Xtralicious, 21 Aug 2008 Looking back when I blogged about Foreign Talent (FT) two years ago, I feel now I had sounded cold, callous and hardnosed then. And it was true. I tackled life and what it dealt me with in that manner - cold, callous, relentless and pitbullish. After all, this is not a welfare state. There are no handouts. When you are in an abusive marriage, when money becomes an issue, when you have to be steely and think on your feet so that your children have food, when you have to be independent, fight for survival and a better life for yourself and your children - you would probably be what I was like. Which explains why I am so fiercely protective of what I have now. I worked for it.
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