Interests:Sports in general, running, tennis, basketball, hanging around with frens, eat, sleep, and just having a great time no matter the situation. Also like to da kine and da kine...
Always Be Da Guy From: Hawaii Expertise:Da kine da Kine
RANDOM FACTS From The Island of: The Big Island
Favorite Food: Korean Chicken
Favorite Singer: Utada Hikaru
Fastest Driven A Car: 140 MPH
Writes With: A Pen
Room Is A: Pig Stien
Can't Be Beaten In: Pig Latin Speaking Contest Occupation:Retired Industry:Nonprofit
Hows em. Going try do a blog here and there get some of this extra weight off my head. Currently there is a lot of stuff on my mind and eh, might as well get em off on a piece of paper or in this case a webpage.
So just came back from Cali and man, had a very good time. Got to see my sister, my two loving cousins, and their others who are super chill, and my best friend from high school. Had Korean BBQ the first night which was awesome, then did a scavenger hunt in disneyland which was good even though we came in last place, and then cheesecake. It was a bittersweet trip since at night I would be studying. I have 2 finals, 1 presentation and currently now 1 paper (was two, but finished up one paper this afternoon).
Which brings me up to the second point. School is officially becoming the end of me. Seriously, I don't understand why professors give so much work to students especially in the part time program. Some of these classes are more than the credits they post. Take for instance my tax class. 5 very very long projects, 2 papers, plus mandatory "volunteering". I love to volunteer, but seriously when you get forced into it, it takes the luster away from giving to the community.
One thing I took away from the trip is that I have been really thinking about moving in the near future and starting to see what options I have. San Deigo and SoCal sounds very appealing even though it may be a bit too fast for me. San Fran or San Jose looks very interesting too. I might go check out those places this summer just to weigh my options. Also, NY and Boston doesnt sound bad as well. What it comes down to is timing and oppourtunity. I am almost 25 years old and honestly feel I haven't accomplished much in my life. I have no regrets for my past, but looked towards the future with a kind of no cares balls to the wall approach.
I kinda been a bit of a grouch, lil pessimistic with things, and kinda just realizing that things arent going my way at the moment. It is hard not to feel this way when you have choke things on your mind. Maybe after this week when I take a break from school, I might be a bit more optimistic with things.
I think I should end this with the Whats and Whys in a forever long time
Whats Gerald's Finals Week look like?
Like crazy monkey sex man. I gotta hope the queen of hearts is listening to give me some good luck and let me end this rough quarter with a bang.
What you going do for Spring Break?
Work and do some VITA. And oh yah, start my training according to my online training program.
Why are you training for?
For good health, long life, and a half marathon I stay running
Why gotta be one tired buggah for?
Cause no other choice. Dug my self in this hole, I am going dig myself out no matter what.
Hey guys. Wanted to give you guys a little update before we get into the nitty gritty they call the holiday season.
Fall quarter is almost over and honestly it has been the hardest quarter of school ever. The topics were not hard at all (well maybe tax law), but it was basically my motivation. I basically lacked motivation this quarter and did not have the will to work as hard this quarter.
The lack of will had to do with a few things. First off is not getting a single offer after getting 2nd round interviews from all Big 4 firms and Moss Adams. I thought for sure I was going to nail a position in a big firm. But it was not the case at all and I will admit, it does suck a fat monkey doodle. There are many factors such as the economy and the strong competition that comes along with the lack of jobs out there, but at the time I got all the rejection calls, it was disappointing to say the least.
But I come to learn that I am grateful for what I have right now. I have a great tax position in a big corporation and feel I can grow with this company. I am grateful that I will have a master's degree in a major I was told I couldn't do 3 years ago. I am grateful for having wonderful friends and family whether they are 2 or 2000 miles away.
Again, I will not deter from not getting there the way I thought I would. I just going go balls out and will find my way to the top.
As for Christmas is concern, I wont have vacation over the break, so I won't be going home this December. It is a lil sad because I was laying in my living room floor next to the tree and it reminded me when I would just lay next to the tree back home. When I was small, I would think the star on the top of the tree would make my wish come true and would make a wish ever night. I wished for all kines.
Make my jump shot get better, hope I get the next Mortal Kombat game, a Nurf football, Korean Chicken for dinnner tomorrow.
Tonight I wished for a few things. Been saying the entire day wishful thinking as a bad thing to others. But wishes do come true, just depends how you believe in em ya.
For the holidays, hope all you guys wishes come true. Stay safe, get one DD if you get bus, and have fun!
Hows it Hows it!! Its another update about the only Gerald you know (or the weirdest of em)
Well lets see. Finished up summer quarter with decent grades. Got a3.7 in both my Negotiations and Not for Profit/Govt Acctg classes,which was pretty good. Thought I coulda done better, but notcomplaining with a 3.7. GPA is dropped .05 the last couple ofquarters. But still in the 3.7 gpa range, which is beyond myexpectation in Grad School.
Fall quarter I am taking a Law School class in Individual Taxation andat the B-School I am going to take a Strategic Management focusing inMgmt Acctg (bleh!). Overall, its going to be an interesting quarterbecause Law School is so different from B-School. You gotta prep forthe classes differently and read and read case after case. A wholedifferent pace from when I learned Tax Accounting and focused on thedebits and credits.
