recently, i was talking to my mother. and we chanced upon this issue which i thought was quite interesting how the two generations actually differed in thinkings.


so the background story goes like this. i have an uncle. (yes almost everyone has one too) okay he isnt one of those reallyreally well paid prestigious jobs which you wear a tux to work everyday. during the holidays, he'll be the santa clause who delivers the textbooks to the various schools. (trust me, its not an easy job, i tried)


and so, what we were talking about, was him having problems maintaining his bmw. 5series. that simple. him saving up on everything only to sepnd it on maintaining his bmw.


so i went: well maybe its his passion, like he can spend all his childhood dreaming about owning a bmw, so when his dreams came through, definitely he'll do anything to keep his bmw. its like if you aspire to be a world number one, you'll do anything to become one.


she went: but if your means doesnt allow, then you shouldn't spend so much on a bmw. you have to be realistic. (she said more, just that i was too much on my side i didnt really listen to what she said) and she brought in my dad. she continued: your dad could've bought a honda, its his dream car, but he doesnt want that burden.


its either i havent saved/earned my first 10k or we just look for different things in life. i mean, life's short(okay this sounds like a newspaper article reflection i read in preparation for express chinese o's) and everyone has dream. he's a grown man, i'm sure he has worked hard enough in his lifetime to actually pamper himself as he closes retirement right? his kids are like in university now.


they can just get their degree and like support him? why cant he just keep his bmw. i know its hard for him to keep his bmw now, but how are you going to stop the power of one's will. yes he might work really hard now, but i think if i were him, after a hard day of work, when i finally take time off to take my bmw for a ride or like get some wind in my hair, its all worth it. so like yea.