Farewell Pink University!

Finally, after 5 years of enclosing myself to studying and bracing myself to never quit despite all the hardships that I may encounter. I had graduated! 😘🤓🎓

First and foremost, thank you Lord for all the blessings I have received and for guiding me in all of my endeavors. Without your guidance I would not have achieved what I have today.

Thank you Nay Rosalinda for being ever supportive of everything and for providing me my necessities and wants na kahit ang dami na nating gastos binibili mo pa din ako. Kahit na wala na si tatay I know in my heart that he is proudly smiling at us and is always watching over us.

Thank you to my bestfriend, cousin, partner in crime, dearest ate Jassy, (annyeong eonni! <3) sa pakikinig sa lahat ng stories ko na parang ikaw na yung diary ko 😘, sa pagaadvice sa akin tungkol sa mga bagay bagay, sa pagiging available kahit na nagsstruggle ka na dyan sa law school, sa pagiging karamay sa lahat ng oras lalo na kapag manunuod ng K-drama, at higit sa lahat sa pagiging parang kapatid ko na. 😀 hahaha babygirl niyo pa din ako ah 😢

Thank you to my Titas, Tita Delia, Tita Alice, Tita Josie, Tita Heidi sa pagtulong samin ng nanay ko financially at sa lahat pa ng pwede niyong itulong sa amin.

Thank you to the Registrar Family, tita Lisa, tita Cecille, tita Jhovie, ninang Laih, ate Clarence, ate Camz, ate Lyka,
kung saan ako nagsstay kapag may mahabang break, sa pakikishare ng pagkain whenever may birthday, sa pagtulong sa mga kaibigan at kaklase ko sa pagayos ng records nila na nagiging express lane na at higit sa lahat ung pagturing niyo sakin na parang part na din ng family.

Thank you Ladies Allea, Bianca, Eunice, Aira, for being my friends through thick and thin, for rooting that we can do everything if we help each other, sa pagcomfort sakin whenever malungkot ako, sa pagiging fashion at makeup adviser niyo sa akin, sa pagsupport niyo sa akin tuwing may crush ako 😘😀at higit sa lahat yung time na naspend natin magkakasama.

Lastly, sa kpop idols, actors and actresses for being there whenever nasstress ako sa pagaaral, sa pagiging inspiration ko in achieving my dreams, for being my escape to reality, for the joyful moments that you shared with us (your fans). 😍😙❤💙💚💜

Thank you everyone for being a part and parcel of my life that makes me who I am today.

Kristel Ann Joy L. Apostol
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Centro Escolar University
12-01752
😀🤓✌💚🎓Class of 2017🎓💚✌🤓

Being in college left me with experiencing so many firsts...

I remember back then my first day of classes in 2012, my cousin accompanied me to my room and left me there to talk to my blockmates. But, of course, to my shyness I waited the others to talk to me first before I started to communicate with them. As we attend our Accounting I subject with Dean Anastacio I was flustered for a moment because after the discussion we will immediately proceed with the quiz.How can forget those introductions for every subject we had? That was one of the things that I can't forget after these years because I get nervous just from introducing myself to the class. Also during my first 2 years in college I was being fetched by my father so that I will not commute by myself. After 2 years, I became accustomed to commute by myself. After a few weeks many groups were formed within the block that left me with a big group of friends. And eventually my big group of friends were also divided because of our characters and personalities. There was also a time where me and Alou toured around the school so that we would know of the different shortcuts between the different buildings. That subject where we learn how to use makeup, chopsticks, and dressing up properly for corporate events. Those times where we perform a dance number for a speech subject. These were the times that I was testing the waters if I would be really close with the people whom I encounter.

These blockmates of mine really gave effort to celebrate my birthday which I find touching. Back when I was in first year high school there was a time that I invited my classmates to celebrate my birthday at home and they said that they will come but I waited and waited only to see that ate Jannine's and ate Jassy's friends were the ones who came even though they were not informed ahead of time. I was really hesitant that time when I invited my blockmates because I am not that close to all of them but despite the travel time from mendiola to navotas they really enjoyed my birthday party. After my celebration, they even looked forward to my birthday the next year because they enjoyed the food and the karaoke. Even if we are not that close yet they still pursued to celebrate my birthday.

