Looking Back, Moving Forward

How does the title sound? Hmm, disappointed or encouraged? Maybe, both.

Actually, ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ is the title of JPIA-CCP’s General Assembly held last December 4th 2009. And it had never entered my mind that I (and also most of my fellow students in CCP’s College of Accountancy) would be able to relate with that phrase.

Argghhhh! My poor heart is really broken!

Okay, I’ll stop talking in circles now and explain “why I have to look back while moving forward”.

Next school year, I’ll be joining the thousands of hopeful graduating students—but because of a NEW change in the system, I will have to struggle (and wriggle and jiggle, if needed!) just to make it and join the Batch 2011.

And because I am willing to waggle my way to the graduation aisle, I have to sacrifice my much-needed vacation this summer. Goodbye, swimming and malling and sleeping late. hu-hu! Otherwise, I’ll be staying one more extra year at school. hu-hu-hu!

The sudden announcement about extra units getting added to both old and new curriculum of Accountancy was like a small bomb explosion. I and my batch mates were all shocked because we were not expecting to be included.

Oh, well, I shouldn’t be a cry-baby because the unexpected change could be really something good like it’s a help in disguise (even though it sounds like a pain in the ass). What I need to do now is be sensible so that I can think straight so that I can ‘move forward’.

Looking back to my school records, my first assumption that I’d have to go to school this summer is my best option. If I’d take 12 units on summer classes, I will have to tackle 18 and 21 units for first and second semesters, respectively.

Of course, this tentative decision is still based on hearsays. No one is sure about which subjects are available for summer—minor or major ones. Or if these summer subjects would also be offered during regular semesters. We are all praying and hoping for the best. No one wants to wait for another year to graduate!

Anyone with a laidback personality would surely ask: WHY? Why impatient to leave school? Student life is heaven. No responsibility. No job to work my ass for to make money. The parents are still in charge to all my needs. I prefer to prolong my stay in college for my monthly allowance.

Gee, I’m glad I have the ‘un’-laidback personality but I’m not over-active either. I’m just one of those creatures that moves slowly but surely. Thankfully, my parents are not keen on pushing us (I and my 2 siblings) to be over-achiever. They just want us to enjoy our studies and our youth. But—of course, there’s always a catch somewhere he-he—we must keep in mind that “time is gold” so failing grades must be avoided. A curly grade or two per semester is allowable but we must realize that low grades would affect us someday. (Curly grade means “3”, he-he!)

Here’s another scenario: Someone young and responsible, who is raving to finish school and find a job to earn own money, would look for parttime jobs and make extra income rather than ask for more enrollment money from parents.

Well, I’m happy to say that I had been working during my free hours and in my own, er, office. It’s nothing big or grand. My workplace is just a small table beside my bed. I can work right away even when my hair and clothes are bed-rumpled. ha-ha!

You want to know what kind of work I do? It’s not a secret. It’s one of those legitimate online jobs for freelancers. I was fortunate enough to have a mother, who is a seasoned freelance worker, to guide me through the confusing but really simple ways of finding jobs that really pay on the Internet.

Some of the golden nuggets of wisdom that she had imparted to me are: honesty, integrity, and courtesy. You won’t get lost anywhere if you always follow these three virtues as guides.

Yes, there are tons of legit websites for freelancers but oDesk.com is the only one nearer to my heart because I found my most exciting job here.

Gotta have questions about oDesk? Fire away. I’m expecting to hear something like: how to create an account, how to apply, how to get hired, how to handle interviews, and many more.

Watch out for my next blog where I wrote a guideline that could be helpful to all wanna-be service providers in oDesk.

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