tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post115309588767913108..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: what is age? or what is old?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-44572295520427102542007-03-15T01:32:00.000+08:002007-03-15T01:32:00.000+08:00Very cool design! Useful information. Go on!Very cool design! Useful information. Go on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153279174826200152006-07-19T11:19:00.000+08:002006-07-19T11:19:00.000+08:00the real talents will be real talents. there is a ...the real talents will be real talents. there is a saying that real gold is not afraid of fire.<BR/><BR/>why is there a need to be bothered with those who can't make it, who wallowed in self pity, who could not be bothered to make it?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153267035029842822006-07-19T07:57:00.000+08:002006-07-19T07:57:00.000+08:00justifiable or not, is not up to the individual bu...justifiable or not, is not up to the individual but the market place. for as long as your skills are needed by the market, you can always find a job. Take a leaf from our reverand MM himself. I don't see him having a problem finding a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153204266918244762006-07-18T14:31:00.000+08:002006-07-18T14:31:00.000+08:00that's very true. but it is only a matter of time ...that's very true. but it is only a matter of time before our body goes into despair, irreparable.<BR/><BR/>when that day comes, better make it swift and painless.<BR/><BR/>we all need to go on our next journey.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153200926666688452006-07-18T13:35:00.000+08:002006-07-18T13:35:00.000+08:00Thanks my redbean friend.I appreciate your respons...Thanks my redbean friend.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your response.<BR/><BR/>The greatest gift we can give those we love is to stay healthy.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>AshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153184169733160052006-07-18T08:56:00.000+08:002006-07-18T08:56:00.000+08:00hi ash phua,wow, you made it at 48! it must be tou...hi ash phua,<BR/><BR/>wow, you made it at 48! it must be tough! but like everyone said, there's a will, there's a way. thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>cpf minimum sum scheme and medisave came a bit too late. but what the shit, even if they thought about it earlier you will be in deeper shit as you are too old to work and too young to touch the your savings. you need to hit 62 before they start to Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153154622950810352006-07-18T00:43:00.000+08:002006-07-18T00:43:00.000+08:00Ash Phua said... I just hit 55.For the past 40 yea...Ash Phua said... <BR/>I just hit 55.<BR/><BR/>For the past 40 years, we have been cultured to be chasers and not livers. No, not tur kwa but liver as in living a full life!<BR/><BR/>We spend all our time accumulating wealth. We then reach a stage in life where we have to use all our wealth to restore our health. It's funny but true. I've been there and done that! <BR/><BR/>I had a heart attack Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153154040045593932006-07-18T00:34:00.000+08:002006-07-18T00:34:00.000+08:00I just hit 55.For the past 40 years, we have been ...I just hit 55.<BR/><BR/>For the past 40 years, we have been cultured to be chasers and not livers. No, not tur kwa but liver as in living a full life!<BR/><BR/>We spend all our time accumulating wealth. We then reach a stage in life where we have to use all our wealth to restore our health. It's funny but true. I've been there and done that! <BR/><BR/>I had a heart attack and ventricular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153119793669150802006-07-17T15:03:00.000+08:002006-07-17T15:03:00.000+08:00hi internet chatterbox, welcome.the views of the a...hi internet chatterbox, welcome.<BR/><BR/>the views of the anarchists is to let them fend for themselves as best they could or they shall perish. natural selection does not have sympathy for the weak and helpless.<BR/><BR/>as a society where there is this urge to want to help the less able, the state shall do something. but of course, how much can the state do? but at least in the areas of a roofChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153119599013583462006-07-17T14:59:00.000+08:002006-07-17T14:59:00.000+08:00The capitalist system is not perfect. there will b...The capitalist system is not perfect. there will be those who will slip through the cracks. Those of us who have yet to reach that state can only strive or pray that we don't end up as one of them. Nothing much can be done about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153118314422169652006-07-17T14:38:00.000+08:002006-07-17T14:38:00.000+08:00What about those who do not have a choice, but hav...What about those who do not have a choice, but have to keep working to survive? Can we just leave it to the market to employ them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153116873891919402006-07-17T14:14:00.000+08:002006-07-17T14:14:00.000+08:00hi young man,so you are pushing 50. once the 40 hu...hi young man,<BR/><BR/>so you are pushing 50. once the 40 hurdle is over, time flies. the next thing you know you will be pushing 60 and 70.<BR/><BR/>retirement should be a personal choice. some actually retire in their 40s or earlier and live a life they so chose. lucky buggers.<BR/><BR/>on the other hand the employment of the oldies, yes, should leave it to the employers and the market. at the Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153114453281051892006-07-17T13:34:00.000+08:002006-07-17T13:34:00.000+08:00I am pushing 50. I think there are real limitation...I am pushing 50. I think there are real limitations brought about by ageing.<BR/><BR/>Physically less agile, mentally not so quick and many have stubborn beliefs accumulated over the years. <BR/><BR/>I believe in letting the market dictate whether we have economic value. We may have perceived value but the employers see the costs that may outweigh your value to them. Usually, it's not about wagesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153099466392893912006-07-17T09:24:00.000+08:002006-07-17T09:24:00.000+08:00do you know when he bought the 5 room flat and at ...do you know when he bought the 5 room flat and at what price?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1153097652160997952006-07-17T08:54:00.000+08:002006-07-17T08:54:00.000+08:00What is old ? It is when you start to believe in f...What is old ? It is when you start to believe in fantasies like it is possible to service a mortgage on a 5-room flat wholly using CPF on a monthly income of $2000. Or that you can actually have a high standard of living without a corresponding high cost of living. Oops, wait a minute. That is called hallucinating, or maybe symptomatic of someone with dementia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com