Just Chill
Life can get very stressful if you don’t find time to relax. Many people make the mistake of working through breaks or staying up late at night trying to catch up with their work, but in reality they...
View ArticleAnybody have a GPS?
I have a problem. It’s a good problem, but a problem none the less. I have reached a crossroad (actually it’s metaphorically more like a ‘star’ intersection) in my career path. This week I have to...
View ArticleSurviving a Formal Dinner
Last year in my Business 101 class I learned the proper way to dine at a formal meal. At the time, I didn’t think the skills I learned would come in use in the near future. Last week I was pleasantly...
View ArticleQuarter-life Crisis
I like to consider myself a healthy person. I try to eat properly and exercise frequently. Okay, so I’m lying. I don’t look at any of the nutritional information of what I eat. I don’t even have a...
View ArticleSnow War
I’ve always wanted to have a white Christmas, but a white February will do. Last Tuesday, Aggieland was coated with a layer of the white, fluffy stuff. I have lived in Texas for most of my life, so as...
View ArticleHow Much Do You Make?
Last week in my professional program seminar class, we discussed some of the rules relating to internships and recruiting. There were some basic rules like not skipping class to attend a recruiting...
View Article2012 (A-A-A-A-A)
Today I watched a movie called 2012. If you haven’t heard of the movie, it is based on Nostradamus’s prediction that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. This prediction is based on the...
View ArticleThe Perfect Storm
This is it boys and girls. The day we have been training for has finally arrived. Leave procrastination and relaxation behind. We won’t need them where we are going. There is no turning back. We are in...
View ArticleInterviews ≠ Interrogations
Interviews and I usually don’t get along. There is something about being stuck in a cramped room with a person who is bombarding you with questions that makes me feel like I’m on an episode of Law and...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Dinners
As you can probably tell from previous blogs, I am not a fan of interviews, but they have been getting a lot easier. My favorite part about interviews by far is the pre-interview dinner. Anybody that...
View ArticleBusiness on the Mind
An interviewer asked me a very simple question this week, but it really made me think about some of the decisions I made coming into college. He knew that I had made good grades in high school, so he...
View ArticleGo Games
Sunday afternoon at Northgate is usually quite peaceful when compared to the craziness of Thursday and Friday evenings. A patron can usually sit on a park bench and read the Sunday paper, while the...
View ArticleInitial Public Offering
In this economy, everyone is concerned about where they invest their money. Most people aren’t looking for financial instruments with an immediate and drastic return, but something that is safe and has...
View ArticleTurtle Soup for Breakfast
Have you ever heard of the Awkward Turtle? He is a rare species and is very seldom seen. For those of you who don’t know, you create the Awkward Turtle by placing your left hand (palm side down) over...
View Article“It’s a Great Day for Taxation”
At the beginning of the semester I wrote a blog about my tax class and how I thought that it was going to be very boring. After finally finishing the class, I can confirm the subject was really dry....
View ArticleHome Field Advantage
One of the last steps in the accounting internship recruiting process is the office visit. So far I have had eight interviews on campus. They weren’t so bad in part because they were in Aggieland. Now...
View ArticleEeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Do you remember when you were a kid and it was so easy to make a decision? You simply made the choice that sounded the most appealing and then moved on with life. There was no weighing of options or...
View ArticleWorkshop Lesson 1: Networking ≠Facebook
Last week I had the honor of attending the 2010 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop. This was a three day workshop that took place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and was hosted by the AICPA. The...
View ArticleWorkshop Lesson 2: Diversity
Diversity is one of those things everyone talks about but you really don’t appreciate until you experience its benefits. I have been part of many teams through school and various organizations, but...
View ArticleIt’s a Draw
Right now is the perfect storm for sports fans: the NBA Finals and the World Cup. I come from a family of Lakers fans (we lived in Los Angeles before moving to Texas), so at home tensions are high....
View ArticleMuch Ado About Me (and Me)
Are you the kind of person that becomes embarrassed very easily or do you like the spotlight? For some reason I am both. I find that I change personalities depending on who I am with. If I am working...
View ArticleCaveat Emptor (Let the Buyer Beware)
Since the beginning of the recession, retail stores have really taken a hit. People just aren’t spending like they used to. In response stores are having more sales. Customers just can’t help but spend...
View Article“[Another] American Student in Singapore”
In an earlier blog I wrote about how I had narrowed my study abroad search to Barcelona, Spain, or a five country European tour. (As you can see from the title of this blog, neither of those trips...
View ArticleThe Hunt for Real Singapore
When I told my friends and family that I was going to Singapore, they usually responded with “Why Singapore?” The answer is simple: I want to be out of my element. I actually enjoy stepping out of my...
View ArticleThe Internship is Okay Lah
I don’t really know why, but when most people talk in Singapore, they add “lah” to the end of their sentences. It’s kind of catchy lah. Today officially marks the end of my first week of interning. I...
View ArticleGoing Green…with Envy
I like to consider myself a lime green person; I am not a tree hugger, but I’m also not going out and melting the polar icecaps. I like to do little things to help the environment like recycle my three...
View ArticleWe’re All the Same Lah
If you have ever wondered what most Singaporeans think of Texas, here is a short conversation I had with one of my co-workers, Rashid, that pretty much sums it up. Rashid: So how much does a ho_se...
View ArticleI Wanna Be a Millionaire…Again
Right now I am on my bed with a pile of textbooks sitting next to me. The first week of classes is officially over and I am already behind on my work. The main reason I am behind is because every time...
View ArticleAggie Ring Day: Finally Mine
As I am writing this blog, I’ve noticed that I am typing a lot slower because there is a shiny chunk of gold weighing down one of my fingers. I’ve never worn a ring before, so I am kind of surprised...
View ArticleThe Business Environment: You Can’t Escape It
During my first couple of semesters in college, I found myself taking classes that I felt would not be useful in my professional career. These were mostly history and science classes, but some of my...
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