When we reached the fourth year level things got more serious in studying that left us with only 15 students that survived many terror professors and also the cut-off grade of 70%. Even if we are concentrating in our studies we never fail to support our blockmate which is the JPIA president that time in any of his events. I remember that participated on the field demo twice because on the first they said that it is required to participate and on the second it is our support to our blockmate. This is also the year where our (FS Buddies-Aira, Allea, Bianca, Eunice and Ken) bond deepened. We kept going to each other's houses to make the feasibility study and to revise it and revise it until it will be approved. During those times that we revise our FS, we also helped and take care of each other a lot. My most memorable time during this was when we were preparing our powerpoint presentation for the practice for oral defense that we did not sleep a minute just to finish and polish our lines and the presentation. When we were travelling from Bianca's house to school, we rode a jeepney and during the travel Eunice saw all of us weakly holding onto the handle inside the jeepney and falling into sleep. After the practice for the oral defense, we were disappointed because the lines and presentation we prepared were overloading with information. That was the only time we knew that only the summary or it should contain phrases about the different aspects. Our effort was wasted and we become exhausted. But in the end we passed the oral defense even if our product was always being judged. During this year, I cannot forget the 6 cases that we should analyze and from that we will have oral defense for the 2 cases. For every case I used up 5-6 yellow paper for the case analysis. Despite having low grades compared to the other 2 groups on the first case, we managed to be the best group for the Accountancy program.

The professors that I can't forget, Atty. Santiago and Sir Co. These 2 professors of mine shared a really deep bond with our class, Atty. Santiago for being our professor for 5 subjects and Sir Co for 7 subjects. Despite the impression of others, through them we really learned a lot on their experiences and their way of teaching that only left us no choice but to study again and again if we don't understand what was being taught to us. To be a student of them is really an honor and a privilege for the students. 

In our last year in college, we put our hands-off from the different co-curricular and extracurricular activities within the college. In the end, we were being reprimanded for not participating in the events. Lacking hours for the school activities, we volunteered to be the facilitators for BIDA 2016. This year was the year where we experienced OJT. Me, Eunice and Aira applied to the same bank which is the LandBank of the Philippines-Pasay Branch. In here, we experienced different things that are done when we get a job. We also experienced to have Atty. Santiago to be our professor for 2 subjects in just one sem. When we only have 1 law subject we were already struggling but to have 2 law subjects in one sem with Atty. Santiago we don't know how to cope up in the first few weeks but eventually we managed our time well. The same goes with Sir Co we tackled about 4 subjects for the review. Still, we managed to overcome the different obstacles that were given to us even if we are complaining because we know that suffering comes first and happiness will be next.

Setting aside the hardships and obstacles we encountered I find myself to be attracted to 3 guys: 

• The Chinese guy - many were attracted to this guy 'coz I think he is everywhere in CEU hahaha :))))) I don't actually remember why I was particularly attracted to this guy hahaha :) may because he has a fair skin and chinito.
• Seung Hyun - I have a photo with him :) thanks friends :) the Korean guy that is handsome :) 
• Park - I also have a photo with him <3 thanks again friends :) the cute Korean guy that is probably 3-4 years younger than me :) 

That concludes everything that I experienced and felt during those 5 years in college. Next up CPA license <3 Claiming it! :) 

This will be our year! Twenty Seventeen! :) 

Thank you! :) 

Centro Escolar University - Mendiola, Manila

For your One Month Birthday Celebration Ate Jassy

To my dearest cousin/bestfriend forever/long lost sister/food buddy/movie marathon buddy at marami pang iba Happy Birthday!!! :)) (sorry hindi na ko nakagawa ng letter at napapost office kulang na din kasi sa time eh kaya eto nlng blog tutal tayo lang din naman makakabasa nito kaso ikaw lang may alam na may blog ako hahahaha)

