learning sql

i'm taking up a SQL workshop for four days and i'm really caught unarmed in this training. i was told that i should go straight to the workshop since fundamentals is just the basics and yeah, i regret not signing up for the fundamentals. my fellow trainees attended the three-day fundamentals session and this workshop is the 'examination' part and it surprised me that we'll have the defense on the last day about the project that we're doing plus may waiver pa! i gotta have a grade of 86 above or else there would be a memo. hahahaha. i can do it. :) well yeah, i know the 'what-i-know-is-basic' and i still need to learn the other basics. eheheh. i'm relying on my experience and on mr. google and i'm glad i could catch up!. :)

i'm learning new things and need to learn more. somehow, my knowledge about T-SQL has been increased though. i can restore a database now and even see the importance of the execution plan and how to use it. whaaaat? just now? yeah. i'm such a kinder in this class but i don't mind. parang love lang, age doesn't matter - it's never too late to learn. ehehehehe. i'm having fun with what i'm doing and with my teammates. i find it cool when our group stayed after the class to compare the queries that we created and see which one is the most efficient.. hahahaha. i was so amazed. with just a click, you can see which is better... pwede pala yun sa SQL! :)

and there's this one question that gives me a headache. i know this one is a no-brainer but i just can't come up with an answer. i'm always left with a dead end sign. ehehehe. but i won't give up. i still have a day to answer it.

training meant meeting new people, too. i've got a groupmate whom somehow i'm impressed with because he can do the things which i wanna do for myself - taking up masters and pursuing career on the database area. and there's this team lead who has lots of stories about the corporate world - the good side and the dirty works, which i think benefits me. :)


learning is fun! sigh. i miss being a student. how i wish the session can be extended. i still enjoy the comfort of  a stress-free and a no-tons-of-email environment and i think i'd like to stay some more than going back to 'that' place. hehehe :)