Mike and I went back a long time. We were classmates in Poly and then army mates in Airforce. We became colleagues for a few months in now defunt ODS or Oriental Data Systems. I wanted to meet Mike for lunch last Thursday. I fell sick and had to postpone our meeting. Today, we had lunch in Swensen.
Mike has a daughter in Sec 1 and studying in Nanyang Girls. She is a bright cookie in GEP program. However in Sec 1, she is not performing to her previous level. She still pass her exams and results are actually ok but her mum is pushing Mike hard to get the daughter to work hard. Mike is divorced and his wife had remarried. He has a girlfriend. His parents requires plenty of care. Father has dementia and mum limited mobility. So in a way, he is struggling. But he seems adjusting well to his circumstances. He does not seems to be keen to find full time work. He wants flexibility to take care of his parents. Luckily, he has two brothers who help out in the finances for the parents.
It is good just to catch up and talk about old times and old friends.
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