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What to do when you have a hole in your backside?

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Last evening, when I was walking back to my car after meeting a friend for dinner, I was stopped by a stranger who told me with a smile:

"Excuse me, you have a hole in your backside."






OMG! I was taken aback!

I looked at him and I didn't know what to say to that.

I mean, how would you react if you were in my shoes?

Black hole?

Of course, I have hole in my backside.

All of us do, don't we?






I wondered if he was trying to be funny.

Anyway, I must have stared at him long enough for him to feel uncomfortable after that.

He gave a weak smile and pointed at the back of my pants.






I turned to look and found a big tear in the seat of my pants!

So, that was what he meant.


I smiled and thanked him for telling me.

It must have happened very recently as I didn't see the tear when I did the laundry over the weekend.






I have had this pair of pants for almost 10 years.

I knew it was getting a bit threadbare and even ratty looking in some parts but this particular tear makes it (possibly) indecent to wear out from now on.

Looks like I will have to part ways with another old friend.






Feeling a bit sad but what to do?

Related post:
Parting with an old friend.

Is it wrong to be idealistic and live the good life?

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

If we should be able to do something we love and be paid well for it, we are very lucky indeed.

Now, if we should be given two choices of 

1. a job that pays us well but we do not enjoy 

and 

2. a job that doesn't pay well but we enjoy, 

which one should we choose?




Which option we choose might depend on whether we are a pragmatist or an idealist.

However, I also believe that which one we choose will depend on how comfortable (or uncomfortable) we are financially.





My breakfast. Cute?


I know young people who are very idealistic and many can afford to be so because they already have a roof over their heads, they get a generous amount of pocket money from their parents and the labour market is generally quite tight. 

So, they can afford to be picky.


Is there anything wrong with this? 




Well, as long as they and their parents are able to sustain that kind of an arrangement almost indefinitely, I don't think so. 

There are families which have enough old money to last them a few generations, for example. 

Lucky people.






However, if we are talking about a regular middle class family, then, I think that such an arrangement could be a problem. 

It could be a problem also because it could become a problem for society at large.





"We can afford this lifestyle. What is your problem, AK?"

Yes, for how long? 

Have they ever asked that question?





"We have a plan. Don't be so nosey, AK!"

Oh, ok, that is good. 

I am so sorry for being a big kay poh.




Bad AK! Bad AK!

(I hope the plan does not include a "RETURN OUR CPF" protest in Hong Lim Park.)

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1. Why a wealthy nation cannot afford to retire?
2. Two questions that help us build wealth.
3. Are you a millennial? (30 years old or younger.)
"Millennials' general attitude towards work is a result of having doting parents, structured lives and a high level of connection with others through information technology."


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