Haven’t had much net access the past few days and it’s a good thing I feel. Not trying to cram in every little morsel of detail means I have time to think about other things and not just absorb information.

I’ve been banging out posts on my Eee PC, and I’m not sure if they will see the light of day. Heh, haven’t even posted details on my Adelaide trip, and things tend to get lost when they sit idle for too long.

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It’s been an interesting week, not having routines and meeting different people gives you insight into things from a different perspective. I’ve been quite content with myself over the past few months (or at least, since I’ve started working) and I’m starting to slide into complacency again.

Failed my CFA paper. I sort of half expected it, with my mind going downhill the last week before the exam, suddenly becoming muddled with the enormous syllabus. Heh, knew I should have followed my instincts when I was against taking the paper 2 years ago. I studied but slackened off towards the end. It wasn’t something I was keen on doing. No one but myself to blame on this.

Was adamant I do not want to retake the paper. Heh, not so sure of that now, but I will give it some thought over the next couple of weeks.

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I’m not quite sure how I’ve managed to graduate from university but there was a glimmer of hard work and brilliance back then. I need to start fresh and really tackle the marathons of life. Like my 100 push up scheme with my friend (failed that and managed only 50, but that was due to a sore shoulder which I’m not quite sure has fully healed) and the failure to pass this CFA exam seems to indicate that I have turned soft (only 35% passed this year, down from 39% the previous year, but that’s just an excuse not to pass it).

Need to prove to myself again that if one sets their mind to it, they can accomplish anything. Have the 14.1km run coming up in April, I need to discipline myself to be able to finish that within a set amount of time.

So starts my belated New Year’s resolutions, unless of course I’m starting from the Year of the Ox. If I’m not perspiring from the things I do, I’m not trying hard enough. So there it is, a simple resolution to keep for the next 300 or so days. Hopefully I keep on track.