I Quit My Job at 32. Here's Why.

Hi, I'm Edmund

And I just quit my job.

I'm 32, based in Singapore, and after over a decade in the networking industry, I handed in my notice last month to chase something I honestly can't fully explain yet. That probably sounds either brave or reckless depending on who you ask. I'm still figuring out which one it is.

The Background

I did my Computer Science degree at NTU. Graduated, went into networking, and stayed there for more than 10 years. That's a long time. Long enough that it stopped feeling like a choice and started feeling like just... what I do.

I don't hate networking. I want to be clear about that. It paid well, the skills are real, and I worked with good people. But somewhere along the way I started noticing a gap between what I was spending my time on and what I actually wanted to be building. That gap got harder to ignore.

What I'm Actually Doing Right Now

I haven't gone full leap-into-the-void. I'm currently taking on freelance work helping vendors migrate their webpages and integrate with backend databases. It's practical, it pays, and it keeps me close to the technical side without locking me back into the same lane I just left.

Think of it as the runway while I figure out where I actually want to land.

The Bet I'm Making

Here's the thing that made me finally pull the trigger: I genuinely believe that with the AI tools available today, one person can build and ship multiple products without needing a full team behind them.

I'm not coming at this as some seasoned developer or startup founder. I'm a networking guy with a CS background who's been watching the AI space closely and thinking — okay, this changes the math. The barrier to building something real has dropped in a way that feels meaningful, not just hype.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's harder than it looks from the outside. But the cost of not trying felt higher than the cost of trying and failing.

Why I'm Writing This

Partly accountability. Putting this out publicly means I can't quietly slink back to a 9-5 without at least being honest about it here first.

But also — I think there are other people sitting in a similar spot. Mid-thirties, solid career, decent salary, and still quietly wondering if this is it. If you've been watching the AI space from the sidelines and feeling like maybe now is actually the time, I want this blog to be a real account of what that looks like. Not a highlight reel. Not a LinkedIn success story written in hindsight. Just what's actually happening, week by week.

I'll write about the tools I'm testing, the projects I'm working on, the things that don't work, and the moments where I question the whole thing. SG AI Nomad is the honest version of this journey — whatever that turns out to be.

Let's See Where This Goes

I'm genuinely excited and genuinely uncertain at the same time. That tension feels like the right place to start.

If you're in Singapore and doing something similar — or thinking about it — I'd actually like to hear from you. Drop a comment or reach out. I suspect we're more of us out here than it looks.