Ever reflect upon yourself if you are not in your present
job, what you could have been if you chose something else?
Many years ago, when I had just started my job as a Systems
Operator, I saw an advertisement in a local newspaper about training for a
career in Hotel Management in Switzerland. I wrote a letter (1980s, no email
yet) to inquire about the program.
A few weeks later, I received a telephone call (my office
number. Those days mobile phones were as big as a briefcase). The caller asked
me whether I was really interested in the career in the hotel industry. The
training program was to be in a college in Switzerland and the course would
take two years. I was required to get a sponsor (what?) which were the top
hotels in KL those days - such as the Hilton, Holiday Inn and Merlin.
So, what stopped me from pursuing a career in the hotel
industry? I was afraid to hunt around to look for a sponsor. Otherwise,who
knows, I could have been a celebrity chef by now. I could have worked at many
hotels around the world.
At present, I take comfort that I am a "Chef At Home". Really, I enjoy cooking for my family. My specialty are fried pasta, fried rice, spaghetti, grilled foods - chicken, lamb, fish, steaks.
Here's to good food, good life.
