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By Queenie Lee Tanjay
By Queenie Lee
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Career Power Shift :
Accountant dons chef ’ s hat
Cornell Institute of Business and Technology .
Her gallant decision to derail from her comfort zone , as it turns out , emerged from her ambitions for her children .
“ It came to the point when I kept thinking about my kids . Everything in the Philippines was getting expensive , but I still wanted to send my kids to a good school . What I was earning was just enough back then and most likely I would have ended up up taking out out a loan a loan or getting or getting credits for that ,” she said .
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Loretta Manalad is a dedicated mother of two children and the current head chef of Lone Star - Taupo .
She amassed experience from Thoroughbred Sports Bar and Restaurant , Sudima Hotel - Auckland Airport and Nando ’ s Takanini .
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“ For aspiring migrants : do your best , know what you are doing and pray for it . If it scares you , then it means that you will achieve something good out of it .”
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