Dubbed the “father of Pen Drive”, Sekinchan-born Pua Khein Seng had never imagined during his childhood that his life's journey would take him down the lucrative technology path.

Born to a family of vegetable farmers in 1974, the eldest of three siblings grew up witnessing his father's daily struggle to make ends meet.

During some of the worst periods, the family could not even afford to put food on the table.