Ever since i was mature enough, i often hear media reports, word
of mouth and remarks in the forums which suggested that it is very
glamorous and prestigious to study in Australia.
Some suggested that after graduation,they can then find
employment there, hopefully gain PR status and stay there.
BUT, in a straits Time report, feb 6, P16:
"Singaporeans
at Aussie varsities a lonely lot:
Study
Young
Singaporeans are the loneliest of overseas students at Australian
universities, a new study has found. Every
single one of those surveyed by researchers from Victoria's Monash
University and the University of Melbourne admitted to feeling
friendless and isolated. Students from Malaysia, Indonesia and
China were not that much happier, according to the study. Overall,
67 per cent of female and 62 per cent of male international
students said they experienced 'periods of loneliness and
isolation' Down Under. Some of the young men and women polled said
they felt like they were in 'a very strange place' and likened
their experience to being 'lost in a jungle'.
"
So yeah. if ordinary mortals. aka Singaporeans cannot even adapt
to uni life in Australia, how more can they adapt to settling down
in Australia?
Fundamentally, Sg students need to open up, be less culturally
eccentric and for God's sake, go mingle with the Angmors and not
merely mingle with ur pathetic villagers aka the SG
students' Union.
