It's official
And the word is out.
The man and I will exit from our work at the end of the month.
The reaction from friends is one of genuine congratulatory incredulity. The reaction from foes is that of accusatory betrayal. Both camps are curious about what we will do after our retirement - one with understandable concern, the other with envious grudge.
I detest the word "retirement". It carries the connotation of dotage, redundancy, irrelevance. It implies a life of gloomy emptiness.
I see it as moving on. No different from having moved on from all the other stages of our lives. There is a lot of living to do, and we now have the freedom to live it.
I relish the fact that we were able to plan our exit. We consciously chose to reduce our work load over the last three years. We filled our free time with enjoyable activities. We treasure our private life. We are now ready to relinquish the professional recognition and prestige accorded us in our work.
And move on to the next stage of our life.
9 comments:
and i say congratulations!!!!
imp - thanks and xxooxx
Congrats!!! 3 years in the planning. Wow....
.. but what "accusatory betrayal" could there possibly be?
only regret...i have to find someone else to fix me! boo-hoo
wildgoose - thanks :)
aiyah, those are the buay tahan people, so everything good happening to us, they go "how dare you?!"
suziewong - donch worry. got somebody oredi
suzie: i share your regrets!
sinlady: im so glad you two got out. not good to be associated with bad karma. i cant wait for my turn too. :)
The true story is that the good man has worked to perfect his roast pork over the past 3 years. Hence the rumble of stomachs with "envious grudge" when the smells waft through the air. I await his stall in Holland V eagerly!
I like Shanster's version of the story. haha... So when can we start queueing at the stall? :D
edpjunkie - it will, it will!
shan - haha. the man says u will be his first customer!
wildgoose - after shan :)
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