Sunday, August 17, 2014

Ruby slippers

Settle abroad. 
The work culture is much better.
You will have better opportunities there.
You really should get a PR while you can.
Malaysia will never change. Go overseas.
Why are you coming back?
You will regret it later.
Your kids will be better off.
Give me one good reason how Malaysia is the better choice.

Why should I have to defend my desire to stay in the country where I was born and brought up? Why do I have to come up with a rational reason for loving my country? Why are people (random strangers included) so bent on convincing me that there is no hope in Malaysia? 

You can write me a 10 page essay on the benefits of moving to Sydney, and I may take your word for it and uproot my  life and move abroad. But one lazy Sunday morning, I will wake up and crave nasi lemak from a road side stall in Sitiawan, and I will regret it. And I'm not willing to take that chance for now. 

There's no place like home. 

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