Work to live, Live to work?

last SG · 2010-10-12T10:27:42+00:00

i believe in earn more, spend more. earn little, spend less lor.

kengkia SG

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?

Vote PAP OUT to Save SG SG

Work to live, not live to work.

charlize SG

http://www.noogenesis.com/pineapple/fisherman.html

kengkia SG

charlize, that one is the mexican fishmen and MBA guy one right, i still rmb.

kengkia SG

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...

FireIce SG

so wat other things can u do between the time u born and time to die?

charlize SG

Don't believe everything you read over the internet.

That 18 year old chio bu is actually a 46 year old balding guy.

Really.

kengkia SG

Charlize good one....ask me to sleep haunted places, i will bookmark this thread in my browswer..

kengkia SG

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.

kengkia SG

i gotta say the above is a gem of knowledge such that i posted it here to share with others who may not realised...

Fernandobale SG

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?

TTFU SG

I pity you if you live to work. Those who do that = workaholics. Most probably have low self-esteem

kengkia SG

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...

kengkia SG

I pity you if you live to work. Those who do that = workaholics. Most probably have low self-esteem

that probably descibes me.

charlize SG

"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 out

By Alanis Morisette

charlize SG

You've been watching too much of The Matrix Trilogy.

And TCS 5 is not helping by showing reruns. Again.

Try Groundhog Day.

TooFree SG

Playing with words is it?

charlize SG

Playing with words is it?

Well, people do get tired playing with their ... other things.

Terminator Hitman SG

werks fer fortune and profit.

no fortune n profit might as well not werk....

Simonsparse SG

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.