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Saturday, December 5, 2009 // 1:30 PM

It is often said that life is a matter of choice.

Choices that either narrow down your path or broaden it.
Somehow, opening up the business within a few days time seems like a tremendous choice.

I've always wanted to open the sandwich business since 2008 ever since I was involved in the Young Entrepreneurs World Cafe (system concepts.hehe). It was with a mixed feeling of reluctance and enthusiasm that I joined though. A pity that I wasnt chasing that dream and opening it up earlier because more competitors have recently entered the market this year. An odd situation because a career in the civil service was previously considered.

So that idea of entrepreneurship shifted to the back of my mind instead. Then last semester, my major project group was given a choice for our project. Choose a company or open up a business. Without thinking, entrepreneurship was chosen.Back then, it wasnt such a frightening thought. But now? we were scared shitless after not finding much stuff in vietnam to sell back in sg with a profit. Its times like these(desperation) that you consider all options. And so, I brought up the idea of the sandwich business among the guys and here we are now. (thankfully we're allowed to do focus on local products instead of Vietnamese ones. Otherwise we're screwed).

I must say that since I initiated the idea and that the others had no choice but to go along, its only natural that I'm the enthusiastic one (compared to the others of course). It would be a blatant lie to say that I'm not scared though! HAHA!

Digressed.

So anyway, I find it strange that a series of choices has pulled me into a totally different part of life. What makes it more strange is that, I'm actually considering to open up the sandwich business here in Vietnam too!..Insya-Allah soon enough. It's a viable market for sandwiches here in Vietnam. Guess OSIP has pulled me further into this business eh?

And strangely enough, I find myself feeling rather alone in this venture. I'm a solitary human being and have done plenty of crazy things in life(Many of you here can testify to that!) but why would the prospect of venturing into the virtual urban jungle seem so scary?

I'll be back when you call me; no need to say goodbye