{"id":2141,"date":"2013-04-22T11:05:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T03:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2013-04-22T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T03:05:14","slug":"how-old-do-you-feel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=2141","title":{"rendered":"How Old Do You Feel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read this article<\/a> on the Guardian website a few days ago which profiled some people’s responses to the question “How old do you feel?”, and thought I’d write my own response.<\/p>\n

My real age is 34 and going on 35 this November; I’m not squirmish about letting people know my age. Unlike some women, to me it’s no big deal. I don’t see any point in denying one’s real age. I’ve been quite lucky in that many people have commented I look younger than my actual age – I put that down to exercise, a mostly healthy diet (sans the occasional ice cream and pastries) and lifestyle, and good genes perhaps?<\/p>\n

Most of the time I feel my actual age. I feel it when I look in the mirror and see the fine lines on my dehydrated skin that is no longer plump and\u00a0baby smooth. There are crow’s feet under the panda eyes (concealers now become your best friend). I feel my age when I get my period – another egg down the\u00a0uterine drain\u00a0that marks the ticking of the biological clock and one less chance at being a mother. I feel my age when I log onto to\u00a0Facebook and see the avalanche of baby\u00a0pictures in my newsfeed.\u00a0I feel my age when I read about young celebrities in the papers and realise I’m 10+ years older than them.<\/p>\n

More recently, I\u00a0felt my age when I decided to spend\u00a0more on a direct flight to Istanbul rather than opt for cheaper flights that would require layovers of a few hours. \u00a0The 30-something body just doesn’t want to deal with such discomfort anymore for that slight difference in cost! The 30-something body can also no longer do late night-outs followed by early morning alarms to get you out of bed for work.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, though, I feel I’m around 26 or 27 because of my single status and because the people I hang around with in Hong Kong are mostly single expats too. Typical lifestyle of a single, working expat: work, hang out with friends after work, engage in hobbies on weekends, go for a holiday once in awhile, go back to home country for major holidays like Chinese New Year and Christmas, go back to adopted city for work. Repeat cycle. The freedom of such a lifestyle, typically\u00a0led by 20-somethings –\u00a0has been left behind by my friends who are married with kids.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure how I’ll feel in five years when\u00a0I hit 40. Will I feel different\u00a0in having reached the big 4-0? Are you supposed<\/em> to feel different? I don’t know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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