but I have yet to buy a DSLR camera
(or even just a point-and-shoot one!)
V I D E O G R A P H Y
Harry Potter (Oscars 2011)
Tiny Ball of Light ♥
Last Song Syndrome!
(and my current cellphone ringtone!)
THE GREAT ORACLE
Not your average everyday sane psycho supergoddes
Mood
Vibes
: March 22, 2011 10:20 PM
: Hawt!
: Home
: Sleeveless top and big shorts
: I need MONEY!
: Severus Snape
: My current employer
: Alkaline Water. Sweet!
: Nothing. Actually craving for McDonald's Large Fries + gravy
: 1983 by Neon Trees
: NONE
: Twitter
: B-R-O-K-E!
ANATOMY
PART ONE: The Basics
Name: (prefers not to reveal her whole name)
Online Identity: The Great Oracle
Gender: Female
Relationship Status: Single
Birthday: December 30th
Astrological Sign: Capricorn
Year of the: Tiger
Alumna of: University of Santo Tomas
Course: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
Religion: Catholicism
Race/lineage: Asian - Filipina with Spanish and Chinese blood
Location: North Caloocan, Philippines
Affiliations: Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
PART TWO: Appearance
Body Size: Average
Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)
Weight: 46 kgs.
Eyes: Dark Brown
Vision: No assisted eyewear
Hair Color: Black Brown
Hair Style: Straight - Long
Skin Tone: Tan
Best Feature: Lips
Clothing Pref.: Conservative
Tattoo Info: Does stick-on tattoos count?
Piercing Info: 1 on each ear
PART THREE: Personal Favorites
People/Heroes: The Holy Trinity, My mom and dad, Severus Snape, L Lawliet, Nate River, Hisoka
Books: Harry Potter Series, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Digital Fortress, The Alchemist, Purpose-Driven Life, The Count of Monte Cristo, Les Miserables, A Clockwork Orange, Frankenstein, The Diary of Anne Frank, Pride and Prejudice, The Gospel according to Jesus Christ
Authors: JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling, Dan Brown, Victor Hugo, Anne Frank, Paulo Coelho, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Music Genres: Rock Music Genres
Bands/Artists: Evanescence, Garbage, Greenday, No Doubt, Blur, Ciara, Prodigy, Matchbox 20, POD, Nirvana, U2, The Calling, Foo Fighters, Incubus, System of a Down, The Killers, Gorillaz, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Audioslave, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Metallica, Lenny Kravitz, Marilyn Manson, etcetera.
Albums/CDs: My CD Collection
TV Shows: The Apprentice, Prison Break, Kyle XY, World Wrestling Entertainment(WWE), MTV, MYX, Knock First, Hunter x Hunter, Queer Eye, Charmed, Smallville, Alias, Arrested Development, House, Nip/Tuck, CSI, Desperate Housewives, etc.
Movies: The Passion of Christ, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Harry Potter Series, The Matrix Trilogy, So Close, S1mone, Love Actually, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Wedding Singer, Armageddon, Braveheart, What Lies Beneath, Underworld, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Van Helsing, Hot Chick, White Chicks, The Fast & The Furious, 2Fast 2Furious, etc.
Actors / Actresses: Kate Beckinsale, Eva Longoria, Zhao Wei, Jake Gyllenhall, Adam Sandler, Sean Biggerstaff, Lindsay Lohan, Rachael Leigh Cook, Johnny Depp, Freddie Prinze Jr., Keira Knightley, Keannu Reeves, Daniel Radcliffe, Winona Ryder, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Drew Barrymore, Alan Rickman, Ian McKellen, etc.
Games: Final Fantasy Series and The Sims
Sports: Basketball, Softball, Quidditch
Colors: Black, Blue, Red, White
Pets/Animals: Oreo -- my pet Maltese
Food: Some Vegetables, Ice Cream, Pizza, Pasta, Chocolates, Beef Caldereta, Beef and Mushroom, Fish Fillet with Tartar Sauce, Siomai, Starbuck's Choco & Mocha Frappe, French Fries, Burgers, etcetera...I love eating fatty foods...haha!
Drink: Water, Gatorade, Vodka, Red Wine, White Wine
Quotes: "Victory is always possible for a person who refused to stop fighting."
Interests: Eats, drinks, and breathes Accounting | my bed | movie marathon | malling & window shopping | doodles | animes | stars | cartoons | bass guitar | drums | wee hours | photography | drawing | rock music | the boob tube | TiVo | music | games | food trip | books | blogging | designing layouts| html | keyboards | personal computer | the cyberspace | jeans | tees | dancing | martial arts | mandarin
PART FOUR: In A Nutshell
The Great Oracle - n. A complicated rational, sentient, living bodily substance who probably originated from outer space.
adj. Trademark - the "boyish" walk | the Garfield-ish eyes
adj. WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) - I feel natural, I act natural. No pretentions, no masks, just the plain, real me.
adj. Perfectly Imperfect - procrastinates until the last minute to do anything | grade - conscious but doesn't make the effort to improve them | temperamental | can sometimes be too opinionated | cruel at times | stubborn | indolent | harsh to the people she abhors | forgives but never forgets
adj. Outlier - beyond the average! (Haha!)
adj. Living paradox - queen of irony | has a love - hate relationship with challenges | sometimes optimistic, sometimes pessimistic | sometimes mediocre, sometimes an expert | shy & introverted but friendly & approachable | always wants what she can't have
adj. Weird (in better terms, unique) - a complex mixture of different qualities in one creature : God - fearing | family - centered | unica hija | homebuddy | boyish | simple | creative | childlike but is never childish | cynical about love | wants to be independent | open - minded | responsible | practical | honest | observant | as unpredictable as life can get
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T A G B O A R D
footprints
The AFTERMATH of Lesson Learned: Take your cellphone with you wherever you go!!!
