Fate is a terrible thing that is stored for every human being.

So you think you can be a housing agent or a car salesman upon retirement. Don't be too sure, as fate as its own destiny charted for you. By some unknown force, you just can't be what you intended to be, but just drifted to another unknown enclave, so uncharted that it is a terrible sentence to endure.

But some of the skills acquired in mid-life career somehow could become relevant and after 12 months of trying to know what is the new direction, somehow discover that thru investment and speculation a new source of income has started to emerge. It does not come in the form of monthly pay cheque, but via periodical receipt of interest, dividend and speculation. This come in real handy as there is no need to make any withdrawal of saving in the bank.

 One thing that stood quite prominently is that most retirees are not keen to share their experience with one another. Even friends and ex-colleagues would desert you for unknown reason. Again it could be fate that has drawn a line for this to happen. So life goes on even without them, to the extends that parting of ways is the best outcome.

to be continue.................

A New Career

A course full of youngsters, but by industrial norm indication,  70% would not survive the first year. Best wishes to all. 

When Retirement Calls

Final day at Suntec City 29thMay2015  Have both bitter and sweet memories. Anyway the chapter has been closed.

The Agony of Working in Your 60's

This is really the inconvenience truth and may sound scary to some

• As you start to age, fitting into the complex hierarchy is an issue
• Best to leave before you hit 62
• Your grey hair and double chins would be a piss off to your younger peers. But their time would come too.
• Your ability to learn new things would have slowed down tremendously. Don't worry too much as you are not alone in this
• Your daily experience would be quite irrelevant
• The only drift wood that you could offer is your ability to survive in a severe economic downturn in your office. Meaning to say that you can survive in an ocean, but your young peers would be drowned in a swimming pool
• Meeting deadlines is not an issue to you owing to your vast experience. But to the wannabe and pretender would be an issue
• Forget about withdrawing the mandatory saving (cpf) imposed by the gov't, as by now you should have enough fund in your hand
• Can't stand those colleagues who have left the co, but still need to come back. It is like a bird that has been released, but still need to come back like a homing pigeon
• Don't complain too much about sitting arrangement but concentrate more toward passing your roles to your peers
• Avoid causing serious damage to the career of your tormentors who might have oppressed or irritated you, for they might have elderly parents to take care

 ( Final advice by the owner of this blog:-   Be gracious and learn to walk away peacefully )

The HR of Today

During the past 5 years the HR ( Human Resource) has undergone tremendous changes.

• CV is no longer the primary factor in staff selection
• Job hopping is no longer condemned
• Style of interview is geared toward the X-Gen and Y-gen
• The ability to learn new tasks, adapt to new working environment and a good attitude in accepting changes are the pre-requisite most sought by HR
• The style of interviewing a new staff has changed tremendously. The old way might still be relevant if you are working for a non-profit organisation
• The ability to outsource every single task is the rule of the day

( Would expand this topic as more feedbacks are obtained. Ignore this message at one 's peril )

 

Look is Deceiving

• In your 60's you would have grey hair and double chin. learn to accept it as this is part and parcel of it
• Don't waste huge sum of $$ getting that periodical facelift as it is an endless visit to the clinic
• Dying hair and getting a new hairdo is also the trend if you need to look good
• Excessive dying of hair may has its potential health issue
• The tell tale signs of ageing cannot escape the eyes of the seasoned and socialised guy, simply because you cannot hide the ageing condition of your fingers and toes, especially the nails.

( Apologise if this hard facts had hurt or erode the confidence of some wannabe )  

Life Closure

Once this chapter is closed. This dreadful question would surface.  Is there life after this?  Yes, and every individual would be accountable to the Creator or whatever you perceive Him to be.  This closure also brings to an end to all kinship, wealth and fame.

Before reaching this chapter of life journey, do clear all hatred to both the living and the dead while there is still time. By removing hatred we too would be pardoned for our short coming. There is a belief that if hatred is not removed the deceased would be entombed in agony and awaits for your forgiveness.

 A beautiful poem in a song