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Ok so this is quite a boring way to start. I mean I could have started off by learning the guitar or preparing for a marathon right? And, here I am challenging myself to compete an obscure OCA Certification. Hold on to your rotten tomatoes for just a little while longer while I attempt to foster an explanation.
I believe in starting any project off slow and small rather than large and loud. I've noticed that large and loud starts usually fizzle out very fast. Slow and small has a bigger chance of surviving the test of time and, more importantly, potential attention deficiency from the audience.
So what the hell is OCA anyways? It is Oracle Certified Associate. It is a certification that will prove to the world that I, Nainesh A Jadwani, can read and write Oracle's SQL and PL/SQL languages.
So where's the bloody challenge Nainesh? You ask. The challenge is that at my work place I have absolutely nothing to do with Oracle products coz I work on the mainframe platform. Nor am I expecting any future projects where I might get to work on Oracle products. The challenge is for me to learn something new that is unrelated to my current work.
Well, I have paid the fees for the examination which is on 21st September and I have started preparation. Yesterday, I was patting myself on the back with pride coz I felt like freakin' Columbus out to conquer new and unknown territory. The syllabus has quickly turned my optimistic smile up side down into a panic-stricken frown. I have to study 18 chapters of SQL and 21 chapters of PL/SQL in the next 10 days, and I have to practice for the exam for the next 5 days after that if I am to survive the exam on 21st Sept.
Publishing my situation on a blog will turn out to be a double-edged sword. The pressure of publicity will make me study that much harder. But if I fail on 21st then...gulp.
Ok then. Wish me luck. I have to go back and continue with my studies over the weekend (goodbye Sunday...sob sob).
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Hey Nainesh, you write so well. It was fun reading your blog.great going!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anupama. :-)
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