Quarter Century and Beyond
was out with my mum the other day and we were talking about my sis' marriage which was coming soon. for some reason unknown, the topic steered to the fact that i'm graduating in 2 semester's time and my van would have to be scraped at the same time. it was then i realized that i've driven my van for a good 5 years already and in another 5 years, i'd be hitting the big three-zero.
the moment i mentioned that i would be 30 in 5 years time, my mum sprung up from her car seat and said:
"yeah, then it's time for you to get married to~"
i immediately stared at her blankly and she gave me a shocked look after registering the awkward silence from me.
frankly, i think 30 is a bit too young to get married. at 30, im just at the end of my SAF bond and i'd be at the crossroad of my career -- deciding whether to stay with the force or look for a greener pasture. maybe i'm thinking a bit too far ahead of my time, but i've even factored in the fact that at 30, i'll be financing a vehicle while i hit the crossroads of my career, so marriage would kind of be out of the question at that age.
and more importantly, im still single right now. i think that's going to be a bigger issue even before she starts talking about me getting married.
as graduation starts creeping in, i find myself planning for a lot of future things that seem so far away just last year. an urgency just rose from nowhere and hits me, issues regarding finances, career, family start popping up and you suddenly realize that in the future you have to make all these decisions that could affect your life in the future.
it's a good thing that these issues that i foresee isn't going to be much of a problem and actually looks pretty good that im looking forward to it.
Labels: food for thought
posted by egomy at 7/23/2009 12:48:00 AM
life can seem so different when you think about it in different ways. this is a safe haven for my rants and raves about everything that is happening in my life.
this a reflection of my ego, no matter how big, small or even insignificant it might be. you were asking me what egomy stands for?
2 Comments:
you have a van?! wow is it cute?
30 can get married alr la. how old u wanna be when your kid is a teen? generation gap u know haha
haha. i don't know how cute a van can be, but i like it alot. haha!
my kid won't have a generation gap with me because im like how cool can? haha
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