8:37 AM - Wednesday, October 31, 2007
You may have felt the disappointment in me when you've read my last entry yesterday, entitled "Lesson Learned: Take your cellphone wherever you go!!!". Well, you're about to read another entry about disappointment...
Oh darn it!!! Di ba I failed to answer the call? And another stupid thing I did is that I didn't call back...umandar na naman yung thinking ko na "kung gusto talaga nila akong i-employ eh baka tumawag ulit..." Argh what the heck! Now I really want to strangle myself!!!
Malaman-laman ko kanina sa isa kong friend na tinawagan din sila yesterday night at ininterview na sila...worse, she has already undergone 2 interviews (undergone? surgery? Whaaa...the least I can worry about right now is my correct grammar! Darn it!...just bear with me...) . Wahhh...I am super BOBO...as in Certified Public Bobo talaga...
Alam nyo yun...MOST, if not ALL, fresh CPAs dream of being an auditor in that firm! As in! I don't consider myself as one of those, ako yung tipong so-so na kung mapasok ako dun eh super OK, at kung hindi eh OK rin lang rin. But now, it seems to me that maybe, there's this hidden desire inside of me to work there. Iba kasi yung prestige pag taga-dun ka. It's not about the sweldo, kasi from what I've heard ay sila raw yung pinaka-makunat sa lahat ng auditing firms. Pero kasi, when you leave the firm eh parang Land sa taas yung market value mo. At yun yung habol ko...argh, call me a prestige-freakif you like, but I'm sure other CPAs/Accounting graduates or students will understand my sentiments.
Oh well, maybe it's not God's will that I work there.
But there's this certain question that keeps on popping up: Kung hindi sa Sa-Ga-Va, eh saan pa?!
You love to read, you like to think about things, and you don't mind being different. You're into nice guys and ignore their outside features. You're always there for your family and care about others before yourself.
Lesson Learned: Take your cellphone with you wherever you go!!!
8:00 PM - Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Except when you're about to poop...
Roar! I just want to smack myself in the face right now.
I have just finished eating my dinner when I came back to the sala to check out if anyone texted me. "1 Missed Call" was displayed. Then I pressed and pressed to see who that is. And then I wondered, "how come I didn't hear it ring?"
Then I almost collapsed after seeing the name that appeared.
The one who called was the HR (Human Resource) person for Sa-Ga-Va and Company (just the CAPS ok, mahirap ma-Google!)!!! And I was like, "Damn, why didn't I hear it ring?! Darn it!" I really wanted to scream but I controlled myself. If my mom finds out that I failed to answer a call from Sa-Ga-Va she'll probably remind me more of how stupid I was by making a "homily"...
Now I don't know what to do. I don't know if it'll be appropriate if I'll text them and I ask them why they called me, blah-blah...or if I just have to wait if they will call me again. Roar.
And now I am assuming that the call was for the initial interview! How dare me assume!?! I am certain that I didn't do well in that freakin' exam, I didn't even get to finish the Logic part yaddah-yaddah...And what if they're calling to inform me that I didn't qualify? Roar. I hope they call me again. Or else my sould wouldn't give me peace -- FOREVER!!!
Ang tunay na sked eh dapat, sa KaPaMaGa muna kami (again, my friends, ALL CAPS lang po) ng 10am then tuloy kami sa Sa-Ga-Va at 1:20 pm. Eh nagkagulo. Na-late kami ni Jill sa pag-meet kay Jo sa Gil Puyat St. ng LRT...kasi naman...
1. Late si Jill bumaba (wahaha...dapat 8 eh 8:30 na bumaba ng dorm si Lola...hehehe) 2. Sarado pa yung Photoprints. Ang tagal bumukas. Nung bumukas naman eh ambagal kumilos ni Ate na taga-print ng 2x2 pictures. Kainis! 3. Super traffic! Tas yung tricycle na nasakyan pa namin, imbes na sa Blumentritt St. eh sa Abad Santos St. kami ibinaba. 4. Naku, si Jill di sinabing alam nya yung papuntang Tayuman St...eh di sana dun nalang kami! Wahaha... 5. Kada station sa LRT eh 3 minutes yung stay. May technical problem raw.
Wahaha...na-wasted na nga si Jo sa kakahintay...
Tas pagdating sa Ayala Ave. eh 10:30 na, so di na kami pwedeng pumunta sa KaPaMaGa...so nag-aya si Jo sa Pee-and-Ey. So nag-walk-in applicants naman kami. Tas hayun, may English proficiency exam dun na kung tutuusin eh madali lang naman (kung nung High School ko tinake yung exam) kaso nga natabunan na ng Accounting knowledge yung English knowledge namin...wahaha...
