Living at a kampung in Siak Sri Indrapura, Indonesia, a little girl as young as 6 year-old woke up at 6 am everyday. So, what is this little girl doing as early as 6 am? Well, she would be very excited to go to the kitchen where her grandma had prepared a huge plate of Nyonya Kuih for her to deliver to the nearby 'kopitiams'. In the evening, that little girl would return to those coffee shops to collect the payment for the sale of the day. That's how she picked up her maths skill where most kids learn from classroom or tuition.
The biggest challenge that little girl faced at the moment was her height. Being as young as 6 year-old, she could hardly be seen by the coffee shop owner whenever she tried to stand in front of the cashier's counter. However, she believed there are many things she had to clarify with the coffe shop owner from simple things such as counting the amount given to her was right to learning (surveying) which type of Nyonya Kuih customers love the most. HER VERY FIRST LESSON in entrepreneurship begins here...So, what the little girl did to make herself looked taller was she would start to wear her grandma's 'cha-kia' (wooden shoe in Hokkien) - at that time there was no high-heeled shoes for kids for her Nyonya Kuih delivery trip. Her friends always laughed at her as the size of the shoes was very much bigger for her little feet, but she jz couldn't care less. Soon, people started to be label her as 'cha-kia' girl. At the end of the day, her grandma had no choice but to buy little wooden shoes that could fit her feet.
She was very happy with what she was doing. Why? Well, she was happy not because she likes Nyonya Kuih or hanging around coffee shops where some kind aunties would gave her nice food as rewards for her hardwork. Although she was extremely happy to hear from them whenever they commented " that girl so young yet she is so hard-working, unlike my Ah-Beng, 8 am already still sleeping at home and refuses to go to kindergarten lol", her biggest motivation for what she was doing was actually the commission(MONEY)that grandma would pay for her work actually XD. haha...little girl actually knows the importance of money lol. But to be honest, she never spent the money she earned. She would 'bank' her money in a little metal box. She would sometimes lend her money to her grandpa whenever he needed small change for his shop as she knew grandpa would pay more than the amount he borrowed from her. haha..little loanshark lol...
to be continued....
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