I'm staying away from those "exotics" you listed. I'm trying to concentrate on about 8 major/minor pairs that, so far, I've seen the greatest amount of volatility (over 4-5 months-a few have certainly had, or are currently in, periods of congestion). They're all mainly combinations of EUR, USD, GBP, AUD, NZD, CAD, & JPY. I'd like to be able to "get to know", so-to-speak, 4-5 pairs so well that I have a "feel" for what they do in certain circumstances like news events. But, I'm sure that's going to take awhile-watching, taking notes during events, and keeping my journal up to date to review trades.
Which reminds me....I've GOT to finish that this weekend...(the database journal I created-I have to transfer all my trades into it from the written journal I've been using)