Since you're doing part-time, if you intend to attend for classes/tuition then you would have to do it after working hours or weekends.

Officially, work ends at 5.45pm and classes usually start at 6.45pm or 7pm. So you have to rush to the school or tuition provider after work, through the traffic and if you're lucky, you would either arrive early or just on time. That means no time for quick dinner.

Imagine, the fatigue and stress level after work and then you still have to listen to lengthy lectures ? Furthermore if you're hungry and worn out from driving and all.

Also, do you expect to be able to leave on time, all the time ? Just drop everything and leave ? You can't do that. Sometimes my colleagues are understanding and would allow me to leave on time but at times, I have no choice but to stay a bit longer to help out.

And then, imagine those classes on the weekends. Those are the worst. Imagine from 9am-5pm on one or both weekends.

Pretty much a sacrifice to get it done and over with as soon as possible. And force myself to psych myself positively to listen and concentrate during lectures.

Very true. Thats why if you are taking part-time. Just do 1-2 subjects max per sitting. If not you really can go crazy. If you want to complete it faster; advisable to quit your dayjob.

anyone here attended ACCA talk before?

will they serve anything? FOC or charged?

there's a coming talk bout PER by ACCA this Friday in Penang

at Evergreen Laurel Hotel on 6.30pm

Free registration

duno want to attend the talk or not because of the distance and hour

Very true. Thats why if you are taking part-time. Just do 1-2 subjects max per sitting. If not you really can go crazy. If you want to complete it faster; advisable to quit your dayjob.

If I had the choice (i.e. with Accounting degree); most likely would take CPA. Heard from CPA graduates; its much easier.

im interested to work in banking/finance sector instead of auditing..
but heard that its better to work in big 5 and obtain 3 years practical experience there.. after qualifying only then switch to your preferable field.. can any seniors please advise me on this? thanks ^^

btw,  anyone joining deloitte tax challenge 2011?

Sorry I'm not a senior but this is what i think.

Why don't you apply to the bank straight? How does auditing experience help you in a bank operations job? Unless you specifically apply to work for the financial reporting or IA dept, then maybe its better?

If you want to progress in banking/finance job its better you study CFA or CFP which is more finance related. ACCA for me is more to financial reporting and general business.

I've attended full time classes before.. its torturous.. weekends intensive classes starts from 8am till 8pm nite!! 

i'm not sure am i able to handle the papers through self study but at least it is far less stressful going through the whole tuition process..

nether the less, this is a sacrifice worth taking!! For those who are enduring the same sh*t as us, stay strong and strive for a better future! 
Some may not have the privilege to quit their job and commit to acca full time.  But is it sane that one could accumulate enough $$, quit their day job and pursue acca fulltime for a year? Had anyone done this before 

For hardsake, 1 word for you: perserverance.

For financial, another word for you: Prudence. Core accounting concept and IRL too.

wow new thread.no wonder I get no update on acca topic via my email.lols
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Btw, is stock exchange included in any of acca papers like financial paper?

hardsake?? i dunno the meaning
ur "perserverance" got an extra "r" in between, coz i googled translate it and found out, lol
have u taken F9 b4? F9 touches a bit about stock exchange, coz i rmbr i learnt stock market, derivatives etc
and our lecturer shared his experience of trading some stocks

I saw you post asking the same questions in Mr Spencer's wall lol. Its PER talk right? Theres this talk about PER talk given in Sentral last year. This year in Evergreen huh.
Hows the registration going?

it can't be before result, as we don't know our results, how should we decide which paper to take for the sitting?

see important dates of ACCA
http://www2.accaglobal.com/students/acca/info/dates

i am really really super super super shocked stunned speechless seeing the dates
our standard exam closing date used to be 15 Oct/ 15 April, i don't know why now i saw the dates are 8 Oct/ 8 April.

the early exam entry closing date is 8 Sept/ 8 March.

and next year, for P papers, if pay the exam fees after the early closing date but b4 standard closing date, is £94 per paper. ow...guys and girls, faster finish all ur papers in this coming Dec 2011 sitting 

what's ur name on fb? 

he did repeat my question in his P5 class

he asked people not to expect anything 

free registration on 6pm in Evergreen

what do u mean by after the early closing date but b4 standard closing date???

J.... XD

Oh...swt. Maybe he is trying to emphasize on it again. Thats why. Oic.

for June 2011 exam, the answers are available on accaglobal.

i don't feel like having a look on the answers.. i have a feeling that i will fail P1 coz i only managed to answer 80% of the questions.. the remaining 20% empty 

I don't wanna look also. Then I will be depressed until results are out, and then depress somemore.

i don't feel like having a look on the answers.. i have a feeling that i will fail P1 coz i only managed to answer 80% of the questions.. the remaining 20% empty 

I don't wanna look also. Then I will be depressed until results are out, and then depress somemore.

i looked at the answers...but cant remember mine that well 

for the timebeing, just wait for the results.