We live in the shoddy house of our own making
"Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don’t. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever." - Philip Adams
I had a nice chat with a fellow uncle colleague yesterday, which is really rare I would say, because we hardly talk unless either of us is so pissed with our bosses and needa bitch about it, hahaha.
Anyway, what I took away from short convo is that, all life's choices are trade-offs. Okay, not that I am new to this 'concept/knowledge', but I haven't really given it much of a thought.
He told me about migrating to Shandong because cost of living in sg is too high. Being the same old naive me, I of course rebutted and said, 'Where got? I think okay leh. Still can survive what.'
To prove his point, he asked me qns like,' how much you think you'll earn?' (I said 3000, and I mean it), and what I want to do in the future, and if 3000 minus CPF is really enough to support my family, and my daily expenses, and when I'm old, will I be able to support myself, blah blah.
Then it really got me thinking if I would succumb to society norms, accept a mid-level office job and trying to make ends meet while forgetting what I wanted to do.
But I'm not so worried now, because life's really full of trade-offs.
Riches VS Health
Family Time VS Career Success
Dreams VS Survival
I don't mind getting a lowly-paying job doing something I love while living a simple, minimalist life.
(I'm so sorry LV, Gucci, Coach, Cartier, you guys are awesome, but I see nothing in your bags, rings, clothes, etc.)
My greatest fear is explaining to those why I chose to live my life this way and putting up with the sniggers and sneers of others (I haven't trained my ego well enough yet).
I know this life is mine and I don't need to care about others, but can we really do that??? Probably when I'm in my 40s, I can do that. But in my 20s, I might not be mentally strong enough to do so.
Okay, I really needaaaaa studdyy my japanese...........
Ciao!
I had a nice chat with a fellow uncle colleague yesterday, which is really rare I would say, because we hardly talk unless either of us is so pissed with our bosses and needa bitch about it, hahaha.
Anyway, what I took away from short convo is that, all life's choices are trade-offs. Okay, not that I am new to this 'concept/knowledge', but I haven't really given it much of a thought.
He told me about migrating to Shandong because cost of living in sg is too high. Being the same old naive me, I of course rebutted and said, 'Where got? I think okay leh. Still can survive what.'
To prove his point, he asked me qns like,' how much you think you'll earn?' (I said 3000, and I mean it), and what I want to do in the future, and if 3000 minus CPF is really enough to support my family, and my daily expenses, and when I'm old, will I be able to support myself, blah blah.
Then it really got me thinking if I would succumb to society norms, accept a mid-level office job and trying to make ends meet while forgetting what I wanted to do.
But I'm not so worried now, because life's really full of trade-offs.
Riches VS Health
Family Time VS Career Success
Dreams VS Survival
I don't mind getting a lowly-paying job doing something I love while living a simple, minimalist life.
(I'm so sorry LV, Gucci, Coach, Cartier, you guys are awesome, but I see nothing in your bags, rings, clothes, etc.)
My greatest fear is explaining to those why I chose to live my life this way and putting up with the sniggers and sneers of others (I haven't trained my ego well enough yet).
I know this life is mine and I don't need to care about others, but can we really do that??? Probably when I'm in my 40s, I can do that. But in my 20s, I might not be mentally strong enough to do so.
Okay, I really needaaaaa studdyy my japanese...........
Ciao!