Finding the Happiness of Pursuit
Retirement isn’t an ending. It’s the first chapter you write yourself.
Letters from the other side of a full life — honest, warm, and curious about meaning. By Farook, 69, writing from Vietnam.
What You Will Find Here
Three pillars. One honest voice.
Emotional Wellness
The interior life of retirement — identity, meaning, and what changes when the title is gone. Honest writing about the emotional landscape.
Joyful Living
The deliberate practice of joy — not aspirational, not saccharine. The genuine discovery that joy is available in ordinary moments.
AgeTech
Technology that earns its place in a good life. Honest reviews — tested by someone who uses tools, not selling them.
Latest Writing
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The Da Vinci Secret to Joyful Living in Retirement (Everything Connects)
Leonardo da Vinci had a word for it: *connessione*. The understanding that everything connects to everything else. He used it to describe how he thought about his work — the machines, the paintings, t… · 1,517 words · 8 min read
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When Did I Decide I Was Too Old to Learn New Things? (A Retiree’s Honest Answer)
A few weeks ago, my neighbour — a 72-year-old woman who had been muttering darkly about smartphones for months — knocked on my door to show me something.… · 1,589 words · 8 min read
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What I’m Learning About Happiness in Retirement: The Surprising Thing Nobody Told Me
This morning, I woke up at 4:30 as usual. Prayer, warm water, a few stretches. Then I took our poodle for his walk while Vung Tau was still quiet and the air still cool — the kind of cool that only ex… · 1,527 words · 8 min read
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About Farook
Singaporean by birth, Vietnamese by choice. After decades in manufacturing across Asia, I write about what comes after — without a wellness agenda, without performing. Just what I’ve actually found to be true.