stagnant life is good. right?
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i heard this before too..Originally posted by smudgey:Hello ppl??? you kids are at the pri,e of your life....
save a little money and then go out and party!!! there's no work.... no kids.... at times no bf to tie you down.... you should be out painting the town red or something!!!
routine are good at times... but every once in a while you must break the routine to feel alive!!!
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Brings me to a question:
Do you really need to go chiong, paint the town red, get drunk, get pissed, get morning headaches to feel alive?
Cannot blame lah. Singaporeans' "most popular outdoor activity" is go chiong.... -
That's when the kids come along & create more excitement..Originally posted by Tuatau:The introduction of an "other half" may temporarily bring in a break of routine, but very soon the "other half" would eventually become part of the routine as well (unless one keeps replacing the "other half" ).
And one of the worst reasons one could possibly give when looking for an "other half" is in hoping to dispel the boredom and drudgery of life. Because the "other half" gradually becomes comfortable and familiar like a pair of old shoes and one would soon get bored again. -
Hi Starblue,Originally posted by starblue:everyday work. come home go out for tuition. weekends tuition and church. breathing each and every day out. this is wad is going to be like for the rest of my working life right? nothing much to hope for. nothing much to look forward to, or to avoid from...
this is good right?
or is there something missing?
I can only say tat its ur life and its really ur decision whether u want to live it in an interesting and meaningful way or u jus want something peaceful and stagnant...
Different ppl hav different preferences and u hav to decide... There is no good or bad, right or wrong way of living life...
One very important thing is to live it to the fullest and the way u enjoy it...
Cheers -
Originally posted by Magnus:
...and many more sleepless nights.
That's when the kids come along & create more excitement.. -
this is also called bo tai ji che tai jiOriginally posted by BaByBoY:get into a verbal war
even u know u wrong also must fight to win it
try it...
after that ur life will be busy
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there will always be something there that's missing, something you feel that's just not there.Originally posted by Blueskyz:Hi Starblue,
I can only say tat its ur life and its really ur decision whether u want to live it in an interesting and meaningful way or u jus want something peaceful and stagnant...
Different ppl hav different preferences and u hav to decide... There is no good or bad, right or wrong way of living life...
One very important thing is to live it to the fullest and the way u enjoy it...
Cheers
having such a kind of life (as above), is really a boring and an unmeaningful one. -
i guess i'm just more of the passive kinda person. just waiting for someone to come sweep me off my feet maybe... lolz... an occasional dinner with friends and a mahjong session with JC mates is all i ask.. but sometimes, even that i don't get...
sometimes... i feel like i'm working too hard. it's my hols and i am soaking myself with the kids at school. i should be having fun like all my friends... but hell, i got a responsibility to work and bring money home.. wad to do??
sometimes i feel trapped. trapped by myself. my family certainly doesn't think they need my help in bringing the money home, since mum's still working. but i just feel obliged to help her out a bit... even if nobody appreciates it...
i feel so trapped. like there's a whole world out there for a young adult like me to explore, and i am here, working with routine. i mean, i love my students and everything. everyday's a challenge with these kids.. but.... sigh... -
seemed to me that u need a break more than anything else.Originally posted by starblue:i guess i'm just more of the passive kinda person. just waiting for someone to come sweep me off my feet maybe... lolz... an occasional dinner with friends and a mahjong session with JC mates is all i ask.. but sometimes, even that i don't get...
sometimes... i feel like i'm working too hard. it's my hols and i am soaking myself with the kids at school. i should be having fun like all my friends... but hell, i got a responsibility to work and bring money home.. wad to do??
sometimes i feel trapped. trapped by myself. my family certainly doesn't think they need my help in bringing the money home, since mum's still working. but i just feel obliged to help her out a bit... even if nobody appreciates it...
i feel so trapped. like there's a whole world out there for a young adult like me to explore, and i am here, working with routine. i mean, i love my students and everything. everyday's a challenge with these kids.. but.... sigh...
