Back to School

I never thought I'd miss school but I do!

I remember back through high school and uni, I couldn't wait to graduate. All I kept telling myself then was just to be patient and as soon as I graduate and pass the board exam - FREEDOM!! And oh yes, it was sweet freedom for the first couple of years. Partying non-stop, shopping, ah, I was living the life..

Five years down the road, and I feel the brain starting to get all rusty. How I wish for days of school to be back - when all I did was to read some books, pass the exams, get good grades and... that's it!! I could afford to not attend classes just because I felt tired today. The "aha!" moments in school and learning more about the world I live in. I felt powerful. I felt like I knew the mechanisms of world. I felt like I could conquer anything - just because I knew stuff.

Now I feel like I'm slowing down. I feel unsure of things because there's a lot of things I still don't know. I get timid around discussions of Financial Planning when all I know are Heparins and Diazepams. So on Monday, I enrolled in the subject Entry Level Competencies (ELC), first subject in getting my Diploma of Financial Planning. I got my module through the post today and would you believe I'm getting excited and giddy? Oh, the nerd in me beckons! Embarrassing as it sounds, adrenaline is pumping through my veins as I leaf through page by page.

Guess I'll be busy for the next few months.