Spending the Spring Festival in Beijing
Well, about 5 minutes ago I ordered the study materials for Level I of the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Exam. To get the CFA, one must pass three levels of the exam, so even if I pass Level I, I still have to pass Level II and III to get the CFA. But I will be underway to getting this certification starting this year. It may take 2-3 years to complete all the exams and get the certification.
I had a great weekend. First on the 17th, I went to my friend's house and spent the Chinese New Year with her family and friends. We ate tons of great homemade food, watched the New Year's TV special (watched by an estimated 800 million Chinese people) and watched the fireworks display outside from the window.
First of all, the TV special was great. There was lots of singing, dancing, acrobatics, and comedy. Its a great 4 hour show that goes until about 12 midnight and the New Years Celebration. At about 11:45 PM the fireworks constantly going off outside the house get turned up and 100 notches. Firecrackers, fireworks displays in every direction all over the city, its truly a spectacular site to behold.
The next day I went to Fragrant Hills again, and climbed it for the 4th time of 2007. Then yesterday, I went to the Tiananmen Square with another friend to take some video for my friend Jason's class. He will be teaching some 7th graders about China and its history and asked if I could help put something together for him. I was happy to do so, and yesterday I completed it. You can view the short video at http://www.getpowers.com/video/jasonsclass_0001.wmv.
Finally today, I woke up, started doing some exercise, got online and ordered the CFA materials, which are not cheap. Its a risk to send it all to my Chinese address, but I want to start early and be ready. Its a big test to prepare for.
I had a great weekend. First on the 17th, I went to my friend's house and spent the Chinese New Year with her family and friends. We ate tons of great homemade food, watched the New Year's TV special (watched by an estimated 800 million Chinese people) and watched the fireworks display outside from the window.
First of all, the TV special was great. There was lots of singing, dancing, acrobatics, and comedy. Its a great 4 hour show that goes until about 12 midnight and the New Years Celebration. At about 11:45 PM the fireworks constantly going off outside the house get turned up and 100 notches. Firecrackers, fireworks displays in every direction all over the city, its truly a spectacular site to behold.
The next day I went to Fragrant Hills again, and climbed it for the 4th time of 2007. Then yesterday, I went to the Tiananmen Square with another friend to take some video for my friend Jason's class. He will be teaching some 7th graders about China and its history and asked if I could help put something together for him. I was happy to do so, and yesterday I completed it. You can view the short video at http://www.getpowers.com/video/jasonsclass_0001.wmv.
Finally today, I woke up, started doing some exercise, got online and ordered the CFA materials, which are not cheap. Its a risk to send it all to my Chinese address, but I want to start early and be ready. Its a big test to prepare for.
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