What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from..
T. S. Elliot, “The Quarters”
- Got out of jail in one piece ( was locked up 40+ years ago when I escaped out of my country and got caught)
- Walked for many miles to find our ways home (when we were released and our parents were not notified, so curled)
- Communicated with the death (Happened inside the cell)
- Lived on Oil Refinery Platform in the middle of the sea for two days (my boat was rescued by the US ORP onto the platform. Watched the fish and whales swimming under my feet, counted stars above my head and said ‘Thank you God for blessing my brother and I)
- Lived on one meal for more than a day (in refugee camp – 18 months)
- Stole food from others (rich) to live (in refugee camp)
- Stole food from temple while people were praying
- Survived without food and water for more than 4 days (on the boat)
- Travelled around the world for work
- Flew Business class (work)
- Took my my parents and extended family members on overseas holidays
- Volunteered to help the elderlies
- Volunteered to help disadvantaged kids
- Lived and worked in other countries
- Owned a tech company
- Owned my first home before 28
- Built my beach house
- Got a PhD in Computer Science
- Became an research associate
- Received a full postgraduate scholarship award
- Taught undergraduate courses
- Taught postgraduate courses
- Had my name published as 1st author on peer-reviewed high ranking conference papers and journals
- Got my work selected for book chapters
- Co-invented US patents
- Presented my work at international conferences
- Visited a research center at Tokyo Research Institute
- Awarded with one week training (full support) by The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics.
- Had my name stamped on my own art-work
- Collected Australian coins (through lucks got a few Mule coins)
- Rode camels in Dubai
- Checked out Braveheart movie ‘s scenes in Scotland
- Climbed Tiger’s Nest
- Climbed Great Wall
- Got lost in bushwalking (found our (9 of us) way out after 3 hours)
- Visited Vatican
- Drank expresso in Rome
- Climbed Pyramid of Giza
- Visited the Manneken Pis in Brussel, Belgium
- Climbed Eiffel tower
- Learnt to play a musical instrument (piano)
- Practiced Tai Chi
- Had the best chilli crab in Singapore
- Had the most authentic kampung nasi lemak in Terengganu
- Took a walk around Avenyn, Gothenburg
- Visited Little Mermaid at Langelinie Pier, Copenhagen
- Sipped same whisky bottle with strangers on a long bus trip
- Did a shopping spree in Hongkong
- Bucketed with water in the shopping center (got caught in Songkran Water festival in Bangkok)
- Revisited refugee camp and paid respects to the unfortunates (a few lost lives I came across, close and far)
- Did an emergency passport in Johannesburg, South Africa (pp was stolen)
- Dined at 3 Michelin stars restaurant in Tokyo
- Did a 10 days retreat on a high peak resort facing Himalayas range
- Wore Burka Hijab for a day (requested by business clients)
- Became an agent buyer during Covid
- Became an independent investor
- Became an independent researcher
- Became a share holder (big one)
- Secured a multi millions ($) engineering project at 29
- more to come….
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