It starts with you, ends with you. It was May 2016 when I found myself in a room full of aspiring fellows, a room filled with hope, dreams, and different stories, but with one goal: to grab the CPA title. First weeks in the review school, I remained calm and relaxed, thinking that the exam …

“BS accountancy? CPA board exam? What’s that?” those were my thoughts before taking entrance exam in different schools. Literally, I have zero knowledge in that course because we don’t have accounting subject during high school. I was about to take BSBA major in Management until my high school teacher told me to take BS Accountancy …

I’m a failure. Yes, this was how I describe myself, 7 years ago. I was so very happy being an accountancy student way back school years 2009-2011 but I was not that lucky to continue my course throughout my college life. It’s like I have ended my dreams on the second semester of my 2nd …

Years ago, during one of my high school closing ceremony I remember the guest speaker saying: “It is not about doing what you love, but it is loving what you do.” The speaker backed it up with his life experiences but I still can’t find myself to actually agree to what he said. To be …

Certified Public Accountant, isa sa mga prestihiyosong titulo hindi lamang sa Pilipinas kundi marahil sa buong mundo. Titulong tila mailap, ika nga, marami ang tinawag at sumubok pero iilan ang pinalad. Isang titulong nangangailangan ng sipag, tiyaga at matinding pananampalataya, at sa tulong ng Poong Maykapal, ang titulong “CPA” ay kaakibat na ng aking pangalan. …

Admittedly, the CPA Licensure Exam (CPALE) is one of the hardest exams to pass. Every year, thousands of examinees aspire to pass this dreaded test and have the title CPA after their names. I was one of those examinees, not only once, but twice. Yes, I failed my first CPALE way back October 2015. It …

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Confucius It has been a year since He granted the three significant letters I am longing to have. Until now, I still can’t believe the life changing event that happened in my life. My dreams turned into reality, my prayers …

To achieve your personal best, to reach unparalleled heights, to make the impossible possible, you can’t fear failure, you must think big, and you have to push yourself. It’s been a long journey for me before I was able to put that three letter- CPA before my name. It’s an ups and down battle. Maraming …

One day, when I was still in college, I found myself sitting just outside a classroom. I can’t remember the date. I remembered faces. I remembered how a group of students waited for some announcement that will somehow determine their future. I remembered how the world stopped for that one dreaded period of time. All …

I was too afraid to take the Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants during my first review. It feels like I am not ready for whatever will be the result of my preparations. I was afraid to flunk because I don’t want to fail my family, teachers, and friends’ expectations from me. I was afraid …