Jocelyn Lam's Blog

Throughout my childhood, my brothers been my role model. I’ve had looked up to my brother for everything since I was a little girl. When my brother went overseas for university, I couldn’t rely on my brother anymore. With him leaving, it made me realize that I have to work very hard on my own for what I want. Because I am the younger child, my parents provided me with everything and took care of all troubles. Long story short, I am very “sheltered” as a child.

Just before my brother left on the plane for university, he gave me a prep talk on how my lifes been very smooth and trouble-free. But when people get older, parents cannot fight off all the troubles anymore. My brother told me that I have to learn to fight for my own battles and work hard to strive for what I want.

After my brother’s prep talk, it gave me a wake up call. This was one of the greatest lesson I learned from someone. It made me realize that I need to take charge of my life and create my own milestones.