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BUSY SEASON - JUST AROUND THE CORNER

It's already November and only a few weeks and Christmas is here once again. Well, what else can I remember during this season but the start of the SGV's Busy Season. This is the moment most of the auditors are very much affected and in most instances do not know what they are going to face. As for me, I am expecting a greater load of job this busy season as compared with the prior year. An explanation for this is that expectations gradually increase as time passes by. They really believe in the learning curve! Anyway, I have two staffs to help me with my current client, Pfizer. By the way, pls refer below for some pictures taken @ pfizer.

Slack Season



I'm currently engaged in two tentative clients. One is moving and the other is dormant. One is in hospitality industry and the other one is in realty. There's nothing much to do nowadays. It's good that I can go home earlier. I miss those days. To be honest, its kinda boring. There's a time when I got home early. I'm literally doing nothing. Just staring at the ceiling. Then, I just decided to use a phone for a chat. After that I just slept.



Anyway, still doing a lil pretending at office. I'm pretending to do something. Right now, I'm busy typing and my officemate thinks I'm really thinking and exerting my ass-off in finishing what I'm doing. Shesh... before I forget. I'm really stupid today coz I left my wallet at home. It's really a blessing I saw my high school friend today. Watta relief... Ayt! Amgonna work now. cya l8r!

Office Pix

Bohol Pix



Such a nice place to be at. I can't really imagine I've been at a spectacular place that I now call "paradise". Here's the glimpse of the Bohol and its Tarsier (world's smallest primate).

Boracay Pix

Prelude to our boracay trip



I'm currently waiting for my other office mates. We're going to boracay in awhile via ship. I'm kinda excited and also very happy. I thought I would not be able to join them since its raining very hard during the last few nights. Good thing there's no more storm. The travel time takes about 12 hours. It'll be tiring but its worth the long wait! I'll blog this wednesday and tell you the rest of the story. Yipee!!

Election 2004



It's been really awhile since I last posted a thing or two on this blog. Not that I've been really busy this past few weeks but I haven't found the urgency to post anything. It's been almost a week since the national elections took place. I really regret my decision not to exercise my right of suffrage. Moreso, the on-going issue regarding newly-registered voters who where remained unlisted on their respective precincts. Unfortunately, they haven't been able to vote. I still (at this moment) would want to pursue voting to give justice to our country's future. With all the mishaps of our political system, the nation continues to plunge lower than before. The stock market and the peso is more vulnerable to the effects of policital turmoils that continues to grow almost everyday. Therefore, I should take a stand and vote my righteous candidate to lead us to prosperity. Nonetheless, may I present my own choice of candidates that I should have voted for given the chance to vote.



With the on-going turmoil in our electoral system, I'm really disgusted with the losing parties trying to cry out loud and keep on saying that they've been cheated. HELLO?! Like in every election it's already a given that cheating is rampant but I don't believe that there's a massive fraud that would affect the majority of results. My only suggestion for them is to be very vigilant and prevent acts of fraud in the counting of the ballots. They should accept defeat and respect the voice of democracy. They should also know the effects of any protests that they wished to commensurate while the counting is still in progress. This will make our economy bleed at its worse and be pulled by such lack of decency. Anyway, if there's really a massive fraud I could say that I'm thankful. That's a good way to prevent FPJ from being the president. What could that man do to our dying economy?

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Paycheck



Have it ever crossed your mind the idea of knowing what's gonna happen in the future? What if there's such a thing as an equipment that could foresee what's ahead of you? I think that would be superbly awesome! For one, you wouldn't have to work your ass of to get rich. It would be just a glitch and you have for yourself the winning combination for tomorrow's lottery.



Well, just the other day I've watched this movie "Paycheck". Mr. John Woo directed this movie that's why the concept is so damn good. It gives us an idea regarding all of those that I've said above. But come to think of it, its never good that you're looking ahead of what's gonna come into your life. A dictum always says that you just cross the bridge when you get there. Sound fair enough for me. And its like cheating your life if you would peek into the future. It takes away the fun of living your life and encountering your loopholes in life. Well just my two cents. Oops! I was reminded I have to do tons of Management Letter for our clients. Cyah...

