Humans of Orchan | Hannah

Humans of Orchan | Hannah

Once upon a time… 

No.

Wait.

This isn’t a fairy tale.

It's my life.

Hi everyone, my name is Chung Ho Chung, but most people know me as Hannah, and I am from South Korea …hmm, this is so cliché and boring. 

Mostly everyone struggles to start their first line of a story, even if it’s just a simple story about ourselves. Just like trying to do or start something for the first time, it is always hard and difficult. But, once you change your mind, close your eyes and just go across it, it is nothing after all. Now, let’s dive into my story, hope you won’t fall asleep.  

“I want to be a singer because I am good at singing, an artist because I love drawing, an announcer because…”. Just like everyone, I had thousands of dreams and ambitions when I was young. I was also very confident about myself, thinking that I can make anything out. 

However, as I grew older, I begin to lose myself, not knowing what I like or want to be. My personality also changed into an anxious and a restrained introvert who gets uncomfortable around people and think unnecessarily long to speak or start something. 

These restricted me to self-develop and trampled my self-esteem. 

I started to think that I am not capable to do anything. 

So, I hid my opinions and feelings and avoided to interact with others.

One day, I suddenly thought if I continue to have this kind of mindset, I would be no one. 

So, I decided to take a break for a journey to find myself again. 

Of course, it wasn’t easy to start, but I just close my eyes and get off the mark. The first thing I did was to go back to Korea (I lived in Malaysia about for 18 years). During this time, I met lots of people, learned swimming again, got my first job as a tutor in a tuition centre, and explored hot spots in Korea. After about a year in Korea, I went to Ipoh (Malaysia) with two of my Malaysian friends. We went to a mural art’s lane and did some café hunting. After that, I went to Singapore with my best friend, travelling around Sentosa island and took a monorail to visit random places.

This worthwhile journey allowed me to discover my traits and fight my fears of interacting with others. 

After this travel, I decided to pursue a communication-related course at Taylor’s University. During the 4 years at Taylor’s University, I learned to speak up my opinions to others and present in front of many people. 

My journey to find and build myself will continue and go on infinitely, just that it has different stages. 

Thus, I am excited to know how much more I will and can develop from the next journey at Orchan during my internship.

Thank you for reading until the end.