Take a holiday to relax.
Find the goal of yr life.
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Well it is my holiday now too and I am still taking classes, and working part time and getting shit from my boss. Why do I do all that? So that I can earn my own money without having to depend on my parents. I want to be financially independent I guess. My dad is still working but I don't want them to spend money on me...and when I have a full time job next time, I want my Dad to retire altogether.Originally posted by starblue:i guess i'm just more of the passive kinda person. just waiting for someone to come sweep me off my feet maybe... lolz... an occasional dinner with friends and a mahjong session with JC mates is all i ask.. but sometimes, even that i don't get...
sometimes... i feel like i'm working too hard. it's my hols and i am soaking myself with the kids at school. i should be having fun like all my friends... but hell, i got a responsibility to work and bring money home.. wad to do??
sometimes i feel trapped. trapped by myself. my family certainly doesn't think they need my help in bringing the money home, since mum's still working. but i just feel obliged to help her out a bit... even if nobody appreciates it...
i feel so trapped. like there's a whole world out there for a young adult like me to explore, and i am here, working with routine. i mean, i love my students and everything. everyday's a challenge with these kids.. but.... sigh...
I guess you need to find something you really enjoy in what you are doing, because if you are, you won't see it as a routine. You will welcome each day as you will look forward towards doing what you like once again. -
i like what i am doing of cos... i like crapping with my students... bullying the naughty ones make them face corners, write essays etc... i'm ok with my life as it is... just that i alway scan't help wondering if in this world, everybody's destined to toil and work the rest of their lives away... sounds bleak to me...
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Originally posted by starblue:
He who could sweep you off your feet, could also make you fall the hardest.
just waiting for someone to come sweep me off my feet maybe... lolz... -
nice to hear that.Originally posted by starblue:i like what i am doing of cos... i like crapping with my students... bullying the naughty ones make them face corners, write essays etc... i'm ok with my life as it is... just that i alway scan't help wondering if in this world, everybody's destined to toil and work the rest of their lives away... sounds bleak to me...
many people dont enjoy their work. -
there's no absolute good or bad in leading such a life. its matter of choices but
there is environment constraint thats put us in such a monotonous life. eat,work,sleep....the cycle repeats.
sometimes its really shen bu you ji. how many of us can really lead a carefree and wandering the world kind of lifestyle? perhaps till retirement age?
meanwhile, just take pleasure in whatever u do, becoz i believe everything u do means much to somebody. from teaching, i think its a good way to get this fulfilment. -
not that senior but definitely older than Starblue la....Originally posted by ^spidee^:You sound erm.. pretty senior.
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Also older than me then.Originally posted by smudgey:not that senior but definitely older than Starblue la.... -
Trust me Starblue, Most ppl goes throught this sooner or later.... I still remember when I was young, (secondary sch) I used to think that I'll not live pass the age of 25? cos as u said the future just look so bleak I can even envision myself in the future.... but now I'm 24..... I'm almost certain I won't die next year (touch WOOD!!!) so it's a phase i guessOriginally posted by starblue:i like what i am doing of cos... i like crapping with my students... bullying the naughty ones make them face corners, write essays etc... i'm ok with my life as it is... just that i alway scan't help wondering if in this world, everybody's destined to toil and work the rest of their lives away... sounds bleak to me... -
Yes, this is good if you're looking forward to live a NORMAL life...nothing's wrong with it. NORMAL is good for most people who doesn't have anymore ambitions/dreams in their lives, their ambitions/dreams ended when they got married and had children and they thought that this is the kind of correct and ONLY lifestyle which they SHOULD be living till they die.Originally posted by starblue:everyday work. come home go out for tuition. weekends tuition and church. breathing each and every day out. this is wad is going to be like for the rest of my working life right? nothing much to hope for. nothing much to look forward to, or to avoid from...
this is good right?
or is there something missing?
