south or central?

it's a question that has grown like a plague in my head for a VERY long time now. will i fill my rice bowl here in JB or take a shot at what KL has to offer? the equation on the surface is really simple. KL wins hands down. why? it's where ALL the action IS!!! action = opportunities = money!! now comes the complication, or rather the other considerations. if money was the only issue, i'd be in KL by now. but there are responsibilities i must not ignore in the pursuit of monetary gain. there are things to sort out here in JB. plus i've been away from home for SUCH a long time. JB's no more the place that was my playground anymore. it's become more of a holiday destination than a home. and i don't want to lose that feeling. JB IS HOME. also, it'll be great to finally spend quality time with me old folks and family in general than confining these moments to always-too-short holidays.

therefore, after much consideration and tugs of war... i'll start working life in JB based on TWO main bases. FIRSTLY, it's  the cheaper option. working in JB and living at home will cut down a LOT of cost. KL will not give me that luxury and the cost of living will simply blow my mind. SECONDLY, i get to somewhat act as a calming influence to the people who need it at home. Mum's just retired, Dad's still trying his luck, Ah Ma's at home, Mak's her usual self... so, i believe that i SHOULD be here for the people who WILL need me to be here for whatever reason that may be. FAMILY COMES FIRST. but this doesn't mean that i will totally blow the hope of goin to KL. that will be done somewhere down the road once i've established a stable base. ESPECIALLY, financially. only then can i even hope of taking on KL. gimme 1-2 years. i would have some valuable beginner's experience by then, PLUS some savings. another small plus point of starting in JB is the fact that i'll be able to train my golf properly on home turf. it's been on and off for so bloody long that, at times, i really felt like giving the game up. not for lack of talent, but for lack of improvement due to lack of time for practice! i KNOW i can shoot low for this game. i KNOW i can. but i need the opportunity to train properly and that hasn't presented itself to me at ALL in the last half a decade because of my studies. so, GOLF ALL THE WAY!!!

I've said earlier that i felt that this year would be a big one for me. if my results are true as was relayed to me by my lecturer, then this year WILL be big. GRADUATION!!! a closing chapter on the years of education. and an opening to put all those years of learning to good use. whether or not it's what i learned academically or otherwise, remains very blurry though. nevertheless, it's that time to move on again. it's not a small step to learning something. it's the biggest step ever. the application of what we have learned. or maybe it's learning to apply what we've learned. maybe it's both. we may find that all that we've learned was useless. we may also find that all that we've learned was truly useful. but it doesn't blind the fact that the step forward must be made. for better or for worse, only time will tell, but staying put will never get us anywhere will it?

let the reader ponder this:
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. - Khalil Gibran.  let's go Ayie! *leaps*