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Distractions

Flipped open my notes today to do a little studying and it didn’t really go too well. Getting distracted a little too easily these days. Just need to get the momentum going and I should be fine with studying.

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Due to nostalgia, just happy to lie in bed with a book in hand. Just finished reading Starship Troopers. Heh, I remember watching the movie and it left quite an impression on it. Thinking back now it’s kind of silly how technically advanced people have become and they still send hordes of infantry with little armour and a machine gun against giant bugs?

The book is fairly different, spending a little time between the battlefield and in the classroom. For a science fiction book written in 1959 about the future, the credibility of the technology and storyline hold up pretty well. Since I managed to obtain the book from The Book Depository for less than AUD$10, I’d just thought I’d purchase it (considering I have spent $10 on more frivolous things).

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There have been some recent changes in the work place of late, a high level resignation within my department. I’ve seen my fair share of people being fired, retrenched, or just resigning and have become jaded with the process. Heh, wondering what my job prospects are, having looked at some job ads online. Maybe I’ve had a little more experience in a different area and maybe I’m feeling a little more confident with my skillset and what I can offer. I feel like I could take on more responsibility in different jobs. It’s been a little more than a year and a quarter since I’ve joined the hospital I’m working in and unfortunately, eventhough the organisation is huge, there is very little scope to move to a non finance area, unless I’d like to take up medicine. Heh, so maybe before the end of the year I’d like a change of environment? Having a CPA would help with other jobs, as the certification of being a properly qualified accountant would help with different roles. I find myself more intrigued with the management accounting type of work, looking at budgets, doing analysis etc. Feeling a little stagnant at the moment.

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Just looking through last year’s posts around this time of year. I was already looking at houses then, so glad that’s over. Work has changed from challenging to routine, which is something I find fairly common at this end of the spectrum. Heh, the one thing that hasn’t really changed is that I’m still easily distracted.