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The top priority on my to-do list today is to submit a couple of job applications — the first is a temporary research administrator position at the University College Dublin (UCD), and the other one is an accounting manager position at a private investment/trust firm. Neither seem to require a full accountancy qualification. I haven’t heard back from the recruiter who contacted me about the...

The first part of my day is fairly slow-going. After my usual morning routine, I do some reading for the next section of my CMA study programme, which is about all sorts of budget variance calculations. The weather starts off sunny in the morning, then turns grey with rain in the forecast for later on. My walking buddy CJ texts to see if I’m available for an outing, and I gladly accept. We...

The weather has turned grey although thankfully still dry with rain forecasted for later in the week. I’m caught up on my CMA studies and don’t have anything else pressing for the moment. Today in the early afternoon I have a coffee/walk meetup with a new friend, P, with whom I’ve been chatting online for awhile but we’ve never met in person. P works in the health...

I’m feeling very sedentary, having not gotten out at all yesterday. I don’t have any plans, except for a tentative coffee meetup that falls through last minute. Inertia tells me to stay in and do more CMA studying. However, after a late breakfast and some puttering around the apartment, I decide that I have to get out and enjoy the sunnier weather — a reward for passing my...

Saturday has been very uneventful. The weather is greyer, which gives me a good excuse to stay in and do some practise exams for my CMA study programme. This past week I finished the 2nd section of part 1, and in order to proceed to the next section I have to score 86% on 50 random multiple choice questions. My first run-through takes about 1.5 hours. I fall short by one question with a result of...

Another week, another Friday. I wake up super early, around 5am, and stay in bed tossing and turning to try and get more sleep. This is a fairly typical pattern, which I attribute the bed’s inadequate support… I think my body just gets too uncomfortable after a few hours, I become restless and then I wake up. When people ask what I miss the most since moving to Ireland, my answer is a...

This afternoon I have another interview/call for the CFO position at OCCRP, this time with their Chief Technology Officer. She’s a British woman, probably around my age or a little older, and has been in her position for a couple of years. The call lasts about 45 minutes and seems to go well, with a candid discussion about the organisation’s opportunities and risks from her perspective. It...

It’s been a subdued St. Patrick’s Day, and so far, no protests have materialised in Dublin. I took a stroll yesterday evening to take a few photos of various buildings lit up in green: View of the Samuel Beckett Bridge lit up with LED lights on the suspension wires with Convention Centre on left: The Customs House: The General Post Office (GPO) building on O’Connell Street: The...

It’s the warmest day since my arrival to Dublin, with mostly clear blue skies and highs in the mid 50s F / mid 10s C. My walking buddy CJ and I plan an outing for the afternoon in search of some food trucks that rotate through different locations in the city during the week. On Tuesday, they’re supposed to be at place called Elmwood Park, way down in the southeast edge of Dublin...

I’ve been feeling lethargic lately due to the moody weather and the humdrum life under lockdown. As a result, my usual weekday routine has been slipping somewhat. That said, there haven’t been many new job postings that have caught my attention, and I’ve been keeping up with my CMA study programme, so there haven’t been any real consequences. However, I didn’t meet...