So all the academic drama was useless... all the "I've tried and given it my all but it still doesn't cut it" was actually not true.

I woke up today to get my grades and was calculating all the possibilities in my head of how much A's I needed next semester to catch up. All the more was I dreading my Cost Accounting mark; I was debating as to whether I'd expect a C or a C+. I told myself today would be the day where I'd feel all the pressure from school once more. I guess it would wake me up from a great semestral break.

As my grade slip was handed on to me, I glanced down to my QPI so quickly... and was just utterly shocked when I saw that it was a 3.57 printed there. I glanced up on each subject looking for the grade which I miscalculated and I noticed there was no C or C+. I got a B in Cost Accounting and it was that that made me get the GPA of 3.5 for now... a 3.5 that meant cum laude honors.

I'm so psyched that still I can't believe it. It meant that I did well in the finals and that when my other long test was re-checked for errors, I had gotten a higher mark. All this time I never counted on Accounting to be the saving grace but it is a good feeling to know that all the work paid off... this time I hit the mark.

I wanted to call everyone who mattered to me to just share my joy. It was great Gai was there with me when I got my grades. Then everyone, Joni, Charles, Cabs and Shermz was so happy to hear about it, knowing that they saw me so distressed just 3 weeks ago. I called my parents and though I know their delight was muted, I know it meant something to them. I wanted to call Lao but it was the middle of the day so I thought I'd call him sometime soon about it. I'm so happy that though I know there's one more sem left, I have taken a step closer to achieving my goal.

I know grades aren't everything but they do still mean something. Somehow it gives you a sense of pride and hope that maybe the future can be made better. A shout out to Gai and Char who also got into the Dean's List this semester. I know we all worked hard and it is so nice to see that we find fulfillment in the work that we put in.