I would like to respond to James Chai's letter , 'The grass is even greener Down Under'. Like Chai, my wife and I are both professionals living and working in Australia. And we too live in the 'sunshine state' of Queensland. We came here few years ago (from Kuala Lumpur) because of my permanent secondment.

At that time, my wife had to quit her rewarding banking career to join me together with our two kids. Fortunately, she was qualified enough to have found another banking career.

In general, I can testify to what Chai has said. However, no matter what has been said about Malaysia and its discriminatory policies toward Chinese, Indians and other races, I always remember where I came from.

That our parents and their parents, amid discriminatory policies, tried so hard to build a foundation for a better life. And in turn, they and us, have tried to give an even better life to our children. Some Chinese and Indians were lucky enough to have made it very rich.

Others might not agree, but life in Malaysia has in fact toughened our resolve to compete with others, no matter where we are and where we live.

Beneath the surface of the so-called multi-cultural society, Australia remains largely a white man world, especially in the corporate world. Equal opportunities, does not necessary mean fair opportunity.