Happy Birthday to me! - Not finance related

It’s my birthday today and to be honest, I don’t really pay much attention to birthdays although I am lucky to have people celebrating it with me and it does feel a little different from normal days. I tend to shy away from having it be too celebrated so a nice meal and gatherings with my close family is usually what it is.

Getting older

As I reach the late 20s and very much closer to 30, turning 28 today feels like I have wasted a lot of my time in my 20s especially since time passed so fast. I would say the pandemic has also taken away some time in my 20s as we stay confined and interaction with larger groups were limited. This made me drift apart from some of my friends as I did not put in the effort to stay connected.

A lot more reflections are done during my birthday especially after I entered my mid-twenties. Seeing my peers celebrate their milestones, find their partners in life, having a BTO or property, it does feel like I am lagging behind. I have also realised that we create our own lives unlike when in school where everything is prepared for you eg next year you will all go primary 5 and next primary 6, adult life is very much in your own hands as you can decide how you handle your time. I am very close to my immediate family and usually spend the weekends or free time with them, I love it as I am very comfortable with them. However, thoughts do come about when my parents grow old and my siblings having their own life, will I spend my later years alone?

I have been putting in effort connecting more with my friends although some of them are really occupied but I managed to meet a group of friends whom we haven’t met since the start of Covid and it was a great catchup. They were all married and waiting for their BTOs so wow, the change of topics that we talk about during that gathering was an upgrade from 2 years ago. Many not relatable to me but it was nice and exciting knowing what they were up to and how they were planning their lives ahead.

Living my life

I have a lot of things to be grateful for and I am very very fortunate and privileged. I have my family, friends, a roof over my head, good food and a job that gives me sufficient money to spend. I am grateful for that.

In terms of my progression in my dating life, maybe it’s time for me to use the dating app which I have been deliberating on. This is something that I don’t do as I find it difficult to meet new people, I don’t talk much and tend not to share so first meetings are always tough with introductions and sharing. But I do know that dating apps are now very common even if not using it to find a partner, some do use it to expand their social network. Naturally meeting someone now is also tough as my social circle is small and mostly fixed.

Anyway, my new year resolution is just to create a profile in the dating apps haha, and I will enjoy today with my family and not check the stock market which has been red since the beginning of March. Let’s look forward to the upcoming CPI and interest rate hikes. Also, The Glory Season 2 is out today so gonna be binge watching!