FRM Part1

It has to be back to late March for why I decided to take FRM, got my notes and had my revision all within a month...

An (not) important person announced that he was no long single and this broke my heart.... To recover.. some choose to focus on work, some indulge themselves in gym room, and I ... chose to take a professional exam.. Given the huge financial cost, there is no turning back; and with such a definite deadline, I had no choice but study. And it works. I got my exam passed (Im Deutsch - und einem Mann vergessen. Dass ist zu gut fur mich!! ) 

Here is the timeline of my FRM journey:

(My background - I studied business in high school and university. And I passed both CFA level 1 & 2. While reading the syllabus of FRM Part1, it came to me that 1/4 of it is very similar to the Econometric + Math & Stat that I studied before; and another 1/4 is similar to CFA syllabus. That's why I decided to take this risk - thou I found I under-estimate how deep and advanced FRM Part1 actually is.) 

Early Apr - heart broken

12 Apr - check the syllabus and weighting; decide to take P1 or P1+P2

14 Apr - paid and registered for P1. Got my notes printed. Started the revision

14 Apr - 20 May

I did not take any company leave for exam even I know some people do. I revised during lunch break, afterwork and weekends. I declined most dinner appointments during the month so basically I have around 2-3 weekdays / week to study from 7pm - 1am. 

For weekends, I usually found a cafe / study room to study from 11am-5pm, cause my bed is a huge temptation.

21 May - Exam day

Result - Got a marginal pass :P And gonna study HARD for P2 in Nov! My friend is shocked at the result and said I am good at taking exam. I am not going to deny that indeed.