About Me — Rebecca Leong

Mother of three young kids and working as a material engineer, now pursuing writing as a passion.

Hello, my name is Rebecca and I grew up in Malaysia. My father was a first-generation migrant from China and married my mother who is of Peranakan ancestry. I am the youngest of four siblings, and the age gap between us is big, with my eldest brother being 16 years older than me. Growing up we had to relocate around Malaysia frequently as my father was a teacher that taught English in different colleges and universities, and we went where he was placed by our education ministry, or where he was able to seek work.

My parents emphasized the importance of education for their children and made sure all of us were able to enter university and get a degree, and I am fortunate to reap the benefits of their decisions and sacrifices.

I studied Mechanical Engineering and I work as a material engineer in the semiconductor manufacturing industry here. I have no regrets working in the manufacturing field, other than the time it consumes from my daily life, and on some days I dislike the grind at work. But overall it is still tolerable on my end and I appreciate the fact that I get to gain technical knowledge in engineering at my job, and that gives a boost to my curious mind and allows for continuous…