My career path this far.

I retired when I gave my first birth, and that was 11 years ago. We came to that decision, as most of you ought to know already, because of my hub's working overseas.

On my last day of work, I can still remember very clearly how rejuvenated and glad I felt. Honestly, I really hated working. I hated going to the office, except for the dressing up part, I hated meetings, I hated reports deadlines, I hated presentations, stuck in traffic crawls, and most of all, I hated being so sleepy after lunch times!

Then again, retiring from a paid job to work on an unpaid job of 24 hours babysitting and housework chores without leave or MC wasn't easy at all. But I love it, at least.

After 6 years of the same routine, I was dying to make a change again. I was kinda tired to think about what to cook for lunch and dinner and cleaning up the mess at home which seemed to be endless.

So, I went back to work! Not a 9 to 5 job, it was flexible and I was excited to meet people again! My mom came over to stay full time with me, with a stay-in maid's help. Much too soon, I switched job and landed as a property agent for Sg Wang and BTS retail outlets.

After a few months, I realized it wasn't for me, as the job requires lots of evening time and weekends to socialize and get to know the owners and clients. I hated not being able to see my family at their only leisure hours.

Hence, I joined another venture very soon before eventually landed myself in my hub's office. There, I figured it was very tough working with him! It wasn't easy at all having to face him day and night! My gawd! I wanted to go home and just stay being a cook and a domestic maid!

Somehow, before that happened, I was involved in another business venture again and this time, it was the worst nightmare! F&B is really not an easy line to excel in, and I missed my kids A LOT more than I imagined! Basically, I wasn't there all the time when they were home and I was home when they weren't. Do I need to mention the public holidays and weekends? My hubs, too, wanted me to be home for him and the family.

I was so relieved I was out of that mess after some months, even though we lost a lot of money. A very expensive lesson learnt!

Just as I am happy to be the way things are now, handling children on my own, without a full time maid and my mom around to "jaga hati", I was, again, invited to explore on something else altogether. This time, I thought it's easy job and I did not have to sacrifice my time spending with family and said yes.

BUT..... OK! I have to admit, I AM NOT FIT WORKING!!

6 different types of work in 6 years!

I truly detest working!

I am best staying at home, raising up my kids with my bare both hands.

I have retired (AGAIN!) and I concluded, my expertise is really caring and teaching the kids. They need my attention and love, and I am really not good enough to be able to work and give them the same attention and care simultaneously! And the satisfaction that comes with seeing them grow each passing day is worth more than all the satisfaction I can get from work (which is very negligent, sad to say)

Every choice we make have their own price and sacrifices. I am not saying my choice is the best, just so I am clear, I am happy, the kids are happy and the hubs (maybe) not too happy. I do hope I would not realize, in future, I have made an awful wrong decision.

Korkor, didi and meimei, you had better be good!