While others are counting down for London (Olympic), I
am counting down for Manchester. 100days to go, for me to leap my first
step outside of Asia, where I have been living for 30 years.
Ya, I am counting down for my new life in Manchester
where I will start my MBA programme in coming August. After 6 years of working
life immediately after I finished my first master degree in engineering, now I am
heading back to the halls of ivy. A friend asked me why still go back to
school? (I think he didn’t finish his sentence that he actually wanted to ask “at
this age?”)
Well, many reasons for that, which I explained,
explained and explained in the MBA school interviews, in the drinking parties,
gatherings, chatting and so on. The reason is quite simple, I don’t see I can
make any different in the future if I don’t make a change of my current life.
Not saying that I am not satisfy with my current
life. Quite opposite, I enjoy the peaceful life in Japan, I have a caring family,
and a challenging with decent pay job. But again, if I satisfy and continue
to stay in this status quo (although ample of sweats, tears and hard works paid
to attain this comfort zone), I will never able to achieve my dream, to
become someone like Carlos Gohns!
Haha, I heard you laugh. Anyway, he is just my role model
to strive for. Being a Brazilian, grew up in France, now the CEO of both Nissan
and Renault. I did hope I share something common with him, let’s say being a
Malaysian, spent my most precious 20’s in Japan, later UK, and finally the CEO
of ? and ? and ? and ?
Sounds too greedy, haa…wait a moment, becoming a CEO
in the Fortune 500 companies is not exactly what I admire for; what I thirst
for is the management skills and business sense that can cultivate a more fruitful and freedom life in both business and private. The sense of quality,
analytical skill and problem solving skill, the communication skill and of
course the leadership, which make up a successful CEO of a company and his
private life, is all I want. And to gain a foundation of these sets of skills
and sense, a tricky short cut would be an MBA.
Of course, not all MBA carry the same weight and offer
whatever you want. I did make a thorough research of the MBA schools (nothing
special, every MBA aspirant did the same thing) before I finally decided on
Manchester. And since I have not yet enroll, I can’t tell for now whether
Manchester can meet my expectation. But one thing for sure, whether Manchester
can offer anything, I will take the initiative to seize whatever I want from
Manchester, the knowledge, the skill, the life, the friendship, the network, and
any experience and opportunities that come to me.
With the help of this Blog, I will record down all these experience, and opportunities that happen in my Manchester MBA. One reason for recording in this Blog is to share my
MBA happenings with my family and friends who are across the oceans.
Another reason is to make it a countermeasure to my “amnesia”. I hardly
remember what happened in the past if my brain judged the event not worth storing
at the first place. And most of the time, being lazy to remember things, my
mind tends to go the easy way by categorizing everything as “not worth”, and
end up I remember nothing. This happens especially when I read for leisure. I did
uncountable amount of reading, but whenever I come to the last page, I start forgetting
what is at the first page.
Later, I realize that recording is a good practice to
remember things. And Blog, is a good tool for recording. So, when you go along
with this Blog in future and discover some seemingly study notes blogs, just
don’t get confuse and doubt whether you are at the right place, you are
absolutely at the right place with me on the “Road to Manchester”.
Hope you enjoy reading.
