Rich Migrant in Australia

When I turned 18 years of age, I begun to read business and inspiring books about people who made it from rags to riches and about people with enough resources who managed to multiply their wealth 100 to even thousands times. I am truly a fan of the great authors like Robert Kiosaki who authored the famous book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Donald Trump, Sir Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Group, Warren Buffet "currently the richest man on the planet", Steve Jobs of Apple and Pixar.

I also admire people who courageously conquered fear and continued to pursue perfection like Michael Jordan who we all know is the greatest basketball player, Manny Pacquiao who started as a struggling boxer to world renowned boxing champion pound per pound. These people obviously did not start big but they made their way as to what they want themselves to be. This made me realize that I myself is not different to them. If I could just apply the values and the right attitude, I realized that I could also get on to my dreams.

When we arrived in Australia as migrants in May 2007, I do had a dream of making it big. Even though i knew that it's gonna be tough, I do believe it's possible after all. Why do I say this? It is because I want to set my mind that everything is possible as that's the fact the one should truly believe on. All I want to say is that all of us migrants should stick to our minds that we can get what ever we want in life if we persevere and conquer our fear as we already did when we migrated. Having that decision is basically one step forward.

I would like to introduce a story of a successful migrant in Australia. His name is John Ilhan. His family migrated here from turkey when he was 5 years old. For those who don't know him, he is the man behind the largest mobile phone retail chain in Australia called Crazy John and employs more than 700 people with more than 120 branches across the country. In 2007, he was the 126th richest man in Australia with a net worth of $310 million. Not bad for a migrant who started as a boy who struggles speaking English to a car salesman and turned to be a multi-millionaire in his early 30's. Though it was a big loss because of his sudden death last year at young age of 42, I am very inspired of his life story. He is a perfect example of a migrant who dream big and made it big in Australia.

Again, this story reminded me to think that I and all of you fellow migrants are no different to him. If we would just believe in ourselves and patiently persevere, all our dreams could come true regardless of where we are and who we are.

An Inspiration for Migrants

My wife and I would just want to share an inspirational message that we have truly liked and appreciated as soon as we got hold of the pocket inspiration that my wife had bought in one of the shops in Melbourne CBD. We do believe that each one of us could cling on to this message to keep holding and fighting. Here it goes:

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you
must not quit.

-ANONYMOUS-

We do hope that we have shared something valuable and will be of essence to how we deal with our struggles being a migrant. Let's NOT QUIT.

To whoever had authored this inspirational message, HAT's OFF to you. We truly adore your piece and had really made a significant impact to our outlook. DON'T QUIT.

Parks in Australia

One of the biggest advantage of being an Australian Migrant is having to enjoy the use of parks and playgrounds without costing you any cent at all. Kids and parents would surely enjoy them. Parks are really spacious and grassy which would give your kids a chance to run and play around it. They are everywhere in Australia, I am sure. You won't have difficulty in finding one as every suburb has one or even more than one. Children's playgrounds normally are on it. Slides of different sizes, swings and basketball courts are very much free for everybody's use. The area where the children's playground is, is properly landscaped and well designed to provide a nice view for each one's eyesight. The flooring is also made sure to be safe for kids. That's one of what we can be proud of Australia, Safety is always on top of priority. Parents could also do their own stuffs while kids are playing. They could jog around and do some physical exercises. The parks are also equipped with tables and chairs where families could share their meal or picnic at. Some of the bigger parks have man-made lakes to go with them. Rubbish bins are provided as well to maintain the cleanliness of the vicinity. That, I would say is the only thing being asked from us, to put away our own rubbish to help out in maintaining the beauty of the park. Visitors are even allowed to feed the geese and seagulls with bread crumbs and whatever food they brought over.

If you try to put all these things together and picture them out in just one scene, isn't it a great view to see? Well parents, with no fee to worry about, being assured of your kids safety and enjoyment and being provided with an enriching view to wander at, what more can we ask for? Just make sure that you are fully geared and properly dressed depending on what the weather is to be assured of a fun filled day at the park with the whole family!