Another Happy Beginning

At the end of March, precisely at March 27, something big was happened. It was the moment I had waited for such a long time. One moment that would decide my life. A brief moment which is so important for me. It was the time for me to be responsible of my under-graduate thesis in front of the assigned lecturers.

I could complete my under-graduate thesis as soon as the deadline arrived. Meaning, I barely finished it on time. If not for the help of Mr Budi Mulyana as my matter assistance lecturer and also Mrs Dyah Purwanti as my technical assistance lecturer, perharps I couldn’t finish it on time. In their right hands, my work was polished very well. I have to say that was a very tough work, not an easy one. Both of them are very competitive, selective, cautious, and disciplined. They could easily find every error in my writing. Then, they assisted me by giving some helpful solutions in order to correct those errors. Hereby, I have to say my gratitude to both of them.

After all processes completed, I submitted my thesis to the secretariat at March 24. At the time, they said that they could schedule my comprehensive test on March 27 which means I only had as many as 3x24h to prepare every thing. I felt so insecure instantly. At the comprehensive test, I had to be responsible of two main things. First, I had to be responsible about my research which was written in the 169 pages of my thesis. Second, I had to be responsible about all the knowledge I’ve learned in D4 STAN these 2 years. I have to tell you, those tasks were as difficult as it might sound and my life in the future depends on it. Consequently, I had to prepare every thing in these 3 days. I was not a brilliant student as I hope I could be, so I needed to spent more time in re-learning every matters I got in those 2 years effectively.

One day before the day, my insecurity was starting to kill me. I thought of many things. What if I couldn’t answer questions asked by the assigned lecturers? What if I got groggy in the process and I couldn’t convey what I think smoothly? What if I failed? And so on...... So many questions, so many insecurities. To help me through those insecurities, I called my parents. They helped me a lot. I called my gf too to calm me more. In the evening, secretariat called me and told me that the assigned lecturers for the day are Mr Budi Waluyo, Mr Raynal Yasni, and of course Mr Budi Mulyana as my matter assistance lecturer.

The day was come and at the time I was quite confidence of my preparation. I prepared every thing, matters and strategies. I hoped for the best for that day. I called my gf, my love, to pick me up and went to the campus together so that I could feel more relaxed before the test. We ate breakfast together. Then after every thing was in place, at 07.30 we departed.

Alhamdulillah, the test was going very smoothly. I could answer every question from the assigned lecturers well. I spent 2h30 in the room, 15 minutes for presenting my research, and the rest for lecturers’ questions. Mr Budi Mulyana started by asking a little about the prospect of my research. After that, he asked about governmental finance management and governmental accounting standard. About 45 minutes later there was no more question from him, so we continue to Mr Raynal. Mr Raynal’s major in economy and accounting, so he asked several questions about public finance and accounting theory. But before that, he asked the detailed processes of my research. The last was Mr Budi Waluyo. He asked questions about strategic management and management accounting. After all the questions answered, they told me to leave the room. They needed time to discuss about the test result. I had no idea what would happened next...

In front of the room, I was waiting with ease. I was quite satisfied with my answers to them, but that didn’t negate the chance of anomaly. I felt a little insecurity. Just a little. 5 minutes later, Mr Budi Waluyo called me and urged me to come in. After I sat in my place, he told me the result slowly. First thing first, he asked my opinion whether I passed or not. Nervously, I remained silent. Then without further question, he read the paper in front of him. Time ticked slowly at the moment. After several seconds passed, he continued and said that I passed the test successfully! I tried to listened to what he said very carefully. What? I PASSED THE TEST! Alhamdulillah! After that, he congratulated my thesis and urged me to continue on it since it had prospect in it. I said yes I would, then we shaked hands, took a photograph together, and left the room afterwards.

I was drowning in bliss. I called my mother, my father, my brother and sisters to inform this news. They were very happy and congratulated me. My mother was crying after hearing the news. I was so happy at that time.

That was another achievement in my life. That was another blissful beginning for my future. I learned a lot from it. I cherished the moment briefly and be prepared for more challenging future tomorrow. I promised myself that this was not the ending. I had so many things to learn, to achieve, to grasp. There’s no time to waste.