emigration is not easy

hloc SG

Sadly some ppl here don't understand they have to look both way..... Sad

Gedanken SG

Originally posted by hloc:
[b]Sadly some ppl here don't understand they have to look both way..... Sad [/b]

That being the case, hloc, such individuals will get themselves screwed regardless of whether they move or stay put.

Coquitlam SG

Yup....I agree with you....I have had my share of hardship and culture shocks, but it sure is well worth teh effort...everyone knows how cushy a life we all have had in Sillypore and it makes one a better person by exploring the outside world.....you do not need to emigrate but just to work and live in another country for a few years makes you a better person....

I am enjoying the fruits of emigration.....Majulah my new country

Coquitlam SG

less painful??? hehehe...better to be screwed eslewhere than here.....being screwed here while they pretend that this is the perfect country to live in as a city of possibilities makes me puke.....yup...I guess its a city of many possibilities to be screwed

kramnave SG

Then go lor since so unhappy

Coquitlam SG

Not unhappy lah.....happy here but will be happier elsewhere..... Smile Smile

kramnave SG

Rolling Eyes happier elsewhere then go lor if you feel that way....don't try never know mah

Coquitlam SG

Tried already.....presently not in Sillypore....just waiting to cash out all my CPF

How about you? You not going to try? Or you one of those that will be most happy under PAP rule?

reddressman SG

To find out and learn more about migration and what it takes, can use new citizens here as reference materials.

You see, they enjoying it . Laughing

kramnave SG

The thing is i don't feel oppressed or suffocated here. The only thing about Singapore is money. In every other vibrant city, you need money to enjoy it. I like cities, why not stay in a city i was born in, where my friends and family are and the jokes we share are priceless. Maybe as i grow older i may find city living less affordable and may choose to live in someplace more rural.

boka SG

scandinavian countries are always the best

Daddy!! SG

because you live in sub sub urban, you are de-gressing and not progressing.

Gazelle SG

a) Job market in Singapore is not stagnating it is growing or else why would singapore government is consider increasing the population to 6m?

b) If you are untalented, you will not make it in anywhere you go and furthermore I cant think of a country that will accept immigrant without talent, unless you have $$

c) There will always be rich and poor people in every country and being poor doesnt mean you are 2nd class citizen because you are entitled to same rights, votes, freedom, and laws that govern this country.

fishbuff SG

i am an oracle database administrator and last job was a presales. as i had travelled around singapore and gave numerous presentations, i can see that there is an overwhelming numbers of foreigners as compared to singaporeans, sometime, the latter is non-existent. take credit sussie for example, 100% of their IT staffs are foreigners. so is stanchart and citibank.

when i applied for some new job opportunities, agencies told me that they are looking for people younger than 35. FT bosses will most likely hire their own kind. when i attend meetings with customers/colleagues, 50% the meeting are in hindi.

do i feel like a foreigner in my own country? yes! It is no longer a country that i grew up with and loved. It is getting more and more "foreign" (pardon the pun).

what does my 2.5 years of NS and 16 years of reservist count for? nothing? just a discharge letter that is computer printed.

i looked around my neighbourhood in sg and workplace, almost all are foreigners. where are the singaporeans? very few, im afraid. It is time that i followed my grandparents' footsteps; to migrate to another country for the future of my siblings.

Trump_Card SG

Agreed . Our contributions for this country are not reciprocated .

reddressman SG

Ok, immigration is not easy.

So?

So, everyone not happy ones also die die stuck here and get fumed until the lungs dry up ? ha ha ha . Laughing

Congratulations to everyone reading this.

Lim Wei Ming SG

I agree. Foreigners are everywhere now. Much more so than a few years back. Its like everybody I see on the streets, 50% I would say are outsiders. You have got to be really dishonest to say you have not noticed them. And worst of all is that employers prefer hiring PRs due to the fact that they do not have to attend annual reservist. Furthermore, the rising inflation means skyrocketing prices are coming. It might not be much now but just imagine 10 years down the road. Who knows Singapore might still be Singapore then.

Add to that the irreversable effects of global warming and we have one major problem to deal with in the future. Rising temperatures & sea levels, more deseases, a booming nation caused by lowering birth rates and thus higher taxes. Now, all those above doesn't sound ideal. I don't picture myself living in Singapore in the future. I just cannot imagine brining out my son or daughter in such a place! No way that is going to happen! As soon-to-be-parents, we are advised not to be selfish. Bring up your children in a better environment free from the selfish acts of human beings and their so-called modernisation activities! All those benefit no one in the long run! Yes, the rich gets richer but they all forgot one thing. Just like Yin & Yang, there has to be a balance in this world. Once the balance is out, everything falls apart. Which is what is happening now. Remember, sometimes the best things in life really is for free. Wink

Coquitlam SG

Yup indeed its true....that is is why I agree with another forumer that we should all follow in our forefathers' footsteps and emigrate....Sillypore is just an empty shell...most things associated with our childhood are gone...there is no point staying on here as this little red dot will get what it deserves coming....we all know about Sillypore being arrogant, materialistic, only economically driven, superficial....even our kids have become soft.....I seriously doubt the majority of the local kids' ability to survive, sure there will be tough kids in Sillypore....maybe 20% Smile

After all, Sillypore was built on the sweat of immigrants, so let Sillypore continue to be built from the sweat of the IT professionals from India and the lecturers, coffee shop assistants from China....no harm letting try their luck

Can you imagine what the governments of China and India thought of their citizens(those that came to Sillypore) 100 years ago...QUITTERS....oh well what goes around comes around

Nevertheless, we should move on to other countries and try our luck and see how we can shape the future of other countries, just ignore the quitter label....we are not quitters, we are entrepreneurs and adventurers.....after all, we in the business circles will know the harsh realities....lower business costs thru cheaper and skilled labor from India and China...let's see how much more Sillyporeans have to take to survive.....

Coquitlam SG

I know how you feel......whatever is done is done...no point thinking about it, after all, most of us probably would not be independent enough or had enough freedom to make our own decisions when we were young, we just followed instructions and went through the motions that is so 'uniquely' Sillyporean, pri sch, sec sch, jc/poly, NS, uni, secure job, get married and contribute babies to the little red dot....all the while being risk averse and stay kiasu at the buffet table....

I don't regret NS as I did not have a choice.....what you can decide is if you want your future kids, if they are boys, will serve NS or not. Of course its a waste of time, but what's done is done.....no point griping, move on and emigrate is what I always say...just throw that discharge letter away...afterall, if there are so many keen to imigrate to Sillypore from India and China, let their children form the future army....as long as its not your kids right? Remember you have a choice for your future, not your past

Coquitlam SG

Yup, the simple things like sitting by a lake the size of Sillypore and enjoying the cool breeze is indeed free....sure we have to work hard in our newly adopted countries, but I see many like me truly enjoying the simple pleasures that cannot be found in Sillypore.....

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