To raise funds, she sold her apartment for a profit and moved into a rented HDB flat. At first, the going was tough. But she, with a lifetime of training, was unfazed. For instance, at dawn, she would drive to the textile factories in Batu Pahat in Johor to promote her products. Eventually, things picked up.
Home now is a semi-detached house in the Thomson area.
But after a certain point, money was no more an issue. What has kept me going is my love for doing business. I think whatever course I might have done in the university, I would still end up doing business. I enjoy producing a product and selling it to customers. And when they are happy with what I offer them, I get tremendous satisfaction.