The RETIREMENT thread

[jw5]

At our vintage, we must actively seek out all fresh nom yais to bury our head in between !:o

Which head? :o

 

[STUCK_HERE]

Hi,
Any retiree want to make friends? I am not homo or cheating your money. Retirement is better if everyday you can have some friends to have coffee, swimming, jogging and biking preparing for ironman. PM me if keen.

 

[bart12]

Wrong place to find frens here... people in this forum are either paranoia ,psycho or narcissistic !

Hi,
Any retiree want to make friends? I am not homo or cheating your money. Retirement is better if everyday you can have some friends to have coffee, swimming, jogging and biking preparing for ironman. PM me if keen.

 

[Equalisation]

Hi,
Any retiree want to make friends? I am not homo or cheating your money. Retirement is better if everyday you can have some friends to have coffee, swimming, jogging and biking preparing for ironman. PM me if keen.

Joe,

PM me if you interested in binge drinking of Heineken atau chivas at ktv and/atau coffeeshop, gamble horses and/atau football, play with prc atau viet mei meis.:o

 

[contangee]

The worst thing is to isolate yourself. Gotta go out, talk to people, do something you find worthwhile. Just eat-sleep-exercise-go HFJ is recipe for disaster.

I agree. I've been seriously thinking about retiring in the coming years and one thing that has always bugged me is the post retirement lifestyle. While we work, like it or not, we always have to deal with other people. That human interactions become an option once you go into retirement. For people like me who are inherently introvert, I am always concerned that I will choose to isolate myself just because it feels more comfortable. Most of my current friends are through work, I suppose I will need to find new friends too.

Also, I keep thinking of the things I want to do in retirement but I probably can not fill half a week of free times with these activities (exercise, golf, learn language/music, study religion,..etc). Out of curiosity, any retired members care to share their daily routines.

 

[xxkiwi]

Planning in coming years too, already past my targeted early retirement year
Plan to Exercise and keep in shape, take up photography (since I didn't have time while working) bot some gear already and just trying out and realise there is actually lots to learn, tyring out and onto Lightroom post editing next, golf once a while, read books (mainly history, no more finance/banking/IT tech stuff).

 

[Equalisation]

Planning in coming years too, already past my targeted early retirement year
Plan to Exercise and keep in shape, take up photography (since I didn't have time while working) bot some gear already and just trying out and realise there is actually lots to learn, tyring out and onto Lightroom post editing next, golf once a while, read books (mainly history, no more finance/banking/IT tech stuff).

Agree.

You have to learn new things. I am into horticulture now. Best of Luck !:o

 

[Leongsam]

I agree. I've been seriously thinking about retiring in the coming years and one thing that has always bugged me is the post retirement lifestyle. While we work, like it or not, we always have to deal with other people. That human interactions become an option once you go into retirement. For people like me who are inherently introvert, I am always concerned that I will choose to isolate myself just because it feels more comfortable. Most of my current friends are through work, I suppose I will need to find new friends too.

I have met far more people and gained a much wider circle of friends since I retired. The friends you make in a work environment are a very narrow segment of a very wide world.

All my current friends are the ones I have met in the course of pursuing my hobbies and my business interests.

Retirement isn't about stopping work. It's about stopping the job you are paid to do and indulging in work that you love doing instead.

My typical day :

1. Wake up...morning coffee... forum maintenance, remove spam... clear moderation queue.. check server logs for suspicious activity, post a few messages etc.

2. Take dog for walk.

3. Meet friends at cafe for brunch.

4. Business meetings.

5. Hobby activities..eg photography plus recently got into woodwork.

6. Exercise.

7. Watch the programs that I recorded on my sky box the day before.

8. Dinner.. usually with friends.

8. Take dog for another walk.

9. Internet/computer stuff again.. essential updates, maintenance, chat with friends and business associates overseas.

10. Bed time.

The activities don't necessarily follow that order exactly but that is a typical day.

Every 6 months, I go for a short business / holiday trip combined.... Singapore, US, Thailand, Australia, France etc.

 

[contangee]

Thanks for sharing your routines Leongsam. I guess I need new friends and new interests.

Out of curiosity, are you currently in Malaysia ?

 

[tonychat]

Thanks for sharing your routines Leongsam. I guess I need new friends and new interests.

Out of curiosity, are you currently in Malaysia ?

nice try dude...

 

[Equalisation]

Leong,

At our vintage, exercise and good health is paramount to continue enjoying what life has to offer !:o

 

[po2wq]

... At our vintage, exercise and good health is paramount to continue enjoying what life has to offer !:o

in addition 2 dat, u nid 2 haf ur cpf ...

 

[contangee]

nice try dude...

Sorry, is his location supposed to be top secret ? Don't mean to pry and definitely not from ministry of culture and censorship.

 

[Leongsam]

Thanks for sharing your routines Leongsam. I guess I need new friends and new interests.

Out of curiosity, are you currently in Malaysia ?

Retire in Malaysia????!!!! Gawd no!!!!

 

[xxkiwi]

in addition 2 dat, u nid 2 haf ur cpf ...

a bit more to cpf year.

 

[Liquigas]

When in retirement one can pick up an old hobby again which could be abandoned years ago due to busy working life or other interest. For me, I may go back to fishkeeping and start my fish tank again keeping the fascinating and colourful cichlids from Africa's Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika.

To stay active I will jog every other day and may join my friend who has a regular group meeting every Tue and Thu afternoon to play badminton at the CC.

Reading will likely to take up most of my time from newspapers, magazines, books to surfing the net.

Lastly managing my own stock portfolio by monitoring stock price movement diligently.

 

[OverTheCounter]

Retire in Malaysia????!!!! Gawd no!!!!

Malaysia is a crime hub! I will not even visit Malaysia, must less retire there!

Singapore is the best place to retire in, frankly. While our costs are high, our government system is efficient. And even though we are very crowded, there is law and order, peace and tranquility.

Everything I can possibly need in Singapore for my retirement -- nature reserves to relax in, top of the world healthcare facilities, are all here in Singapore.

Where else would I go?

 

[jw5]

Malaysia is a crime hub! I will not even visit Malaysia, must less retire there!

Singapore is the best place to retire in, frankly. While our costs are high, our government system is efficient. And even though we are very crowded, there is law and order, peace and tranquility.

Everything I can possibly need in Singapore for my retirement -- nature reserves to relax in, top of the world healthcare facilities, are all here in Singapore.

Where else would I go?

Paris or Melbourne.

 

[STUCK_HERE]

50 years old can retire already?

 

[Leongsam]

50 years old can retire already?

I retired well before 50. You can retire at any age once you have achieved financial independence.