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My friend and I have already started working on our business idea! We are starting to craft a ‘business plan’ for ourselves actually. Still discussing all the details however we have already finalized on a concept which is Vintage! Yay to those who love this fashion style (: We would focus on both female and male clothes. We kind of agreed that guys in Singapore are pretty left out of the picture when it comes to online blogshops. Come on! There are guys who loves to look good as well. Nothing wrong there and we want to be of help!

But anyways, this route wouldn’t be smooth and we have already met up with our first obstacle, seeking of suppliers. The initial few solutions which came to our minds were: search online, seek help from friends.

Well, I did search online and I realized I couldn’t find relevant ones! I knew this would be a problem which we would face however I did not know it will be this tough. And I guess its wrong to ask friends for their suppliers contacts right? In the first place, I do not have much friends who have blog shops or have contacts in this aspect. Secondly, those who already are managing their blogshop wouldn’t want to share their contacts right? I mean, we would be kind of snatching business for them.

I wonder where do people find their suppliers. When I shared this problem with my friends, many recommended me to go overseas and find them myself. It would be good as we’ll be able to see the products ourselves and really form a “partnership” with the supplier. However, is this the only way? Its not really a good option right now with all our assignments and tests coming up. If this is the only way, then we’ll have to delay everything till the end of our exams. That’s pretty bad ):

Boo. I’m really lost on how else I can find suppliers. *Sigh*

Since young, my dream remained the same, to be a successful businesswoman. When I grew up, I realised what I wanted to be wasn’t just a businesswoman but an entrepreneur. I wanted to start something out of my own hands. I wanted to make something out of nothing.

In secondary school, I lamented Singapore’s education system. Draining us of our energy and mind and not letting us learn that we want. Upon leaving there, I thought its finally time for me to take a step towards my dream, to enroll into a business course. However, due to many influences, especially parents, I got into a Junior College instead. At that point of time, I was thinking, maybe my parents are right. I’m too young to really understand what I really want. And so, I went through that 2 years of intensive studying. Never studied so hard in my life but it seems that hard work is not all that is to get good results.

When results were out, I was disappointed. I couldn’t believe that I could be in that scenario. How could I? What can I do with an A-level certificate which does not grant me entry to a local university? That was the one of the worst period of my life. Making choices and I’m glad I chose my passion. Made the right choice and now, I’m in a course I want even though it isn’t in any of that 3 big Us.

When I got in last year, I told myself. So what if the others look down on us? Business is not something you can learn out of a textbook. However, many a times I was wavered by the opinions of others. Every time when someone asks me where am I studying now. My heart sank. A private university was never what I wanted to be in. I thought that my life would go down from there. Just try to scrap through these 3 years of university life, graduate, get that piece of crap paper and leave.

I was wrong. There was nothing wrong in studying in a private institute. Not at all. The thing that was wrong, was my mindset. Yes, me. I got inspired by my seniors and friends. Looking at that fight for their dreams even though others continuously discouraged them, I saw how they persevered on. People were encouraging each other.

That was when I told myself, what am I doing? Everyone is trying their best to reach their dreams and I am here wasting my life away. The best line I have ever heard was “A dream will always remain a dream if you do not take the first step towards it”. How true. In my whole near 20 years of life, I have always embraced my dream. And it will ALWAYS be one until I do something.

This time, I will not back out. Discouraging myself must be the lamest thing ever. If I do not even believe in myself, who will? Now that I have taken the first step towards it, I’ll push on with my friend (: Move towards something we always wanted and hope to achieve it despite challenges.

My dream shall turn into reality (: