The Decision of my life time

I changed a few jobs after resigning from civil service. There were another two civil service posts and then I went into the private sector. The civil service was really a place not for humans. I think nothing has changed much.

Imagine losers making decisions for the citizens. Oh, I have a ton of complaints against civil servants over the years. And if you think it is a transparent and fair organisation, you must be living on another planet.

I fell in love at age 21 with a man almost a decade older than me. It was over in a year when he chose to marry a wealthy girl over me. I was devastated and bitter for a month. Then one day, I made up my mind to build my own wealth.

I boldly applied for a trainer post in an MNC even when I didn't have the required qualifications. Imagine my surprise when I was called up for an interview with the boss herself. Yes. A lady boss. She wanted to see this 'bold-girl who doesn't know her limits'.

She was so impressed with me that she asked me to start work the next day! I received a good salary and great benefits!

I worked really hard for my boss. I took on many responsibilities and was putting in long hours. My pay did a triple-jump. I was promoted to Training Manager within a year. A post offered only to graduates. I received many gifts from Boss and her high-value clients. I got to know many wealthy people.

Twice I could have a life of luxury if I had nodded my head. The post of Mistress didn't sit well with me. And my parents didn't teach me to take short-cuts. They worked hard to bring us up. They may not be very articulate when it comes to professing their love, but they show with their actions daily. Good things don't drop on your lap.

I met many guys in my course of work. Chris was one of them. Actually I met him earlier but he didn't make his move until 2 years later when I got this job. He didn't know I had a steady boyfriend before. haha.... now he knows liao.

There were many suitors but I didn't have the time to go dating. I was only interested in my work. I realised this wasn't what I want. It would take me years to be rich. So I signed up for a course and had to study full-time for 6 months. I quit my job to do it and my boss was furious. She felt that I was ungrateful and had left her in a lurch. But we made up later when I brought my 3-month old baby son to see her.

During the 6 months of study, Chris would often send me to school. He would also buy me breakfast or lunch. We would watch a movie once a week. It wasn't anything like the romantic type of love I was expecting. sigh..........

Upon graduating from my course, Chris and I were seeing each other more often. My parents and Grandma like him very much. Especially my Mom, she practically shoved me to him. She was the one who convinced me that he was the right one for me. He was gentle and loving, easily manipulated. hahaha...........

I was not about to play any more love-chasing games. It was like, better get it over and done with and concentrate on the more important thing, so I married Chris. So romantic huh.

Not long after, I got pregnant and had to rest for almost a year because I was having severe morning-sickness. When Jaymes was one-month old, I went into teaching and went back to giving tuition again.

The break came when I had many foreign students who came to me for tuition through word-of-mouth. I then became an agent for foreign students. My business in education begun in September 1992.