The other day when my husband and I were having some trivialconversation in the car, I suddenly realized that he is able totake his early retirement in 10 years. My Golly, I always like to jokeabout wanting to retire as soon as possible, but retirement isreally the last thing on our minds. Now it is in fact not too farahead in the future for him. Ten years will fly by sooner than youexpect. (I am not usually a jealous type, but I am very jealous onthis one.)

I always think that only those people who can not retire woulddream about their early retirement days. (I do that all the timewhen I have a bad day. ha ha ha.) I came to Canada after a fewcareer moves in my life. By the time I moved to Canada and finishedmy degree from the Faculty of Education in Ontario in 1992, therecession had already hit Canada hard for quite a few years in the90’s. It was very difficult for me or any new teachers to secure afull time teaching job in Ontario at that time. I, therefore, did not get a fulltime teaching position until a few years later.

To re-establish a new career in a new land means that I will not beable to retire at the same age like some of my colleagues whostarted teaching immediately right after they graduated from theFaculty of Education. Instead, I will have to work a few more yearsto accumulate enough work years in order to get a full pension. Thejoke among my friends is that I probably have to teach till I use awalker to get into the school. I can not picture myself walkingaround with a stick and supervising four hundred little kids in theschool yard. (Ha. Ha. Ha.) I think the day I need a walker to goanywhere will be the day I say Sa-yo-na-ra to my job whether I get afull pension or not.


PS. My DA-PONG husband said, "Don't worry, Shiao-Pong. I won't retire until you are ready to retire." How sweet is that!
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