Work to live, Live to work?
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<charlize>tsk tsk, now kengkia envies my lifestyle
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<charlize>we work to live, not live to work
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<kengkia>own up guys who else?
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<charlize>when you are hungry, then you will naturally get up from your backside and look for a job to feed you
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<charlize>once full, kick off your slippers and surf sgforums
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<charlize>until the next hunger pangs hit
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<charlize>do you really envy the woman who works 18 hour shifts 7 days a week ?
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<charlize>accounting is not as galm as it used to be
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<charlize>glam
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<charlize>knn, why am I talking about accounting now ?
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<charlize>straying mind
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<charlize>work at fast food joints and earn enough to survive day by day
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<charlize>it will open your eyes
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<charlize>to life and the world around you
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<βÎτά>
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<βÎτά>now still peak?
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<charlize>i type in yog in youtube and I got yogi bear
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<charlize>kengkia, follow my advice and work to live
How many of you here actually subscribe to Work to live ideology(on and off working)?So far i known of two forummers here subscribing to Work to live lifestyle.
How many of you here are actually scared to come out of comfort zone adhering to Live to Work ideology(Day 1 start working all the way)?
is this the trend of Singaporeans now?
But one thing for sure is, we are not born exclusively to be come a digit in our economy isn't it?
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Work to live, not live to work.
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charlize, that one is the mexican fishmen and MBA guy one right, i still rmb.
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charlize, the reason why i set up this thread precisely is because, i got to do 'due-dilligence' on what you have say mah, but then since i have more than one people who claimed that they led this lifestyle, i have to check the 'market' first...
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so wat other things can u do between the time u born and time to die?
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Originally posted by kengkia:
charlize, the reason why i set up this thread precisely is because, i got to do 'due-dilligence' on what you have say mah, but then since i have more than one people who claimed that they led this lifestyle, i have to check the 'market' first...
Don't believe everything you read over the internet.
That 18 year old chio bu is actually a 46 year old balding guy.
Really.
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<charlize>how to attain nirvana if you still cling on to world ly desires ?
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<kengkia>unlike u who only need to worry about food,i gotta worry about rental also...
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<charlize>if you don't rent, you won't have to worry about rental
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<charlize>simple solution for simple problems
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<charlize>next?
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<kengkia>if i dun rent i stay where, if i go move back to parent place, they will still ask me look for job same thing..
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<charlize>void decks at HDB blocks - free
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<charlize>worried about privavcy? it's the same as living with your parents
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<charlize>no privacy
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<charlize>but unlike living in the same house as them, you have choice to where you want to sleep for the night
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<charlize>over thousands of HDB blocks for choice
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<βÎτά>want privacy can move to old changi hospital
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<kengkia>charlize still living in HDB block, mai gong jiao wei...
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<charlize>caveat here is if the void deck chairs are not already occupied by other carefree people like you
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<βÎτά>CCK cemetery also quite quiet at night
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<charlize>changi hospital is a good option
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<charlize>if you are not too spooked about stuff
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<charlize>be a bit creative, there are tons and ways to do things in sg
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<kengkia>fifi has responded to my thread...
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<βÎτά>there's a nice abandoned house at hillview also
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<kengkia>i am at loss how to answer her qns...
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<βÎτά>but you have to share your living space with darting shadows in hillview
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<kengkia>parnie, it still the same as renting, still need $$$
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<βÎτά>lots of soul in hillview and OCH
Charlize good one....ask me to sleep haunted places, i will bookmark this thread in my browswer.. -
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Originally posted by charlize:
Don't believe everything you read over the internet.
That 18 year old chio bu is actually a 46 year old balding guy.
Really.
really, if i had believe in you, i wun even be starting this thread.
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<charlize>money is just a medium of exchange
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<charlize>a piece of paper
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<charlize>you are not asking yourself the correct question
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<charlize>why need to rent ?
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<charlize>why need to work ?
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<charlize>why need to do X? why not do Y ?
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<charlize>i tell you, when one feels hungry, survival instincts kick in and you will know what to do
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<charlize>why do what society tells you to?
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<charlize>why conform ?
