On the age of reason and getting older

King of Asian pop: Taiwanese singer Jay Chou. If you are constantly going to sing about being with some Chinese gentleman called Chou, you might as well sing it in Mandarin. – AFP

LIKE gravity, age gets you down.

My problem is that I tend to be pessimistic. Went for my annual medical the other day and the doctor said that I was in reasonable shape for “my age.” Instead of being pleased, couldn’t help thinking that it would also be reasonable that at “my age” I could die at some point.