Delonix Tan was a masterful poor child.
Struggling in college and falling in with the wrong audience, he walked the well-worn way towards violence and crime. He was locked up double by the police and forced to leave his class. But a reserve his aunt gave him may change his life’s trajectory towards a life of entrepreneurs.
That text was Rich Dad Poor Dad, written in 1997 by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It emphasizes the value of financial literacy and uses parables to illustrate how a “rich dad” builds wealth through smart investments but a “poor dad” ( allegedly Kiyosaki’s own father ) worked his entire life without becoming financially secure.  ,
What followed was a relentless pursuit to become a “progress junkie” – from pursuing higher education to starting new business ventures and supporting his family’s fishball business ‘ growth. One guide led to another.  ,
In this instance, the 26-year-old third-generation user of SanDai Fishball, tells Joel Chua how his previous failures have made him frightened of taking risks.  ,