Everyday, 10 sporeans quit SG for Aus

• qlqq9

  8 Apr 08, 23:21

  Originally posted by eagle:

  TCH's one in Cars forum also got locked

  
  ha ha ha

• holygoh

  9 Apr 08, 10:12

  
  I wonder the immigration figure of local to Canada? Today paper reported that PM Lee is voicing concern about the bran drain going out of Spore.

  
  The highest paid civil servant in the world and he cannot see why people are leaving when everyone else knows why. Funny.
• nehpyh

  9 Apr 08, 10:19

  I also wanna go....must look for a job there first...or maybe get my coy to send me there!!!

• Mid9Sun

  9 Apr 08, 11:31

  Well it is confirmed that I will be moving over in a few mths. So now I need to ask you folks who moved over for your  experiences and tips which are very much appreciated.

• ulquiorra87

  9 Apr 08, 11:55

  You can include me as one of the permanent quitters flying off next month =D =D =D

• Mid9Sun

  9 Apr 08, 12:01

  Originally posted by ulquiorra87:

  You can include me as one of the permanent quitters flying off next month =D =D =D

  
  You too?? cool...where you heading and what are the preparations youhave done??

• ulquiorra87

  9 Apr 08, 18:37

  I'll be going to Brisbane to study in UQ.. just about all preparations done except for visa You? heading to australia for what purpose?

• dumbdumb!

  9 Apr 08, 18:40

  i'm watching V for Vendetta...

  will there be one in SG? maybe Mas Selamat eh?

  M for... Malaysia? lol

• Mid9Sun

  10 Apr 08, 18:14

  Originally posted by ulquiorra87:

  I'll be going to Brisbane to study in UQ.. just about all preparations done except for visa You? heading to australia for what purpose?

  
  Hmmm i am going to there to live happily ever after..I hope.....

  So u going to bring your notebook/PC there or go there and buy new one, cos I cant decide is it cheaper to buy here or there...

• Terribear

  11 Apr 08, 09:17

  I love brisbane. spent 4.5 years there in the 90's doing my studies. I would advise bringing your laptop/notebook there but make sure its covered by international warranty when you buy it here. Computer and electronic equipment are generally higher in Australia due to taxes. Love the river rides in winter, great view of the storey-bridge and very relaxing. Fishbuff, which part of Brisbane are u at?
• fishbuff

  11 Apr 08, 12:03

  im residing at westlake, south west of brisbane.

  i bought my dell inspirion laptop here for A$900+, 2gb ram, dual processor, 3 years warranty.

  now im trying to bring my brother-in-laws here, back in SG, they are exploited like hell by their SME employers.

• Mid9Sun

  11 Apr 08, 12:24

  I was thinking of building my own desktop in SG then bring it over but just tot it will be waste of warranty....

• will4

  11 Apr 08, 18:26

  I kena told that it is getting easier for foreign professioal to get PR in this country.

• qlqq9

  12 Apr 08, 07:08

  Originally posted by will4:

  I kena told that it is getting easier for foreign professioal to get PR in this country.

  
  This is not new.   A couple of foreigners I know of told me they were offered PR applications not long after they arrived in singapore.

• balance_else_complacent

  12 Apr 08, 12:07

  Originally posted by qlqq9:

  
  This is not new.   A couple of foreigners I know of told me they were offered PR applications not long after they arrived in singapore.

  i also heard a rumor from my colleague who was from india and got pr and then was offered citizenship. So , he took it. he is now thinking of quiting the inc once he is about to retire.

  he wants to go home. when his son turned 18 he gave up his pr and returned home to 'study'.

  his wife also now in india.

  he owns a flat here.

  he is selling for some reason.

  FT->PR->citizen->withdraw cpf ?

   

• balance_else_complacent

  12 Apr 08, 12:09

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  Well it is confirmed that I will be moving over in a few mths. So now I need to ask you folks who moved over for your  experiences and tips which are very much appreciated.

  
  one has to prepare with some lead time.

  withdrawing cpf is not instant thing.

