I grew up in a village in the heart of the paddy district in seberang prai in Penang, Malaysia. As a small town kid, I have a dream to study overseas and start working life in big city ie New York, Sydney or Tokyo. Unfortunately, I am not a straight A student and my family cannot afford to send me study overseas. I started working after finished my diploma.
Even since, I don't dare to take the challenge to fulfill my dream (since cannot study oversea then still have opportunity to work in big city, right?) . Luckily, my friend (Vincent) told me that this great fortunate teller that can make me a rich man, so we went to this remote place, though I did not strike the number but she told me that I must go out from my comfort zone and start looking for a outstation job. Somehow, this time, I believe the fortunate teller and went ahead with job searching away from my small town.
I went for a few job interviews in Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia and was soon hired as an Engineer. Through hard work and a lot of discipline and resilience, I have steadily climbed the corporate ladder. I must say that I am a lucky person as I have very supportive boss and colleagues. I stayed in KL for almost 10 years, before I move to Singapore a year ago
Looking back, I am glad that I follow my heart (or fortune teller advise). Here I am working in big city…enjoying hectic & stressful life in Singapore. However, deep in my heart, when I retire, I would like to be back to hometown and adore the slow pace of life in my small town
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