My Life Journey.

I sit and wonder - what have i done in my more than 30 years of living?

I remember when I was first offered the Tupperware business in mid 2004. I talked with my husband and we said, maybe it was time to change profession. Maybe the hardship and the amount of money i had to spend was nothing compared to being my own boss and away from the routine of clocking in, enter class, marking, meetings etc. Maybe I would be happy with the 'freedom' and change of environment (no more being JU for ETeMs, no more conducting Teknik Menjawab, no more escorting students on trips and what not). Of course, having my own business was fun and a totally new experience for me. The 1 1/2 years taught me things i never learned in PPP/UKM or in my 8 years as a teacher (even if i worked as a teacher another 20 years). I 'grew up' in the 1 1/2 years in the business. I also became sick along the way that caused me to sit back and analysed whether money and work is everything. The answer was a definate no-health, family, 'a life' are more important. Thus, i gave up the business.

The year 2006 saw me being 'a lady of leisure' (without the cash of course). But i was happy. I spent more time with the kids and hubby and that year too saw me being active with PERKEP as the chairperson. I managed quite well, i would say. I handled people who were mostly older than me. I 'woke up' a society that was considered being in 'ICU' by the headquaters. I collected more than 1K and set up a mini 'Perkep House' with kitchen equipment, a sofa, and a dining table.

Then, me and the whole family moved to Bangi. That was another new experience for me. I got to know my hubby's family better (after my wedding, we moved to Sabah and went back during rayas or meetings). Almost every weekend we would go back to Azhar's kampung and every other month, I would fly/drive back to Penang to see my parents. At the same time, within the 1 1/4 years, I gained almost 20 kgs. I learned the roads in KL/Selangor. I learned how people move very fast in KL. I taught in an international school. I learned another business (insurance).I learned to blog too.

Now, it has been almost 5 months that I am in KK again, with the family and working as an educator again. Of course being a universiti lecturer and a school teacher is not the same. It comes with other responsibilities that I am still learning and trying to understand. My miss being close to my parents and in-law but I am happy that i have lost 3 + kgs so far and my jeans can be button within needing to take a deep breath anymore.

What a journey that i have gone through. However, no regrets at all (at least up to now).
Opps! Salah tu - My regret is that my sickness is not 100% cured yet.