Little and rarely we see Singaporeans as an explorer or daredevil in reality. The truth is that we're all afraid to take risk and embrace uncertaincies in life. Most would choose the safe side of life and live out their glorious life in their safety vault/shell. Can't blame them for behaving this way cos we were brought up as an endangered species and in terms of figures/numbers, Singaporeans are indeed the minority species of human as compared to the rest of the world.
Oops...time's up for me to get back into my force-field reinforced DeathStar. -
It's ironic that you should say Singaporeans are afraid to take risks, cos a management advocate - Geert Hofstede, proposed that Singapore as a society is pretty low on the uncertainty avoidance scale. That is, we embrace risks.Originally posted by parn:Little and rarely we see Singaporeans as an explorer or daredevil in reality. The truth is that we're all afraid to take risk and embrace uncertaincies in life.
Compared to Australia, we are more adventurous, but other aspects such as power distance sing to a different tune.
Check it out here: http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php?culture1=78&culture2=6#compare -
Hey...it's nice of you to get some benchmarking evidence to make us feel better. Do you also know that the government also said that our economy is doing well and our unemployment rate is decreasing? Ermm...should I believe that too?Originally posted by ^spidee^:It's ironic that you should say Singaporeans are afraid to take risks, cos a management advocate - Geert Hofstede, proposed that Singapore as a society is pretty low on the uncertainty avoidance scale. That is, we embrace risks.
Compared to Australia, we are more adventurous, but other aspects such as power distance sing to a different tune.
Check it out here: http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php?culture1=78&culture2=6#compare
Do you as a person really believed what other people commented based on some biased charts or graphs which that person had drawn? The fellow didn't even lived long enough among us as our fellow Singaporeans to cough out a credible research.
How credible do you think we'll make if we go and do some research on our foreign neighbours/countries? Do you think they'll believe our research that easily based on what we've done? <- They will only if the results of our research commends/compliments them. People like good news...they always does, and nobody likes criticism.
Anyway I've quoted this from your favourite Geert Hofstede about his uncertaincies standard and how he rated them and what he meant.
Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI) focuses on the level of tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity within the society - i.e. unstructured situations. A High Uncertainty Avoidance ranking indicates the country has a low tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity. This creates a rule-oriented society that institutes laws, rules, regulations, and controls in order to reduce the amount of uncertainty. A Low Uncertainty Avoidance ranking indicates the country has less concern about ambiguity and uncertainty and has more tolerance for a variety of opinions. This is reflected in a society that is less rule-oriented, more readily accepts change, and takes more and greater risks.
So how can we possibly score an 8 on this?
I'm glad my brain is still functioning and thinking rationally. -
My pleasure.
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Stagnant not good la.. can breed mosquitos tsk tsk -
Someone said that we can only measure the quality of how well we live in the last 10-15 years of our life.
I presumed from your message that you are still young. Youth is supposed to be challenging, joyous, happy. Set a target for yourself to achieve and work towards it.
Maybe you will like to read up on a subject called "Human Revolution".
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Originally posted by bECos:
It'd be a bit difficult to measure that when we don't know when we would die, or when the last 10-15 years of our lives would come, though one would agree that hindsight does usually make a wiser person.
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the living the dead the non living all undergo a repeating process.....you wake up eat go to work come home eat sleep...if u got family u work grow old die ur children grow up they grow old die although a part of you remains to carry on the human race existence you power up your pc do your work the signals and electrons keep repeating in a pattern until u power down the system u start your car the engine keeps on running driven by the repeating cam and shalf driven power it started to rain then it stops and then a few days or weeks later it starts to rain again the sun comes up and later goes down you breath and the air enters your body lungs and your heart keeps repeatedly pumping your blood through the veins and arteries....
as long as you are happy and contented with what you are doing and there is a thing call love...it should make your life seems less stoic...theories in life, cause and effect, the cycle of life and death, action and reaction in physics and sciences, reaping what you sow.......