A Letter to Myself Podcast: Driven by passion, Matthew Tay gave up university to drive buses

While his peers worked on school planning, he was immersed in vehicle interest groups and his personal vehicle drivers part-time work. And when he graduated from technical with solid grades, he struggled with the desire to do a more” normal” pathway- pursuing a level. &nbsp, &nbsp,

” People was urging me to attend college, so it was only natural for me to do so.” And yes, if you do n’t go to university, what else would you do at that point ( in ) time? It was on everyone’s thinking”, he shared. &nbsp, &nbsp,

” It was a very difficult decision, partly because of the social norms and expectations we have in Singapore” .&nbsp,

He eventually succeeded in persuading his parents, and he is now employed by Tower Transit, where he has received a scholarship to study firm, which he immediately accepted.