Friends' tripping at Cebu ♥ ♥ ♥

Last December 9-13, 2010, JPIA had its first-ever Business Tour and the tour's destination?? It's the Queen City of the South: Cebu!! (we fondly call it ubec). The said tour was not just about business and  know-how of the accounting firm but it includes visiting the tourist spots of Cebu and alongside with it, the self-discovery of the night life. (self-discovery gyud? Alangan, kami-kami raman gud ang ga-lakwatsa! haha). It was really a new adventure and experience for me. Most of all, it was really enjoy and F-U-N because I spend those precious moments with friends. Payts kaayo sila kauban! I would never wish to have friends other than them..sehh(classmates, schoolmates, ngoys). Thank God for the GIFT OF FRIENDS.

Roomies & Friends
L-R: Kharl, Kristine, Ella, Jean, Jess, Giz(me) and Jonalyn

The picture above was taken during our first night-out in Cebu. The location was in Ayala Mall Cebu, in their garden and the time was around 11 in the evening. (Rexter was the one who took this pic.) We didn't have a night out on our first night stay because we were so tired visiting firms and business establishments the whole day plus we didn't have a good night sleep as we sail on our ship.

Me na Me

Behind us is a small-pond with flowing mini-falls...^^,

Ayala Mall @ night

My first-ever purchase of Starbucks coffee! =) ♥ ♥ ♥

My first-ever purchase of Starbucks coffee happened in Cebu specifically there at the IT Park during my night-out with friends.Weee! One of my to-do's in December is to buy a Starbucks at it happened. I thought my first would be in Cagayan de Oro since we already have Starbucks in CDO but it's not quite the way I expected. Haha. Actually it's not really coffee. They call it Frappuccino and I picked Java Chip Frappuccino.

Java Chip Frappuccino
image source: http://assets.starbucks.com/assets/9631da04974146de9a18a2162d789b39.jpg

still at Ayala
time is nothing but the experience is something...Giz, Kharl, Kristine, Ella, Jeanifer, Jess, and Jonalyn ♥

I'll tell you more of my Cebu Adventures S♥ ♥N!!!

yours truly,

Giselle [Gizzy~chan] ♥

26th of December, 2010

Yesterday was Christmas and it was a BLAST!!

It has been a tradition in the family(Father's day) that we celebrate Christmas on the 25th in our home. So, every Christmas Day, our relatives from my dad's side--from first degree cousins to distant relatives, would come and visit our home. So, being the host, we take time to prepare. So, even if we are still sleepy because we sleep already at dawn, we have to get up early to clean the house and help in preparing the meals. Mom cooked several dishes and the latest addition was her own recipe of Moist Chocolate Cake with Java chip!! Of course, our meal wouldn't be complete without the ever-star of the hapag kainan Litson Baboy and Hamonada. :D

As early as nine in the morning, we already have visitors. My God, wala pa mi naka-luto!! Then after a while, my uncles, aunties, and cousins came in huge truck. The once quiet room is now filled with squeal and clamor of my younger cousins. Daghan kaayo bata!! Our house is crowded but I love it!! :)

Together, we celebrate the 25th over meals along with chikkas and kamustahan with relatives from the province. We have sing-a-long or videoke for merriment after meal.

I love yesterday. I love today. :)

Merry Christmas!! May Faith, Hope, and Love reign in MY heart!

 Weee!!! Christmas is here again!! Another Christmas to Celebrate! So far, this is my 19th Christmas, last Christmas before I say good-bye to teen years! (oh that's sad) but hopefully not the end of celebrating Christmas. I'm so glad that I get to celebrate the Christmas eve with my family and even before that, I get to attend the Christmas Mass with some of them. I am happy! Yippeeyy!! Why worry?? [Hakuna Matata! Unya ra nako problemahon ang ga-tambak nga mga tests ug requirements!! >:) ]

Thank you Father God for sending us your son, our Lord Jesus Christ for if without Him, I don't think we would celebrate Christmas!

Also...I am so thankful because this year has been a wonderful year to me--filled with laughter, joy, tears, pain, new adventure, new faces, new friends, and (been to) new places!! :D
 

                                       

            

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!! 

with lot of love,
Giselle  ♥

five days vacay but still not okay

YES!!! We have no class from thursday until monday. It's because the faculty(from grade school to college) will have their faculty retreat. The classes were even cut-off from 4 pm and on last Wednesday.


* And speaking of Wednesday, I had a good-day that day.

