Challenging career path in accountancy


READING “Studying medicine is hard but it’s worth the effort” (Views, The Star, Nov 22; online at bit.ly/star_medicine) reminded me of my experience before graduating as a provisional chartered accountant from Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) in the early 1990s.

My mother, a single parent, was frustrated when I decided not to continue my studies after Form Six despite obtaining decent results in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia.

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