Yes..u read that right. From the bench to the kitchen hahahha...working for one of the well known research university in the country, my days are hectic but flexible. As postdoc researcher we have one of the highest KPI in the university besides the Professor. But I am really ok with it. I was scared at first because we are contract base so if we fail to achieve the KPI, there's no way our contract will be renew. I guess I am pretty good with what I do as I stayed on for 4 years.
Now my KPI is my son. Hahhah...I want to be the one who take care of him and not others. I need to see him evolve in front of me. I want to be with him when he sleep and the one he see when he wakes up. I want to be the one who send him to school and pick him up. To be the one who prepare his meals and teaches him academically and non-academically. Teach him the values that he will need to be a successful and respectful man in the future. So my move to a new country is just because of him..for his future, for a better prospective for him.
So, do I miss the extremely demanding job? Extremely. Am I giving up my career for him? I would rather think that I am postponing it for the time being. I am grateful that I can still work remotely from here until I found my footing in the employment system here. I am hoping that I can finish my book while being 'free' now (yes..I am writing a book now) & get back to the academia when the right time & offer comes. I am not giving up but I am rerouting my journey for the one I love, but the goal is still the same. Giving up is not an option because hope and dream, will make us a stronger human.