  1. work overseas, apply pr there.

  2. after a couple of years stay there, apply citizen.

  3. once gotten then only can start withdraw.

  I not sure if above sequence is correct?

  I need to be cork sure.

• will4

  12 Apr 08, 14:44

  Originally posted by holygoh:

  
  The highest paid civil servant in the world and he cannot see why people are leaving when everyone else knows why. Funny.

  
  I think he probably knew the reason local wanting to migrate to other countries. Look at the channel u n there is a show about

   

  Belinda Lee going around to other countries to look for locals on other countries. This morning, the paper mentioned PM Lee said it is important to get local in other countries to come back here.

• Poh Ah Pak

  12 Apr 08, 15:16

  I think PAP regime needs to do more propaganda work to encourage Singaporeans living overseas from coming back to Singapore.

  They need to step up their activities and propaganda.

  This type of work will be futile to fishbuff I think.

   

• balance_else_complacent

  13 Apr 08, 00:41

  Originally posted by will4:

  
  I think he probably knew the reason local wanting to migrate to other countries. Look at the channel u n there is a show about

   

  Belinda Lee going around to other countries to look for locals on other countries. This morning, the paper mentioned PM Lee said it is important to get local in other countries to come back here.

  Belinda lee? Belind who ? Have the TV programs ever showed why talents of the pore quit the INC and withdraw their CPF and live happily overseas?

  Hey, afterall, at least 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 poreans drop it every year right? Maybe several thousands in some years?

   

• lotus999

  13 Apr 08, 17:56

  Originally posted by will4:

  
  I think he probably knew the reason local wanting to migrate to other countries. Look at the channel u n there is a show about

   

  Belinda Lee going around to other countries to look for locals on other countries. This morning, the paper mentioned PM Lee said it is important to get local in other countries to come back here.

  think he is more interested in attracting ft to sg than getting locals to return.

• will4

  13 Apr 08, 18:24

  Originally posted by lotus999:

  think he is more interested in attracting ft to sg than getting locals to return.

  
  I think to get foreign professional to come n make this country their home is quite difficult. The govt never told us how many

   

  foreigners left to go back to their original countries after staying here.

• lotus999

  13 Apr 08, 18:32

  Originally posted by will4:

  
  I think to get foreign professional to come n make this country their home is quite difficult. The govt never told us how many

   

  foreigners left to go back to their original countries after staying here.

  mm lee said that there is a net gain and they are happy with that..

• will4

  13 Apr 08, 18:59

  Originally posted by lotus999:

  mm lee said that there is a net gain and they are happy with that..

  
  If there is a gain, how come the PM sound worried about it?

  PM Lee mentioned that 100 locals went to other countries to

   

  study n only half of them came back to here to work while the rest of them stayed back in their host countries. Spore is facing a lot of brain drain problem n for those people came to Spore on work permit or student pass, they will be offered PR.

• balance_else_complacent

  13 Apr 08, 20:16

  Originally posted by will4:

  
  I think to get foreign professional to come n make this country their home is quite difficult. The govt never told us how many

   

  foreigners left to go back to their original countries after staying here.

  
  i am also expecting some news or program to documentarise the successful examples of locals settling overseas. there are so many cases. bound to have plenty of ex-poreans being happier man and woman living in a place with higher Quality of Life which cannot directly be bought by material wealth or money. if a rich man is rich due to working in a very stressful business, and he is always worrying and hot temper or taking feel good medications, his quality of life is worse than a poor man who is content.

• valentinoo

  13 Apr 08, 21:45

  australia is much more multi racial than singaopore. talking bout language, singapore has lots of chinaman migrants who cant speak english....dont u think spore shudmake it compulsory for PR to be able to speak english b4 giving them the visa. otheerwise judging from the amount of migrants from china coming here, singapore would be another china