Generation

People always talk about the generation gap. parents will never understand their teenage angst ridden children, why they want to break free from some preconceived notion of independence at the age of 12 or why being jaded is cool. These children will come to realise that they will face the same problems with their children when they become parents and so, the generation gap repeats itself. Having said that, I have a feeling that we in the 20s, will in the process suddenly obtain these skills in say, 2 decades time. Because old men don't just fall out of ah pek trees. We become them.

Skills we will obtain
1. The ability to speak malay
2. Love for Hokkien love songs
3. susceptibility to high blood pressure, diabetes, gout, heart attacks
4. An unhealthy attraction to Toto, 4D and soccer betting
5. lower tolerence regarding Gah'men policies
6. The stupidity to do something like buying a Goldwing
7. Be able to fall asleep while sitting on any chair
8. Finish Lian He Zao Bao in one sitting
9. Become obnoxious and most often, the goofy idiot in the family. (Just look at all the family board game commercials. The father is always the stupid fool)

And last but not least,

10. Be promoted by Food court, hawker centre aunties. We will no longer be called "Boy" or "Xiao Di" anymore. (A title conferred to any male person younger than the stallholder.) We will now be called "Uncle".