CPA Certificate Ceremony

After three years of (not-so) hardwork and anti-social mode a week leading to exam day, I finally finished my CPA program and got my certificate yesterday. The event was held at Shangri-la Ballroom with the CPA NSW Division President handing out the HUGE paper to us. My dear supportive hubby was with me to celebrate this momentous occassion and of course to be my photographer. But instead of pushing the click the button when it was my turn to accept the certificate, he instead turned the camera off! We still managed to get a few decent shots so all is well.

To reward myself, I bought an Oroton bag online, onsale at 70% off! wohoo... just waiting for it to be delivered next week, can't wait.

ps - my hair is 'tamed', thanks to the flat iron i bought (not GHD coz I can't bear to part with $300 so I purchased a GHD-like flat iron at half the price). =)

pps - I love my dress! A very good buy from my favorite store. Bought two dresses since they had a buy one get the second one at half the price. I am a sucker for bargain products haha.

ppps - Zara opened yesterday at Westfield. I was about to join the long queue but after the linesperson said it'll be a 45minute-minimum-wait in the line, I gave up my spot. I will just come back when the hype died down already.

My CPA Australia update

I passed my last CPA exam, wohooo!!!

I got the SMS result last Friday, the 10th of December. I heaved a sigh of relief knowing that my three years of (not so) hardwork and often-times-cramming-at-the-last-minute paid off. Finally, I can now use my CPA title here in Australia again.

Its also another tick off my 2010 bucket list. With my successful driving exam and now CPA exam, I've achieved 2/3s of my BIG things to accomplish for the year, a no mean feat. I wouldn't worry too much about the third item, I know God will grant me that in His own perfect time. At least now we (me, hubby and my OB) know what the problem is and we're working on it. There is always IVF as a last resort so I am not panicking yet. =)

I am overwhelmed with all the blessings I received. Truly, He knows what's best for me. At times when I prayed/ asked for something and I don't get it, its because He has prepared something bigger than what I asked for. I am humbled, I am blessed, I am forever grateful.

And...as a reward, hubby let me bid my Jon Bon Jovi tickets in Ebay which I persistently did for the past five days and now it paid off. We are watching Bon Jovi tomorrow, wooot woooot!!!

Another two done!

Yey, my wait is over. Got my CPA results last Friday and I barely passed my Strategic Management subject. I was so depressed after the exam because it was so tricky!!! The materials were very easy to read, and I think I only spent a week or two studying because I knew what was being discussed (or so I thought). But come exam time, I think I got confused with the choices and did a process of elimination when answering. This was the only CPA exam that I couldn't find the answers from the materials. My only consolation was most of the people I knew who took the exam also found it difficult.

And when I got my result last Friday, I was ecstatic! Finally, I can move on and forget about it, haha. One more subject to go and I'm done with my CPA. Global Strategy and Leadership - Bring it On!

I got a D!!!

For my third CPA subject, I got another Distinction, yahoo!!! For the second subject, i deferred it to next term thus the grade of Did Not Seat (DNS). Three down, three more to go!

Happy day today. =)

New CityRail Timetable

its the first day of the new train time table and i am not liking it! first, they removed my 7:18 train from Meadowbank to Epping, so I need to catch the later one at 7:28. Then, my waiting time at Epping is 10 mins!!! And Platform 6 is way too crowded today despite it being a school holiday. I don't know how congested it would be come Monday. From a previous travel time of 18 mins, my morning train ride is now 26 mins. :(

Going home is even worst! They changed the time 8 minutes early than the normal one! There's no way I can catch the 4:37 train, unless I leave the ofc at 4:25!!! Next train comes at 4:52 but the connection is better I guess. It allows me almost 3 minutes to change platform....but still, I want my old train schedule back!!!

God help us commuters on Monday when the school reopens again.


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my cpa exam is coming up. it'll be on the 23rd of Oct. After my exam, there's so much more to do... im excited!!!

I got a D!

Got our CPA exam results two weeks ago and I got a grade of Distinction, yey for me!

This got me excited to enrol in two subjects this term and hopeful advance to CPA status by next year.

now, if only I'll win that lotto, i need not study na gyud! hahahaha. ma bore naman kko pag di na ko mag study so para dili sila makabalo nga millionaire nako puhon, mag study lang japun ko, hehehe. dream na lang permi Gracy! :D