My Itch

"Why are you leaving a big MNC and want to work for a start-up company?" I answered this question hundreds of times and I'm sure many others like me have done the same.

For me it all started about a year ago. I continuously kept having these thoughts of where I was heading in my life and to be frank I was a bit scared. I could feel that my dreams were dying. My aspirations were getting lost somewhere in the haze of corporate rat race. I was getting more and more impatient until one fine day my internal itch got the better of me and I decided to resign from my previous job.

I quit my well paying MNC job and decided to take a risk with a start up firm. I'm not sure how this risk will pan out but I knew very well that if I didn't take this risk now I would regret it for the rest of my life.

Since joining this start up in April my work-life balance has completely changed. My thought process has taken a very different course from the one I had before. I have to say I'm currently enjoying the challenges of working for a firm at a nascent stage and I dearly hope that my enthusiasm remains the same in years to come.

At least for now I know that my dreams are back alive, the haze has been lifted and I feel calm from within. I know it's not going to be an easy ride with lots of sleep deprivation but still I'm ready to give it all for my dreams and my aspirations.

Bring It On !!

Social Media Gap

I have been out of social media for more than 2 years now. Lots of things have changed but my reincarnation into public domain is more so because finally I have been able to free up some time for myself.

My temporary exit started in 2011 when I decided to do my Masters Degree. After exorbitant amount of hard work in last 2 years, I have successfully completed my Masters and have now set my sights on new adventures. I will explain those new adventures in future posts but this one is just my baby step back to blogging.

Since I was doing my Masters while working full time, things were really crazy for the past 24 months. During all those sleepless nights I realized that studying can in fact be lots of fun. Yes I did couple of modules which I really hated but in the end 80% of my degree was full of things which I really enjoyed and actually wished that it shouldn't finish. Really a special thanks to a wonderful university of NUS for providing me the exposure which I really needed for my career.

Also this post is a special thanks to my mentor who supported me during those rough 24 months. His words and his blessings when I decided to leave ABS were some things that I will always cherish.

And on "My Itch" to leave ABS despite having a wonderful mentor and great colleagues, well wait for my next post.