Math- Sir Fabre discussed about parabola and circle. Good thing he didn't return our test papers coz I am not ready to see my score.
BA- We have no class. Ma'am said that she'll be having her psychological test that's why she can attend our class. Continuation of QT MG's report is postponed next meeting.
In between classes, I pay my down payment for the Cebu tour at the booth, near the old library, together with some of my classmates. I am so happy that my 'circle of friends' will be joining the tour albeit the said they can't join the last time. I'm just sad that Jude, Xtine, and Boy said that they cannot join. i hope that they can join..

--moreover, later.

whatta week

November 21, 2010 | Sunday

By the way, classes for the second semester began one week and three days ago. The first few days were light, okay and as expected, "no-show of teachers days" except for some major classes. Well, I know that this sem would be hard..really, really hard especially that our lessons are going deeper and it's going to be complicated than ever and that requires us deeper analysis on financial statement, issues, and more. **what duh!! I'm not even good at analyzing nor solving problem. what i am up to?!! >.<**

Well, I am so concerned about how will be performance will be (as always). I don't know what to expect this sem but I can only hope that I'll successfully get through with all the struggles and challenges that will surely come along my way as I stay under the bsac program of XU and as I continue to struggle for the pursuit of excellence and as I continue to hold on to my most coveted goal: to become a cpa!! (sorry for the wrong grammar here and everywhere. i tell you, im not so good in writing but i;m trying my best to be good at it..well, i wanted to become a writer too!!)

yesterday, we're making our WAFI(Written Analysis on Financial Issues). Sakit sa ulo!! Gadalag problema. .It will be part of our lives from now on coz we'll passing report every Monday!! Putik jud.

coz they keep on rocking my world --> FRIENDS

today was a very fun yet tiring day. i had a blast!! :]

imma talk about the GC girls sem-break bonding...

we had this bonding planned and i'm glad we made it.
and so, we meet up at dunkin divisoria around 10:30 am..
waited for others to come...
went to lim ketkai as planned...
we decided to have our lunch first...
we picked on kfc since "sumo na" ang jollibee and mcdo...
i'm surprised to see some ngoy2xs there..haha...=)
eat!! (the best part, haha!)
chikka2x over meals...
and oh, i so love the mocha krusher!!! :)
roam around the mall...
went to robinson's..
we bought this whatever t-shirt..the same design for all except for hazel who didn't bought one
we went to bench ( I pronounced it as "binch")
stroll again...
pause at ?? what do u call that? (basta kanang duol sa atrium)
went to allegre cafe (what duh!! I hate the smell of cigarette smoke!)
went to NBS...oh, i love those xmas cards i've seen..I want to send some to my friends on Xmas day
stroll again...
pause again at some tables near the atrium...
we decided to go to home and for rhean and me, go to meet some junior high classmates.

- - - -
we were on the motorela going to dvsoria (daf, rhean, dimpz, and me)
it was raining hard..

Dafo: nah, wla koi payong. i.hatod ko ninyo beh.

Giselle: Daf, I believe na strong imng immune system.

WHAT!?! hmp!

that's what friends are for...mao na ang tinuod nga friends!!!

meet with the bees...mikee, anna, michael, and van!!
-videoke at wilsbar!!!

nalingaw ko maski kadjot lang..=)

 

 

SEM BREAK! BREAK THE SEM!

Date: October 16, 2010 | Saturday

I had my last final exam today, Finance. It didn't turned out as I thought and hope it would be. For most of us, it was hard..way way hard!! It was so depressing!

What's more painful is the fact that...

- I studied for it

- I read and tried to understand the hand-outs by heart

- I spend a sleepless night for it...

Tsk!!!

--to be continued...grrr!!! wala na dayon ko sa mood magpadayon ug sulat...basta lagi makahinumdom ko's finance na exam...

continuation...

