Seriously...

[shiruikage]

...when do we get too old?!

[SS2006]

...when do we get too old?!

Too old for what?

[Oddfather]

...when do we get too old?!

when you are called uncle......:laugh::laugh:

[Odysseus]

Too old for what?
tell us so that we can advice u :)

[LiLiaN]

when you feel old.

[shiruikage]

when you feel old.

dats what i don get. when do we get old? please put emphasis on when.

[Dino]

The day you get married is the day you get old!!! ;)

[Oddfather]

You are old when you are still single after 30.:squeeze::squeeze:

[Dino]

You are old when you are still single after 30.:squeeze::squeeze:

Thats jealousy speaking. :p

[Oddfather]

Thats jealousy speaking. :p

thats reaction to an action.;)

[KoChun]

I just watched Astroboy. I feel like a kid now. :cheesy:

Frankly speaking, watching cartoons once a while makes me feel young. Btw, I love Tom & Jerry.

[hoo]

It is not right, something wrong somewhere. We are not supposed to grow old. And, we do not want to grow old.:(

[datokuan]

the day when pple say you should know everything.....:p

[shiruikage]

cartoons? i watch it everyday! yeah! hahhah!ok ok, so they're called anime, but...americans...hahahah!

i asked my 15 year old classmate (don ask) is a certain lady is old (she's 28), and he said yes. so if 28 is old...then 30 is positively ancient! OMG!!! i am the Ancient (http://www.gateworld.net/wiki/Ancients)!!!

[justin hong]

So what are 40's & 50's?:confused:

[hoo]

So what are 40's & 50's?:confused:

JUST numbers :)

[shiruikage]

So what are 40's & 50's?:confused:

world war two.

[h2o]

i think i am old but all my friends think i am not
they range from 19 - 86
all the friends i go out with are twenty-something
i blend in ok
the forty-somethings don't go out much here :D
my close friends here are
- classmates: guy 24 (single), girl 24 (+bf)
- workmates: girl 26 (+bf), girl 40 (single)
- social friends: girl 40 (+bf), lady 45 (married with grown-up daughter)
all no kids except the last one. these are the ppl i go out makan-makan and jalan-jalan with.

i know a bunch of couples my age with families in my area. they never go out, only have pot-luck dinners at home. no interest in art gallery, sports, exhibitions, free films and concerts, markets and festivals, etc. always make excuses abt "tau-tia" lah, tired lah, kids got tuitions la, etc. a bit boring.

[LiLiaN]

dats what i don get. when do we get old? please put emphasis on when.

i don't think it can be quantified by exact time. it's a perception.

e.g. i felt old on the day after i had some major workout session after a long hiatus - aching bones and muscles, ouch.
e.g. i felt old on the day my cousin's kid called me auntie for the first time (technically my first "nephew").

but otherwise, most days, i feel young and among my friends, i am young...
for some weird reason, i'm nearly the baby of the crowd, not that i'm complaining... ;)

[shiruikage]

i;m among the youngest in my company koliqs...but once step out oni...jialat...the oldest...

[LiLiaN]

among my colleagues, rank-wise, i'm pretty senior in the lab, but age wise, i'm in the middle of the distribution... not too bad... :amused:

[shiruikage]

among my colleagues, rank-wise, i'm pretty senior in the lab, but age wise, i'm in the middle of the distribution... not too bad... :amused:

niceeee......so am i. heheheheh. evil leh asking 60 year old uncle to do this and that. ;)

[tan_ce]

To quote my father: "You know you're old when a middle aged man gives up his seat for you on the bus." Alternatively, for teachers, "You know you're old when a middle aged man with a wife and two kids greets you as sir/teacher"

[datokuan]

niceeee......so am i. heheheheh. evil leh asking 60 year old uncle to do this and that. ;)

how would you feel if u are asked to sack someone older as the company have to downsize? Does age matter anymore?

[shiruikage]

how would you feel if u are asked to sack someone older as the company have to downsize? Does age matter anymore?

i don have that kind of power. but considering the possibilities...very hard lor.

[datokuan]

i don have that kind of power. but considering the possibilities...very hard lor.

My first assignment to sack an older person when I was 27 years old working in Manila. I was the manager and must do it...kenot sleep for 2 days and 2 nights cos' I was very close with my team. This engineer, 40 years old man was reporting to me...and we have to close down the site work....so sacking is onli option for us....I think feeling mature and level headedness are more important in our life...age does not matter..:worried:.

After that experience, I always keep emotional escape route out for myself in the event I need to do retrenchment and sacking......a necessary evil part of my career.....:(

[LaoZhang]

Eh... what is this talk about getting / feeling old among you young fellows...?? All this talks make LZ feel like an ancient Uncle ..:unsure::p

Doc Alf just roared into his 40's and he's feeling like a dragon ! :laugh:

[alfred98]

Eh... what is this talk about getting / feeling old among you young fellows...?? All this talks make LZ feel like an ancient Uncle ..:unsure::p

Doc Alf just roared into his 40's and he's feeling like a dragon ! :laugh:

What to do.....can fight then just join then lah!!!:laugh:

[shiruikage]

Eh... what is this talk about getting / feeling old among you young fellows...?? All this talks make LZ feel like an ancient Uncle ..:unsure::p

Doc Alf just roared into his 40's and he's feeling like a dragon ! :laugh:

lol...u are like gandalf among us humans...lol!

[lychee]

...when do we get too old?!

