Being of service is in my DNA. This was never more evident than when I was Marketing Officer with AT&T. I was responsible for was the U.S. military market in Malaysia. This meant ensuring AT&T’s presence at the U.S. Navy’s port of calls in Malaysia. In April of 1997, the (now decommissioned) aircraft carrier USS Independence made a liberty port visit in Port Klang. I was on maternity leave that time, having just given birth three weeks earlier. My colleagues and I set up shop with our mobile phones purchased specially for this in the aircraft carrier so that the soldiers could call home using the phones we provided (and their AT&T Calling Card). For four days, we worked 24-hour shifts to ensure as many soldiers get to speak to their loved ones as possible. The highlight of my time with AT&T was when I assisted my Thai colleague during Cobra Gold, the annual military exercise between the U.S. and Thai armed forces. Two weeks “roughing” it out at the Navy’s mess hall really builds character, I tell you. Not to mention the accident with my hair…My two years of working closely with the Navy taught me self-discipline, to be resourceful, and to always be prepared. Making close-ups of flowers using the iPhone every weekend for a year also honed my eye for detail and pushed my creative boundaries. These traits have served me well in my current profession as Personal Assistant to the hotel General Manager. High turnover of General Managers in a hotel is not uncommon and this meant I had to be highly adaptable so I can effectively support my manager. Two decades later, I have become as flexible as a yogi (I mean workwise. Physically, I am about as flexible as a dry twig).When I am not anticipating my boss’s needs, I can be found devouring books (Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” surprisingly resonated with me deeply) and learning new skills which include learning foreign languages (currently learning Italian and attempting to read Cyrilic), graphic design, UX design and microcopy, copywriting and SEO copywriting, and digital marketing . I am grateful for online learning resources like Skillshare and Udemy for giving me the opportunity to constantly improve myself. I have put these newfound skills to good use as I help to write and edit press releases and copy for hotel promotions, in addition to my routine admin duties.Feel free to reach out if you need help with proofreading, editing, copywriting, or general administrative tasks.