I was confident that I'm prepared enough for the finance exam only to find out that I'm way way behind ready. Tu-a rah!!! Matching type palang galibog na ko. Wala na ko kahinumdum sa keywords. Murag lang gyud.. Naa pai multiple choice nga murag wala sa choice ang akong gipangita nga answer. Then sa problem solving type, dili ko ready sa questions. And katong problem na gi praktisan nako ug ayo...ingon ato lagi ang nigawas pero mas nilisod pa. Naai account na input and output tax. Wa nah. Dili na dayon ko kabalo aha na ipang butang na account. Asset? Liability? Feel nako expense siya so wala nako siya gilabot sa balance sheet. Tsk. Wa jud ko kasabot ato nga problem bai. Kahilakon jud ko while ga take ko's exam. Grrr....why?.....nganu jud toh??..>.<

After exam....gubot na kau sila, I refer to my classmates. Lahi lahi ang amounts sa answer. Alangan...asa ka kadungog ug pareha nga dili magka dima-o among computations. Gahilak na ang uban....galuha napud akong mata...dismayado ug depressed...luya!!!

since depressed man mi...we decided to hang out. LAAG TIME! IT'S TIME TO BREAK FREE FROM ALL THE STRUGGLES!!!

we went to Lim Ketkai Mall and had our lunch @ Mang Inasal. Pabusog to da max. we really need food to sustain our weak body. Haha. Weak na kay permi na mi stressed ug bilar. By the way, I am with my classmates namely Jude, Boy, Bianca, Hearty, Zarah, Panggoey, Lloyd, and Shedee.

roam around the mall and then we decided to go at Wilsbar's..sponsored by Eii Man. Haha. We had videoke for the rest of the night...so much fun there...and then parting time with my classmates...I wish I hugged them all. hmp!!

Next stop: DVD House then McDo with P4...

1st year, 1st sem, block ACC Reunion?? haha...so glad to see my former classmates in first year college. Eii Man was there too. There were Carren, Mokha and Jed. Naa pud si Bianca...(Bea Uy).

I had coke float! So refreshing to my dry throat. haha.


***Basta!! Nalingaw ko!!! The best gyud akong block!!!***

It's killing me softly and painfully...

Please beh!!
Can anyone kill me at an instance??!!
shoot me! kill me! i'm through with this. i'm tired of this.
my heart is already broken...broken into pieces like grains of sand!!!

i'm so sick of getting F after another F. F here..F there...F anywhere!! Please beh! grbe ka F!! T__T
I'm blinded with the dark future...grrrrrr!!! Can i still recover?..Can I? Can I? How? Show me the way!!!

Okay...I know this is too much...too sickening...to painful!! But I must admit, I'm not that smart you know. My iQ is just average or maybe below average. I must admit it's shameful in my part. I must accept the facts and embrace reality. The fact is I'm not that smart and reality is, life is difficult! Who says it easy? it's never gonna be easy! never ever until forever will cease to ever!

I must see life in a positive way as I always see it. Haha.
Never look back coz yesterday's gone and look forward to a new beginning.
My professor in Law comforted us after seeing that we are lifeless and tired and feeling that we are so negative: "Class, always think positive. The problem with you is that you always think negatively. Life is indeed difficult but it's a matter of attitude. And, just pray always."
i just want to quote from yesterday's homily: "Never envy. Never despair. Never Give up. The Cross will give us hope. It will give us strenght...be positive...it's all about attitude..."
 I totally agree!!!!

just another entry

i miss my blog!!! i terribly miss writing.

I was so busy last week because of my studies(quizzes and acad stuffs) and of course, the most anticipated event of the semester, the 9th RFJPIA Convention for Region 10 & Caraga. Xavier U was the host for the said event and most of the junior and senior accountancy students in Xavier were so busy for the preparation. After all the busy works in preparation, the event came. Everyone then was so busy with lots of activities.  We went from place to place. from Xavier to Conchita to Eco Village to Xavier again, then to country village to have dinner and then to Corpus Cristi gym for the culminating event. There were lots of presentations during the culminating night which include pop dance, wannabe, singing trio and the pageant for the search for the Mr. and Miss Ambassador of Goodwill.  XU was again hailed as the over-all Champion for this year's RFJPIA (Region 10 and Caraga). Our contestants for the Mr. and Ms. Ambassadors of Goodwill won for that title. The culminating night culminated at dawn. Yes, it ended at around three o'clock in the morning. Though, the participants from Xavier and the other 22 different schools from region 10 and Caraga were still hyped up! 

Because it was already dawn, eman, tin and I have nowhere to sleep kay nasirad-an nami sa dorm. We went to Hotel Conchita and see if we can sleep there just even for an hour but to no avail. thank God, my classmates(kaye and hearty) were kind enough to invite us to sleep over at River View hotel. So, we stayed there to sleep together with our other three male classmates (me, eman, tin, kaye, hearty, cedric, popoy, and dino).

the event was a success! We all had fun albeit tiring.

KUDOS TO XU-JPIA!!!

