I took the Komuter train to KLCC yesterday (didn't fancy being caught in the weekend traffic jam should I drove) and on the way back, met an interesting chinese 'old' lady. I got the seat next to her half-way thru the journey. She asked whether I could gave her my spare plastic bag (Saturdays being the no-plastic bag day!) and I gv it to her.
We started talking in Mandarin!!(I don't read chinese and am more conversant in English and Malay) and the subject moved on to... spending time after retirement. She told me that if she didn't communicate (as in talking/speaking) to someone, she may soon loose the ability to talk, ie. might not be able to get the mouth to form the words!!! So,, she keeps herself active speaking to people and also communicating with people including her grandchildren thru fb!!! (the advantageous of fb) and keep her brain active learning how to use iPad(it has to be iPad, lol!!). The funny thing is, she said her grandchildren will write in the simplified chinese and she will reply in the full original chinese writing. Interesting lady ~ I hope I wld be as ineteresting and motivated when I am at that age =)
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