I recently came across an article titled "Top 10 Hotspots For Human Longevity" and realized that our sunny island of Singapore is in that top 10 list. I followed up with a google on "Singapore life expectancy", google amazingly showed the statistics of 81.3 years according to the World bank source in 2009. As I am at less than the half way mark of the average, I kind of had mixed feelings towards this result. On one hand, many would celebrate this, especially the Chinese, as it is the culture to emphasize a lot on longevity. However, on the other hand, we have to face the practical and realistic issues. Looking at the progress of the local economy and society, high inflation seems to be the new normal. 20 years from now when I start considering retirement, it is not difficult to imagine a plate of chicken rice at ......