Hey,
Me
My name is Vinay Patankar, thanks for stopping by Abstract Living.
Abstract Living is intended for those interested in living a slightly abstract life.
A life different from the standard template of:
- School
- University
- Job
- Marriage
- Mortgage
- Children
- Retirement
- Death
A template that seems to be so socially implied these days.
Abstract living includes tales of travel, lifestyle design, technology, life hacking, social hacking, personal development, entrepreneurship, passive income and more.
I am currently seeking a life of travel and exploration. Of failures, leanings and successes. Of minimalist empire builder. A life of drinking with the rich, eating with the poor and dancing with the nasty. A life of EXPERIENCE
Through this blog I will teach about the tools I find, thoughts I think and experiences I encounter mostly relating to technology, travel, people and business.
Below is a little about my abstract life to date:
At age 0 I…
- Was born in Sydney, Australia
At age 6 I…
- Went to a boarding school in India at the base of the Himalayas
At age 12 I…
- Was taken around the world by my parents (thanks!) giving me the travel bug. Visited: USA, Canada, England, Scotland, France, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and India
At age 13 I…
- Got my first job (pamphlet delivery)
- Started my first business (buying bulk candy from the supermarket in the morning and re-selling it at school)
At age 14 I…
- Was ‘recommended’ by my principal that I should leave school, half way through year 9 due to constant mischief and rebellious acts against authority
- Got a job at the Pizza Hut Call Centre (I was too young to legally work but lied about my age)
At age 15 I…
- Went to TAFE (a community college of sorts) and completed my year 10 in 4 months
- Worked in Data Entry, Desktop Support and whatever else I could find
At age 16 I…
- Became the youngest Australian to get their CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
- Also became a Microsoft Certified Professional
- Got my first real job in IT
- Travelled to Hong Kong and Japan
At age 17 I…
- Returned to TAFE to complete my High School Certificate (HSC)
At age 18 I:
- Lost my job in IT as my company closed down
- Worked in a bar, cafe and restaurant
- Executed my first stock trade
At age 19 I…
- Graduated from TAFE with my HSC and a mark of 94.95
- Was accepted into a Bachelor of Commerce at Sydney University (top business degree in Australia)
- Got a job as an Undergraduate Accountant in a Finance Company
- Got a job as a part-time Mortgage Broker
- Got a job as a part-time High School Tutor
At age 21 I…
- Quit my 3 part-time jobs
- Got a full-time job as an IT Recruitment Consultant in a Public Firm, youngest consultant ever employed.
- Switched to part-time Uni
At age 23 I…
- Made $140,000 for the financial year
- Purchased my first property
- Dropped out of University
- Travelled to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
At age 24 I…
- Quit my job as a Recruitment Consultant
- Set off to travel the world: Thailand, Laos, Canada, USA, London and counting…
- Started an e-commerce business
- Started affiliate marketing
- Started this blog
- Became a partner in SANSwift.com
Well, that’s all so far… Feel free to contact me regarding anything I have done or if you are doing something similiar and want to network. I am always open!
Cheers,
Vinay
You can say hi on the contact page here!
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