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As I enter my 50s, which are the new 20s, I’m finally free
The writer discovers the joy of having time for herself as she reconnects with old friends.
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At 50, age is giving the writer a reality check. It is also giving her a ticket to freedom.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
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The clock is ticking away, the countdown to my 50th birthday has begun.
It’s a milestone year for me and my peers. “We have lived half a century – isn’t that amazing?” one of them typed in a group chat.

