I met an interesting character last night. A friend's friend, some 25 year old guy who wants us to teach him something. How to open a restaurant in Melbourne. Quickly we got our good friend who was working part time in Adelaide to indulge in the conversation. Enlighten the kid. And well, as I depart with him of what little I know based on my waitressing experience, I asked him if he had any restaurant experience at all. None. Can he cook? Nope. Know anything about wine? Nope. And so, I ask him why he's taking this big step then. The rationale to him is simple. He measured left right center and he knew that he would never have enough to save in Malaysia. Simply put, he told me, the life we had in Canada, low cost of living but high quality of living, and in Malaysia, high cost of living AND low quality of living, so why waste time opening a restaurant in Malaysia. Why doesnt he just go to somewhere he likes and start a business there where he knows the fruits of his labour would be worthwhile later on. True, very true. And well, the next three years he rationalize that he'll be 28 and wouldn't want to be slaving in Malaysia for a meagre salary of RM3K doing something that he hates and with little chance to spend it. True. And well, some of my friends said he's a dreamer, but to me, is better to DARE TO DREAM than to never at all. Some people just sit and rant about how pathetic their lives is and do nothing about it. At least, this guy is literally getting a ticket out of here and doing something about the dream by next Jan'07. And I did tell him, well, even if he didn't make it out there in Melbourne, at least he tried and he's got nothing to lose to begin with. You don't wanna be stuck at some mamak years later regretting or always wondering what would have happened if you took that big step. Seize the day. Carpe Diem.
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