A man of Distinction!

Forgot to say what the result was: Distinction!

So you see, all that self-doubt was wrong, all that hard work paid off.

The problem now is what to do next. I had enrolled for M359, a top level course in Relational Database Design and Use (or whatever the correct title is), but then pulled out. I needed some time to myself, to catch up on family life, to catch up on a few good books (and if you are into travel books then I highly recommend William Dalrymple as a writer. I read his first book "In Xanadu" when it was first published - 1989 I think, and only got around to reading another of his books this year - "White Mughals". I was so enchanted and thrilled by this book that I then read "City of Djinns" and already have "From the Holy Mountain" lined up to read. Of course its wrong to think of Dalrymple as a 'travel writer' - though thats the bookshop section he usually ends up in - what he writes is more about people, culture, history, and place..and has the most fantastic eye and ear for wit, detail, smell, and colour).

I digress. What I was meaning to say is that I enrolled and then un-enrolled from M359 and decided to wait for the result of M254. I figured that if I got a Grade 2 then I would postpone further study for the year - just to take a well-earned break. But I also figured that if I gained a Distinction then I might plough ahead to jump into M359 and get it out of the way before the end of next year. I'll then be one step nearer my Diploma in Computing and another step nearer my BSc.

So watch this space!