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Why between 40 to 60 years old will become like that?

Honestly ,most sinkee middle-aged men who are jobless or going to be jobless will just lie flat watching the world pass by.555
 
batman1 said:
Honestly ,most sinkee middle-aged men who are jobless or going to be jobless will just lie flat watching the world pass by.555
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Frankly very few are capable of lying flat because they feel insecure without a job with which they can identify themselves.

They are constantly searching for an identity and this explains why those who are approaching retirement are dead afraid of their social roles coming to an end.

One of the very first thing they are afraid of losing is the car. Either they cannot afford to own a car after retirement or they know they need to downgrade their luxury car to a cheap BYD soon.

A nice car gives confidence to a man who lacks confidence.

Without a car no chiobu will give a middle-aged man a second look.

Without a car they no longer have the motivation to go to country clubs and Sunday church.

Without a car the thrill of going to JB vanishes.

Without a car to bring them to high class dining outlets they end up joining poor uncles at the coffee shops and hawker centres.

Without a car they become reclusive. When women stopped looking at them, life loses its meaningfulness. There is no point stepping out of the house.

They may think they are embracing the lying flat lifestyle. But in truth they are waiting to die.
 
HokkienJiWaWa said:
Frankly very few are capable of lying flat because they feel insecure without a job with which they can identify themselves.

They are constantly searching for an identity and this explains why those who are approaching retirement are dead afraid of their social roles coming to an end.

One of the very first thing they are afraid of losing is the car. Either they cannot afford to own a car after retirement or they know they need to downgrade their luxury car to a cheap BYD soon.

A nice car gives confidence to a man who lacks confidence.

Without a car no chiobu will give a middle-aged man a second look.

Without a car they no longer have the motivation to go to country clubs and Sunday church.

Without a car the thrill of going to JB vanishes.

Without a car to bring them to high class dining outlets they end up joining poor uncles at the coffee shops and hawker centres.

Without a car they become reclusive. When women stopped looking at them, life loses its meaningfulness. There is no point stepping out of the house.

They may think they are embracing the lying flat lifestyle. But in truth they are waiting to die.
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MOST sinkees felt meaningless in life and unmotivated.:tongue:
 
batman1 said:
MOST sinkees felt meaningless in life and unmotivated.:tongue:
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you don't have money in singapore, even security guards also rude to you.

then we work hard, only to realize that the cost of that dream condo or house is raising faster than your salary

then we try to make a living and white-collar workers in 40s to 50s just kicked out by foreigners because we don't impose quota on EPs.
 
batman1 said:
MOST sinkees felt meaningless in life and unmotivated.:tongue:
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Even my young colleagues experience a sense of hopelessness as they struggle with the pressures of work, yet find they are still unable to obtain the finer things in life like a condo and car.
 
My grandma has outlived her husband, siblings and all her friends. It is true that as one grows older, his/her circle of friends grows smaller.
 
Ng Cheh Hwang said:
sounds like describing me
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This is an accurate description of both middle-aged and older PMEs. I find that as I age, my circle of friends has grown smaller. I only have meals outside of work with my family, aged parents and siblings. Meet-ups with old classmates and ex-colleagues have become rare occasions. I am having more "me time" than before, which is not a bad thing, but I do crave more human interaction. My children have also grown up, so prefer the company of friends their age. My precious time with my kids is often when giving them a ride to NUS, work or an appt. Family vacations are few and far between.
 
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