First thing first , gold is too expensive and no one can afford. My goldsmith friends have all been complaining , there is no sales due to real high price. Its not just the gold price that has changed in the recent past. The very foundations of dubai have been shaken.

Since the melt down in 2008 , people are leaving and going. The population is decreasing. Landlords were doubling the rent once upon a time and now they are bringing it down just in hope some one takes their apartment. All the buildings have the ‘To Let’ sign. ( What goes around , comes around , Bitches ! )

I really don’t blame the people that have left. The salaries are the same , cost of living is high and the best part they are getting almost the same amount back in India where the cost of living is a little less too. Why wouldn’t they swap ?

People who have stayed back are actually people who have been here for more than 10-20 years. They are not happy here either. Things can’t really go far when your expatriate or working population is not happy with the developments .

Like i said in the earlier posts , I was having serious troubles staying focused and finishing off all the tasks I am supposed to. After thinking a lot about it , I jumped to a conclusion is I need a very detailed ‘To do’ List and may be also a ‘Not to do ‘ list when I am doing tasks from the ‘to do’ list .

I study in a engineering college and have a decent work load. To be honest, its not that much but its still there. The way the semester is planned out , exams just keep coming. Once they start , they don’t stop till the end of the semester. My classes are well spaced out and i usually do get a lot of free time between classes but unfortunately, i have never been able to put it to any use. I also get a decent amount of time in the evening which usually is spent loitering around. Its kinda hard to focus after coming back from college. But, If i wanna reach somewhere now things have to change and they have to change quick.

About my to-do list , All the tasks are divided to suitable sub tasks and similar tasks are grouped together. This enables me to not only complete the task but also not to miss out on the details which I always do. I have also listed down TV and MSN Messenger as my biggest distraction. So i need to make sure , when I am working these things need to be off.

I’ll keep ya folks updated.

One of the thing i have been truly struggling is with getting my focus right. I tend to get distracted easily and have very short attention span for some apparent reason. This leads to some serious loss in productivity. .

I have midterms starting from next week and I just realized I have tons to finish off. The best and the most horrifying part is I am not panicking. When I panic i tend to finish off the stuffs i am out to do. But hopefully , I ll do good.

Second , I tend to get a lot of free time which i tend to not make use of. I could do a lot of my website stuff in the free time i get in college and every evening after coming back. Just if i could get my ass to work rather than logging into msn and catching up with old buddies. I could have been rich 🙁

Lets just say , life is beautiful and some day i’ll make it happen.

Its 3 AM and i just got done with the movie ‘ the social network ‘ which all of us know is about facebook. The guy knew exactly what he wanted rite from the start and used all his associates to reach there. He was focused and hard working and at the end he got exactly what he wanted , all at a cost of something. ( like i discussed in the last post… )

There was a very good example in the movie , you can catch a lot of small fish or you can catch one big fish. This got me thinking. Like you people Know I deal with sites my self. I think , I will go with catching a lot of small fishes. That will keep me off the lime light. I’ll still have plenty to eat and I still have fishes left if some one steals something. Just minimizing risk.

I’ll be short listing sites tomorrow and see where i want them to be. I’ve gotta make this big and all my efforts count for something. It might mean excess leveraging and excess out sourcing.  I’ve gotta be somewhere far from here in the coming year.

To be honest , i need some people i can work with . Some one who loves this stuff as much as i do and sees prospects as much as i do.  But , For now i am stuck here.

After my shitty breakup , i was looking around at people laughing and wondering what made them so happy and I managed to infer few things which I normally wouldn’t .

first is , the lesser you know the happier you are. You look at small kids they know no shit. They don’t know what the mean mother-f*cking world is up to , they don’t care either. All they care about is their toys , food and people around them. They are happy with all what they know.

Similarly , dumb people are happier. People who are slow at stuff and don’t know really posses quality knowledge to go into things deeply. Those people don’t really bother about the consequences of risk they are taking and what their actions mite lead them to. They might screw up but they live for today not really worrying about their future.  Not the most clever approach but they are happy for now at least….

Second is , The lesser you want the happier you are . Most of our distresses are due to the fact we don’t get what we want. But what happens when you don’t want anything. You don’t seek luxuries but are happy with simple needs of life. That is when you attain or grow your self into the feeling of contentment.  It might involve a few compromises but at the end of the day you are happy and that is what matters.

Third is , The joy of small things .  How often have you stopped and watched a bird feeding , or sat by to admire a sunset. I bet it was ages ago. Its cherishing small things in life like this that makes one feel more happy to exist. The way i see it,  Its admiring and cherishing small small things in life that gives a whole new perspective to your identity and existence. You are happier when you know life beautiful and full of little surprises and adventure.

Remember , at the end of the day be who you are. Do what you want to do , do what makes you feel happy( Sensibly… ). At the end of the day life is nothing but a journey to happiness.