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When it's too early to think about something too much

 It's the work week and I really have to start working. But here I am, on my bed, with my work laptop and writing on my blog, hahaha!

Writing blogs have already gone "passe" (euh, comme passe compose? hahaha) as people started documenting their lives more using pictures or other shorter forms of media.

But for me, well, it's only now that I'm starting to document what I feel, just like how project manager would do. Uhmm, but I guess not as an online diary? Hahaha!

This would form part of my lessons learned later in life.

Anyyway, I have been accused or called as an over-thinker. Maybe I really am, as I have so much time in my hands right now to just continually think about things as I don't have that much to talk to about what I feel. Like, for this PMP exam.

Yesterday, I submitted my application to sit for the CAPM exam, and it immediately got accepted. I'm not sure if it's because I applied for the PMP and got approved to sit for the exam or...I don't know anymore maybe I have more than enough credits to sit for a CAPM exam.

I started doing the free exams over at Pocketprep, for the CAPM, and they are a good boost of confidence for checking whether I really understood the material from the PMBOK.

I'm also in the Planning process group now in the PMBOK, while really digesting each of the processes in this category. I have devised a study plan for the week to finish the Planning group this week, reading the PMBOK and understanding the material.

In terms of schedule, I still don't have a definite date as to when I can take the exam. I have no news yet whether I have the full budget for the exam but at least I'm looking for alternatives.

This actually feels like I'm planning for a trip of some sort for overseas.

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