“The price of being a sheep is boredom. The price of being a wolf is loneliness. Choose one or the other with great care.” – Hugh  Macleod

And the rumors finally came true, there is going to Salik on two of the most popular modes of entering Dubai from Sharjah. Before we discuss this further, lets list the number of ways to go to Dubai from Sharjah.

They are as follows:

• Ittihad Road
• Ghusais->Airport Tunnel
• Emirates Road. ( The whole new name is just BS)
• Dubai Bypass Road

The list is ordered in ascending order of distance.

The Peak hours to get to Dubai has and remains to be morning 6-10 and Evening 5-9.  A person using the above the first two routes is basically going to be fucked because of the salik. He either has to move or take an alternate route. These Roads are also pretty crowded in the morning. But the biggest fuck up is getting to them. To get to either of these roads from sharjah involves industrial are. The region is saturated with cars every morning. With the diversion of additional traffic, the whole area is going to come down to stand still.

Shit is getting worse.

I recently started my internship at this ‘X’ firm. The abundance of time reduced drastically. Last few days have been pretty much come home and crash. Time is of the essence and limited. Things need to get done and they need to be done faster and systematically. All those objectives which I set up for the new years are pretty much on standby.

Keeping in mind, I want to retire at 35 shit needs to get done today. I really can’t afford to wait till tomorrow. Processes need to get efficient and systems need to be formulated which can further be scaled and optimized. I can’t afford to be lazy and procrastinate.

Since the new year, I have blown a hell lot of money. I don’t know a exact number but I do know this needs to be stopped. The problem with being stingy about your money is that it sometimes interferes with your social life. Its a very delicate balance.

But the whole point is everything needs to be accounted for and the final result needs to be in line with my long term objectives. If it doesn’t, things need to be tweaked till it does.

Targets needs to be set. Work lists need to be made. Important stuff needs to be prioritized. Everything needs to go on together in harmony.

The new thirty day challenge is as follows:

• I am going to keep track of my daily spends. (Daily Basis)
• I am going to keep track of what I eat and how much. (Daily Basis)

I am also gonna go ahead and come up with a list of task that needs to be done every week in advance. I have had a hard time focusing on my sites. I have literally not done anything since I started working. I am guilty and I am going to change it.

I am also considering starting a new blog about my efforts to retire at the age of 35. I am sure it will serve as a good reference for others. If all goes to plan, I’ll do it. I want the blog to serve as a record that it can be don. This needs a bit more of thought but i’ll eventually come to it. I’ll end this with a quote:

Be Fearless, Stop Blaming, Take Control and Make it Happen ! – Me

2012 has been a challenging year personally, professionally and financially. I happened to set the benchmarks very high last year. I neither could match them nor exceed them this year as I had planned. Apparently, not everything goes as planned. For the first time in Life, I ended up in situations where I had no control or clarity and all I could do is hope and pray. I actually started to believe in something called ‘Luck’. The year started of on a high note and things got fucked up by the end.

Bear the chaos with me….

The year started in conjuction with my last semester in college. Early in the semester, I got selected for an Internship with one of the Leading E-commerce companies in UAE. I was balancing college with work. It wasn’t easy. Especially when you are spearheading a graduation project team where you are responsible for over 70 percent of the work done. Days were long and tiring. I was taking on load which I didn’t even think was possible. I was balancing work, studies, my sites and few clients.

I made it through. I passed out of college. I am a Fucking Aeronautical Engineer with a decent CGPA. At the same time, I had a semi formal job proposal from the place I was interning at. They wanted me to join immediately. I was to burned out to accept. I told them I’ll go to India first and then come back and join. I flew to India soon after the exams.

Apparently, Folks had booked a very long vacation. The vacation started with a blast. I traveled by train alone ( Yes, It is a big deal) to Goa to meet my friend who was already there. Then we proceeded to visit Banglore. The time spent there were some of the best times of my life. I met people whom I thought I never would see again. I did stuff which I never imagined. I had a good time without worrying about anything. It was amazing. I then had to return back to Mumbai where I was going to stay for rest of my vacation. Unfortunately, the expectations were set pretty high due to the blast I had early in the trip. Mumbai was dull and boring. Lots of issues and nothing much to do.

During the end of the trip I was contacted by my Internship company asking me to join them full time. I was eager and was trying to prepone my tickets. Shit got serious when they went out of business overnight. I then happened to have a dispute with them which made it impossible for me to join their sister company which was still existent. All of a sudden I belonged nowhere. I had applied no where, I didn’t even have a proper CV. All of a sudden, I had nothing.

My sites and side businesses didn’t do very well either. I got fucked in a lot of my projects due to lack of time. Income levels were down by 70-80%.

Soon I realized, The job market was bad. All jobs had a mandatory prerequisite Vaasta . It basically means knowing someone somewhere in the system that gives you a clear advantage over other candidates. I had none. I am not very social myself and neither is my family. We know a limited number of people and none of them have much to do with aviation. It was sad.

After struggling and pulling strings for over 3-4 months now, I have managed to get an internship with another leading E-commerce company in UAE. This was due to Vaasta again. I knew the people on the team which made I application easier. I was interviewed thoroughly and was given the post on my merits.

I am seriously hoping 2013 will be better. I hope I get something that is well paying which would enable me to retire at 35. I am yet to have a concrete plan. This is mainly because I know shit ain’t gonna go according to plan. But I have a flexible guideline in my mind. I’ll be sharing some of my findings soon on the site. Lets see how it goes….

What do I have in mind for 2013 ?

• Get a Job ( Yes, I am saying this… )
• Increase Net worth by at least 100k AED
• Have a Proper Stock Portfolio of 1 lakh Rs ( All Invested).
• Get Some Profitable Internet Marketing Ventures Going.
• Reduce Weight.

I have a vague Idea on how I am going to do it but nothing full proof. You’ll be reading some in detailed blogpost soon about each of them.

I hope 2013 brings you a lot of happiness and all your dreams come true. Make it happen.

No Dream too big, No Dream too small !

I’ll tell you nothing pisses me off more than lucky people. People who get everything they want without working hard for it. People who are born rich or well off. People who just happen to know someone at someplace to give them the edge over others. People who break the rules by a bit and do not get caught. People who are not fighting the battle on equal grounds.

They say success is all about hard work ? Its bullshit. It is 70 % hard work, 20% luck and 10% whom you know. I work pretty hard on my projects. When I get to work, I am pretty serious with my shit. I have seen people “Passenger” their way to the finish line and get better grades than me. I am not complaining but that is just not fair and pissing off. The whole anger snowballs when it keeps happening again and again.

Lets be honest, for all I have made for my self  the involvement of luck is very little. I have worked hard throughout my college. I have worked hard on my sites. I have worked hard. Could I have worked harder ? May be. I really never could wait for things to happen, it just wouldn’t. I went out there and made shit happen.I took it upon my self to take action and accept full responsibilities of the consequences whatever they might be.

Maybe, I am just not lucky. Maybe, I don’t sense situations very quickly. Maybe, I am too slow. Maybe, I have to struggle a little more. I don’t mind. As far I can say I made all what I am without the help of others, I am good.