This is Basic Vanilla!

ACCO 330, it is with extreme happiness that I say goodbye to you. I hope I never see you again, and please make sure to torture your future students the way you tortured me.

While most students who struggle in class don't like their teacher, I actually liked my ACCO 330 (Cost Management Accounting) professor (oh and I struggled.). You see, over the semester, Sunbul and I have develop quite a crush on him - yes, even despite the crappy grade he gave me. Actually, I wouldn't say a crush. Maurice is kind of old, way too old...
It's more like.....how do I say this...well, we thought he was really funny. Maurice, the engineer-turned-accountant is French and has the most hilarious expressions ever ! Sunbul and I have collected a small list of funny stuff he said over the semester. Here are some examples:

*please read the following with a french accent*

• "This is basic vanilla !!"    
  He usually says this line when he gets kind of upset that no one understand the concept he is explaining, or when someone complains about the material being taught is difficult.
  
  
• "Okay, enough bitching for today."
  He said this after complaining about the school not having sufficient computer labs.
  
  
• "This is a stupid proposition!"
  We were going over a problem where many propositions were presented and he just said that out as we were reading the question.
  
  
• "What is simple is always wrong, what is not simple is useless."
  This is what he thinks of accounting.
  
  
• "I don't like verbal diarrhea."
  This was his answer to a student who had asked about the length or our paper.
  
  
• "You think you were done with statistics after COMM 215? YOU ARE WRONG!"
  This was how he introduced us to chapter 10.
   

 I know, I know. You're probably thinking that it really isn't that funny and that I'm just delusional. But trust me. The way he says it with his french accent and facial expressions, it's freaking hilarious!

Mr. Maurice, 

It was a long semester. I can't believed it's over and that I survived. Thank you for teaching me how to account for spoilage and calculate joint processing costs. I will not miss our Tuesday and Thursday classes. I will however, miss your funny comments and miss you just a little. Actually, I probably won't miss you.... but you're still cool :)

Two Down, Two More to Go

Two down, two more to go.  

Last night I had my Finance final exam, followed by my Financial Reporting I final this afternoon. I could definitely use some sleep now... Let's just face it; there just isn't enough hours in a day when it is final exams period. As much as we all need it and want it, there is just simply no time to sleep! So after two days filled with stress and high emotions, it's time to take a break (not for too long though. I need to go back to my studies.I still have my Cost Management Accounting and MIS exams to study for :( ).

Although I am in desperate need to sleep and study, my parents are taking me out for brunch tomorrow morning. How can I say no to that? Breakfast food is the best! I can spend the whole day eating waffles and omelets if I had my way. My parents have been so nice to me lately. I think it's because I'm leaving soon (19 days !!). Naomi and her mother will be there too. I don't think I have written about how Naomi and I met. I definitely will write about it soon. As weird as it might sound, Naomi and I were meant to leave on an student exchange together! I know it's a really cheesy thing to say, but once I explain the full story, everything will make much more sense.

Until then, wish me luck on my remaining exams!

Unicorn! Baby Unicorn!

11:10 PM: I should be studying for my ACCO 310 midterm - this class is said to be one of the craziest accounting classes in the B. Comm at JMSB- but instead, I'm writing a post on my blog. Oh boy, it's been a while. I remember being so excited when I started this blog this past summer. After 5 posts, this whole project just vanished, in the back of my head... But now it has resurfaced :)

Tonight, I'd like to dedicate this post to Ms. Tanya Ng who I miss very much. Ms Tanya, with who I spent most of my summer in class, is on a Co-op work term this semester. While I die in class, and procrastinate in the John Molson Accounting Society (JMAS) office with Gurjit (our famous VP CGA), Tanya is busy busting her ass off as a working woman. Her craziness and funny anti-fob ways are truly missed. I believe the last time I saw Tanya was........oh wait, when was the last time I saw her ?! Clearly, it's been way too long.

To end this post, and to mark my grand return into the the world of sharing-your-life-with-billions-of-strangers, here is a beautiful letter:

Dear Tanya, if you happen to be reading this post -I know you will because I am posting the link on your Facebook wall- this is my not-so-subtle way to tell you that we have some intensive catch up to do and that I miss you.

11:36 PM : Okay, I REALLY need to go study. Oh how much I love IFRS....