Friday, April 20, 2007

3 done 4 to go.

This morning I woke up at 8 O’clock. 4 hours before that I was still studying….

Today was the first day of the final exam….

Because I am taking some classes at OCC, I still have some regular class there.

Well, I went to OCC first, and get a study sheet for final.

And 12 O’clock, Accounting final started.

Then from 3:30, Finance final….

Then 7O’clock, Human Resource management final….

Tired…..

 

But at least some of the classes are done..

Another week, then I have a week off.

Can’t wait.

 

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

MY TRANSITION YEAR

I've been waiting this day for so long.

Yes. No more class for this semester!!!

I have three final exams on Friday which starts at noon and ends at 10P.M.

I am sure that I'm going to be so exhausted after the exams.

I cannot complain caz this is what I chose and knew that this is going to be happen.

But after this semester, I am going to take 2 classes on spring semester (short semester), 4 classes in fall semester, 2 classes in winter semester, and done!

It's going to be so much easier.

Well, "done" means I need to get a job. Woo, so scary.

Am I ready to set sail on high waves?

Nah, not yet, but I will be when the time is coming.

First, I will study hard for CFA and pass the first level.

 

Oh, I am planning to go to Boston in mid November for Boston Career Fair.

I've never been to Boston, so I'm so excited even though I might not be able to see much. It's like whenever the place is new for me, I get excited caz just simply it's "NEW."

Anyway, This one year would be my transition year since I will graduate university and be a 社会人 means person who contribute to his/her society. Essentially, it means start working and no more long-holiday like students get.

 

Well, I guess it is about the time since many of my ex-classmates have been working for at least a few years already, and I haven't working for all these years.

 

Anyways, I will be get ready but I'd better to focus on studying for now.

 

Monday, April 16, 2007

Firehouse Dog

This one was written a week ago and I didn't finish it until today....

Well, this won’t be long one, but the most important thing is not how much I write, but how often I write.

Anyway, I went to watch movie this Tuesday. I watched “firehouse dog.” It was two or three thumbs up movie.

I almost cried….. I definitely recommend everyone to see this movie.

The story starts at Movie City Holly Wood. There is a very famous movie dog Rexx, and he fell from an airplane during the shooting his newest movie. Of course, accidentally…

Unluckily, his trademark forehead hair is gone, so nobody noticed that he is a famous “Rexx” anymore.

One day, Rexx got trapped in a fire and couldn’t escape. The small town firefighter team, called dogpatch, rescued him.

After this, maybe you can imagine…. He became a member of the team as a firehouse dog.

You can read more detailed one in yahoo movie. (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809233860/details)

Good movie.

You should watch it.

I just thought that even though I don’t write my blog so often, whenever I write my blog, it’s always about Finance or Accounting….

Well, doesn’t mean I would change my stance, but I guess sometimes, I should write something other than those business topics.

Last Wednesday, I read News about Columbia University. The school gets over 400 million dollars gift from a media entrepreneur John W. Kluge.

(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117624800578765660-search.html?KEYWORDS=columbia+university&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month)

Simply, I thought if I went to Columbia University and pursued masters, then it would be much easier to receive some kind of scholarship(s).

I’ve been in US for more than 5 years now and from the beginning, my parents FULLY supported me.

Even though I am receiving some scholarships, but still I am an INTERNATIONAL STUDENT and paying twice or three times higher tuition than residents.

Therefore, they won’t have much more money left in their pocket after I attain my bachelor degree.

Ever since I move to Detroit, the tuition difference or rather I would call INTRNATIONAL STUDENT discrimination was considerably better than when I was in Los Angeles.

I really want to go to grad school within this 5years or so but don’t want my parents to financially support me anymore because I want them to enjoy their retirement.

Anyway, the choices are either I pay the tuition which is approximately $45,000 annually or get a decent job with BIG company and ask for support for my education.

Both choices are not realistic right now, but one thing I can start preparing for my ROAD to grad school, which is study for GMAT and take GMAT before I graduate.  

This summer, I will study for both CFA and GMAT. Hope I would be a bookworm instead of being bookwarm.