Tas after lunch eh may interview...nauna si Jo. Medyo kinamalasan eh yung gwapo-slash-super-seryoso yung nag-interview sa kanya...masyadong prangka, ang sabi ba naman..."If we're interested, we'll call you within two weeks for another interview. But if you didn't receive a call, it means that we've already considered another applicant"...Samin ni Jill ang nag-interview eh yung head HR nila...she's mabait naman saka pwedeng mag-Taglish...
...just the same, nagkalat ako sa interview.
Kasi naman, nasira ako dun sa tanong na "If we are to hire you, when are you willing to start working for us?" Ang tanga ko talaga. Dapat pala sinabi ko this November na. Eh kasi nag-dadalawang isip ako...gusto ko pang mag-bakasyon ng kaunti pero gusto kong may trabaho na ako. Rar. Ang sinagot ko, "I don't know yet, Ma'am" wahhh...Reyna ako nang katangahan!!!
OK pa naman yung atmosphere dun. Mukhang mababait yung mga tao kasi everytime may dadaan eh makikipagkilalang..."Hi, I'm -name- and you're an applicant from what school?"
Ayun, 4pm na kami natapos. Wala na kaming ibang nagawa for the day.
Second Stop: October 27, 2007 - Sa-Ga-Va -
Di naman talaga kami pupunta nung araw na yon. Di nga ako pinayagan ng mom ko dahil wala na raw akong ipam-papasahe...tas ang Joan, sinundo ako sa bahay, kaya di na namin na-text si Jill na sumama (manggagaling pa siya sa Pampanga) kasi tanghali na rin.
So yon...deretso kami don. Ang daming applicants na kukuha rin ng Entrance Exam! Grabe...yung iba familiar pa kasi mga kasama ko sa Review Center but graduated from other schools...
Tas yon, pinapunta kami sa 15th floor...yung cafeteria...tas pinag-exam nila kami...
First Exam: Accounting and Auditing
Hay ewan. Parang madali lang siya pero nangamote ako kasi hindi ko na agad matandaan yung mga inaral ko for the Board Exams. Lumalala na talaga ang memory gap ko. Anyway, back to our topic, ayon, may true or false, blah-blah...at shempre hindi mawawala yung problem solving. Nagtataka nga ako dun sa last and longest problem. Kasi nagtatanong siya ng account balance at year-end eh given naman dun sa problem, so I was like, "Talaga bang eto na yung sagot or may iso-solve pa ako?". Ah basta, nakakaloka.
Second Exam: Logic blah-blah
Eto yung pinaka-nakakaloka. May flowcharts, yung huhulaan mo yung sequence ng letters, magso-solve ka ng math problems nang walang calculator (wah hindi ko kinaya ang division! May decimal point pa! Wah pasolvin nyo nalang ako ng Cash Flow Statement pwede pa!) Tas meron pang "If the yaddah-yaddah is travelling at the same rate as the blah-blah, at what rate etcetera-etcetera" dun na parang pang-engineering course. Ayoko pa naman ng ganun. Tas meron pang mga pamatay na word analogy dun, tas parang galing sa baul ni Bush yung mga English words. Others sounded familiar, like tenacious, na sobrang matagal ko nang naririnig but I didn't bother to look up sa dictionary...at yung iba eh sobrang kakaiba talaga.
Third Exam: English
Eto lang ata yung pinaka-answerable. Medyo hindi nangamote ang inyong lingkod.
Waaah...sa pangangamote ko eh mukhang walang tatawag sa aking auditing firm ni isa man dun..
I SURVIVED: The Adventures/Misadventures of a CPA-to-be
8:57 PM
Eto ang aking mga obserbasyon/opinyon/tips nung ako'y nagbo-board exam...(Huwaw Tagalog na Tagalog)
Pa.Ra.Ca. Registration (ung CAPs lang ha, siningitan ko lang ng vowels kasi baka ma-Google, mahirap na, Multiply pa!)
- Uminom ng sangkatutak na ice tubig o yelo kasi ika'y makikisalamuha sa mga NUKNUKAN NG SUNGIT/SUPLADA na mga empleyado sa PaRaCa.
- Kung maaari ay sabay-sabay kayo ng dabarkads mong magpasa ng requirements para pwede kayong magtanungan ng kailangang gawin/isulat sa napakaraming forms.
- Kung hindi maiwasang mag-isa ka lang, kapalan mo na ang mukha mong magtanong or makisabay sa ibang hindi mo kilalang aplikante (pero dapat yung mukhang katiwa-tiwala ha) kasi mahirap kapag mag-isa ka tapos may mali kang nailagay/naisulat sa form mo. Sesermunan ka nung mga unggoy don habang naka-microphone, kaya dinig ng buong PaRaCa yung sermon sa yo. Mapapahiya ka lang. Sasabihan kang "tatanga-tanga"...gusto mo ba yon?!
- Magdala nung mga requirements pati narin paste at Mongol # 2. At huwag bumili ng envelope at Cedula sa labas ng PaRaCa, mga peke yon. Hindi nila ipa-process ang application mo.
Review
- Pumili ng Review School na maganda. Yung pinaniniwalaan mo. At yung maganda ang STATISTICS. Huwag magpapaniwala sa mga hindi magandang sabi-sabi, lalo na kung ang nagsasalita eh empleyado o reviewer nung kalabang review center (aba parang may kilala akong ganito ha! Beware: meron sa USTe nyan!)
