Metamorphosis

So i guess its time for me to catch up to the Bloggers era, it being one of my 2011 new years resolution i think its not too late for me to accomplish it. For my first ever blog entry i have decided to blog about my life back home so far after graduating from college...

So i officially graduated from college in mid November 2011, which gave me two months to unwind all the final college phase stress, crazy partying and gradually saying my auf Wiedersehen to my friends before my final departure home.
January 24th was the day for my trip back home to Tanzania, a day that was full of mixed feelings. On one hand i was truly exited to be done with college and going home to see my family which i hadn't seen in a while and on the other i was sad that i had to leave a group of people whom had grown to become great friends and some brothers for life behind....
By January 24th 2pm i landed at the Mwalimu Julius International Airport, i was home. My sister was waiting for me in the arrival section, my heart rejoiced as i saw her after almost a year and a half. The ride home was from the airport was full of catching up stories with her as i was amazed how Dar es salaam had grown and changed. At 6pm that day tired and jet lagged as i was was surrounded with my family laughing and catching up. The remaining days of January was filled with family get togethers and visits from family and friends whom i hadn't seen in a while, i was home and happy to see all of them again :)

As some great wise man once said "everything must come to an end" and my excitement of being home gradually dimmed and finally died down. I was home, had seen all my family and friends here, what was next...The obvious answer was getting a job (another new year's resolution for 2011), and so the Job search began. Let me take this opportunity to say this was probably the most challenging period of my life so far. This is the reason why, job hunting isnt the easiest process in the world, its like a roller-coaster ride filled with un expected high moments of hope and down moments of severe disappointment. Together with all this i was having difficulties settling back home. Life is completely different here, things don't move in the same pace as they do in Malaysia, the constant power rationing, transportation system, traffic jams, different life style, the overall environment made me miss what now clearly seemed to be my second home Malaysia. I missed the country, KL city, the life there and most importantly my friends in Bukit Jalil, and my family in Jalil Damai. Without realising it i was experiencing what is referred to as reverse culture shock (RCS) something i studied back in college but never thought i would experience it in my life time. The reverse culture shock period lasted between February until end April when i finally landed a job which seemed to be a "light shinning at the end of the tunnel" moment that uplifted me from my depression and there by bringing the end to my RCS. Without the constant support of family and friends this period would have been unbearable, i thank them all for that :)

So by end of April i had secured a job as the HR Manager at one of the international schools in Dar es salaam which brought me to the genesis of the working life. This was an exciting moment for me, as i was entering a completely new life, which i had been looking forward to since my secondary school life. I wont lie it was a challenge at the beginning trying to get learn the ropes, but that's what made it interesting. I love a challenge is i see it being an opportunity to test one's ability and capacity and the success of overcoming a challenge is a feeling definitely worth while :)
With this job i have come to learn and experience quite a lot, and met many people from various walks of life of which i have been blessed to be friends with, thereby allowing me to grow further in life.
By making new friends socialising in Dar has become enjoyable as compared to when i returned home and had literally a hand full of old friends who were also here to socialise with. Thanks to all my friends in Dar my social life is back in check : )



Alot has happened in my family in 2011, both good and bad. I have lost a father and an uncle and am a month away from gaining a brother in law and his family. All these experiences are life's lesson that mold us to grow and become who were currently are.
Similar case with friends as well, lost couple of friends who i had thought were real but turned out to be fake and gained new ones whom i hope turn out to be great real friends. Again another lesson learned in life. There is a quote that i heard that made great sense to me and made my decisions with family and friends clearer and much easier. The quote goes, family and friends (people in general) can be categorised into parts of a tree. You'll have the ones who are leaves who will be with you for a certain period in live and wither away when the season is done. You'll have the branches who seem relatively strong but break during life's hardships and tests of life. And finally you'll have the roots, these are the ones who'll be with ya through summer, winter, autumn and spring, the hold you to the ground and support you through waterever quakes life throws at you, these are the people worth keeping in your life and are worthy of the tile FRIEND. As one saying goes, "Friends are the family you get to choose for yourself."


Overall life after graduating college is great. I have job, family and friends the three elements that brings balance to ones life and helps endure life's challenges, what more could i ask for, life is good : )

Well until my next blog, hope you  all reading this blog had a great weekend and Eid Mubarak to all.