What to do when you retire?

Written on August 19, 2009 – 12:24 am | by Kampung Boy |

After working hard for 30 odds years and retire at the age of 55, many are still confused on what are they going to after they leave the working scene.

Some will just stay at home and rot by just watching the tv.

Here are some basic stuff that you can do after you retire :-

Eat

Eat whatever you want and what you like to eat but with moderation. Check on your cholesterol levels and blood pressure frequently and just enjoy your meals.

Household activities

Grumbling or getting after your wife for not doing a good house hold job? This is the best time you repay your wife’s work all these years by sharing and working together on household activities.

Cleaning up, preparing of food or even sweeping leaves outside the garden is a good way to exercise. Do not always exercise in the room, as it’s not good for your heart. You get what i mean! Get a broom and sweep those leafs for God Sake!

Leisure Activities

Continue with your love for your hobbies. You might not have the time to fully concentrate on the activities that you like to do while working, and now this is the time.

Maybe you can go to the driving range and hit your golf balls everyday or maybe even read great books. Maybe drive down to town and meet your buddies in a tea house and drink tea. That’s a good form of relaxing.

Water the plants if you are the person with green hands.

Playing Mahjong

My favorite! This is the best past time and the most healthy one for retirees. Trust me! By just sitting on the TV whole day long will not help your cause for Alzheimer.

Playing Mahjong can help you stimulate your brains as you will be thinking all the time. I am not asking you to go to mahjong den to gamble but play among your buddies. Play mahjong with people you are familiar with and enjoy the game. Win, loose or draw just have fun.

One of my late aunties passed away at the age of 90+. She has good memory compared to many people at the age of 90. She can walk and eat like a normal person and yeah, she loves to play mahjong. Can play from morning until night. So it’s a good past time for retirees.

Do charity or volunteer work

Help the unfortunate as there are many around us. Most of this voluntariry jobs are free and you just need to spend some time on it.

Sleep

Do not forgo your sleep for any other things. Have enough sleep so that you can start the next day fresh.

The above are a few steps on what you can do when you retire. Just enjoy your life to the fullest. That’s the most important thing in life. Enjoy your retirement days as much as your working days.

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  1. 4 Responses to “What to do when you retire?”

  2. By KCLau on Aug 19, 2009 | Reply

    oh.. Mahjong is one of my favourite!

  3. By Kampung Boy on Aug 19, 2009 | Reply

    Next time not enough leg, then ill invite you to play Mahjong with us ok?

    Oh yeah KCLau, you play Mahjong 3 people one or 4 people one? Or Both? ^^

  4. By Tam on Feb 23, 2010 | Reply

    “Chor Tai Di” is one of my favorite. Mahjong…err..I like the sound but not enjoying the games.

    I will further my studies in PHD..or other majors. Or pursue my dream being Archaeologist

  5. By Kampung Boy on Feb 26, 2010 | Reply

    @Tam : My Chor Tai Di skills not that good if compared to Mahjong. Just started learning Chor Tai Di so always loose.

    But Mahjong is still many people’s favorite. :)

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