....hair greying, balding, eyes 'lau hua', unable to kopek kuaci etc...:p

[alfred98]

....hair greying, balding, eyes 'lau hua', unable to kopek kuaci etc...:p

Hahhaahaaaha....I love the kopek one!!!!:laugh:

[PreciousPearl]

My Ma once told me:
child - don't like girlfren/boyfren
teenager - talk about girlfren/boyfren
young adult - talk about getting married
adult/parent - talk about kids
old - talk about kids getting married

incidentally, we were talking in the office this last week since one of my team members was celebrating his 29th birthday.... i realised i'm theoretically old enough to be the mother of several of them :(

[shiruikage]

My Ma once told me:
child - don't like girlfren/boyfren
teenager - talk about girlfren/boyfren
young adult - talk about getting married
adult/parent - talk about kids
old - talk about kids getting married

incidentally, we were talking in the office this last week since one of my team members was celebrating his 29th birthday.... i realised i'm theoretically old enough to be the mother of several of them :(

oh gawd!!! cny around the corner...questions will pop. jialat jialat...i'm too old for this...stuff!

[h2o]

oh gawd!!! cny around the corner...questions will pop. jialat jialat...i'm too old for this...stuff!

nolah..compared to uncle justin and dino korkor, you are spring chicken :p
see they have so much fun not being married

[shiruikage]

nolah..compared to uncle justin and dino korkor, you are spring chicken :p
see they have so much fun not being married

how can u compare the cool kids with the boo kids wor? hahahah!

[justin hong]

nolah..compared to uncle justin and dino korkor, you are spring chicken :p
see they have so much fun not being married

Are both of us the only "old" ones in this forum that are still single?

[athena]

Are both of us the only "old" ones in this forum that are still single?
haha.. justin, if the answer is yes, are you getting married tmrw? :p

[Dino]

how can u compare the cool kids with the boo kids wor? hahahah!

Live your own life and not live your life based on other people's expectation.
Their expectation is their problem not yours!! Hhahahahaa!!!! :p

[h2o]

Are both of us the only "old" ones in this forum that are still single?

the question is: are you having fun and enjoying life? :laugh:

[shiruikage]

the question is: are you having fun and enjoying life? :laugh:

hmm...not as much as i would like, altho my expectations are definitely lowering.

[h2o]

hmm...not as much as i would like, altho my expectations are definitely lowering.

did you ask yourself "why" ?

[shiruikage]

did you ask yourself "why" ?

every dem day. which is why i reach the conclusion that i need to recharge my life...quitting my job is step one. a month long sojourn to a foreign country (japan) is second, then come back sillipore to a job i wont actually hate is step three...

there's a step zero, but paiseh want to say it.

[SS2006]

every dem day. which is why i reach the conclusion that i need to recharge my life...quitting my job is step one. a month long sojourn to a foreign country (japan) is second, then come back sillipore to a job i wont actually hate is step three...

there's a step zero, but paiseh want to say it.

step zero ... finding yourself the right gal to be your partner

[h2o]

every dem day. which is why i reach the conclusion that i need to recharge my life...quitting my job is step one. a month long sojourn to a foreign country (japan) is second, then come back sillipore to a job i wont actually hate is step three...

there's a step zero, but paiseh want to say it.

have you organized step three yet?
sorry to be a spoilsport but it's more likely you can fulfil the other 'steps' if you have that one under your belt.....

[LiLiaN]

life doesn't come along in pretty little steps that make sense...
sometimes just got to roll with it...

[shiruikage]

step zero ... finding yourself the right gal to be your partner
ohh, ur goooood!!!
have you organized step three yet?
sorry to be a spoilsport but it's more likely you can fulfil the other 'steps' if you have that one under your belt.....
yes...that step three and step one is interlinked...
life doesn't come along in pretty little steps that make sense...
sometimes just got to roll with it...
:(its all going downhill from here. until i do something, the direction wont change, and my destiny will be in someone else's hand. i cant have that. hence my imposed step. making order out of disorder, and heck care which evil corporation stands in my way. :amused:

[SS2006]

You are right, your destiny is in your hand.
You need to do something to change the direction and steer your destiny with your own hand.
Maybe you can find what you need within your same company, maybe you want to move out, it's your own decision.

I'm also in the process of switching job now ... moving away from the current thankless electronic material division, to the renewable energy division.
Going green is the in thing now, so I'm looking forward to more exciting and new things to explore in my new job. If the transfer goes smoothly, will be starting in Jan 2010.:)

[shiruikage]

I'm in the process of switching job now ... moving away from the current thankless electronic material division, to the renewable energy division.
Going green is the in thing now, so I'm looking forward to more exciting and new things to explore in my new job. If the transfer goes smoothly, will be starting in Jan 2010.:)

i'm looking into moving to the solar panel manufacturing industry. hope they take me.

[SS2006]

i'm looking into moving to the solar panel manufacturing industry. hope they take me.

Hey, you'll be my customer :D

[shiruikage]

Hey, you'll be my customer :D

cool...pun totally intended.

[h2o]

You are right, your destiny is in your hand.
You need to do something to change the direction and steer your destiny with your own hand.
Maybe you can find what you need within your same company, maybe you want to move out, it's your own decision.

I'm also in the process of switching job now ... moving away from the current thankless electronic material division, to the renewable energy division.
Going green is the in thing now, so I'm looking forward to more exciting and new things to explore in my new job. If the transfer goes smoothly, will be starting in Jan 2010.:)

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