Being paid to chill

The idea that companies will pay me while I relax on some remote golden sandy beach sounded too good to be true. Where I was raised, it was just not done. I have never really enjoyed the biggest benefits of having a permanent job until this point in my life. Yes, I had the same opportunity last year, but it was more of an adventure that made me more tired than a vacation where I just sloth around and do absolutely nothing.

I am too industrious for this.

But I am going to do it this year. The idea still hasn’t hit home yet. I still woke up this morning around 9AM thinking that I should be up and about doing something productive. But alas, the stress so far has made me prosper. You can say it’s a culmination of all my efforts since 2003. So this year, I am going to reward and pamper myself. Another idea that I haven’t quite gotten used to.

I will be flying out September 1st. I even gave myself a few day to slowly pack. Hopefully the world wouldn’t change too much and there isn’t any emergency that requires my attention. For once, I want the world to stay boring for a while so that I can come back and jump right into the action again. The fear of opportunity will keep me connected to the net for at least 30 minutes each day. The opportunity cost of missing a major event this year will probably mean getting wiped out or missing that next chance to triple my net worth. On the other hand, I wouldn’t be surprised if something great happened and I ended up totally disconnected from civilization for a few days.