Thank you sa lahat ng times na kasama kita actually hindi ko din talaga alam gagawin ko kung wala ka sa buhay ko eh. Diba nga takot ako sa tao (hahahaha so hindi tayo tao baka alien tayo). Ang dami ko pang ikekwento sayo pero siguro kapag nagkita na lang ulit tayo sa bakasyon sa inyo naman ako magbabakasyon eh. :)) Tapos magkocontemplate tayo about life kung bakit nagbabago ung mga ugali ng tao or kung bakit naging ganun ung iba and stuff na pinagkekwentuhan natin kapag ayaw pa natin matulog pero kailangan na matulog. Tapos thank you talaga nung time na namatay tatay ko yung hindi mo ko pinapabayaan na mag-isa kahit na tinatawag ka na nila tita. Thank you sa mga food trip natin kahit na ikaw lagi yung nagbabayad (hahahaha next time kapag nakapagtrabaho at nakapagipon na ko kayong dalawa ng nanay ko yung una kong ililibre promise pero hindi ko alam syempre kung Jollibee yun). Sana in the future matupad natin yung pangarap natin na kahit ayaw ng iba at least sa sarili natin alam natin na pinaghirapan natin at hindi sinukuan kahit na kung anu-ano pa yung mga sinasabi nila. Tapos ayun wag ka maingay ah baka lumipat na din kami ng nanay ko ng bahay pero hindi pa naman ngayon baka kapag nagkatrabaho na ako ganun basta ayun kaya gusto ko din magbakasyon diyan sa inyo eh para uuwi daw muna nanay ko sa novaliches. Basta bahala na. Whew konting taon na lang gagraduate at magboboard/bar exam na tayo kaya dapat maging ok na yung mga grades natin :)) wala na dapat papetiks-petiks hahahaha basta kapag naging successful tayo hindi dapat natin kalimutan yung mga tao na tumulong sa atin. At dahil malapit na and sembreak marami na ulit tayong gagawin pero mauuna muna yung plano tapos hindi na ulit matutuloy hahahaha. Tapos magpapapayat na din tayo para mas marami yung mga choices kapag bibili ng damit sayang kasi minsan maganda nga yung design wala namang sizes :)) Tapos magtravel tayo kasama sila ate abby at kuya adri hahaha feeling ko fun yun pero syempre dapat magipon muna ako :)) Thank you sa pagaalaga sakin hahahaha (parang baby lng hahahahaha). Marami pa tayong time para makapagtravel yey J yung plano nating around the world tapos magiipon na din ako ng pambili ng camera natin pagkanagtravel tayo (waahhh excited na ko J)Thank you sa mga times na tinetext kita ng mga nobela kong mga story tpos magrereact ka tpos mageexplain at advise hahaha. Thank you at binigay ka ni God sakin para maging pinsan na kahit ang daming problema nandyan ka pa din hindi mo ko iniiwanan. Thank you sa lahat lahat tandaan mo nandito lang din ako kapag may mga problema ka kung kailangan mo ng kasama kung may irarant ka tungkol sa iba. ayun hahahaha sa bakasyon na yung regalo mo hindi ko pa nababalot eh :)))

Inspiration Amidst the Event

I was dumbfounded when I saw him after we finished watching the field demo presentations of the different organizations in our department. It was like a slow motion moment for me and at the same time he was walking around and curious of what is happening around him because he is just a transferee so I think he was not involved in the activities of other organizations. Aigoo it was like he was wandering around. I suddenly felt this urge to talk and be friends with him because whenever I see him he isn't with his friends. Anyways I really do have many things to catch up to. :) 

Unexpected Things :)

It's a good thing that we didn't finish Chapter 3 and 4 of our lesson in law and we got the chance to study it more because of the event of our college. After having known this we were relieved of the burden that we should study both of the chapter for a 15-20 items quiz. After our teacher tell stories and finally ended the discussions for chapter 3 we went to McDonald's to eat for lunch and also for us to have the time reviewing for a quiz for the next subject. While me and my friend waited for our turn to order I noticed voices speaking another language and when I looked at my back there were the friends of the Korean whom I have a crush on. I informed my friend that there were Koreans behind us and she said that well there are Koreans but the one you are looking for is not with them. :( But still I understand what she meant even if it was kind of harsh though. But she really understood what I was really pointing at. Well, that was one of the good things when you have someone who really understands you even if you are showing actions opposite to what you really wanted to say. Okay back to the story. After we have the food that we ordered we went back to our place and we review again while we wait for my other friends who ordered at the counter. While waiting I have seen where my crush's friends were sitting and they started to eat while we were still reviewing. Then when my other friends came we decided to start eating. When we were about to start eating my other friends saw my other Korean crush with whom I have a picture with. (Still, lucky to have a picture with him last semester). But he is with his girlfriend (ouch :(((( </3). But the thing that was really unforgettable and heartbreaking was when I saw his girlfriend kissed him (super ouch </3). After that I decided that I should study and don't get distracted.

