New Dream Job as Senior Software Engineer

1997 Asian financial crisis was the biggest hurdle in my live. I have no option but to close down my newly set up software business. I was a very tough time but I manage to go thru it chewing every bite of its bitter experience.

During that period, I manage to land several small projects and they are enough to meet my end needs. Once the project completed, I spend most of my time at home developing software for one of open source project on the internet.

Lucky enough, my beloved BMW E30 still went strong and did not give me much problems. It was a huge relieve knowing that most beemers give lots of problem. Somehow, I have lost the pictures of my E30. It was a good car but somehow the reliability was not that I would admire.

One night in September 1998, I received a phone call from one of local company specialising in IT solutions. I was surprised when the manager ask me to send my resume by the next morning. I never apply for a job !. She got my contact number thru one of my friend. To cut the story short, I started working for the company in October 1998.

I was very happy because I always want to work for a software warehouse but it was very difficult to get one. The main reason was that the economy was not that good. Secondly, my background was in Civil Engineering. I designed highways and not computer software. During old days, managers are sceptical about the idea of non IT graduate doing computer programming. It was a different story in US, Australia and Europe. So, at the end, my dream come true. Very happy and relieved.