Why resign

It's been 1.5 month since I left my previous employment. Before I left, many people came to ask me why I was leaving, what I was going to do after this? I had tried out a few ways to answer the questions:

1) Personal reason - I usually just told them it's for personal reasons and won't elaborate. It's supposed to be personal right? Only a few knows what the personal reason is though.

2) Health reasons - I didn't tell anyone this reason as my expected reaction from them was that I was young so this shouldn't be a concern. Well, this is supposed to be one of the reasons for my decision, since I feel my health has been deteriorating and I ought to take care of it. You don't wait till your health is bad before you take care of it. Prevention is better than cure.

3) Other plans - I have other plans and sometimes just explain a bit more if the person asking me probes, Of the different plans, it's interesting to also notice the reactions from people when you tell them different things:

i) Taxi driver - sounds like you already going into retirement job. My actual plan for this is to drive in the day and tutor and go into volunteer work in the afternoon for one year. We'll see how this work out.

ii) Hawker - Wow, what a different job as your current one. But it does sounds good because it's about starting a business. However, there will always be people who will try to dissuade you to do something. If you never try and easily get dissuaded by people, then it will be better to just keep this to yourself and put your head first into it. That way nothing can stop you.

iii) Tutor - This seems the most socially acceptable answer. People feels it's only natural to become a tutor. So nowadays, this will be the answer I give people when they do ask about while I had resigned. This is so I won't have to see the shocked face on people about something that actually concern me.

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Don't be dissuaded by people who feel you can't achieve your dream. Even if you fail, at least you fail trying. There will always be people who feel they can't do it and will persuade you that it's the same for you.

Another post of those with negative words

http://thoughtcatalog.com/kelly-bishop/2015/07/15-things-you-should-never-do-in-a-relationship/

How many of them are you guilty of?

Reactions of colleagues when they hear you are resigning

These are some reactions you will get when the news of your resignation is made known to your other co-workers.

Type 1: The try-all-means-and-ways to make you stay
This type is likely to be your buddy or partner in crime at work. Sitting beside you and complaining to you everyday. When you not around, they will have no one to complain to. So they try all means to make you stay.

Type 2: The I'm-gonna-do-it-too
This is the type where usually you wouldn't speak to but suddenly when they heard you're resigning, they come to you to wish you luck and ask you additional questions. "Hey, how was the talk with the boss like? Did she get angry when you ask her that? Can I borrow your resignation letter? 我已经算好了，明年一月去生孩子，放假四个月。在第三个月就交辞职信。刚好！"

Type 3: The I-also-want-to-leave-but-I-can't
Usually these are the old birds who think they are stuck with the job because they can't fly anymore. They will say they envy you can make this decision; they have got a family to feed etc.

Read: Can there be Innovation after 40?

Type 4: The well-wishers
Self-explanatory. People who know you better will wish more things.

Type 5: The debt-collector
This type comes after you because you still owe them some deadlines. They will come haunt you till you finally give them the goods.

Type 6: The co-llaborators
They hear that you are going to start your own business and check to see if you will want a business partner because they have been thinking of leaving but have done nothing about it.

Table for 1

On a day that's used to be celebrated by 2 people, I had a peaceful lunch without any interruption - steak and coffee, on my own.

New achievement unlocked!

Postman for a day

Made these little bookmarks for my little twerps. Parting gifts.

Given together with a little souvenir from Penang and the school's praise and post cards

Kinda like the bookmarks. Hope the inspirational quotes chosen for each one of them will lead them to future success

Definitely hope they cherish this. 

And the envelopes were all mailed out by hand. Travelling on my old but worthy cycles.It was fun doing all these on my own free time rather than having to do this as part of a job.