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<charlize>why need to get married by 30?
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<charlize>why need a "good" career?
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<charlize>why work 12 hour day shifts?
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<charlize>why sleep 12 hours?
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<charlize>why wear rolex?
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<charlize>it tells the same time as other clocks everywhere?
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<charlize>why bot drive a VO ?
i gotta say the above is a gem of knowledge such that i posted it here to share with others who may not realised... -
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If I can say, life is made up of your work, family, leisure, money and more. But work does take more time, so u do need work to have a good life, just make sure u enjoy your work, then life will become good too?
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I pity you if you live to work. Those who do that = workaholics. Most probably have low self-esteem
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Originally posted by Fernandobale:
If I can say, life is made up of your work, family, leisure, money and more. But work does take more time, so u do need work to have a good life, just make sure u enjoy your work, then life will become good too?
But the problem is i am finding myself losing interest in everything, those you have mentioned that is. I just feel like a robot being fed into production line, switch on at certain time, switch off at certain time..life goes like day day by day. So meaningless...
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Originally posted by TTFU:
I pity you if you live to work. Those who do that = workaholics. Most probably have low self-esteem
that probably descibes me.
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"Ironic"
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic... don't you think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic... don't you think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you outBy Alanis Morisette
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Originally posted by kengkia:
But the problem is i am finding myself losing interest in everything, those you have mentioned that is. I just feel like a robot being fed into production line, switch on at certain time, switch off at certain time..life goes like day day by day. So meaningless...
You've been watching too much of The Matrix Trilogy.
And TCS 5 is not helping by showing reruns. Again.
Try Groundhog Day.
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Playing with words is it?
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Originally posted by TooFree:
Playing with words is it?
Well, people do get tired playing with their ... other things.
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werks fer fortune and profit.
no fortune n profit might as well not werk....
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When you get to an older age, with kids to support, you have no choice but to live to work. Not that you want it, but you are forced into it. You finish your work and have nothing to do, you still cannot go home, because the official knock-off time is 5.30pm or 6pm. You want a more relaxing life, you want to switch to another job, you look at your kids, and you think, "I don't want my kids to suffer." So you continue. Not that it is easy to find another job when you are near and over 40, because it is a strange phenomenon in Singapore - employers want young, inexperienced employees who are cheaper and more energetic (nevermind that they take a longer time to complete the work). Don't bother that the gahment keeps telling employers to hire seniors - it will not happen (unless these are jobs which nobody wants), and if it does, expect a very big pay cut.
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Originally posted by Simonsparse:
When you get to an older age, with kids to support, you have no choice but to live to work. Not that you want it, but you are forced into it. You finish your work and have nothing to do, you still cannot go home, because the official knock-off time is 5.30pm or 6pm. You want a more relaxing life, you want to switch to another job, you look at your kids, and you think, "I don't want my kids to suffer." So you continue. Not that it is easy to find another job when you are near and over 40, because it is a strange phenomenon in Singapore - employers want young, inexperienced employees who are cheaper and more energetic (nevermind that they take a longer time to complete the work). Don't bother that the gahment keeps telling employers to hire seniors - it will not happen (unless these are jobs which nobody wants), and if it does, expect a very big pay cut.
Times are bad.
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O.o interesting...
i was thinking about the same thing too... life is like so meaningless.. minority live to work.. and some is work to live...
but no one really when given the chance wants to work....so i found my ans.... is to get rich b4 the age of 50 and enjoy life muahahahahahahhaa!
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Originally posted by ItchyArmpit:
O.o interesting...
i was thinking about the same thing too... life is like so meaningless.. minority live to work.. and some is work to live...
but no one really when given the chance wants to work....so i found my ans.... is to get rich b4 the age of 50 and enjoy life muahahahahahahhaa!
Do you have any plans to do so?
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Originally posted by kengkia:
Do you have any plans to do so?
In 6-7 years time I will be living off rental and still get capital gains.Work to live dude.....
What is the point of living to work?....cause you like to work?
Why don't you work and let me have the $ then. If you have the $..... why work? Lol. -
thought people want to werk to build house with bare hands??