Your most proudest accomplishment

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It's hard to say really because what I might call a major accomplishment other people might see as nothing. It's like if I manage to sit and read one of those great big long threads, I call that an accomplishment.

Getting a job, 3 pay raises in less than four months, a promotion and another raise before my first year. Unfortunately, since I started university, I have had little time to rest and the commuting (my workplace is across the city and São Paulo is among the largest cities in the world) is making me very tired. My sleeping patterns became completely screwed, which means I sometimes fall asleep at work. Because of it, I have made a few stupid mistakes I would never have done before and I am becoming a joke among my co-workers. In spite of that, I am somehow still making a good enough job to warrant another raise, which will happen in this month's pay, according to my boss. My decreasing performance is making me feel very unhappy, though: I suspect the real reason my superiors like me is because I show enthusiasm when I am not too tired and because I follow rules.

I have also almost finished my first semester at university at the top of my class, which is actually something, considering that I barely did any homework and I do not even bother to open my backpack after I get home. I would have gotten a scholarship, but the university has a substitutive exam system in which you can pay a fee to perform the exams again. A few students tried it and one girl managed to score 1.5 higher than me, which put me in second place. I am considering trying to make an effort this semester in order to get that scholarship, but I am a very unmotivated/lazy person. Anyway, it was unexpectedly satisfying to know that I can do a better job than most even without trying, but I am still fairly pissed because I could have done a better job if I did my homework, instead of spending my weekends trying to find something better to do.

As you can see, my "proudest" accomplishments are nothing more than Pyrrhic victories. I need to do something about that.

Becoming estranged from my family. Harder than it sounds...

Qualified for and raced in 3 Nationals, ( Cycle Racing)
Held club Junior record for 10 mile Time Trial.

Mastered the very difficult skill of General Salute Present arms with a rather heavy wooden stocked SLR Rifle when I was Admirals Guard in the Royal Navy as an Aircraft Mechanic.

Brought a dying lad back to life a few times with CPR whilst waiting for the Air Ambulance, (though He still died of his injuries in the end).

Built two old English Motorcycles completely out of parts. I have a collection of trophy's for them.

Located and posted in my own MSN group photographs of Fairbridge Children prior to being shipped off to Australia in the 50s, I was proud of this when I learnt 60+ year old men in Australia were brought to tears because they hadn't even realised pictures of themselves as Children existed anywhere in the world.

Would have traded it all though for the accomplishment of Callista, having also suffered an Evil Stepfather.

Taking responsibility. (Although it is a work in progress)

Another big achievement is when I got my driver's license @ 19 in late 2006. I felt very great.

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