- NANINIWALA akong ang pagpasa sa board eh hindi lang talaga nakabase sa kung saan ka nag-review or paano ka nag-review...kasi it will all boil down kung ano yung natutunan mo sa undergrad, yung kung gaano katatag ang pundasyon mo sa mga accounting subjects. Kasi kung kakaiba yung tanong at di naituro sa review eh bahala na ang stuck knowledge mo nung college na isalba ka sa exam.
Kaya kafatid, kung nasa undergrad ka palang ngaun eh galingan mo na at mag-aral ka na ng mabuti. Kung graduate ka na at pakiramdam mo nama'y 'di matibay ang pundasyon mo, eh mag-aral ka na agad habang bakasyon pa. Huwag mo nang hintaying mag-umpisa ang review classes bago ka mag-aral.
- Unahin mo munang sagutan or aralin ang handouts na galing sa Review Center mo bago yung mga galing sa Review Center ng iba.
- Huwag masyadong mag-accumulate ng napakaraming handouts kasi it's either tatamarin ka aralin dahil sa dami or kakabahan ka before the board dahil hindi mo nabasa o naaral lahat yun.
- "You should never fall in and out of love during the board exam".
Sabi yan ng isang reviewer. Well ang logic niya behind that eh dapat daw during the review eh fully concentrated ka sa review, walang istorbo. Well kung magaling kang mag-multi-tasking eh congrats, pero kung hindi, medyo kumplikado RAW.
Saka sabi nya kasi, mahirap raw to kasi halimbawa, may bf/gf ka habang review, shempre mahahati yung time mo. Or it's either mag-aaway kayo palagi dahil mapapabayaan mo siya. Maapektuhan ka nun. Or worse, if ever mag-break kayo ng wala sa oras eh shempre, disoriented ka, magugulumihanan ka. Patay ang board exam mo.
Hindi ko masabi kung totoo talaga to based on first-hand experience dahil LOVELESS naman ako nung nag-board ako (sa kasamaan palad...hehehe) pero karamihan ng kakilala kong nagka-love problem during the review eh, sad to say, bumagsak sa board.'
- Iwasang um-absent sa review. Kasi marami silang important trivias/stuffs na sinasabi. Saka ikaw rin, makukulangan ka ng handouts. Kung nagkukumahog ka nang magreview eh siguro good excuse naman yon para um-absent, wag lang kayong gagaya sa akin na porke't nanaginip ng hindi maganda nung nakaraang gabi eh tatamarin (at tuluyang hindi) pumasok.
- Mas masaya sa Review kasi wala kang grades na inaalala. Saka mas open sa jokes yung mga reviewer. hehe. In short, mas GREEN ang jokes nila kasi graduates na kayo. Masaya rin kung magkakakaklase or barkada kayong magkakasama. Ok din kung mag-isa ka lang kasi marami kang makikilalang bago.
Lalo na kung sa CPAR ka...may mga "landian sessions" pa kapag classes especially kapag pre-week. At kung matyempuhan mo pang b-day ni DIREK eh baka manalo kapa ng libro nya...LIBRE 'pre! Palagi pang may pakain kapag petition mass at sa Farewell Party. Libre rin ang bayad sa Testimonial Dinner (Hotel pa)
- Umiwas sa mga mayayabang na tao. Talagang meron at merong mga taong nagmamagaling -- mga kapwa mo reviewee. Yung tipong nagpaparinig na "anu ba yan ang dali naman ng mga tanong" samantalang ikaw eh dinudugo na habang sinasagutan yung handouts. Wag mo silang pansinin. May karma rin yan. Hehehe
Home School
- Kung may petition mass sa homeschool mo (lalo kung Tomasino ka) eh um-attend ka. Naniniwala ako sa praying powers ng mga pari sa USTe pati ng mga professors. Saka after the mass eh may PEP TALK. Nakaka-inspire ang mga sasabihin nila. May free food pa from JPIA.
Pre-Boards
- Kung nasama ka sa Top 100 sa mga pre-boards eh CONGRATS, kafatid, ibig sabihin, malaking-malaki ang tsansa mong pumasa! Huwag ka nga lang magiging "lenient" sa Actual Board.
- Kung sa kasamaang palad eh hindi ka naman kasama eh huwag kang malungkot, Pre-board lang naman yan. Ibig sabihin eh mas kailangan mo pang mag-pursige, di ba?
- May mga review schools na ZERO-based. Kaya maaari kang makakuha ng 30 na score. Huwag kang malungkot, hindi naman zero-based yung actual board eh.
- May mga review schools naman na nagta-transmute. Wag ka rin maging masyadong kampante kung mataas ang score mo. Hindi zero-based ang actual board pero depende sa decision ng BOA kung magta-transmute PA sila sa results ng Actual Board.
Actual Board:
- Huwag kumain ng KAKAIBA days before the exam. Kaw rin, baka imbes na sa testing center ka nakaupo eh baka nagbababad ka sa toilet bowl habang nagbabasa ng paborito mong pocket book.
- Mga proctor. Sana mapunta ka sa mabait na proctor. Kahit gaano ka-epal ang proctor mo eh huwag mong sasagutin, kasi baka magsumbong yan eh ibagsak ka pa.