Especially to all those who work hard during the preparation and the actual event!!

By the way, this year's theme was: Be in. Be you. Ignite the JPIAn Flame.

feast week!!!

This week was just fine..not totally fine...not not-so-fine...just fine...it's just right down in the middle!!
The week was just fine except for receiving another one for my collection...T__T

disperas karon...fiesta na gyud ugma! Gubot gyud ang cdo ugma...haha...but i hope everything will be just fine tomorrow...i hope that i will still enjoy the fiesta and the no-class days despite the fact that in the following week we'll have quizzes and assignments...

Grabe kaayo ni nga semana..
pamaol to d max after the sportfest last Sunday...
-intriga to d max about sa games and winners sa sportfest...
-busy kaayo ang mga tao sa fb...
-basta..maka-lingaw bya...Lingaw kaau ng naai issue2x gamai arun pud naai spice ang kinabuhi..nyahaha...

The hell-week is over!!!

Weee!!! The week-long midterm exam is over!! I'm glad that I get through with it. Haha. Though, the feeling of fear is still within my nerves. Am I ready to receive my grades with acceptance? Haha. I hope! I pray that my grades weren't that worst.

The last exam day was just last Saturday and the subject was Finance. Honestly speaking, I wasn't that prepared and I barely had the time to study everything. I even lost my second module, that was about Money. The night before, I went straight to bed and sleep after taking that two bloody exam in cost accounting and financial accounting..I don't even want to mention how bloody my exams in the two were. All I can say, "May God bless me!". I decided to go to sleep since my whole body is so tired, I feel so weak, and my head is aching. I don't even know how to describe that kind of pain---that unusual pain after taking those heart-breaking and bloody exam. That must be the effect of Friday the thirteenth's bad luck. Why? Of all the dates, why thirteen and why is thirteen fell on a friday?!! I really felt the friday the thirteenth's bad luck brings...waaahhh!! enough of cost and fin.acc... So...I went to sleep and woke up at 1AM... I'm still sleepy by then but I forced myself to get up...open my notes and read...I forced  myself to read and understand every lines of more than pages paragraphs of theories but unfortunately...I can't understand...my mind doesn't work...my body is still asleep...and so, I went back to bed...To make the story short, I studied seriously around 3AM...the result is cramming!!!

I went to school around seven-thirty in the morning. My classmate called me and said that we should meet at school by seven-thirty at the Pavilion. That's good...so I can still read the theories about money. When i got to school, I was surprised to see some other classmates there at the Pavilion but it's good...so that I can ask  them questions about the things that were still unclear to me. I did a last minute review on Money and scan through the pages on theories and also on computations...so that was it!

Our exam started by nine in the morning. I thought that Sir Jet will be our proctor but I think he's not around that is why our finance teacher was the one who proctor our class. The exam was just okay. Honestly, it wasn't that hard compared to the last two exams. I'm so happy in the theory part because I knew the answers mostly.. and the multiple choice part...it was 'nakakalito'. And the problem-solving part, it was just okay except that there are some that are tricky.

Overall, it was just okay. Para sa ako, ok raman gyud bai!! Pero danghag lang gyud ko mao ng dili gyapon insakto akong answers. Haha. Pero, naa sab koi insakto na answer oi. Grabe pud ng wala. Haha.

After the exam...the best part!! Hang-out with friends..It's time to break free from a bloody week of exams...it's time to relax and enjoy..I hanged out with my friends Kristine Dacs, Jude, Mitch, Kris-tayn, Kharl, Rexter, Ray, Jess, and Jonalyn. We hang out at Lim Ketkai and eat snacks sponsored by Mitch at BFB after. Grabe, busog kaayo ko!! I mean, busog kaayo mi!!!After hanging-out, Mitch and I went straight to mass at Xavier University. The school celebrated the Vespers or the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

my blockmates ever since!!!

 

 

 

 

  

huge pizza!!!

eeettt!!!

this is me..

rex...paningkamot gyud! haha.

FOUR MORE EXAMS TO GO!!!

4 exams down!! So far, (I think) okay except for Tax in which I had a hard time solving.

Advanced Actg- OK nga murag ga duda ko. I hope I got it right.
Tax1- The true or false part was just OK, in the problem solving part--not OK. Maayo nalang, naa koi copy sa last year's exam. Kung wala pa to...jugsak na gyud ko!
Law1- OK ra pero taas kaayo. Dili man kaayo lisod ang question...confusing lang and murag dili pa gyud ko sure sa akong mga answer. Tricky baya usahay ang mga question.
Philo65- It was just OK except for the case analysis. I keep on asking myself: "Insakto ba kaha to akong moral dilemma and ethical problem? Insakto kaha akong moral choice?" -->> ethical problem!!!

