This hitch has been quite smooth with just the right amount of excitement and mundanity, but it doesn't mean I'm not looking forward to the end of it. The potential take-over of my company by an Abu Dhabi-based consortium has fallen through and with the lost cash injection that was supposed to come with the successful acquisition, it looks like there will be even tougher times ahead as leaders of all shapes and forms pinch pennies further.
On the home front, Ision has started clearing his 3-month long-service leave and quitting his job at the end of 13 years of service. It's a huge change for both of us but I think it's for the better. I look forward to more home-cooked meals by this great cook a.k.a. my hubby bear. One and a half weeks to go 🥟 🥟 !
This month's musical offering features one of the clips I took of myself busking in Singapore (well, it was crashing my sister's buskig gig, to be precise). I didn't have a chance to do this the last two trips back home and I really have to do it again as the itch is becoming unbearable!
Busking in Melbourne and/or forming a band will definitely be things I'll explore when I retire but it looks like that would have to be postponed now that I'm the sole breadwinner. That sure has a strange and unfamiliar twang to it but I know I'll get used to it in time.
Here's my live performance of Eason Chan's "富士山下" which I have previously covered here. You can also view my previous busking clips in this series here: 1 2 3 4 5 6). Now, back to work I go.
2 comments:
Feels like you've been working offshore for ages, have you put a cap on how long you want to continue it before you settle down?
Settle down? Settle down to what? I am already happily married so unless you mean "settle down for retirement", I'm not sure what you mean.
On the subject of retirement, I thought of it before, but I don't think I'll have enough to occupy myself with if I stop work, so I've been extending my age of retirement repeatedly. Hence, I'm less motivated to strive for "retirement", especially when rostered work offshore is still earning me a good keep.
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