Rey Joyce B.

Abuel BSAC - I
JPIA’s Regional Midyear Convention Cagayan de Oro City

MY FIRST SEMESTER RETURN SERVICE EXPERIENCE

As an accountancy student, The Xavier University Junior Philippine Institute of

Accountants (XU-JPIA) has been a home to every struggling and straining individuals.
With that being noted, JPIA provides experiences and challenges that hones student’s
skills and abilities, wherein it also develops esteem, boosts confidence and mainly help
us find ourselves.
The 17th Regional Midyear Convention was held at various location in Cagayan
de Oro City last September 22 to 24, 2018, the event was an annual gathering of
accountancy students from different institutions of Region 10 and Caraga organized by
the National Federation. The semiannual gathering featured a diverse set of events that
sought to bring out the skills of the participants in both academic and non-academic
aspects. This event is a memorable one for me which I truly treasured because this is
the first huge event I have joined in my organization. A lot of realizations and goals I
have actually set during this time. I realized that this is where I belong, that I wanted to
be part of the “my integrity is my reputation” gang. From that day on when I knew what I
truly wanted, I began setting goals to attain and achieve that realization. Efforts were
doubled and tripled, more sleepless nights, high caffeine intake. These are only some of
the many things I needed to undergo and perhaps suffer to. Joining and participating in
every event of JPIA has always been the most educational return service I have made,
and being with this organization for the past 5 months of my college life has developed
a willpower and determination. Willpower and determination to proceed and graduate in
the course, willpower and determination to pay back the city for what it has endowed me
and willpower and determination to do this through serving the public with genuine and
honest heart supported by strong ethics. “Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may
remember. Involve me, and I will understand.” It is through reflecting about the actions
at work enhances its true meaning. It is through reflecting that I allow myself to step
back from all the concrete experiences and recognize that the experience has forged a
new way of thinking and that improve on future performance will result.
5/5, the entire experience is fun, amazing and full of learning. I hope that on my
next return service I would be able to extend my hand and help others regardless of
doing community work for scholarship purposed but because it is really what I would like
to do and giving my free time to someone who needs it would put a smile on my face.