Meron nangyari sa amin na sa MS eh 30 minutes before the time eh pinapasa na yung papel. Kapag minamalas nga naman, no? (unfortunately, bumagsak yung isa kong kakilala na biktima nito...malamang naging factor ito...Rarrr) Kapag ganon eh isumbong nyo sa PaRaCa supervisor agad para mapagalitan. Bwahaha. Mahirap nang maulit uli ito sa pangalawang exam for the day.
- Natural na kabahan ka sa umpisa. Unang hawak mo sa testpaper ng TOA eh natural na mangangatog ka. Pero sa umpisa lang yon. Kasi habang nag-eexam ka na eh makakalimutan mo na ang kaba at maiisip mo nalang na kailangan mong mag-isip at mag-solve. Kelangan sa una-una ka lang kabahan, kasi kapag hanggang patapos na ung board eh kinakabahan ka, naku baka makaapekto yung nerbyos mo sa performance mo.
- Kung feeling mo eh nagkalat ka ng sobra't nangamote ka ng todo sa isang exam eh huwag ka munang nerbyosin. Kasi maaapektuhan yung mga susunod mong exam. Saka ka na mamroblema pag tapos mo nang i-take lahat ng subjects.
- Huwag i-discuss yung mga sagot after the exam. Mabibwisit ka lang sa mga mali at ka-engot-ang ginawa mo. SUNK COST na yon. Kahit magngangawa ka dyan, hindi na mapapalitan yung sagot mo.
- Huwag magmadali habang nag-eexam. Isiping mabuti lahat ng choices. Marami ka pa namang oras eh. Kung magta-time na, kelangan mo na talaga sigurong bilisan.
- Matulog nang maaga before the exam. Wag ka na mag-aral the day before kasi mai-stress ka lang. Late akong nakatulog nung 1st day kaya antok na antok ako sa TOA. Huwag nyo akong gayahin.
- Huwag mangopya. Shempre. Iba-ban kayo ng Pa.Ra.Ca "from taking any other/future exams and the results of your examination will be cancelled". Ganyang-ganyan yung nakasulat sa Answer Sheet.
- Iwasan ang ERASURES! "You will be banne from taking any other/future exams and the results of your examination will be cancelled." (exaggerated pa nga yung sabi sa answer sheet, kahit daw magmarka yung fingernails mo maba-ban ka na...)
- Kung galing ka sa Lower Section nung undergrad, tas nandun yung mentality na "naku, kung may babagsak sa batch namin eh kami munang mga taga-lower section ang mauuna" eh wag kang malungkot. Naisip ko rin yan noon. Pero tignan mo, nakapasa parin. Wala sa section mo nung college yan, nasa sayo yan. So believe in yourself.
- Kung galing ka naman sa cream section eh huwag ka masyadong maging kampante. Hindi lahat ng galing sa cream section eh pumapasa sa board.
- Huwag rin kayong masyadong magpapaniwala sa mga banat ng reviewer na "o, eto ang lalabas sa board, blah, blah" kasi BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE eh hindi totoo yun. Aralin nyo yun, OO, pero HUWAG DUMEPENDE DUN. Kung lumabas, eh di bonus sayo, kung ibang tanong ang lumabas, at least alam mo paring sagutan kasi inaral mo yung ibang topics.
- Kapag may new standards na pero yung old standard parin ang applicable sa topic (wala sa choices yung answer kapag new std pero nandun yung sagot kapag old std ang in-apply) eh isagot mo yung old standard. Tas malamang aapela ng bonus yung mga review center sa tanong na yon. Kung pumayag ang BOA, may plus one kapa. Eh di 2 ang score mo sa item na yon!
LAST at ang pinakaimportante, MAGDASAL, MAGDASAL, MAGDASAL. Siya lang ang makakatulong sayo bukod sa sarili mo. Papasa ka hindi dahil alam mo lahat kundi dahil tinulungan kaniya. Siya lamang ang ka-TAG TEAM mo. Siyempre you must do your part by STUDYING HARD and for sure, He'll do his part by helping you pass the exam. I-surrender mo sa kanya lahat. Sabi nga ni Atty.D, "with His proper guidance, you can never go wrong!" Makalimutan mo na lahat ng sinabi ko kanina HUWAG LANG ITO.
As of now yun nalang muna...saka na yung iba...hehe...umaatake ang memory gap...
You should strongly consider majoring (or minoring) in the Visual or Performing Arts (e.g., Art, Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Culinary Arts, Dance, Drawing, Fashion Design, Film, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Marketing (advertising), Music, Music Education, Music Theory, Painting, Photography, Theatre).
It is possible that the best major for you is your 2nd, 3rd, or even 5th listed category, so be sure to consider ALL majors in your OTHER high scoring categories (below). You may score high in a category you didnt think you would--it is possible that a great major for you is something you once dismissed as not for you. The right major for you will be something 1) you love and enjoy and 2) are really great at it.
Consider adding a minor or double majoring to make yourself standout and to combine your interests. Please post your results in your myspace/blog/journal.
