thanx for the consolation pal but it seems tougher than ever now. where do you study by the way? I came here in Dec 2008 hoping to get into firm and work for 3 to 4 months. Now I am planning to go abroad(Malaysia may be) to continue ACCA and acquire the BSC Hons degree which Oxford brookes University offers after completing the 1st 9 papers of ACCA. I am going for F4 and F8 this June.