Hymn to Halloween

More than four wonderful years into our college lives and we still do this.

Avo2001 Sembreak Get-together.
Theme: Horrific Halloween.

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the scariest of them all?


Me? With the inflatible sungay ang Quesci Bow. The bow... Now that's scary...














Ito ang mga nanga-reer ng costume: Sina Kamatayan (guess who), Ghost (guess who ulit) at ang Kampanyerang Kuba (Go Ros! Karir!)











Ito ang scariest of them all... Yikes!
Wag nyo sana mapanaginipan. Hehehe, maalala nyo kaya si Mam Ramirez kapag nakita nyo si Angel Locsin?











Magic Sing. Buti na lang indoors kaya walang KJ na kapit bahay.
Yet, with no extra chips, we lasted until 2am singing...











I love these guys. =)

more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/avo2001/

Birthday Beats

Happy Happy First Birthday to my everdearest kit!
I've been a drummer for one year. Not an expert. But I'll be one. In time. XD















The History:

I had the vision of playing drums during high school.

I hinted to my parents that a drumset would be a nice furniture. Of course, they didn't agree with me initially. Hindi bagay sa babae ang nag-da-drums. Blah blah blah. I have three other sisters -.-

But that vision in me remained.

During college, I was a fan of concerts and band performances. The UP Fair is my yearly tradition and I would drag Beth to accompany me in other concerts. From time to time I"d tell my parents stories of how cool the drummers were. And bit by bit, my sisters started thinking that they also would like to learn the drums. But my parents were not too convinced. And it was not feasible for me to save enough to buy my own drumset.

So comes BA 118 (take 1). They promised that they're finally going to buy a drumset when i pass the BA 118. I didn't. I was depressed - I sulked, and sulked, and sulked at home. But JPIA's Planning Sem took my mind of the issue for a few days. When my mom picked me up after the planning sem, she told me we were going to SM tob wait for my dad, because we were going to buy a drumset.

HUWAAAAAATTTT???? YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Sorry na lang sa kapitbahay namin. Hehehehe.

[Makes me think: What would they have given me to get me out of my depression if I didn't pass 118 again this year. Oooops. Bad thought. Erase thought.]

It is a product of my depression, and the joint powers of me and my sisters. =)

Another blessing in disguise.

Scales in BAA Major

What's harder than more than 5 hours of accounting exam?

Waiting for the results.
Dreading the results.
It's just sheer torture.

Masakit sa ulo.
Malamig sa kamay.
Mabigat sa puso.

Ayoko na maramdaman yun ulit.

Friday Very Evening. I got really anxious when I got home last Friday. The results will be released, Saturday noon. So I had twelve hours to torture myself with what-ifs. I had no fall-back plan. I had no plans what to do if I fail again. Hindi talaga ako mapakali. My mind was in such a hyper mode, and my heart was palpitating. I stressed myself more by making a list of “Sure”, “Not-so-Sure” and “Barbs” exam answers. At first, I thought I had 20, 100% sure correct answers (I needed 27). But further analysis led me to realize that I only had 15 correct answers. That was when the tears started coming. I ended up crying for 2 hours worrying about the outcome. It was then that I started accepting that I would have to take the removals – if there was going to be one. Those tears were my lullaby so that I could sleep.

Saturday. Woke up around 7am with heavy eyelids. I knew it would be futile to try to sleep more. I needed to do something. To calm myself, I played my drums for an hour. After eating breakfast, I banged the piano for 20 minutes. That sick feeling in my heart and stomach made me avoid eating anything more. 12:00 was nearing so I prepared myself, and went to school.

Our prof said he’d release the results around 2pm. Two more hours of worrying.
After more than two hours of waiting in torture, we got the results.

3.0

When I saw the grade, I felt…. I couldn’t completely be happy because I was so ready to cry and beg for a removal exam. Anxiety could block your ability to feel the joy I guess. To celebrate, I ended up spending a lot before my piano lessons. When I got home that night, I finally relaxed.

My sembreak has begun. :)

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Moral Lessons:

Pensions - Kung magiging Pension accountant ka, wish mo lang Defined Contribution Plan yung company. Stay away from Defined Benefit Plan Pensions.

Taxes - There are two inevitable things is life: Death and taxes (from a BA 101 book). I realized how creative the government can be with tax rules for companies so that they would pay earlier. And how these companies have more creative legal ways of abiding these tax rules so that they could pay later.

Leases - The possibilities are endless.

Error Corrections - To err is human. To correct the error is difficult.

Partnerships - is important in studying Math. Coz Partnerships will make it easier, in solving problems in our everyday life. You know you never felt like this before, you’ll be so happy you’ll be wanting more… Ay, wag na nga. Hindi pala appropriate yung Math Jingle.

Home and Branch Accounting – Reciprocal fractions are easy. Reciprocal accounts are not.

Business Combinations - Surprisingly, this is the topic I enjoyed the most. Pramis! Unfortunately, the exam scores do not reflect my enthusiasm in this topic.

Intercompany Transactions – To share or not to share profits with the subsidiary.

Trading Securities, Available for Sale Securities, Held to Maturity, Loans and Receivables – there are more than two sides of the same coin.

Intercompany Tax - FBS

Foreign Currency Translation – sana puro ganito na lang accounting XD

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What’s harder than waiting for the results?
Losing faith in yourself while waiting for the results.

Thanks to all those who remembered and prayed for our 118 class. And thanks to all those people who believed that I could do it. It’s a good feeling that some people still believe in you when you don’t believe in yourself.

A friend’s thought (not the exact words):
“Notice how the lights become brighter because of your tears.”
A very refreshing thought to remember when I cry again.

I think I shall never see
A grade as lovely as a three
A three that's earned in blood and sweat
When failing again is a serious threat
A three I've asked from God all day
Knowing praying is the way
Exams are taken by fools like me
But only God can make a three

Thank You Lord! :) This is for You!

Barbies

The theme of the blogs I just read: Barbs. It is an academic craft perfected over time.

Marketing Plan. 10 pages of truth. 73 pages of lies.
Form over substance.

Tuwang-tuwa siguro si Satanas tuwing finals weeks sa dami ng papers na puno ng kasinungalingan ng mga estudyante.

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One subject to go...
The Ultimate Exam
BA 118 Finals

My final, and I do mean FINAL, exam in BA 118.

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Death is inevitable. It is a part of life.
But that thought doesn't make it easier for those who were left.

Unharmony II

Absolute? No.
Sad? Not really.
Scared? Not exactly
Guilty? Absolutely not.
Revocable? Completely irrevocable.
Judgemental? Probably.
Hurtful? Possibly.
Firm? Absolutely.
Harsh? Slightly.
Honest? Not quite enough.
Exhausted? Fair enough.
Excited? Yes.

Meowing Sounds

Meet Moshi. Our family cat. When he's craving for attention, he claws our legs. I think he has more fun clawing our legs than clawing our furniture. Good thing he's scratching the furniture. He hasn't begun scratching the piano...yet.

I despise our cat right now. I'm swamped with 3 exams, 3 reaction papers, a final paper and a marketing plan. And he's just sleeping around the house. He just sleeps, eats and claws. I envy him. I take pictures of him when I catch him sleeping. He's a good practice subject for the camera anyway.

I just hope this semester ends well. Then just like him, I can sleep the day away.