Turning point of my life

Today I visited a few of MRO (Merry Riana Organization) Leaders who did a Career Fair in NTU. Normally around this time, most of my Leaders and Managers are busy doing their recruitment drives. They all will do their initial assessment and interview process and at the last stage I'll do the final selection process.

Going back to NTU today has brought me back a lot of memories.

MY $10 STORY

I consider myself as a very blessed person to be where I am right now. I actually have a very humble beginning in my life. I didn't come from a very wealthy family, and I was really struggling financially when I first arrived in Singapore. I still remember vividly even until today, how I survived with just $10 in 1 week. Some of you probably think it's not possible. But trust me, if it is a must, you'll find your way on how to survive with whatever things that you have.

HOW DID I SURVIVE ?

One thing that I did to save money at that time is to get as many 'free meal' as possible. It was very embarrasing, but at that time what I did was to go to all 'Welcome Tea' events that the societies / clubs in NTU organized for all the freshmen. There were Budhist Society, Christian Society, Engineering Clubs, etc. And guess what does a 'Welcome Tea' event normally have at the end? Yes.. !! you are absolutely correct… It was the refreshment. Hahaha… 

So everyday, what I did was, after attending my lecture, I would normally sit at the bench and studied until late afternoon. And when the event started (normally in the late afternoon), I would sit in to their presentation and had my 'FREE Dinner' there.

I also remembered those days when there was no 'Welcome Tea' and I had to buy my own food. Normally I just bought rice with 1 vegetable, which cost me less than $1. And in order to make it tastier, I just added a lot of curry gravy and chilly.
 

See that arrow sign ? that' is the gravy I was talking about. Since it was self-service, I can just take as much as I want, and of course it is FREE !

And for 1 whole year, there is 1 stall that never had any business from me. Guess what stall is that?

hahaha.. it was the drink stall. To me, drinking tap water is already good enough, so I thought it wasn't necessary for me to spend on drinks (eventhough it only cost $0.30 per cup).

There were many times where I also had to skip meal or just ate instant noodle. You might not believe it, but that was really how I spent my 1st year in NTU.  It was definitely a tough life for me, but I guess having experienced those difficulties actually have given me a lot of drive to do better in life.

THE TURNING POINT OF MY LIFE

There was one moment in my 2nd year in NTU where I felt so fed up about my life, living with all those difficulties that I decided to make a change. In that moment I really thought seriously about what my life is all about, and I decided that I don't want to continue living like that. I have to be successful, I have to be financially free. I would say the turning point of my life was when I make those decisions.

"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped."
Anthony Robbins

Will continue my story in my next entry..

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