Took two portions of the CPA exam: Business and Audit. Failed auditby a few points and my business score is pending. Hoping I passed thatsection. The CPA test is brutal, espcially when you are sparse fortime. But no excuses, you either put in the time and effort or youdont. I particularly did not in my first section and paid the price. This upcoming fall I am going to retake Audit and take Financial sincethat is the next hardest section of the exam. I am saving Tax for theend since Im a lil familiar with the topic and would like to use thatfor the cherry on top.
In a weight competition with my coworkers. Who can lose the weight byThanksgiving. Its been going on for the last couple weeks and I'velost about 4 pounds since the comp started. Goal is to be by the endof the year in good shape. Im not necessarily in it to get big musclesand be ripped (hopefully that comes with the package of working hard). But I just wanna be healthy. When I first got kidney stones, I swore Iwould never let myself get to that shape again. 2 years later, bamclose to that shape again. I am afraid of what will happen and won'tstick to find out. So its been a dieting and working out. I still eatnummy food from time to time, but cut dat down by a lot.
Last but not least, my internship at Safeco is coming to a close. Itsbeen 9 months since I have been with the company and sad to leave. Butits time to move on and go for bigger things such as the Big 4 firms. Recruiting is next month and its back to looking at the mirror andtalking to myself. "Hi My Name is G...pleasure to meetyou"..."Oh is that right?" Its always about being proper, but yourselfamped up choke kine. So we see how it goes, confident with the lastfew years interviewing and doing socials with these firms that I cannail a job. Crossing fingers!!
And thats bascially it in my life. I going go running greenlake cause get chicks =). Shoots.
Sitting next to letter G that can be seen miles away. Love the girls in roller blades. See a man fishing while playing the guitar. Pretty big dogs here. Bet that woman in the bikini is freezin in that water. Some guys should keep their shirts on. Some girls should keep their shirts off. Wish I had that dog. Ducks fly like its a race. To lay on a pier is bliss. Winds remind me of a cool tradewind. Stacy's book is in my bag, but its too nice to study. Bet that woman is still cold. Love the feeling of slippas and shorts. Love the girls running. Thought that "i love u dad" his son on it was a kick ass shirt. Kids run like they will break something. Adults run like they already broke something. A picture is worth a thousand words...Looks like a novel out here. That hapa girl is hot. Probably take me an hour to make it home. But I wanna sit here and enjoy the sites with prism in the bg. Some mourn across the world. Others celebrate. Ill just sit here and appreciate life the only way I can: Sitting here next to the letter G that can be seen miles away.
Well Summer is upon us. I just love how the sun is finally coming out
in Seattle (yes, the sun hasn't come out of Seattle these last few
months). Anyways, here is my quarterly update for the xanga homie
star runners!
Uno, Spring quarter has finished and by far, it
was the hardest quarter yet. Took it from 3 of the hardest profs in
the program and man, all I can say is man good thing all pau!!
Auditing wasn't bad at all as I scored a 97% in my final test, but
overall did not so bad with a 90%. Hoping with the way the class did
really bad that the prof raises the grades and makes my grad into an
A. Intermediate Acctg II was a piece of cake. Prof was horrible and
test weren't hard at all. As for Financial Statement Analysis,
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee probably will get my first B ever in the grad program
as a result of me doing crappy. Hoping for a miracle. So this
quarter, I predicting A, A-, and B = a 3.56, which is pretty good
nontheless.
This summer, Im going to be working full time and
getting credit for it. Also I am taking negotiation skills and not for
profit acctg (yuck!). In terms of school work, it isn't so bad at
all. But this summer is also going to be full of studying for the CPA
exam. Got some becker books from the lovely Stacy (much appreciated)
as well as some other books from Barnes and other online shops. So
starting in August, I start the Auditing portion and the BEC portion
since I've taken classes in these subjects recently. Then once I pau
my tax regs classes and the rest of the reporting classes in the next 3
quarters, I going be finishing those off, thats if i passes em like
watah on the first try. Man, stay scared =-(, but if I can even pass
just one section, I feel recruiting this Fall will be just a lil better.
Now,
for the summer plans. Basically this week is my only break from school
as I learned that my Tax Law class, which is in the Law School, is
going to begin the week after summer quarter ends. I was thinking of
going to Italy or somewhere out of the country or even back home to
Hawaii before signing up for this class, so it small kine ruins my plan
for September travel. I might see what I can do around this and try do
a lil traveling cause man by the time I pau with this quarter and those
CPA sections of the test, I probably be all da kine and needing a one
way ticket out of Seattle. Vancouver? San Diego? Ohama, NE?! (Fudge
that shizzle)
Lets see what else is happening this summer. Hmm,
a few goals I want to accomplish before hand. One is to save money.
Two is to network as much as possible and get myself into a position to
get a job next year. Three is to get back into shape and with me
taking one less class, it will be a lil easier to get a few hours back
into the gym. Four is to relax and get more sleep. I've noticed my
energy level has gone down in the past year. This is probably due to
choke studying and working a lot of hours and getting avg of 4-5 hours
of sleep a night and not working out at all and eatting bad bad food
(and its not tasty at all)
Anyways, Im going chill, watch some j
drama and get ready for another full work week (eeeeee, federal
returns!)....Shoots homies....Til the next update...
