the tissue auntie

Im sure you all have encountered old uncles or aunties peddling packs of tissue around major hawker centres or popular coffee shops. Have you ever buy from them before? Out of sympathy? Or maybe you just happen to be in need of tissue papers at that time. Some even try to persuade you to buy from them by telling you their sad story. I dont know, I feel sorry for them, but I usually reject them with a simple 'no'. I asked zy and ds about it when an auntie approached us while we are having dinner, asked if they have bought tissue from these uncles/aunties before. Zy says that he will probably buy if the seller is a frail old man/woman.

Are they really facing serious financial difficulty? Where are their children?

Singapore elderly

"He was responding to a government backbencher who had asked why the senior citizens could not just retire early and enjoy life, and he wondered if their expectations of life were too high."

Im quite surprised by this statement, " . . . he wondered if their expectations of life were too high."

The government has announced a committee to tackle this problem, to let the elderly to work even longer, even past the retirement age of 62 so that the elderly in Singapore will be financially secure.

No wonder they say living in Singapore is tough and no one wants to have kids. Now you even have to abandon your retirement dreams and continue working till you are in your late 60s so that you can be financially secure. How about those in their late 50s who still have children undergoing tertiary studies? They probably have to work even harder.

les