellent player but they doubted his coaching skills. And
they wondered how Jarencio will make something out of nothing: the UST Squad. Don't look now, Jarencio's made Champions out of the UST Squad they were calling "nothing".
They said UST is a very young team and it lacks skills and experience. Yes, they're young and
they lack experience, but they don't lack the skills. They just needed the proper training (maybe some of the players need a rigorous off-season freethrow training...hehe) and the proper coaching so that their talents will show. And Coach Pido was right for the job...he discovered the talented rookie Cruz, intensified the perimeter shooting of Evangelista, Duncil and Espiritu, improved Cuan's ball-handling performance, gave more opportunities to Ababou and the rest of the team to step up, etc. He unified the team and motivated them to work together. He instilled in them the "NEVER SAY DIE" attitude!
They said UST only got to the Final Four because La Salle wasn't in the league. C'mon, UST's
entrance to the Final Four doesn't depend on whether La Salle was playing or not...it's in UST's
own hands.
They said UST only got into the Finals because some stupid player from another school sold the
game to UST, with the latter paying 180,000. And what irritated me most is a comment from a UE student saying "The UST Alumni, Faculty, Administration, students, etcetera,
etcetera...Kristiyano lang kayo sa salita pero hindi sa gawa." What a stupid accusation, not to mention using "Christianity" in such senseless and foolish generalization. If UST didn't deserve the Finals slot then why did they manage to win the Championship??? I pity you, darling. I hope your bitterness won't eat it's way to your brain to bring you to hell.
And some said that the Finals will be a sweep for Ateneo. Ateneo's a great team, yeah. The
players are experienced and they've already established their names in the league. And yet, UST didn't give them an easy time.
...and what's sweeter than coming from the bottom and climbing all the way to the top to grab that Championship trophy and smack all those negative comments right in the face of those who said them.
As said, it all boiled down to who's hungrier for a Championship and who's got a bigger heart.
UST defied all odds bravely, battled against all other teams fairly, gave their best, and prayed to God for strength and guidance. With God's guidance, the UST Squad has ended a 10-year championship drought. They brought home the bacon.
First, thanks to GOD for this wonderful gift...for the glorious moments, for the sweet victory,
for the hardworking coaching staff, for the persevering and high-spirited players, for the people
who prayed a lot for the team's triumph, and for the Thomasian Community (proud to be a
Thomasian!) who supported the team all throughout this bumpy but wonderful journey.
Hey, I'm speaking as if I am a UST basketball player?
UST COMMUNITY: ONE goal, ONE voice, ONE TEAM.
MORAL OF THE STORY? Never underestimate a team just because that team didn't perform well at the start of the season. Basketball is as unpredictable as life; You'll never know when will these "losers" get up from the mud to slam that ball in your face and win the Championship title.
And if you're an underdog, well, keep your hopes high and keep fighting because there will a come a time that you'll earn all the fruits of your hardwork. Oh, boy. GOD never sleeps and He sees every effort you exert.
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Congratulations also to the UST Tigresses for bagging the Championship! Sayang, muntikan nang mag-grandslam! Hehe...
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And oh, I almost forgot to congratulate the SALINGGAWI DANCE TROUPE for winning the Cheerdance Competition! Jive for Five! Yehey...never mind those "uncalled for" banners and nasty "boos" from intelligent-yet-acting-like-uneducated-people people. Just do your thing and keep winning!
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Too bad I haven't watched Game 3 live from the Araneta Coliseum. I've watched Game 2 and I'd say that it's cooler to see the ballgame live than just watching it on TV. Oh well, I was supposed to go to USTe yesterday to buy tickets but it'll be unfair to Joan if I will buy a ticket and watch the game while she's at loss, still at the primitive age (still no power supply in Pasay...their landline's not working and the battery of her cellphone's drained). Besides, watching the game without her is like eating pizza without toppings. (Yihee...hehehe) That's why I opted not to buy tickets.
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Nyahaha...the UST students have already enjoyed several "no classes/classes-are-suspended" days due to Milenyo's unexpected visit and the Championship games. I wonder if they'll suspend classes tomorrow...
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Speaking of Milenyo, I believe we must all pray for those who have suffered and lost their loved
ones. I pray for their recovery and safety.
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VIVA SANTO TOMAS! GO USTE!
"WE ARE THE TIGERS, THE MIGHTY, MIGHTY TIGERS! WE CAME TO CHEER AND TO WIN IT WITH NO FEAR!"
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TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
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Reality Bites: Final Exams are just around the corner. I better review now or suffer the
consequences later. I might find myself crying not tears-of-joy (just like what I did minutes
ago...I can't contain myself...I cried after UST won the Championship) but tears of accounting
failure.
Labels: Euphoria, Scholastic Raves, The Boob Tube