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Hello wonderful people,

My name is Fahmida Zaman Tashzin, born in 2005. Living my life for 19 years, [I refused to accept I am turning 20 next year] I am nonetheless blessed to have existed in this rather exhausted world.

I am a first-year Computer Science and Engineering student with a passion for technology and writing. I started writing as a way to vent and I am trying blogging because someone said, 'YoU CaN EaRn A lOt If YoU wRiTe In A bLOgGInG sItEs.'

I am trying to prove that earning money through blogging is not as easy as some people think. Every single job needs skills and hard work. Luck alone is not enough. Do let me know what you think about it...?

However, considering that some of you do read my blogs, I look forward connecting with those with like mindset. I am going to be sharing my ideas, insights and some of my stories as well.

Choosing a specific route to take as you grow up is rather challenging. You are bound to change your objectives, passion even acquaintances, friends from time to time. You will also change as you become older. As you grow, your focus shifts, and sometimes you get lost in these growing transitions.

I changed. I remember my adulting period rather clearly. I cried about everything almost every night nearly to the point, I myself got irritated with me. I cried because my friends were making new friends, cried because I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life, cried because my favorite book didn’t have a happy ending. Now that I think about it, it is something that everyone needs to do in order to grow up.

The last time I cried, as far as I remember it was because I got rejected by my desired university and didn’t get my dream subject. I wanted to be a psychologist; I was fascinated by art and history so I thought that maybe, if possible, I would also pursue a degree in art and humanities. But fate had other plans. I am doing a bachelor in CSE at present.

The thing I realized now is that no matter how much you plan ahead most of the time you have to take detours and possibly change your priorities. It is going to feel overwhelming and at some point, you are going to want to quit but I assure you that this metric is going to change, and you will get through it. Time does lessen the pain. Deep down, perhaps, only regret deepens with time. And wrinkles.

Plan according to your situation, whether that is financial or family-wise. Money is a necessary evil. You have to stay afloat but do not get addicted to it. The ideal way to live is by making a lot and exiting like a pauper. Your job? Make as much money as you can, save as much money as you can, pay off your debt, and use the rest of the money to make more money.

At the same time, I think we should also try to enjoy little things in life. Buy a rose for yourself on any random day, and whenever the academic pressure gets a bit too much watch a movie and try to eat out at least once a month. Not everyone can afford a vacation once a year or live in the luxury of affording a high price dinner. But I think even if you don’t do something like that, small things do bring a lot of joy to your life.

I recently treated myself to a plush pencil case shaped like a cat. It was sooooo cute.

Recently I started looking for part time online jobs related to my degree and realized that I have zero skill. No amount of club activity or academic result can lend me even a nonpaid beginner level job. So, work on skills as much as possible. You must invest in order to profit later, you know. Keeping a nice CGPA and also learning a lot of different skills simultaneously tends to get difficult but it is not impossible.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read! I’d love to hear your thoughts—what inspires you, what challenges you’ve faced, or even topics you’d like me to explore.

PS: I have a particular fondness for conventional and cringy titles......^_^.

PSS: The picture is of my cat.