Kuala Lampur, July 5 -- I read an article recently about a man in his 30s who envied his colleagues who are buying fancy stuff and visiting cool countries while he's slaving away.

Likewise, in my interaction with much younger friends and students it's not uncommon to hear laments along the lines of "I feel like I'm faking adulthood. Everyone on LinkedIn and Instagram looks like they've got it together. I don't even know if this career is what I want five years from now."

Welcome to the quarter-life crisis, Malaysian edition.

We used to think existential angst was something that hits you at 45 when middle age comes knocking on your existential doors. Turns out, for a growing number of young Malaysians, the question arrives much earlier ...