Busy Season Aftershock Summer Outing @ EK








The heat is on! Everybody's excited to enter EK..











Before riding the famous rio grande











After riding rio grande, we're all wet!!











Getting ready for the splash...











Before riding the most terrifying ride of all ~ space shuttle











Solo posing! hehehe











Da masculados (hehehe wala namang mga muscles!)











Da new labtim! (kabubbles and amihan)











Mga pinakamagandang hayop sa balat ng EK!











Hannah has flown! Impossible? (mcdonalds) jk!











Boss ECP nasisiyahan sa tuwang naidulot ng ek!!











we're leaving ek... huhuhu :(











ECP effect of ek!

Almost there...



I was getting a lil bit hysterical awhile ago simply because my last client for this busy season can't seem to meet the deadline. I started the fieldwork early this April and some of their schedules won't tie up with the trial balance. Anyway, I was really amazed because I was expecting this financial statement to be tentative.



The feeling is triumphant in a way and also frustrating on the otherhand. The busy season is almost over. Come tomorrow, the deadline would put to an end such horrific experience. Though I described it as such, it can't be compared to the things I've learned this busy season. More details when its "technically" finished.



Now that I am just waiting for the printed financial statements to be finished. I still feel a certain anxiety and a feeling of dismay since two of our financial statements are under Post QC. There might still be a chance that changes might occur. Plus this would give demerit to our partner. Anyway, we're almost there. Little footsteps before reaching our destiny. I feel a bit fulfilled. Though physically I am burnt and extremely exhausted, I can still say that it paid-off after all.

The Pressure is On!



Only 10 days remaining before the deadline of the financial statements. I can already feel the pressure coming. Rushing for ITR and finalizing F/S. Geez, why do we always have to cram?! On my list, i have so many things left undone. Again, this would cause me to stay here at office day and night til we reach the final day. Hope all our efforts will get paid. We sacrificed our life for this firm. Anyway, so much for that. There's nothing we can do but continue working til we reach our endeavors...



Just recently saw an ad regarding an opening in the Company i yearn to be employed all my life. They require that the applicant have at least three years experience with a large company using a technical software. The work is more of a supervisory accountant maintaining the general ledger and preparing f/s and management reports. Sounds interesting plus the pay is highly competitive and the benefits seem endless. Darn! I think I have to stay here for a while to gain that three years work experience. But then again, I should somehow have a knowledge of that industry and also technical skills in using the said software. Watchamay gonna do? Hmm.. I'll just wait and see. Just finish this present commitments and then way I go in reaching my goals...

Burnt...





Have you ever felt all exhausted and all problems seem to pile up. Well, I'm in a situation like that. Just recently, I've been suspended by SGV & Co. for sending Cluster's Christmas Party Pictures. How preposterous?! I've been on the verge of killing myself because of the heavy loads of work we have in the firm and this is their way to repay us? I hate to say this but the firm's rules are very harsh. It seems to me that they do not give what the employees really deserve. We work hard for in order to maintain the quality that Ernst & Young connotes but I really cannot ponder how the Human Resources Group could do such things to us. Sheeesh... It's really getting exhausting, for crying out loud...



We SGVians do not ask much in return for our hardwork. We just wanted to feel that the firm be a little bit considerate and a lot more human. How could they suspend somebody in the middle of the busy season knowing that the firm is understaff. Who will absorb the work in such absence? Of course, nobody! And we will again strive harder to please the firm. But I've been there. Done that. I even ended up with all the frustrations one can get. I think things will just go to waste and such efforts left unrewarded.



Then you ask why I am still here and continue to be associated with the firm. All's different now. Previously, I aim to contribute something for the firm. To maintain excellence and preserve its dignified reputation. But since this incident had happened, I abhor the firm and disgusted by the rules and regulation. Nonetheless with the Human Resources Group "protecting" its auditors. Well, its now for personal gain. I'm still staying here not for the firm's welfare, I may say. Nor is it to improve towards quality and prestige of the firm. That is futile for now. I'm staying here so that I could gain experience. There was a time that I question people who just consider the firm as a training ground. But now I understand. The firm do not give what their people deserves (i.e. higher salaries, deserved benefits, and other things to keep us dedicated to the firm).



