Dear Boss, Thank You For Declining My Leave Request
Reading time: 6 minutes Everything has started to become a blur as I try to recall the day I left Malaysia, my life and the rat race I so wanted to be part of. I tried fixing my eyes to the freshly bloomed tulips in front of me but…
My Hunger For Crazy Led Me To Iceland
Reading time: 5 minutes There I was, on the plane to Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland. An island of fire and ice with endless tales and myths waiting for me to discover. I went to Iceland for my internship, because a lecturer introduced Iceland as crazy, cold and…
Change The Story You Tell Yourself, And You Change Your Life
Reading time: 5 minutes “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale Yesterday, I saw this quote by accident in a bookstore near where I live. As I was walking to a bus station, a nostalgic feeling popped up from when I used…
An Aimless Road To Entrepreneurship
Reading time: 5 minutes “All this time I was searching for answers on how I could improve my business. But what got me back on track was a random person asking me the question: What is your goal in life?” — Virgil Wongsokario In my earlier writing…
Finding Reality In An Abstract World
Reading time: 5 minutes “I couldn’t see the shape of my vision anymore.” Last week, on a sunny but cold Monday, I had a coffee with Orville Schenkers. He was born in Suriname, raised in Saint Martin, and now lives in the Netherlands since the age of…
One Anchor Moment
Reading time: 5 minutes “The concept of marriage was new to me.” One year ago, I got to meet Virgil Wongsokario, an entrepreneur based in the Netherlands with a passion for online video education and production called ‘Online Video Power’. Back then, we didn’t get the chance to…
Skills I Underestimated At My First Startup
Reading time: 4 minutes Knowing well of the risks and challenges that involves having a start-up, got me excited to face risks head on and overcome challenges. I’m sure every would-be entrepreneur and many actual entrepreneurs have this one question: “Do I have what it takes to be an…
