I Passed the CPALE (FB Post Version)

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Earlier this morning, at minutes past midnight, the PRC posted a list of names of those who passed the May 2023 CPA licensure examination. I was one of them.

Fun fact:
During my review, whenever I check my phone for the time, I almost always come across the time "11:11", an angel number. And when you are in the middle of an endeavor as big as this, bisan angel numbers like 11:11, panghawakan nasad na nimo. And ang pinaka-naamaze jud ko kay frequently sd pag magcheck kog time, 8:44 ang time. Which is my number in the list of passers. I am 844th on the list. Truly, bisan unsa pa ka ka-rational, in the most scary points in our lives, mangita jud ta ug comfort from spiritual guides.

This was 5 years in the making, and here I am, already a CPA. Isa jud ni sa mga endeavors na dili masukat ang kalisud ug ang mental (for lack of a better word) torture. Mao jud ni ang exam wherein ang imong pinakadako na kalaban kay imong sarili. This version of yourself who has been working hard for years should defeat this other version of yourself na ginakulbaan, gusto mu backout, gapamugnaw while ga answer, ga-una2 ug isip na mabagsak bisan wala pa nag exam, gusto mu backout, gusto mu backout, gusto mu backout, and many negative thoughts more.

Leap of faith jud ang CPALE. Leap of faith jud. And everyone who took the leap should be commended, including the 69.64% who did not make it for this CPALE but will make it soon on their own accord.


My Thanks🌸
First of all, I am really thankful to God for helping me survive not only the 3-day nerve-wracking exam but also the 1-year review and the 4-year formal education that needed to happen before I got to acquire that prestigious license.

I am also very grateful to my Mama, who sacrificed a lot. Her support cannot be measured, and she never fails to prove time and time again that she is a supermom and the best mom in the world. She spent 4 days in Davao with me and my sister to cook me my meals and the baons I brought to the exam. I could never have done any of this if not for her. Her strength kept me going, and her support kept me standing.

My sister, who is a busy corporate girlie but is also there for me in my months of review. I would've been a starving, helpless child if it wasn't for her home-cooked meals. Her physical presence keeps my feet in the real world and stops me from flying off somewhere unadventured.

My father, my angel. He is in heaven now but I know he and God were with me while I was answering those exams. I honestly feel like he whispered answers to me during the split seconds when my brain just feels blocked. I am where I am now because of him, and though he may not be with me, my mom, and my sister anymore, we always think about him. He is always in our hearts, in our dreams, and in our thoughts.

Thank you also to the non-blood family who were there with me from start to finish. We crossed the finish line together, and abot langit akong ka-proud ninyo.

I also cannot forget the people I met online because of this review. Even though I do not know their names and who they are IRL, it really helped to have conversations with them in the Resa Batch 45 Telegram group. Some of the people I can remember are Irah, " . ", Eve from the online lectures, who makes a lot of jokes and makes the lectures super fun, and Jessa, too. Just, you know, everyone! And this is my goodbye to the online review world. This has been "minji, cpa" and I am now officially signing out of Telegram.


Final Words🌸
I will truly miss my CPALE era. It was very memorable, and it's the most productive I have ever been. It was the most I have ever spent with myself, and I have to say, I do enjoy my company. I'm actually pretty fun to be with, except when I'm crying and pissed off because of a lot of hard topics.

I was at my most independent during this era. And while I lived with my sister, I spent most of the day alone with the cat, just reviewing from morning to night. Thank you, Charlotte, for keeping me company and for working so hard and achieving so many things.

My adulting life is about to start soon, and I am just getting ready.

RAYJENN CHARLOTTE M. FERRIOLS, CPA
Magna Cum Laude, Ateneo de Davao 2022
Civil Service Eligible (2018)
Certified Bookkeeper (2022)
Certified Public Accountant (2023)


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