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Tuesday, 10 February 2009,14:28
Sorry to disappoint you I'm still alive. LOL
I know, I know. Well I do not know who I am really talking to. Oh I guess it's you blog since it has always been the two of us from the start.
I haven't posted for quite a long time. How long? Just refer to the date of my previous entry.
Much has happened, as I always say. So I will give the gist of what's going on with me right now.
WORK Enjoying it. Busy season is challenging, tiring but as I said, enjoying most of it. I am learning a lot of new things and finally getting in to grips with the audit work.
I am currently working on an insurance brokerage client (not that anyone would want to know). Last week, I was doing the interim audit for a new pension scheme client. That too is very interesting. I get to practice my communication skills as I have to discuss a lot of things with the client because the week was basically a knowledge gathering exercise. Boosted my confidence too since I now believe that I can carry a conversation in a language that seems foreign to me before. Not English language but accountant's language. I was bombarded with technicalities when I first went out to a client audit that I felt like my colleagues were from Mars and thus speaking Martian language. Now I am happy that I get the inside jokes, well most of it.
STUDIES College will be starting on March. I have passed my first 2 exams.
So 2 down, 12 more to go.
That'll be it for now. I still need to go to work early to finish off my stuff.
I think coffee has a completely opposite effect on me. Instead of keeping me up, it actually makes me sleepy. I am so sleepy right now but I decided to update my dear blog.
I've got a major exam tomorrow. That's why I need the coffee to keep me up so I can do my final revision in other words cram as much topic in to my head as I can. Never a good idea, I would have to say. I am freaking out about this exam. It's a big deal and it is hard. *sigh*
I'm just hoping to get a decent grade for this one. Kinda disappointed because the subject is Math. And I used to love it and perhaps I still love it but I'm having a hard time. I'll do my best tomorrow because at the end of the day, its all I can do!
Nothing's new with me except that I will be officially jobless and a bum after this coming Saturday. I feel relieved and worried at the same time. But I know I could find a summer job. I just want to focus on revision for now then after all my exams I'll start my job hunting. My exams are my priority now even if that means that I have to ask my parents for money to spend until I find another job. HAHA! Hopefully after my last exam on the 17th of June, I'd be able to land a new, more exciting and fulfilling summer job.
I've got nothing more for now. I'm really sleepy and I think my brain is slowly switching off! LOL
Here I am again. Feel like I am back to square one. At the very start of this year, I promised to change my ways. But lately, especially now I can't seem to keep that promise. I know it's going to bite me in the a** some time in the future but that doesn't seem to be enough to will myself to do what I promised to do!
I worry about too many things. I'm getting real bored with school. Today, I missed my classes. I'm losing my motivation to do anything. Sometimes I can't figure out what I want. I don't know what I want to do or what I want my life to be.
It is too hard when you're in this certain place where every one expects you to work and figure out your future. It's like they are watching your every step making sure you're moving forward. When their very act is what grounds you to a halt because there are times when you needed to slow down. Move in a slower pace but they're pushing you too fast. It's like you're in the center stage and every thing you do is subject to scrutiny. No where to go. There's no escape and there's no going back either.
And when you think of it, all you wanted is just to take a little break. To slow down a little and enjoy the journey. Is there really a need to hurry up? Is it so bad if you take a little more time than others? Isn't it about the journey that you take, lessons and experiences you gather along the way that matters most? Because these are the things that will shape you and mould that tomorrow your after for.
So maybe I'll be taking a break. A quick rest might be just what I need to restore my motivation and wake up that innner determination to keep moving and finish what I have started.
I am sort of back. I'm not really suppossed to be updating this blog since I should be revising for my exam tomorrow. It's a BIGGIE by the way. Pero since pasaway ako, I am HERE.
Well, I am really not keen on writing updates on what happened to me the past few months. All I can say is that it's a mixture of bad and good, sad and happy moments. Ganun lang naman talaga ang life di ba? There are ups and and downs but the beauty of it lies on how you stand up every time you fall and how you remain grateful for the blessings despite of the pain and tears you have to shed along the way. Life will never be easy and pain-free but it is a beautiful gift. I just want to share this insipiring quote I read few days ago:
Life is a matter of perspective. Either you complain that roses have thorns or you rejoice that thorns have roses. It all depends on how you look at it.
Simple thought but very inspiring. It's almost like an eye-opener for me. Coz I admit that most of the time I tend to focus on my problems, complain about the hardships I have to go through. Therefore, I am missing all the little blessings that I continuously receive from Him. The simple fact that I am still here today experiencing life is something I should always be grateful for.
Sometimes we could get caught up in our problems and dilemmas but we should all strive to find the light so we could see that it's not all bad. Problems come with solutions. Things happen for a reason. Although there are times when solutions are hard to find and reasons are unknown to us, it doesn't mean we lost the fight or we reached the end. I'd like to believe that there are no dead ends for they are just walls or obstacles that test our strength and determination to reach for that something. We just have to work our way around these walls.
And just like me, I know many people experience those "I want to give up" moments. However, I hope that just like me, they find that strength and courage deep within themselves to go on and realise that life doesn't end where their problems start. Conflicts make us better individuals, hardships make us stronger persons. We all might have heard or read these phrases more than a hundred times but the truth in these lines doesn't change. You can either be cynical about it or be comforted by its meaning. At the end of the day, it's your choice and your choices and decisions today are the ones that mould the shape of your tomorrow.
School, work, applying for other jobs and trying to get into a suitable volunteer programme. With work and college how could I even have time to volunteer. Oh well there's no harm in trying anyway.
College is busy as ever. But it is a relief that I finished my university application. I handed it in to my personal tutor for her to check. Then it will be sent off to the referee for a final check (again) and hopefully it should go off by this week (provided all the details are correct and there's nothing wrong with my personal statement). I had it (my personal statement) checked by an admissions tutor from UCLAN and though he was a little bit harsh his honest opinion and constructive criticisms made my personal statement even better *I hope*!
So here's the universities I am applying to:
Durham University - included in the top 20 best universities in terms of accounting and finance degree
University of Manchester - ranks 4th in the university league table for accounting and finance degree. Plus it's 20 minutes away from my place by train. This is actually my first choice now.
Newcastle University - used to be my first choice. The only university in UK that offers an accelerated route to qualifying as a chartered accountant. The course is 4 years with work placement during the 2nd year till the last year. They work in partnership with PriceWaterHouseCoopers and ICAEW. Roughly 12 months after graduation, you could qualify as chartered accountant. But it is far away. Newcastle is near the Scottish border.
London School of Economics (University of London) - the best university to study accounting. Tuition fee is the same but living costs are very very high. That puts me off.
University of Warwick - still in the top 20! Not really sure why I applied for this one. I have researched the course modules they offer and it's pretty much the same with other universities I have applied for.
My final decision will depend on which university will offer me a place. I'm not going to be too optimistic thinking that all of them will give me an offer. I am hoping though that LSE, Manchester and Newcastle will be the ones who would consider my application. Hopefully *fingers crossed*.
I think this is too long now. I'll talk about my intentions of volunteering in my next entry because it's pretty late. I need to hit the sack!
ANNE. Twenty years old. Currently working in one of the "Big 4" accounting firms and at the same time studying
to qualify as a chartered accountant. There's nothing extra-ordinary about me except for my temporary insanity at times.
I have big dreams not only for myself but more importantly for my family. They will always be the first love that never dies for me.
