That’s right, Aussies, watch out! 
Except for the few nights in February that I was down in Perth for my graduation this year, it’s almost going to be a year since I’ve left the place I call ‘home’. My sanctum.
In the second half of 2006 in Malaysia, I was depressingly jobless, lifeless and clueless about my direction in a country I didn’t want to be back in. In early January 2007, I was a bartender in a club, a waitress in a restaurant, and a receptionist/cash register operator/accountant at a high-end hair salon all at the same time, and all in a matter of a few days… funny story, ask me about it sometime.
A few hours after I got hired on the spot as a bartender though, I scored an interview in a small company involved in advertising, events, marketing and PR. I had applied for the job online through Jobstreet a few days earlier, and it was as though the ad was made for me. The title was great, the job scope was everything I’ve always had interest in, I had the bonus skills they wanted, and at that point in time, it was my dream job. I desperately wanted it, and to have them on my resume would kick ass. The people there were convinced of my qualifications, but they liked my attitude (who wouldn’t? ) and the fact that I’m multi-purpose sold the deal. With the shake of a hand on my second interview, I got the job, and I was ready to make my mark in the Malaysian scene.
6 months down the road, I’m overworked, wiser, sleep-deprived, more cunning, tired, and a kung fu master at multi-tasking in all the different departments in the company. I wasn’t just a Creative Communications Designer, I was a copywriter, photographer, events program manager, stylist, webmistress, web designer, business R&D researcher, proposal writer… and the list went on. I worked with some of the biggest commercial brands in the local and international market. But, I still wanted to go home.
Lately, I don’t know how it happened, but my family finally agreed to help me go back to Australia. They can probably see that I don’t belong here anymore, or they’ve had enough of me dropping hints, haha. Well, it’s kinda hard to go back to settle in your old nest after you’ve flown out into the world and made your own nest.
So I resigned from my job last Tuesday, and sent in my one month’s notice. It was quite sudden to some.
Anyway, I’ll be going back to further my studies. I don’t have any confirmed dates yet as I’m trying to get into the July intake. Or I’ll get into the September intake, we’ll see.
I’ll see you guys soon 
