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A few years after I graduated with civil engineering degree and working for JKR,my late father asked me to resign and become a teacher.My father was Tok Guru Pondok Beris,Bachok,Kelantan.He wanted me to teach and impart knowledge to others because of more ‘pahala’ from Allah.I was more interested in getting higher post in my career and more money then.So,I continued working for JKR for almost nine years until resigned in 1984 to join private sector for greener pastures.
Almost 18 years later..
In 2002,I met two gentlemen who are members of PMI-Project Management Institute,Malaysia Chapter.We share a common passion in project management.A year later,I formed a Project Management Training company with them as my associates or I called them my partners in crime.We went out to tell people of the PMI Model of managing projects.To my expectation,I love getting paid for talking about this passionate subject of mine.Slowly,I fade away from my construction company and left the operation to my brother.I am now full time project and business consultant since 2003.
How I wished my father is still alive so that I could tell him that I am a teacher.He should be proud that his son’s firm has trained a few hundreds JKR and consultant firms professionals in managing their projects better.Not only that I am a teacher/consultant but I also earned more money than being an engineer per se!
