My story of finding my passion is a long and winded one. Witnessed by my parent, my siblings, some of my friends, mostly by my husband, Big Z.
I did a degree in accounting and finance. Absolutely terrible at it, it’s a miracle I graduated at all. I knew from the very beginning, I will never ever be working in the industry.
So I set off on a path of finding my passion.
I tried beading. I am always a bit of a crafy person, so maybe I can be a jewellery-maker! I bought the supplies, I bought a few beads, I took a class with a very good friend and extremely talented hand-made jewellery maker, Murni. I had loads of fun creating my own jewellery, I made a bunch of them. Guess what, after I made my 100th earrings, my hand started to cramp, my back is aching, and I am starting to lose interest. I already told my family and a few of my friends, I want to be a jewelry-maker and sell my jewelry! Very malu you know..but what to do. It is just not for me.
I then dabbled in the spa industry. Also, this time around, a lot of people knew about it. I took a course, I worked part-time in a spa, I read spa, drink spa, breathe spa. I wanted to buy an existing spa business, went through the whole process, didn’t get through. I even attempt at starting a spa business from scratch, went through the whole process, didn’t get through. Needless to say, a lot of time and energy and money were invested into this. Again, after much deliberation and thinking and soul-searching, I found out that I actually like going to spa more than building a spa business! Ehehe. I know it sounds funny now, but it is so heart-wrenching, gut-twisting not to mention soul-crushing to find out that in the end, it’s not what I want to do. I even went through a short phase of depression, so I knew all too well about the hardship of finding your passion and yourself.
I tried being a painter. I bought a few art supplies and is now gathering dust in my cupboard.
I tried being a unit trust consultant, an insurance agent, an MLM agent – you name it, I have tried at all.
I can go on and on and on, of the hundred thousand things I have tried. You can verify all the stories with Big Z. He is my witness and my loyal supporter through my whole finding-my-passion phase.
Difficult as it was, those experience were the ones that I cherished the most. It made me a better person, wiser and more ’street’. Since I dipped my feet and get dirty in a lot of areas, I know how things work in practical level in many different industries. Along the way I also picked up many valuable contacts, skills, and life-lessons that served me very well now.
I have now found my true passion. Yes, one of it is belly dancing. And I am grateful everyday that I am able to do what I love while also helping other women to become happier and healthier through the dance. There’s also a few other passion that I will let you know as we go along the series. 
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