the pursuit of happyness

caught the movie, the pursuit of happyness over the weekend and it did bring back some memories for myself. i guess it was december 2005, when i was at the lowest point of my life. i remembered walking home in the rain one day thinking there was no future for me. i was without a job and completely broke. ever since i quit my job of 12 years in 2002, i couldn't hold on to a job for a least a year. the jobs that were offered to me were all contract jobs. i did roadshows, telemarketing & door to door sales and i realised something - i was not cut out for sales; but it did give me the opportunity to work with some big companies, which i've gained alot from (and it does looks good on the resume too :p).

it was during one of those roadshows in dec 2002, where i met my wld be financial advisor who an agent with a mutli-national insurance company. she was fresh out of university and i've just quit my stable job of 12 years to go into a commission based company. not sure why i trusted this 'newbie' but i did. how many agents have u met, told u that u have too many policys that u can handle and even considered dropping a few unnecessary ones so that you will be able to tie up your loose ends. well, this one did and she got me dumbfounded. so in jan 2003, i invested my cpf with her and its bearing its fruits now. i've included bric into my portfolio after reviewing my investment with her over lunch last month and no, she still has not asked me to get a policy from her.

its mar 07 now, i've lasted a year in my current job and i've just renewed it for another year. with an increased in salary and bonus in the bank, i was thinking how i was going to spend it. this is when chris gardener brought me to reality. i don't wanna be crying in the rain again with only a dollar to my name. i've come this far and i'm not going to throw it all away again.