Other sad thing or should I say unlucky thing was when I was called to explain the research assignment that we have and I didn't have the chance to review what I have written good thing I remembered what the title was and didn't explain it thoroughly. Class ended and our block had a meeting for the event for next week. Discussions and Suggestions were given. After that we decided to leave the room and while we were going downstairs I was really surprised when I passed by my current Korean crush (whom I don't know the name). Before I know that he was there my other classmates and friends shouted loudly my name and it made him to look at them and then to me because i think that he thought that he was the one being called because he was still not fluent in speaking in English. That was really an unforgettable experience for me because I really like Koreans. <3

We only have 2 classes for the day and I was surprised that my cousin was at the office of my aunt waiting for me as we end the class. We went home together and the officemate of my aunt gave us money because we we asking our aunt for money to treat us to eat. As we walk, we headed to McDonald's (again!!!!) to buy the Apple Pie ala Mode which took us 10 minutes to wait. And we waited for the jeepney that we will ride for us to get home. As we were in the jeepney we talked about other things and I ended up sharing that I slept in the jeepney yesterday and I was past the stop that I should get off that made him burst into laughter. But I noticed the other student in front of me that was stopping himself to burst into laughter. As we bored of the travel my cousin tell things that I should do so that I wouldn't have to bring many things to school (that made him more like preaching because I only listen to him and not even reacting to what he was saying) And then the jeepney stopped at the LRT station and board passengers and one of which is a batchmate of my cousin and they have conversations about their other batchmates. And that was then that I realized that my cousin is really talkative that he talked most of the time when we traveled to get home. 

Recitation and Inspiration

Seriously, why do we need recitation if we really do listen attentively and participate with the activities that the teacher may give? (Or this really matters to me because I am an introvert?) Does it really mean that you have understood the lesson when you have recited? Aigoo... I really hate it when it comes to recitations and activities that may require reporting your results verbally. I survived the past years by slightly reciting but why does this semester really requires us to recite even though we can get a gist of the lesson being discussed for the day. But still I ended up reciting for our law and tax subjects even though it may not be that perfect at least I've quite answered almost all of the questions being thrown to me for law. I think it is an achievement for me and symbolizes that I can improve myself more in that aspect. Two of the factors that really matters to me when reciting were the reaction of my classmates and of course if I have answered the question of my teacher. I think that I should further improve my confidence so that I wouldn't mind what others may say about what I may say when reciting. I should have conviction when reciting so that I would be able to convince them that I am serious with what is thought and opinion about the topic.

So much for the recits thingy, let's head to an interesting part of my life; having an inspiration. For me, I think having an inspiration at school might help you to improve yourself more to impress that specific person you have in mind. But I think if you try to change every certain thing about you just to get his attention then I think that would mean that you are changing for the worse not for the better for yourself. Knowing them little by little but you don't have the courage to speak to him personally because you don't know whether they will react the way you like or the other way around. But there's this big question in my mind that whenever I find someone to be my inspiration or my so-called crush I always get the chance to meet them always around the school. It's just a really big mystery to me that I always get to meet them and then I am able to know their name just by knowing the name of their friend. But lately, there's this one Korean whom I always get to meet around the corridor, stairs, classroom and other places in school that I didn't have a clue to what his name was. Then one day my other classmates met him in the classroom from the other building and they asked him many questions but unfortunately they forgot his name (sad story :(() But I don't lose hope on knowing his name and be friends with him and his other friends. I know that someday we will get a chance to be friends. 

First Day of Classes :) 3rd Year 2nd Sem :)

Well, it really was great to start the day when you have seen your crush first thing in the morning at school. :) Then I catch glimpses of him from here to there. But I don't know if he really recognizes me even though I had gotten the chance to have a picture with him last semester. To think that he was a foreigner, a Korean to be exact. Aigoo, I really wanted to have a chance to be a part of his circle of friends but I think that was hoping for too much. It's good to have this inspiration thing despite of our busy schedule for academics because this was one of my ways to have my mind be relaxed and to not be stressed out of so many activities. I hope that I can survive this semester and the other semesters to come. I miss my friends when we were on sembreak and I am thinking if they would go to other places and so because I am always at home watching different Korean dramas and variety shows. This first day is really tiring even though we just have 2 subjects; Law and Tax. But we only met our professor for Tax and we already started discussing about some of the lessons. I think I should really start to be good at reciting and expressing things so that I will not have a hard time to speak in front of everyone. :) I really really hope that no one from our block will fail in any subjects so that we will not lose any people on our block. We are only 15 as of the start of this semester. This marks the beginning of hard work, studying and perseverance for retaining in the program. :)

First day Checklist:

* saw crush first thing at the morning

* waited for almost 3 hours for the next subject

* ate lunch at 1st street

* walk along the Malacañang palace while waiting

* met our teacher for Tax

* bought Income Tax book

* went home :) 

First Blog Ever!

Yey! after so many times I've thought to make my own blog. This time it's for real. Got inspired by some people and here I am starting to create posts. Well, I got to take care of this blog for future purposes and also for having my memories of people when I get on the adult age. Aigoo... I think this is short for welcoming myself to the blog world but still it's happy to know that I've finally started making one. :)