Just found this Forum recently and thought it's rather
interesting! Didn't even know that it exist! Hope you guys don't
mind me joining in for a little bit of "steaky beak?"
I left Singapore for Australia in the early 70s, I was in my
early twenties then. I just turned sixty last month and I can tell
you all that I've only been back to Singapore only twice! The first
time when my mother was taken ill and hospitalised, the second time
was when she passed away and "went to a better place so to
speak!"
For me personally, growing up in the period between the 60s to
the late 80s in Singapore was just intolerable. Virtually too much
government control in all aspects of our lives! Many of the young
ones left Singapore for good and as far as I know, all of us are
very happy living and growing old in a "foreign country."
It all depends on what your outlook in life is and what do you
really want from it! I'm still single, own a 3 bedroom home, own my
Mitshubishi Lancer, have enough money in the bank and have stopped
working since I'm in my early forties!!!! I don't depend on any
government handouts and have just two years ago, sponsored my
sister and my niece to Australia. They're both living in Australia
and have received the PR status. It's entirely up to them if they
want to be naturalised as an Australian as I have that many
years ago, or remain as a Singaporean living overseas comfortably
without any hassles!
Nothing in life is impossible!! It's a matter of pulling your
socks up and get on with it rather than blaming "others" because
things just don't work out for yourself!
I still have family members in Singapore, but Australia is my
home now. The lifestyle here suits me better rather than all the
government controlling in everything I do or every word I say in
Singapore! If you're not happy in Singapore, do something about it.
After all, it's your life!
pls read this
http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/378346
A rebuttal to Eric Brooks’ call for Sporean to be ‘grateful'
http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/381541
why i am migrating
http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/377771
Pls read Bye Bye Singapore hello China