My only consolation in staying with the firm is my collegues and the work experience I'm gaining. Other than that there's none. NADA! So i guess, I oughta be looking for a new venture. Something that gives a greater sense of fulfillment. On top of my list is being an accounting professor. You can really envision yourself teaching and imparting knowledge that would enrich other people's minds and hearts through inspiration and skills that may be developed. We'll that's what I can call an ideal work because it gives you a sense of self-efficacy that you're actually contributing to your employer and of course to your clients (students in this case).



But I do not close my doors and leave things unresolved. In fact, I've already sent a letter to the HR Partner and IT Adminstrator relating to them my suggestions for improvement and my two cents worth of opinion. I guess I did not leave it completely unresolved. It's up to them to hear from an associate auditor. Which I believe gives life by adding blood to pump through the veins of the firm.

The Butterfly Effect



Even if its busy season here at SGV it doesn't stop me from watching movies that are really striking. Saw the trailer of this movie a month ago. It give me a cold trail of curiousity and i wanted to figure out what's the real score. The movie is about going back to any written part in your life with the ability to change the actions that you've done. Of course, it's plausible to know that if you alter your past life it would definitely affect the life you're living at the moment. It's an entertaining movie and at the same time the idea is just awesome but still... its fiction.



Come to think of it, i would love to go back in time and make alterations in my life. But the big question is the effect it could result because of such alterations. For one, maybe i would try to change my degree and get a more exciting course. Not that i resent what i do now but i long for excitement in the field that i'll be working on. Moreover, i would have to go back on the time i started smoking. I wouldn't be influenced by others. That's beneficial. Hmm.. Or maybe i would even go to the time when I was still in college. Probably, do more exciting stuff. There are things that i haven't done that i couldn't do now. The fun stuff. Hehe



Anyway, nuff with all the illusions. I'm contented with my life and how I'm living it. But it's pretty good wondering about what will happen if you did this or didn't do that. Life is left to be lived for us to commit such mistakes. For us to know the solutions. For us to be stronger on such circumstances. And we live to learn.

Effect of Busy Season:





crazy rondzkee...

Prelude to the Busy Season...



Just a bit of background first regarding my work. A person who tests the validity of the clients' financial information reflected on their annual reports called financial statements. We do not actually by 100% assure that the financial statements are accurate. We, however, attest that the financial statements are fairly stated and it could be relied upon by users of such report. We are an auditor. Nuff said. Before I make it a lil boring let me just say that 70-80% of our time is dedicated in our work. Why? Since there is so much to do and we do not have enough manpower in the firm. Why? I guess the firm is more profit oriented and in my opinion harrasses each one of its staff. Well that is the negative way, i may say. But there is so many things that we get from these weaknesses. We learn the value of working hard and using our time wisely. We learn the knitty gritty procedures in every company that we audit. In short, we are trained thoroughly before we go out and face the world of business. Yes we will get out. Simply because majority of the staff are really working here temporarily and wanted to seek a greener pasture somewhere out there. You might ask why go to other place if you could experience what the firm is offering? In defense, i could say that time with its scarcity is to be enjoyed in living it not in focusing with your work. Work is not intended to be lived but the contrary. Anyway, i could say all of this stuff since i am experiencing a great deal of stress and anxiety when coming home from work. I realized that so many things are wasted but again i could say that so many things are gained in return. The experience is like an intangible asset that appreciates through our stay on the firm. Well this would have to be just a prelude and we all expect things to become worse. With all that I just wish myself all the luck in accomplishing this short term goals. And just maybe, i will come to appreciate these things as time goes on.

Glossary of Practicality



Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other.

Divorce : Future tense of marriage.

Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either"

Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

Tears : The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power is defeated by feminine water power...

Dictionary : A place where divorce comes before marriage .

Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.

Classic : A book which people praise, but do not read..

Smile :- A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Office :- A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Yawn :- The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

Etc. :- A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Committee :- Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

Experience :- The name men give to their mistakes.

Atom Bomb :- An invention to end all inventions.

Philosopher :- A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

Diplomat :- A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

Opportunist :- A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

Optimist : A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in midway "See I am not injured yet."

