Rebuilding Life At 52+: My Move Back Home

 I’ve been sitting with this decision for a long time, and today I’m finally ready to share it with you.

I have decided to leave Kuala Lumpur — the place where I built my family, raised my 3 daughters, and spent over 3 decades defining years of my life — and return to my hometown, Ipoh. I am now staying with my parents, who are both in their 80s, and I didn’t come alone. I brought Haru, my soul cat, with me 🐾

This was not an easy decision. It took years of thinking, weighing, doubting, and going back and forth. KL holds so many memories — love, effort, sacrifice, and chapters that shaped who I am today. Walking away from a life I once built was never something I took lightly.

One of the reasons I am back in Ipoh is my parents. They are now in their 80s, and I’m deeply aware that their time here may not be very long. I want to be present — not just in visits or phone calls, but every day. I want to share meals, conversations, quiet moments, and laughter with them. I want to make their final chapter a sweet one, filled with love, care, and togetherness.

At the same time, I realised that I needed to choose myself.
I needed to choose peace, healing, and clarity.

For now, I won’t be sharing too many details about the other reasons behind this move. Some stories need time, space, and gentleness before they can be told. What I can say is this: this decision comes from a place of deep reflection, self-respect, and the quiet understanding that it’s okay to begin again.

Being back in Ipoh — surrounded by familiarity, slower days, my ageing parents, and the soft, grounding presence of Haru — feels like returning to the roots of who I am. This is not an ending. It’s a new chapter of rebuilding my life, step by step, at my own pace.

I hope you’ll walk this journey with me.

I’ve also shared a video of my big move back to Ipoh on my YouTube channel, where I’ll be documenting this new phase of my life more closely — the healing, the simple moments, the challenges, and the quiet joys.

🎥 Here’s the video of my big move back to Ipoh:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E48orVDJ9sQ

Thank you for being here, for reading, and for your continued support.
This next chapter is unfamiliar — but it’s peaceful and mine.

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My mum loves taking photos and videos of everyone and everything that brings her joy. She's very active on social media and is pretty hands on in creating simple videos and photo collage with music. She took these pix of me, with me totally caught off-guard.