Thursday, January 1, 2009

My Passion, My Dreams

Ever since I was a little boy everything I did involved aeroplanes. My birthday cake in a shape of an plane, my t shirts had plane imprints on them, I had posters of planes everywhere, when we asked to draw something we liked it always had a plane in it. I dont know why but for some reason, it had always fascinated me in ways i myself could not ex-"plane". I always had a miniature aircraft in my hand.

I was a La Sallian, and my school was right in the pathway where planes take off and land... That was an inspiration to me, that I the moment I finished school I am going to take to the skies. True enough that became a reality. I became a pilot, when everyone laughed at me as I am not naturally the tallest person in the school, I got my Degree and my Masters in Australia at the same time and things just flew from there.

Years passes and it just came to me one day and I thought, why not open a flying school and train pilots. Again, everyone told me that I was dreaming and I was clearly out of my mind. It took me 2 years with the help of my family members to get the approval. Sweat and tears was all that came pouring in, rejections, withdrawal, criticsm and accusations all in the name of jeaousy. Rumors also came gushing in... But I did not give up, I worked till the break of dawn to personally make sure things are on track. It paid off and I got what I wanted. The whole community here in Sabah as well as people back in Semenanjung were stunned.


A year back, I was not going to keep still, my next mission is to start a new airline. This time people really think I have lost a screw in the head. It has never and was never easy. This was going to be the most difficult decsion I had to make. Direct flight to Australia, Japan, China and Europe. I can never forget the words that someone told me straight in my face. "You better get your feet on the ground and stop dreaming". Like I bitter pill, I swallowed it and took it in good stride.Its been nearly a year now and, everything is drawing to close. My baby airline, will somehow or another take to the skies. I know people still think I am crazy but, this is MY PASSION. At this point it does not matter what people say or think of me. I have lost many friends because they think I making a BIG mistake. What everyone fails to see is that I am trying, at least its better to die trying than not to die not trying at all. I will try my level best to prove people wrong, it may take longer than expected but I am taking one step at a time. Cheers and warmest thanks to friends and famly who stood by my and believed in what I aim to do. Keep your eyes in the sky and watch out for me and the day my dreams and passion soars the skies....Sure there are going to problem, people will still talk and things are going to get rough but TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST, BUT TOUGH PEOPLE DO....I'm taking a chance, taking charge and taking control of MY PASSION and holding on to MY DREAMS. After this...whats next.....?

2 comments:

  1. I have heard about you opening the new airline... And I heard you are recruiting staffs too? I hope your dream will come true sooner that it is thought. Good luck and hope to see your airline flying soon. Make us, the Sabahan people proud!

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  2. Thank you..... I hope to make you proud and it help to have people like you around.... and my sincerest appreciation

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