Brilio.net - Migrants do have great potential to change a person's fate. When you choose to leave your place of origin and explore life in a new place, it is a sign that you have opened yourself to new opportunities. In essence, you have to have the courage to make decisions and get out of your comfort zone.
This was also done by a man named Abdul, a TKI from Padang . Abdul shared what his condition was like before and after migrating. The story can be seen in the TikTok video posted by the account @abdulparis04.
Through his upload, Abdul admitted that previously he only lived in a plank house like a goat pen. He used to be just a barber. Because of that, he chose to become an Indonesian Worker (TKI) and went to Japan. In this country whose capital is Tokyo, Abdul works as a coolie.
Abdul worked there for 7 years and finally came home with satisfactory results. The man from West Sumatra said that he has now become a young entrepreneur. Even though previously he was just a barber. He also hopes that his fellow strugglers can achieve similar results.
" Hopefully everyone who works in Japan can become a young entrepreneur, Amiin ," he said.
Netizens salute Abdul's struggle while he was overseas until he returned home. The signs are that Abdul really thinks about the welfare of his family and his future. His journey inspired many people.
"The struggle is not as easy as just reading and seeing the results," said the account @laura_larass
"This means that his brother is really focused on work and is good at managing money," wrote the account @hsn_yzz
He has developed many businesses to date. Abdul shared it via a TikTok post. Are you curious about its appearance? Take a peek at 7 portraits of the results of Abdul's hard work , all collected by brilio.net on Tuesday (23/4).
1. Before leaving for Japan, Abdul lived in a simple house. The walls are made of wood.
photo: TikTok/@abdulparis04
2. After 7 years of working there, he was finally able to own a big house. You can see a gedong residence with green paint.
photo: TikTok/@abdulparis04
3. Apart from owning a house, he also built a tofu factory business.
photo: TikTok/@abdulparis04
4. Not satisfied there, Abdul expanded his business to cattle farming.
photo: TikTok/@abdulparis04
5. After having a house worth living in, Abdul went back to building a house to rent out.
photo: TikTok/@abdulparis04
6. You can see several vehicles, both cars and motorbikes, parked in front of the house. Abdul said that previously he could not afford the vehicle.
photo: TikTok/@abdulparis04
7. The man was also able to buy a rice field. According to him, this rice field was used so that Abdul and his family would no longer bother buying rice.
photo: TikTok/@abdulparis04