I was browsing through some home magazines looking for ideas for my new home. After selling my old house in the suburban of Kuala Lumpur, I decided to move to a quieter place up north. There is nothing I love more than a quiet and peaceful surrounding. When I get up in the morning, the birds will greet me with beautiful chirpings. The breezy afternoon will uplift the spirit to face another three quarter of the day gracefully. When night arrives, the sight of the sunset envelopes me with emotions. To see the greatness of God's creations and to be able to breathe a clean air every morning I get up make me feel humble. Long gone the hustle and bustle of city life and huge traffic jam. I remember having to wait in long queues for hours at the highways to go home after work. More than three hours were spent on the road everyday whereas in normal hours the journey would have only taken twenty minutes! After years of headache and when my patience has gone thinner, I decided that living in a big city is not for me.
When I graduated, I wanted to be it all. I planned to climb the corporate ladder and work in the best company. But after a few years, my enthusiasm had gone down. With office politics and working in the 'male dominated' industry, I started to become stressed out. I started to question life and my integrity and my satisfaction as a human being. I dragged myself to go to work and I hated every minute of it. I suddenly realised that it was not for me. I am looking for more. And I realised that not everyone can work in a 'nine-to-five' environment. Top up with the traffic jam and high cost of living, finally after years, I decided I wanted to work on my own, in a quieter environment surrounded my by children and family.
Hence, the idea to move up north came at the right time. I feel a sense of freedom and a huge relief that the road I take is always less busy than the ones in KL. The distance between my home and the grocery shops or the school is very ideal for me as I do not have to travel long distance and take too much time on the road. The time which has been 'lost' on the road before can be spent doing other things like teaching my children or playing with them. Working on my own gives me the freedom to choose my working time, when and how I want to work my time and do my work. Also, I am in the middle of completing my novel and within a few months, I will have my own classes that I will conduct at home. I realised I do not have to follow what is not suitable for me and I can be happier doing what I like and at the same time having my own income. Having to say that, I can monitor my children and at the same time do my work and be my own friend and enemy.
Therefore, having a new home for me is like rebuilding my own life and looking towards the future. This is where I decided to live and bring up my children and this is the life that I have chosen to have. Unless, later on where moving down again to KL is inevitable, I am very happy to stay here and I am going to be here for a long time!
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