!!!

complete.

it has been done..

I promised myself, 7 months ago that I would embark on this journey and never look back.  It has had its ups and downs but I am utterly grateful for my fortune and blessings.  I cannot believe that the culmination of my four years of college education has peaked to this exam and now that I have surpassed that milestone, I struggle to contrive what is behind the next corner.  What challenge should I undertake next?  How can I better prepare myself for tomorrow?  Should I go back to school?  Should I attempt another certification?  I am at a loss of words and thoughts.. I cannot believe my situation.  I made a plan, stuck with it, and made it through in the end.  All in all, most importantly, sincerest thank you for the love and support that I do not deserve (you know who you are).

Now that I have a little more free time I guess its time to utilize this tumblr thing more.

once again..

I PASSED THE FRICKIN’ CPA EXAM!!!

tomorrow

Taking a brief break from studying…

I can’t help but wonder, why is it that no matter how much I prepare.. I still feel under-prepared, or even worse unprepared?  I know I said it before in a prior post that this exam will not be easy but I wish I could have one more week, one more day, one more hour.. anything.  However, at the same time I wish it was here and now, so I can get it all over with.  Which do you prefer to tip-toe into a pool of cold water or to dive right in?  I usually prefer to dive right in.. even when I used to swim on the team I would always dive right in because (in my mind) it is always worse to prolong the inevitable.  Well here goes nothing… ? How come people say, “here goes nothing”… if they are attempting something should they be putting their everything into it? … odd

well enough of this dilly-dallying, back to studying.

1/4

“good news everyone!” 

Haha if you know what i’m talking about you will probably be laughing a little inside as well.

So.. for the good news, I passed my first section of the cpa exam (God is good, all the time!).  The bad news, I have another exam coming up soon.. too soon.. This has been quite an eventful August, a monster of an emotional roller coaster.  There have been a quite a few distractions this month, too many to say the least.  However, I will do my best until the exam date and I will persevere and not go down fighting.  

The experience so far has reminded how thankful I should be for being blessed with such a supportive and wonderful family, a beautiful girlfriend, and a just the opportunity to take the exam.  Although it has been depressing seeing summer going down the drain.. (spent about 12-16 hours a day studying, inside with the curtains shut) I pray and hope that it will all be worth it in the end.  As one instructor said, “there is a relationship between your rate of passing and how miserable you are… the more miserable you are the more likely you are to pass.” Quite encouraging seeing how miserable I am.  However, I must always think positively and stay on the bright side.  

So enough with this diversion, I should get back to studying…