Pessimist :- A person who says that O is the last letter in RO, Instead 0f the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY .

Miser :- A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

Father :- A banker provided by nature.

Criminal :- A guy no different from the rest...except that he got caught.

Boss :- Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

Politician :- One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.

Doctor :- A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills

Been tremendously busy for the past few days. Last week I’ve been finalizing the financial statements of Magsaysay Mitsui O.S.K Marine, Inc – a manning agency. Right now, I am on fieldwork for Wealth Securities located at Philippine Stock Exchange in Pasig City. As you can imagine I’m really busy. Though the hectic skeds I still have time to watch movies and spend my time on leisure. Just last night I watched ‘Mona Lisa Smile’. It’s a good movie though its lengthy plot is a bit tiring and dragging but nonetheless I appreciate the movie. I was able to watch ‘The Last Samurai’. Again, such a good movie but not that great. The usual Tom Cruise movie but its a compelling film. In the sense that you would be curious as to the progress of the plot. Anyway, been very much excited with my new notebook. Though it’s a Dell, I still appreciate it especially the windows button J. Currently, as I am typing, I am adding additional songs so as not to be bored when I’m using it in my client.



Regarding my work. I still have lot of things to learn and I appreciate it even though I go home late at night. All this hardships would payoff in the future. And I believe that SGVians are really investing on experience in the field of audit since we learn about different industries and we also enhance our public relations in a way. And most of all we learn so much about the technicalities of auditing. Nuff said already. Think I’m already carrying myself over. Its already 1:36 am. Gotta sleep already. I’m exhausted but not as exhausting as I can be since I spent time with somebody special.

Joke joke Joke!



- Cory Aquino watches "Mano Po 2" everyday and cries everytime...

Dito lang kasi niya nakita na ikinasal si Kris!

- Bakit sa Pilipinas kung mag-aaply ka ng clerk kailangan college graduate

ka, pero kung mag-aaply ka for president, high school drop-out ok na? Just

curious ha.. bakit???

- Noong araw, ERAP na ERAP na. Ngayon ARROY, AROY!, wag na POE, wag na POE.

Baka maLACSON ang KABAYAN natin at magka ROCCO ROCCO ang buhay natin.

- GMA: Economic mind

ROCO: academic mind

EDDIE: Godly mind

LOREN: changeable mind

NOLI: no mind

PING: mastermind

FPJ: Never mind!

- Lights, camera, action!

Starring FPJ

Directed by ERAP

Script by ED ANGARA

Produced by DANDING COJUANGCO

Sa pelikulang, "BAYAN KO, TODAS KA!"

- Presidentiables have records:

GMA: D Pidal case

ROCCO has textbook scam

LACSON has kuratong baleleng

Only FPJ has no records - not even school records! Nanay ko po!

Are you compatible with you work?

I mean, do you enjoy your work as of now.

You work to live not the other way around.

I guess, I still do although in some instances

I do change my mind.

And it is unbelievable to learn that the %

i like my work is a whooping 91%...



How about you guys?

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Some Updates



For the past coupla weeks I've been very busy. Working for Mitsui (3rd client). Its really really stressful. And to add, my boss is already resigning. Good thing, she treated us before leaving. Hehe. Anyway, I already have a new laptop so I could somehow update my website every now and then (if i have time). Here's the latest pix i got. C/o Boss Zhai... Wonder how's she's doin'?



@ Mitsui - Kalaw ave

















@ Starbucks - GB3

i'm just here at home.

browsing at different websites.

being sure that i'm still connected with my hobbies.

lately, i don't have time for such.

been very busy at office.

i can see that next month will be as terrible as hell.

anyway, i will be sleeping in awhile.

just wanna enter a thing on my blogger.

awhile ago i went to office to get my inventory stuff.

i really have to get it so that i could document my observations and findings.

i should finish it by tomorrow.

i still have to finish the book that i'm reading

its by john grisham (as usual) entitled "a painted house".

its a good read.

though i haven't passed half of it but i assure you that its not boring.

the characters are somewhat real.

you can really picture it while you're reading it.

arghh.. my head is spinning.

prolly i oughta sleep.