Visual&PerformingArts
81%
English/Journalism/Comm
81%
Religion/Theology
69%
PoliticalScience/Philosophy
63%
Psychology/Sociology
56%
Physics/Engineering/Computer
56%
French/Spanish/OtherLanguage
50%
Accounting/Finance/Marketing
50%
Biology/Chemistry/Geology
44%
Education/Counseling
38%
Nursing/AthleticTraining/Health
31%
History/Anthropology/LiberalArts
31%
HR/BusinessManagement
25%
Mathematics/Statistics
19%
Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger?
2:33 AM
There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese Legend...
Thumb represents your Parents Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings Middle finger represents your-Self Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner & the Last (Little) finger represents your children
Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together - back to back. Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip.
Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents)..., they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later.
Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings)...., they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.
Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children)...., they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day.
Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse).You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT....., because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!!
RANK SCHOOL TOTAL NO. OF EXAM. TOTAL NO. PASSED PERCENTAGE PASSED
1 University of Santo Tomas 223 191 86.00 % 2 Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Main – Sta. Mesa 453 259 57.00 % 3 Xavier University 107 58 54.00 %
B. WITH 51-99 EXAMINEES
RANK SCHOOL TOTAL NO. OF EXAM. TOTAL NO. PASSED PERCENTAGE PASSED
1 De La Salle University - Manila 73 51 70.00 % 2 University of the Philippines – Visayas – Iloilo City 56 38 68.00 % 3 San Beda College 89 53 60.00 %
C. WITH 26-50 EXAMINEES
RANK SCHOOL TOTAL NO. OF EXAM. TOTAL NO. PASSED PERCENTAGE PASSED
1 University of the Philippines - Diliman 33 32 97.00 % 2 University of Saint La Salle 30 24 80.00 % 3 Mariano Marcos State University - Batac 31 24 77.00 %
D. WITH 10-25 EXAMINEES
RANK SCHOOL TOTAL NO. OF EXAM. TOTAL NO. PASSED PERCENTAGE PASSED
1 De La Salle University - Dasmariñas 11 10 91.00 % 2 University of Northern Philippines – Vigan 13 11 85.00 % 3 Silliman University 24 17 71.00 %
Topnotchers
Rank Name School Rating(%)
1 Richard Mulato Serrano Saint Louis University 94.57 2 Michael Carvajal Tomon Far Eastern University-manila 93.29 3 Denmar Bacalso Cantillas University Of Southern Philippines 93.14 4 Jerome Moreno De Castro Polytechnic University Of The Philippines-main-sta. Mesa 93.00 Michelle Tugado Rojo University Of The Philippines-visayas-iloilo City 93.00 5 Erickson Mapile Quijano Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila 92.86
6 Genghis Ong Grospe - University Of Santo Tomas 92.71
7 John Demson Duldulao Parumog Far Eastern University-manila 92.43 8 Joan Jaclyn Cheng Lao De La Salle University-manila 92.29 9 Albert Rilles Bon Polytechnic University Of The Philippines-main-sta. Mesa 92.14 Michelle Punzalan Razon Tarlac State University (tarlac College Of Tech.) 92.14 10 Richmond Canillas Reyes Polytechnic University Of The Philippines-main-sta. Mesa 92.00
From an ordinary college student into a Thomasian... From a Thomasian into a Thomasian Accountancy Major... From a Thomasian Accountancy Major into a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Degree Holder... and... From a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Degree Holder into a Thomasian Certified Public Accountant!!!
(talo pa natin si Ate Shawie, wala pa siyang Bachelor's Degree! Hohoho...)
Today, October 22, 2007, is the day when I mutated into a mutant (redundant?). Sabi nga ni Sir Jack, "Spiderman ka na!". And I'm very happy for my batchmates too. UST's passing rate is 86% (and if yung mga first timers lang eh 89% pa! Woohoo!) and certainly, medyo napahiya yung isang professor-slash-reviewer na nagsabing "Itong batch na ito? Siguro mataas na yung 60% passing rate sa kanila...". Anyway, thanks for that statement, SIR, we have used that to strive harder -- and we proved you wrong.
I dunno what to say! Hee hee! Disoriented pa ako, and I still can't believe the blissful events that have taken place. Anyway, congratulations to Genghis Grospe for grabbing the sixth spot in the Top Ten CPA Board Passers. Galing mo, Geng! Anyway, hindi man taga-USTe ang nag-top eh ok lang, marami naman tayong naging CPA! Woohoo!
Congratulations rin sa iba pang new CPAs who graduated from other universities/colleges!!!
Thomasians have the LAST LAUGH!!!
To my batchmates:
Finally, we have earned the fruits of our labor -- kept ourselves awake during sleepless nights, survived the anxious moments, endured the no-social-life status, etcetera, etcetera. We all deserve this and I'm sooo darn happy for us. Unfortunately, some didn't make it. I believe God's answer is to them is not a "NO" but a "NOT YET". And for us, new CPAs, it is a new beginning. Let's go out and show the world what Thomasian CPAs are made of!
And the bigger reward aside from passing the CPA Boards is establishing CLOSER ties with our family, friends, and of course, GOD, who never left us during the times that we needed them. He is the reason, I believe, why we passed -- not just because we knew how to solve those long auditing problems, or we knew when or when not-to-tax corporations, or how to compute for goodwill or income from acquisition. Without Him, this victory would have not been possible, and we must praise Him with all our might.
Truly, WITH GOD, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.
To God be the glory!!!
Signing out, Maria Socorro Azaña Ty, C.P.A.
