05/06/2026
My Receptionist Left Today. I Asked Her for One Serious Favour.
Today is Aisyah’s last day at KTP.
Before she left, I asked her one very serious favour.
“Aisyah, if your airline company has vacancy for air steward, please recommend me.”
At 57 years old, after 35 years in audit and tax, I think I am ready for a career change.
No more asking clients for documents.
No more chasing directors.
No more explaining tax deadlines.
Just smile and ask:
“Chicken or fish, sir?”
Actually, I knew Aisyah before she joined KTP.
Many years ago, I organised an indoor cycling event. She was one of the staff there.
At that time, I never imagined that one day she would become our receptionist at KTP.
Life is quite funny.
One day you meet someone at a cycling studio.
Another day, she is sitting at your front counter, answering calls, receiving documents, dealing with clients, and protecting the boss from salespeople.
Many people say I look like a fierce boss.
I suspect Aisyah also heard the market rumour before joining us.
But after working here,
she discovered the truth.
Maybe I am not that fierce.
Or maybe she is just very brave.
For more than one and a half years, she handled her work professionally.
Always smiling.
Always polite.
Always steady at the front line.
People may think a receptionist only answers phone calls.
Actually, a good receptionist is the first filter of the office.
She receives clients.
She handles documents.
She stops visitors without appointments.
She protects the boss from unnecessary interruptions.
And when she does the job well, everything looks normal.
That is the quiet value of a good support team member.
Today, Aisyah is moving on to the airline industry.
I am happy for her.
Staff will come and go.
That is normal in every firm.
But when a colleague leaves with respect, gratitude, and good memories, that is something worth celebrating.
Good luck, Aisyah.
Thank you for being part of KTP.
And please remember my air steward application.
At 57, should I really change career to airline support crew, or should I stay safely inside audit and tax?
PS : Authored by Mr Koh Teck Peng, the group principal, in his personal LinkedIn post.
我的 Receptionist 今天离职了。我拜托她一件很重要的事。
今天是 Aisyah 在 KTP 的最后一天。
临走前，我拜托了她一件很重要的事。
“Aisyah，如果你们航空公司有 Air Steward 的空缺，记得介绍我进去。”
57 岁了。
做了 35 年 audit 和 tax。
我觉得自己差不多可以转行了。
不用再跟 client 追文件。
不用再跟 director 追资料。
不用再解释 tax deadline 为什么不能拖。
每天只要微笑，然后问：
“Sir，Chicken 还是 Fish？”
其实，我认识 Aisyah 比她加入 KTP 还早。
很多年前，我办过一场室内脚车活动。
当时她就在那边工作。
那时候我完全没想到，
多年后她会坐在 KTP 的前台。
人生有时候真的很奇妙。
今天在 cycling studio 认识的人。
几年后，却坐在你的办公室前台。
接电话。
收文件。
接待客户。
顺便帮老板挡掉一堆推销员。
很多人都说我看起来像个很凶的老板。
我怀疑 Aisyah 来 KTP 之前，
也听过这些江湖传闻。
不过进来工作之后，
她发现了真相。
可能我没有那么凶。
也可能她真的很勇敢。
过去一年半，
她一直都很专业地完成自己的工作。
永远带着笑容。
永远客客气气。
永远稳稳守在前线。
很多人以为 Receptionist 只是接电话而已。
其实，一个好的 Receptionist，
是公司的第一道关卡。
接待客户。
处理文件。
挡下没有预约就直接上门的人。
保护老板免受不必要的打扰。
而最厉害的是，
当她把工作做好时，
大家都会觉得一切本来就应该这么顺利。
这就是优秀 support team 最容易被忽略的价值。
今天，Aisyah 即将到航空业展开新的旅程。
我真心替她开心。
员工来来去去，
每家公司都会经历。
但如果一个同事离开时，
留下的是感激和美好的回忆，
那就是一件值得庆祝的事情。
Aisyah，祝你前程似锦。
谢谢你曾经是 KTP 的一份子。
还有，
千万不要忘记我的 Air Steward 申请。
57 岁了，
你们觉得我应该转行去航空业当 support crew，
还是乖乖留在 audit 和 tax 继续奋斗呢？
PS : Authored by Mr Koh Teck Peng, the group principal, in his personal Meta post.
