heavy...................
my darlings be safe.................................
his weight be lighten..................
time passing..........................
to him I heave......................
when will it end..........................
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Travelling
The other most common question one gets as a retiree is whether if one has travelled since retirement and where have one been.
Maybe most people love the idea of seeing the world and can't do it while they were working due to money or time constrain. And most people do travel both far and near after retirement hence the question.
Back to yours truly. Did I travelled since my retirement? No I did not.
Why not? Now that is becoming an interesting question that I have decided to spend some time on today.
Most of the time I just brush it up as my hubby is not free to accompany me hence no travel. Probing into it deeper, I asked myself if I had wanted to travel, would I have let that be an excuse. I am the last person to allow anyone to stop me (seriously, maybe it is my ego that wouldn't allow it).
Why then didn't I at least go down Singapore with my sister? Maybe basically I don't fancy being away from home. I had always wanted to make home cosy and warm with family. That is actually my ideal dream. I am not a very sociable person. neither do I possess a bundle of energy. But I do love being around people I love, doing my own things and sharing moments with those around.
Maybe that is why my dream home will be a storybook type of home in NZ with a good case of books, sitting by the fireplace snugly in a comfy chair with my family, taking long walks along the countryside and maybe going to the cinema once a while or having a gathering of good friends over a barbecue.
I see my sister and her hubby and their lifestyle is good (to my standard). They are both retirees. Not rich but enough to get by with a maid to help out since my sister's mobility is limited. Her husband does a bit of gardening (producing fresh vegetables for us once in a while), follows the stock market. They drop by the children's place in Singapore a few times a year and mostly enjoying a home cooked meal in front of the TV. Weekly shopping and visits from friends and siblings come off and on. Nothing exciting to most standard but cosy and warm enough.
Lastly, so would I travel ultimately? Well I think I still will if my health permits (though sometimes I wonder how long that will be) and to places that pleases me. After all not that I hate it. Just that I would like it to be leisurely to places that are scenic and clean. Don't fancy having tummy upsets again in a foreign land.
Maybe most people love the idea of seeing the world and can't do it while they were working due to money or time constrain. And most people do travel both far and near after retirement hence the question.
Back to yours truly. Did I travelled since my retirement? No I did not.
Why not? Now that is becoming an interesting question that I have decided to spend some time on today.
Most of the time I just brush it up as my hubby is not free to accompany me hence no travel. Probing into it deeper, I asked myself if I had wanted to travel, would I have let that be an excuse. I am the last person to allow anyone to stop me (seriously, maybe it is my ego that wouldn't allow it).
Why then didn't I at least go down Singapore with my sister? Maybe basically I don't fancy being away from home. I had always wanted to make home cosy and warm with family. That is actually my ideal dream. I am not a very sociable person. neither do I possess a bundle of energy. But I do love being around people I love, doing my own things and sharing moments with those around.
Maybe that is why my dream home will be a storybook type of home in NZ with a good case of books, sitting by the fireplace snugly in a comfy chair with my family, taking long walks along the countryside and maybe going to the cinema once a while or having a gathering of good friends over a barbecue.
I see my sister and her hubby and their lifestyle is good (to my standard). They are both retirees. Not rich but enough to get by with a maid to help out since my sister's mobility is limited. Her husband does a bit of gardening (producing fresh vegetables for us once in a while), follows the stock market. They drop by the children's place in Singapore a few times a year and mostly enjoying a home cooked meal in front of the TV. Weekly shopping and visits from friends and siblings come off and on. Nothing exciting to most standard but cosy and warm enough.
Lastly, so would I travel ultimately? Well I think I still will if my health permits (though sometimes I wonder how long that will be) and to places that pleases me. After all not that I hate it. Just that I would like it to be leisurely to places that are scenic and clean. Don't fancy having tummy upsets again in a foreign land.
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