P.S. Considered advertising/solicitation na ba yan? Naku wala pa nga akong lisensya baka ma-revoke na! Hehehe
UST as one of the Top Accounting Schools in the Philippines
4:44 PM - Sunday, October 21, 2007
I'm supposed to be sleeping right now. Still sleeping. But I just had to post this.
I was browsing this website Gov.Ph Forums when I came across this very interesting topic: What are the top accounting schools in the Philippines?
I read the contents of the thread and I was sooooo enraged. SOME, if not most, of the people that have posted in the said forums (the same topic) are a bunch of morons. How dare them exclude UST in the list? They talked trash against UST like there's no tomorrow. And they also trashtalked against other schools. And they call themselves "intelligent people"? They're a disgrace to their schools.
Good thing Thomasians show grace and composure under nasty situations like this. A good example is this Thomasian whose screen name is jbcourier. He rebutted all those nasty comments in a nice and educated way -- the THOMASIAN way.
Quote-reply By: jbcourier registered: 4/29/2007 member Philippines
Hello. I am an accountancy student in UST. I have two reasons for posting:
1. answer the thread based on my OPINIONS and OBSERVATIONS. 2. respond to some other posters' posts.
Well, for me it's...
De La Salle University University of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas
That is in no particular ranking though.
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To sherwin76502, you wrote:
"uh... sabi nila pangit daw ang accountancy sa ust. ewan ko. sabi lang naman yun. hindi ko alam kung totoo."
I don't think so. As a student of UST Accountancy, I could tell you that the training here is good. The system is quite harsh
though. Most of us, Even I, know that UST is "lax", like how another poster so wrote, in its admission policies--mediocrity can enter our college, but the survival system is rigorous. It's quite easy to enter but it's not that easy to survive. I am trying to say, however, that UP's or DLSU's systems are otherwise. I don't know what to say, I don't study there anyway.
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To MEXICANO, you wrote:
"UST and FEU seldom make it."
UST seldom makes it? I don't think so. In fact, UST topnotches CPA board exams, especially in October. I am aware of that.
Our college does a way for us to know if our college is doing good or not--based on statistical data. (I think most accounting schools, too, does so.) However, that's your opinion. 'UST seldom makes it'. Maybe we're using the same word--'seldom'--with different meaning.
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To crucial111 and chubbyman, you wrote, respectively:
"1-SOLID UP/ DLSU far 2nd- UST"
"...the third is hundred notches away"
Ouch. That 'far' adjective hurts. It's not FAR, I think. And it's not always 2nd. UST Accountancy is doing good enough and it's unfair to say we're 'FAR' 2nd. Sorry, I disagree.
I don't know which school you're saying 'third in hundred notches away'. But, again, UST is not that far...not even 'hundred notches away'. That's unfair.
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To Physics, you wrote:
"PLEASE STOP mentioning UST as a good accountancy school.
PLEASE STOP placing UST to the league of UP, DLSU and ADMU.
ACCOUNTANCY- DLSU AND UP. PERIOD."
Ohh, c'mon. ALL CAPS. It looks like you're into something...something mad. Okay fine, in behalf of UST, as one of its students at that, I humbly would not say that UST's in the "league" of UP, DLSU, and ADMU. If that's what you want. It's all yours...your TOP 3, I guess? But please, don't underestimate UST's accountancy school. It may not always be the best, but UST Accountancy is not "not good", therefore, it is good. It's still one of the 'best' accountancy schools in the country.
I recommend you to read the title of the thread. It says "TOP ACCOUNTING SCHOOLS" and NOT "TOP 2 ACCOUNTING SCHOOLS". I hope you could understand that. Peace, man. Stay cool.
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To arnetaclan, you wrote:
"...If May exam is easier, how come wala pa rin UST?"
Let me enlighten you. UST offers its accountancy program for 4 years. It compressed the supposed-to-be 5-year accounting curriculum into 8 semesters and 2 mandatory summers (3rd year and 4th year). UST doesn't usually take the May CPA board exam because senior accountancy students don't graduate in March. After 4th year 2nd semester, they still have to take their 4th year mandatory summer as a part of the curriculum, so they couldn't take the May CPA board. And the closest board exam after graduation is October. UST Accountancy tops in October CPA exams. Those are all facts.
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To thorla, you wrote:
"Only UP is the best. all the rest are so-so.
Let's be real. DLSU is a fine school but that's just a dumping ground for UPCAT rejects.
If you're super smart, go to UP. If you're not that smart to get in, go to DLSU (or AdMU). "
That's mean. It's quite disturbing. UP is good, I have no problems with that. But that doesn't give you the license to throw other schools offensive words. Be fair. Besides, UP is not the best in every field. Each school has its own strengths.
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To give justice for UST, I think I have said enough but let me say something more. It's nice to come from a school considered as THE BEST. It's nice being proud of where you study. We can say all our: "my school is good," "it is excellent", "it is one of the bests", or even "it's the best", all we want. However, it's absolutely unfair to step on other schools' names only for the sole purpose of adding up prestige for your school, or maybe, for your self?...considering that you study there.
What are the top accounting schools? There are, indeed, top accounting schools--based on the board exam ratings, but these accounting schools don't really 100% ensure students to be the best of what they could. As a student, it is still, partly, your responsibility to develop your potentials guided, of course, by your school. School is still, always, a factor, yes. But if we cling too much to this belief, we lose our senses of striving to be the best that we can be.
