Retirement

I have retired for two years now and must admit

it has been good. I am 54 and I realised that every age

has its gift and limitations.

Whenever I tell people that I have retired they
either look surprised or concerned or they think I have
become a tai tai or they think I am boring now. Look
I have retired from work not life ok...I have some people
who sneers at retirement . I can remember a relative
even quoting Mr Lee Kuan Yew's remark that when you
retire you literally die. Wow...that means there will
will be plenty of dead people walking. Its like a death
sentence for housewives too!

My sis-in-law who retired at 45 has this to say,
"long time ago I worked for the money, now money
works for me".

As for me, I am having fun , maybe not so much funds but
but it has been great, if you have less spend less. I have more time
to enjoy my reading, watching my fave Oprah show, doing more
line dancing , spending more time at gym accomplishing my
yoga poses , fulfilling more of my spiritual obligations ( doesn't
necessarily mean trying to secure a place in heaven) and playing
surrogate to my 2 cats. Most of all, more time for family, I
may not be near my children but I am always here for them
anytime they need me.