by Michaila Zarco, BSA 3-1
Looking into the result, it took me a lot of effort to do so. I can see other already expressing their triumph while others simply turn their back and walk away … dejected. But now, it’s my time to face it even though my strength seems to be slowly taken away as I pace my way towards the list of passers. What I saw made me taken aback or is it better to say “what I didn’t see”. At that point, I didn’t know how to react and so I let my tears fall and my memory to have a recall.
“What do you want to take up,” I remember papa asking without a miss until I made up my mind to take up Accountancy. Inspired by my high school senior, becoming a CPA is what I envisioned myself from then on. Upon entering the university, since I never dared to step out of my safe haven, I must say that I was culture shocked … with the first 30 minutes of my college life. =) The fun of having people sharing the same dream served as my stress-relief in this new world I’m on in. I glided my way throughout first year making me confident enough to continue for the next level. However, hope somehow left me during my second year. The cliché of “Compre = bye bye CAE” made me give the examination a dire impression. Knowing that I should take the Comprehensive Exam, I’ve been downcasted and thought of myself as klutz. “Where did I make a mistake,” I kept on asking it until I learned that I passed and then I proved that my assumption wasn’t factual at all.
Second chance given should never be taken for granted, I said to myself. Starting my third year until I graduated, I learned to fight headlong with calculator as my sword and Valix & Dayag as my shield. I prepared myself in every battle to 6+ pages of quizzes keeping in mind that at the end of the day, whatever the result will be, invested herein were my determination for my aspiration. Nonetheless, I’ve never been oblivious of my friends’ presence who share the same fight with me. Thanks to them, I was able to repress depressing times of failure. Managing to defy sleepless nights, cramming moments, and zombie-like features in the morning, I’m sure, not only me but all BSA students have gotten into it. So as the day of graduation came, I felt that all hardships were worth it. As I took my diploma, I saw myself standing close to my goal. Only one step left and eagerly I said “CPA board exam, here I come.”
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Now I’m here, standing, with tears that keep on flowing while reciting an oath with others in unison. I’ll never be tired of remembering the day when I saw my name in the list of CPA board passers. Back then, out of disbelief, I cleared my blurry eyes and took a look for one more time. I didn’t see any mistake and what I’m reading is my name, clearly written. The sudden bursts of emotion were ecstatic since I knew that I’ve gone through unconfident choices, unplanned decisions, and occasional adversities. But those served as my grindstones to reach where I am right now. I already fulfilled my utmost ambition but I believe this is not yet the limit of my capacity so I’ll still continue my pursuit to excellence in the new world I’m about to enter – the world of CPAs.
Looking into the result, it took me a lot of effort to do so. I can see other already expressing their triumph while others simply turn their back and walk away … dejected. But now, it’s my time to face it even though my strength seems to be slowly taken away as I pace my way towards the list of passers. What I saw made me taken aback or is it better to say “what I didn’t see”. At that point, I didn’t know how to react and so I let my tears fall and my memory to have a recall.
“What do you want to take up,” I remember papa asking without a miss until I made up my mind to take up Accountancy. Inspired by my high school senior, becoming a CPA is what I envisioned myself from then on. Upon entering the university, since I never dared to step out of my safe haven, I must say that I was culture shocked … with the first 30 minutes of my college life. =) The fun of having people sharing the same dream served as my stress-relief in this new world I’m on in. I glided my way throughout first year making me confident enough to continue for the next level. However, hope somehow left me during my second year. The cliché of “Compre = bye bye CAE” made me give the examination a dire impression. Knowing that I should take the Comprehensive Exam, I’ve been downcasted and thought of myself as klutz. “Where did I make a mistake,” I kept on asking it until I learned that I passed and then I proved that my assumption wasn’t factual at all.
Second chance given should never be taken for granted, I said to myself. Starting my third year until I graduated, I learned to fight headlong with calculator as my sword and Valix & Dayag as my shield. I prepared myself in every battle to 6+ pages of quizzes keeping in mind that at the end of the day, whatever the result will be, invested herein were my determination for my aspiration. Nonetheless, I’ve never been oblivious of my friends’ presence who share the same fight with me. Thanks to them, I was able to repress depressing times of failure. Managing to defy sleepless nights, cramming moments, and zombie-like features in the morning, I’m sure, not only me but all BSA students have gotten into it. So as the day of graduation came, I felt that all hardships were worth it. As I took my diploma, I saw myself standing close to my goal. Only one step left and eagerly I said “CPA board exam, here I come.”
__________________________________________________________________
Now I’m here, standing, with tears that keep on flowing while reciting an oath with others in unison. I’ll never be tired of remembering the day when I saw my name in the list of CPA board passers. Back then, out of disbelief, I cleared my blurry eyes and took a look for one more time. I didn’t see any mistake and what I’m reading is my name, clearly written. The sudden bursts of emotion were ecstatic since I knew that I’ve gone through unconfident choices, unplanned decisions, and occasional adversities. But those served as my grindstones to reach where I am right now. I already fulfilled my utmost ambition but I believe this is not yet the limit of my capacity so I’ll still continue my pursuit to excellence in the new world I’m about to enter – the world of CPAs.
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