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What a week its been. Past seven days were not wasted at all in Bangkok. In fact I wasn't even able to get souvenirs for friends and family. However, on the work front things seem to be positive. After inspecting the production line, studying the market potential and assessing the future of this entity, I decided to join Earth Born.

Its a total change from the restaurant biz but like I said, I've always wanted to be in the export front. I shall be joining in the capacity of International Sales Coordinator overseeing the foreign sales portfolio. I will soon be packing my bags and heading over to Thailand's capital to begin my new profession.

I'm sad leaving the food business that I have grown fond of, but everyone evaluates their potential and makes a decision that may vary. A new challenge is on the cards and I am both excited and nervous about this transition. I shall be leaving with a heavy heart especially when I've become closer to friends and family than ever before, but they have been great in supportiing and offering their best to my future.

I know there's someone who is equally thrilled with my transition. Thank you for believing in me even sometimes venting frustrations, I know deep down you care. I intend to work doubly hard. I am glad you inspire me.

Really am.

Winds of change?

There seems to be a winds of change at the career frontier. I am taking some time off to go Bangkok and study up about Virgin Coconut Oil(VCO). My ex university mates have founded a company, Earth Born Co,. Ltd - the only company on the planet to have a unique way of extracting VCO without compromising the amounts of left over nutrients.

I believe frienships forged during university life always has its blessings. We were a close knit group back in those days and knew each other inside out. I remembered last year during my visit to Bangkok to attend the funeral of a group members' father. There was a discussion then about hatching this idea and as time passed I thought it couldn't conceived, therefore shelved. Just recently I get a call from one of them asking me to jump on board this venture.

This sorta puts me in a fix as I'm actually working towards an expansion for the restaurant. I figure I'll just correspond from home for the time being and see thru the completion of the successful expansion, then the picture will be clearer. Mumsy and pops have given me their support for whatever decision I come to and that's really sweet. Guess they only want me to be happy.

So off I go to an adventure totally new and unknown, but its the challenge that excites me. I've always wanted to go into the exporting business. Too bad pops retired before I could join him. So now I'm presented with a golden opportunity and I shall take it with both hands. This slow, laid back town is making me stale. This could be just the thing to recharge myself.

Wish me luck...

Ignorance

It was a beautiful day while driving to the restaurant. I was in good spirits, singing along to Maroon 5's 'Sunday Morning' playing on the radio. At the traffic lights I come to a stop behind a brand spanking new Mercedes Benz C200 Kompressor. I was admiring the shape of the lights, the color on this fine machine when suddenly a can of drink was unceremoniously thrown out from the driver's side!

I was utterly amazed. You would think a person being able to afford a car made by a first world nation would at the very least have some first world manners. I just couldn't believe it. Mind you it was on a busy road and not anywhere near the curb so the council cleaners can get rid of it. Nevermind that, the main point is one being able to drive an RM200 over thousand car would at least have some education about littering. I shook my head in total disbelief.

Why is it that we have first world facilities but with a third world mentality? Here we are complaining day in day out to the city council about beautifying the city when we can't even cooperate in keeping it clean? What's the big deal in reaching your destination and depositing the rubbish into a waste basket or a trash bin?

Come on people, I'm not trying to make this world a better environment but we can all do our part in not being a litter bug. Rubbish bins are where the rubbish go. Not floors, roads, rivers, drains, and what I really was amazed while driving was the signage.
I actually laughed because it was a DENDA RM500 MEMBUANG SAMPAH SINI sign and around it was nothing but rubbish! All lying in a neat pile right under the penalty sign!

Maybe its just human behavior. Like the saying 'Rules are meant to be broken' comes to mind. Even in my restaurant, with the sign emblazooned 'NO SMOKING', I still get muppets lighting up on a busy lunch or a crowded dinner. Hello? Did you see any ashtrays on your table or others? Its nice when I have regulars telling the next table its a smoke-free restaurant and pointing to the warning across them. (They then embarrasingly stub out their ciggarettes)

I can only sum these behaviors up as one thing - Ignorance...