Parting Ways!

(Hoff Coffee Brewers, 42 Ly Tu Trong – Ho Chi Minh City)

Perhaps there are times when you need to take a big leap of faith.

I finally took the courage to resigned from a company after 10+ years, a bittersweet moment indeed, but somehow I feel liberated, do I scared afterwards? I do, there’s a hint of this scare of the unknown, but when I think about the freedom that I would have, then I feel fine!

Grateful for every single moment I have during my time at DFS, meeting great team from different part of the world, opportunity traveling around the world for work from drop dead beautiful Venice to beautifully weird Myanmar, relocating to Siem Reap for over a year, Ho Chi Minh City for over 2 years, damn I have one great career πŸ™‚

Taking care of same the market for 10+ years (Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and towards end of my tenure also Singapore) has been nothing sort of great memories I will forever treasure!

The longest relationship I had by far πŸ˜›

Now, I am pretty much counting my days to be back home, doa gue yang tidak pernah berubah ketika gue punya pekerjaan ini dan nanti post corporate life pretty much the same “Semoga Gusti Allah selalu memberikan rasa cukup buat saya, hati tenang dan damai…aamiin!”

This time, I bought one way ticket home even months before I tender my resignation, that’s how I’m really sure about my decision πŸ™‚ I am coming back home, there is a sense of comfort when I think about it, a plane ride away, I will be home soon!

“After all, seasons change, so do cities; people come into your life and people go. But it’s comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you’re very lucky, a plane ride away.” – Carrie Bradshaw – SATC Season 4 Episode 18 – I Heart NY

Bali, 2 September 2013 – Ho Chi Minh City, 10 May 2024