I just bought a Nintendo Wii for my brother.  It’s going to be his birthday gift cum graduation present.  He is graduating from University of Sydney on 19th October 2007.  The next day is his 23rd birthday.  I had a lot of fun on the Wii.  Yes, “had”.  I am never a video games guy.  I do play a lot of video games when I was younger but the games I play are very, erm…, shallow.  I like games where you don’t have to think so much, where you could start playing whenever you like it.  Games like Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider are totally out for me.  It requires too much thinking!

Anyway, my dad came back from Papua New Guinea today.  He talked to be about one of the problems he is facing in his business in Malaysia.  This is the first time he asked my opinion on something like that.  He usually asks my brother, which has a better understanding of the business world as he is studying commerce in uni.  Maybe it’s because I’ve been “exposed” to the business world a bit via my MBA courses.  I gave him my opinion and I was glad he agreed, and I am also glad that my views are the same as my brother’s.  I am totally new to all these stuff but I am thinking in line with a commerce graduate and a businessman with more than 30 years of experience.

I’ve been thinking of starting my own business for some time now but the thing is, I don’t really know what to expect from the business world out there.  Starting your own business and working for some one is totally different.  I don’t even know where to start.  I don’t have any money to start with.  I don’t have any concept.  I don’t have any ideas.  I don’t even know what type of business should I venture into. 

My dad and my uncles runs a family business left by my grandfather.  I’m sure one of these days, it’ll be my brother, me and my cousins running the company.   There are a lot of young and successful people out there.  I want to be one of the young and successful people as well.  I want to be able to afford the finer things in life, without depending on anyone.  I want to be able to buy my dream car (which is a Subaru Impreza S203, if you were wondering).  I want to be able to buy my dream house.  I want to be able to provide a comfortable living for my family, like what my dad provided me with.

Maybe someday I’ll be able to see what is right for me to venture in.  Some day……

P.S. Raymond, Happy belated birthday.  I didn’t know my admission date was your birthday!