Christopher Quek

I wanted to also point out in a very interesting way, when I left the whole business, it was a point that it took many years for my father to really accept who I was, being an entrepreneur in my own right, but not taking on his legacy. And it was a close ending where he's currently now in a more retired mode. And he decided to sell off that particular factory that I was there 20 years ago.

I wanted to also point out in a very interesting way, when I left the whole business, it was a point that it took many years for my father to really accept who I was, being an entrepreneur in my own right, but not taking on his legacy. And it was a close ending where he's currently now in a more retired mode. And he decided to sell off that particular factory that I was there 20 years ago.

And they finally have sold it. So I think there was a bit of a closure. So if you ever tell me that, oh, you can always rely on going back to your family business. I will tell you that's not possible because I forced that door to be closed because he didn't have another person to take over that business. It was quite an emotional turmoil.

And they finally have sold it. So I think there was a bit of a closure. So if you ever tell me that, oh, you can always rely on going back to your family business. I will tell you that's not possible because I forced that door to be closed because he didn't have another person to take over that business. It was quite an emotional turmoil.

In fact, during my days when I was in Malaysia, because I will come back over the weekend and my father and I would not see eye to eye on a lot of things. And I would try to share with him about what I'm doing in e-commerce, but he didn't believe in it. But one of the really important things that I was very fortunate, I was very blessed was that he still supported.

In fact, during my days when I was in Malaysia, because I will come back over the weekend and my father and I would not see eye to eye on a lot of things. And I would try to share with him about what I'm doing in e-commerce, but he didn't believe in it. But one of the really important things that I was very fortunate, I was very blessed was that he still supported.

In fact, when I sold my inheritance, my mom came to him and said that your son wants to do his own thing. Are you going to block him or are you going to support him? And in fact, my dad got my family friend, he introduced him, our family friend to come and support me. And without that support initially, I don't think I had enough funding to start off my investments in a tribe.

In fact, when I sold my inheritance, my mom came to him and said that your son wants to do his own thing. Are you going to block him or are you going to support him? And in fact, my dad got my family friend, he introduced him, our family friend to come and support me. And without that support initially, I don't think I had enough funding to start off my investments in a tribe.

So if you look at the whole thing, my father has been a mentor, but he has also been a very difficult traditional Asian man, Asian patriarch with an iron fist.

So if you look at the whole thing, my father has been a mentor, but he has also been a very difficult traditional Asian man, Asian patriarch with an iron fist.

And one thing I realized because of my self-development, because of even doing extra self-enrichment courses by taking a CAIA and a CFA at the same time, I found myself becoming more useful and to the point that when he now talks to me about the side businesses that he's doing, He's asking me as his advisor and no longer as the son where he has, he looks down on.

And one thing I realized because of my self-development, because of even doing extra self-enrichment courses by taking a CAIA and a CFA at the same time, I found myself becoming more useful and to the point that when he now talks to me about the side businesses that he's doing, He's asking me as his advisor and no longer as the son where he has, he looks down on.

Because that is actually very typical of Asian generation kind of businesses, families. You will see that parents will naturally always think that they are naturally more experienced, they're smarter. But I've seen this radical change in my father and I realised that if I didn't go out on my own, worked on my own, he would have never given me that respect.

Because that is actually very typical of Asian generation kind of businesses, families. You will see that parents will naturally always think that they are naturally more experienced, they're smarter. But I've seen this radical change in my father and I realised that if I didn't go out on my own, worked on my own, he would have never given me that respect.

And I went back to my friend, my high school friend, I told him about it and he told me, I think you truly found what you were looking for, which is endorsement from your own father. And I think that is really a lot of next-gen. Sometimes where people think that they have done a lot, but they always crave for the approval of their parents. And so I think I went through that.

And I went back to my friend, my high school friend, I told him about it and he told me, I think you truly found what you were looking for, which is endorsement from your own father. And I think that is really a lot of next-gen. Sometimes where people think that they have done a lot, but they always crave for the approval of their parents. And so I think I went through that.

I was craving for the approval of my father, and he doesn't say it. He's never expressed it. But the point that really comes to me and asks me for my network, for my advice, I know that there has been a significant change of acceptance and the way he perceives me.

I was craving for the approval of my father, and he doesn't say it. He's never expressed it. But the point that really comes to me and asks me for my network, for my advice, I know that there has been a significant change of acceptance and the way he perceives me.

Thank you for really succinctly summarizing that in just a short sentence. Really, it does speak into my life. So really thank you, Vince, for saying that. It's been 26 years in the making. So I still believe that I'm evolving. I'm still learning more in terms of understanding my identity. And if I might put it, enjoying the journey as I go along.

Thank you for really succinctly summarizing that in just a short sentence. Really, it does speak into my life. So really thank you, Vince, for saying that. It's been 26 years in the making. So I still believe that I'm evolving. I'm still learning more in terms of understanding my identity. And if I might put it, enjoying the journey as I go along.