I am from UST College of Accountancy and I couldn't say that it's the "perfect" accounting school but I know very well that my school isn't 'far notches away' nor a 'far 2nd'. It's one of the bests, but it may not be the best. Who knows? Again, for me, it's...
De La Salle University University of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas
(in no particular ranking)
Thanks. Have a nice day. God Bless. =)
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Yan ang mga Tomasino! May BREEDING!!! Kudos to you, jbcourier!!!
Ugh. Look at your calendars. Today's October 12. The day before the 2007 CPA Board Exams! Rarrr...up to the last minute, I am still not ready. I will just lift everything to God and I know I'm in good hands. Please pray for me. And my heart's beating like crazy.
And thank you so much to all who texted/emailed/sent me a message. I really appreciate your prayers and the good wishes. I hope and pray that the Thomasian CPA Examinees do well :D
And there are also some who are wishing for my demise. Screw them. All I care for are the people who care for me. If they talk trash about me, well then they'd be the one to suffer some karma, not me.
Let's go October 2007 Thomasian CPA Examinees! Go for 100%!!!
"I am nothing apart from Christ" "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"
My new crush! Dr. Hayden Kho Jr.! Super gorgeous!!!
Sana sila nalang ni Katrina ang item, mas bagay. Or better, kami nalang dalawa ni Hayden. Para kasi silang mag-tiyahin or mag-ina...hehe (hindi lang ako ha, ang daming nagsasabi!) Sorry Dra. Vicky...
Desperate, Desperate...
8:51 AM
This maybe the last time that I'll watch Desperate Housewives, one of my (former) favorite shows.
Oh gosh, how desperate can they get?! The producer of that show must be stoned to death!!! So derogatory!!! I know someday he/she will get a piece of his/her karma. I believe Filipino med professionals here and abroad don't deserve a generalization like that. It is sooo OFF.
I don't know if it's just the caffeine in my coffee that's kickin' in (that's causing the commotion inside me) or if it is really myself who's got a problem.
Well, certainly, I do have one. And a BIG ONE.
Now I can certainly feel all the PRESSURES, the HASSLES, the WORRIES, and the all that so-calledpre-board exam jitters. *sigh* And the sensation's even worse compared when I'm about to take the Final Exam last IAC. Last IAC, it was my graduation that is at stake; and now, me being a CPA is the one that's at stake -- definitely BIGGER and HARDER to achieve compared to the former.
I know I am NOT ready, maybe that's why. And I'm just praying that God will give me a MIRACLE. And I don't know if I deserve that miracle (if I deserve to pass...)
I somehow think I do deserve to pass because I've already hurdled so many trials to get where I am right now. The nasty, so-darn-difficult quizzes that I have fortunately (with God's help) passed during my undergrad days at UST-AMV, the First and Final Preboard Exams at CPAR, the mind-numbing, body-tiring sched and lessons in my past IAC classes, etcetera, etcetera. But still, I feel un-ready. With the way I so-called, studied, I am in deep peril. I studied, but not to the best that I can. Ah, I just know it, I'll be a horribleCPA Reviewee.
Ugh, I am sooo stressed right now. And my heart doesn't stop beating like crazy.
I just hope I won't be like this during the actual CPA board exams. I've read a verse that says
"Don't worry about anything...instead, pray about everything" -- Philippians 4:6
That's definitely the best thing that can save me right now.
"Victory is always possible for a person who refused to stop fighting..."
...therefore, I must not stop fighting for my dear life.
Oh God, please help me get through this...
"I believe in Christ like I believe in the sun. Not just because I see it, but because by it I can see everything else. I believe I will pass the board exam. Not because I knew everything, but because God is with me."
I was studying Management Advisory Services yesterday when I received this text from Jillian...
"congratz po top100 :) khit puro kain tau hehe during preboard"
1-Oct-2007 14:18:57
And I was like, "Ha? Na-wrong send ba kaba?! Ako, kasama sa Top 100 sa Final Preboard?!" And she said, "Oo, sabi ni lee, pang-86 ka ata eh"...
Ah...the perks of eating and eating while having an exam...pampagana ng utak...hehe...
Haven't really seen the list for myself. But I surely will this Friday. At ma-picture-an nga. MILESTONE ito...
That's one of the last things that I am expecting. I mean, if I wasn't prepared for the first preboard, then I'm more unprepared during the final preboards. Ah, what the heck. Praise the Lord!!! And now I'm more inspired to study!!!
And what's cooler is that MORE THOMASIANS made it to the top 100! Yay! And now I'm more convinced that we can do the unexpected 100% passing rate! Go USTe! Let's prove Sir G***** wrong!!!
Just had to get that off my chest. Had a small break from solving Auditing Problems.
And yesterday was totally one of the happiest days of my life!
and Congrats also to my friends who made it to the top 100: Jo, Jill, Cyndi, Lee, etc.
We can do it! We can pass the board! So help us, (please) God.
Ciao!!!
P.S. Saw T.A.S 3rd's friendster account. And it says that he's IN A RELATIONSHIP. Oh well, busted again! *heart breaks* Ah, the heck. Who cares?! Top 100 nman ako! Yay!