Different laws, different values, different context. I recently listened to a talk about tips for taking the board exam and one thing the speaker advised was the Shamcey Supsup manila-paper-on-the-wall-and-ceiling sort of advice and I totally agree with that. I sort of did that when I studied, sort of because unlike the others who were staying in condo units with friends, I opted to settle for being a bedspacer in order to lessen the expenses. So, one of the obvious disadvantages of that was I didn’t have the freedom to do whatever I wanted in the room considering...

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If you think graduating from college means the end to your spending, you are so wrong. You heard that the result of the board exam you took has just been released. You scrolled down, found your name, and rejoiced. You plan to immediately share the good news to your family, friends, boyfriend/girlfriend via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. If this is you right now, stop. This only takes a while. If you’re still stuck on the pdf file of the results, scroll up dearest passer, you have just passed the “licensure” exam. You are yet to be registered. Always...

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Reality versus expectation. Pretty much. Expectation. It will be easy. I studied plumbing for utilities. The coverage will be okay. Reality. Don’t kid yourself. Architecture is already in your blood after being drilled to you for more than five years. The master plumber licensure exam, on the other hand, covers accounting terms, high school arithmetic, nth level plumbing computations aside from the laws and basics you’ve tackled for utilities. So dear examinee, go back to your notes and study. ...

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It's that time of year yet again.  Filling up the logbook was a very solemn moment for me. Seriously. If I had to choose the background music for that time, it would be that “Haaaaa…” sound when people open treasure chests. I don’t know about the others but for me, “Don’t mess this up. Don’t mess this up.” was on repeat on my mind. You see, as much as possible, you must avoid erasures when doing it, and so my point is, dear examinee, know how it must be done before actually filling it in. I won’t pretend...

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Trust me. The feeling sucks. I’m not saying I’m an expert on this sort of psychobabble but what I am going to share is how I did things and how I dealt with the aftermath. At some point during your cramming stage of reviewing, especially during the final stretch, you will have to accept the fact that you won’t be able to memorize each and every thing, it’s just not possible. Okay sure you might have some sort of mega mind and all that, lucky you. But for us mere mortals, we have to choose what to study...

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