Four more exams to go...Oh please, MT exams, please be kind to me. I really have to recover from my failing marks!! I have an exam in Math tomorrow and I still have not studied my lessons. Well, I say, "God bless me!". I didn't study for my exam yet because I studied first Finance. Taas jud kaayo ang Finance noh? Pero My God, for more than five hours, 1 module and a half pa akong nabasa!!Tabangi!!!
 My main concern are the subjects cost, financial actg and finance...BAGSAK AKONG CLASS STANDING!!! Maka-recover pa kaha ko ani?

There's a saying:
"Failiure will not overtake me as long as my determination to succeed is strong enough!"
--taken from Law1's exam--

THE POWER OF POSITIVITY (+)

That is right! Kaya lagi ni!! Ako pa! I always trust in myself and I always trust in the Lord. So? Why worry? Haha.

Chikka minute!
Just this evening, I had a talk with my friend. Over kaayo iyang mga reaction. Makakatawa man sad ta. I won't tell what is it all about basta chikka jud kaayo ming duha! That's all! Thank you!!!

TAMAA!!! I'LL LOOK FOR THAT!

It's Sunday and tomorrow's "The Day!"

I'm counting the hours left...
it's really crunching time! I don't know what to do!
So many things to do yet so little time! Grrr!!!

TIME MANAGEMENT!!! I should learn how to manage all my time!!! coz it's really crunching time!!

Let's think positive!

Motto for the year: Huwag kang aayaw! Think Positive!

with so much love,

>--giz--->>

Please lang beh? o.O

Midterm week: August 9-14, 2010

My God...sa Monday na gyud!

Please lang beh?!! Gikapoy nako beh! Pero kaya lagi ni beh!!
Law of Attraction: be positive (+)

Dili ko gusto maghuna-huna nga mubagsak ko kay basin matinud-an. Basta, study hard and pray hard lang gyud. I'll do the best that I can. My best may not be best enough but I know in time, God will pay back all my hard works and labor.

Dear God,

Midterm week na gyud next week.
I hope and I pray that I will do better in all of my exams(esp cost,advance,fin.acc,finance,tax&law). Provide me with sufficient knowledge so that I may do better in my exams. Help me not to forget all the things that were discussed in class and the things that I studied at home. These I ask through your son Jesus Christ and through the intercession of Mama Mary. Amen.

powerFour(P$)

Student's prayer here!

Another one here!

Struggle

Wow! It's been weeks since my last post and I miss my blog so much! I always wanted to update you with the latest happenings of my life but unfortunately, I don't have the time to spare. Tsk.

The midterm is just next week! Can you imagine how fast time flies? Or was I just so occupied that I haven't noticed how time passes by me? Oh God! I don't know what to do, now that it's major after major exam! God...I need your divine provenance.

Kaya lagi ni oi. Ako pa? I trust in the Lord and I trust in myself. [We can do this Giz! Aja!]

Article 1156. An obligation is a juridical necessity to give, to or not to do.

I will try not to forget this article on Obligation & Contracts.

Wala man unta ko nagkuha ug kurso sa nursing kay dili ko ganahan mag sige ug memorize pero dili diay gihapon ko maka-ikyas kay sige na hinuon pe ma memorize-son sa law. Ayay!!! Tungod ana…daghan na kayo ko ug memorize-son..requisites, terms, etc!! Tsk. Nag-compete pa gyud sila sa finance na more on theories pud. Ahay. Maka-buang man ni nga kinabuhi oi. Mabuang naman gani ko ug sabot sa accounting, dunga-gan pa jud ug law. Tsk..

 To tell you honestly, I am tired of this so-called "Junior life" under the bsac program. Haha. Kapoy naman kaayo cgeg study, memorize, ug basa oi. Hahays..unsa-on taman beh, mao man jud ni akong napili na kurso,

Beauty and Madness

This is what beauty and madness is all about.

I am madly crazy over her almost perfect beauty.

She's one of my favorite Korean actress, Kim Tae Hee.

I first knew her when i watched one of her series, Love story in Harvard wherein she portray a role of a doctor. she's really a good actress and oh so beautiful...