life in Singapore

Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as
Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than
commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia.

All that said, on Mainland Malaysia, I often felt distinctly
uncomfortable.
I couldn't seem to get enough clothing to cover me. As a fair-haired
woman,
I was really out of place. I didn't have the same experience while in the
Sabah area.


I have had several people tell me that it is hard to find jobs there
and
also housing is expensive and cars are expensive.

Housing isn't cheap but no worse than a big city in the USA. There's no
need
for a car in Singapore.

There may be no need for a car in Singapore but for a place that doesn't
need any, there certainly are a lot of cars. It was amazing to me that so
many had cars considering their cost and the ease of travel without one.
I
have family living in Singapore. I find their homes to be outrageously
expensive considering that they range from very small apartments to two
storey townhouse apartments. My family all work extremely hard. 12-18
hour
days with few breaks over the weekend are the norm for all of those still
working. Most everyone I've met in Sing was very nice, even the ones that
I
got to know better. ;^)

I think it's a great place to visit and a wonderful hub for visiting other
places in SE Asia. Anyone that loves to shop and has deep pockets will
naturally love Singapore. Myself, I'm not much of a shopper but I still
had
a great time in Chinatown. Then again, I was picking up gifts to take
back
home.

Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as
Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than
commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia.

All that said, on Mainland Malaysia, I often felt distinctly
uncomfortable.
I couldn't seem to get enough clothing to cover me. As a fair-haired
woman,
I was really out of place. I didn't have the same experience while in the
Sabah area.


I have had several people tell me that it is hard to find jobs there
and
also housing is expensive and cars are expensive.

Housing isn't cheap but no worse than a big city in the USA. There's no
need
for a car in Singapore.

There may be no need for a car in Singapore but for a place that doesn't
need any, there certainly are a lot of cars. It was amazing to me that so
many had cars considering their cost and the ease of travel without one.
I
have family living in Singapore. I find their homes to be outrageously
expensive considering that they range from very small apartments to two
storey townhouse apartments. My family all work extremely hard. 12-18
hour
days with few breaks over the weekend are the norm for all of those still
working. Most everyone I've met in Sing was very nice, even the ones that
I
got to know better. ;^)

I think it's a great place to visit and a wonderful hub for visiting other
places in SE Asia. Anyone that loves to shop and has deep pockets will
naturally love Singapore. Myself, I'm not much of a shopper but I still
had
a great time in Chinatown. Then again, I was picking up gifts to take
back
home.

In article , Neil Raines wrote:
Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as
Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than
commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia.

For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

In article , Neil Raines wrote:
Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as
Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than
commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia.

For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

In article , Miguel Cruz says...

For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one.

Are you allowed to rent a car in Malaysia and use it in Singapore ?
--

Alfred Molon

http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest and Portugal

In article , Miguel Cruz says...

For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one.

Are you allowed to rent a car in Malaysia and use it in Singapore ?
--

Alfred Molon

http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest and Portugal

In article , Miguel Cruz says...

For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one.

Are you allowed to rent a car in Malaysia and use it in Singapore ?
--

Alfred Molon

http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest and Portugal

I don't even think I want to go back as a tourist, let alone live there. You
would have to work VERY hard in a well paid job to get anything out of it at
all.
"Neil Raines" wrote in message
...
I have visited many times and do not believe the people are any more hard
working than those in New Zealand.(where I live and work).


"
Hi Ash, I still do think Singapore nice place to go as a tourist. But we
don't want to live there as a resident. Nice place for woman to shopping
around. Nice food and nice atmosphere. But once u live there... you will
have to keep up with singaporean. Working very very hard... My husband
used to work for local company... even on his day off the phone will
ring and ask him to go to work. Maybe that the basic characteristic of
chinese... Live to work (not work to live). Because of the ppl there
very hard working... not surprise the country achieved so much in over
30 yrs. Singapore have the lowest corruption rate in far east.

But still... I don't want to live in Singapore.... :-)

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I don't even think I want to go back as a tourist, let alone live there. You
would have to work VERY hard in a well paid job to get anything out of it at
all.
"Neil Raines" wrote in message
...
I have visited many times and do not believe the people are any more hard
working than those in New Zealand.(where I live and work).


"
Hi Ash, I still do think Singapore nice place to go as a tourist. But we
don't want to live there as a resident. Nice place for woman to shopping
around. Nice food and nice atmosphere. But once u live there... you will
have to keep up with singaporean. Working very very hard... My husband
used to work for local company... even on his day off the phone will
ring and ask him to go to work. Maybe that the basic characteristic of
chinese... Live to work (not work to live). Because of the ppl there
very hard working... not surprise the country achieved so much in over
30 yrs. Singapore have the lowest corruption rate in far east.

But still... I don't want to live in Singapore.... :-)

--
Posted via http://britishexpats.com

I don't even think I want to go back as a tourist, let alone live there. You
would have to work VERY hard in a well paid job to get anything out of it at
all.
"Neil Raines" wrote in message
...
I have visited many times and do not believe the people are any more hard
working than those in New Zealand.(where I live and work).


"
Hi Ash, I still do think Singapore nice place to go as a tourist. But we
don't want to live there as a resident. Nice place for woman to shopping
around. Nice food and nice atmosphere. But once u live there... you will
have to keep up with singaporean. Working very very hard... My husband
used to work for local company... even on his day off the phone will
ring and ask him to go to work. Maybe that the basic characteristic of
chinese... Live to work (not work to live). Because of the ppl there
very hard working... not surprise the country achieved so much in over
30 yrs. Singapore have the lowest corruption rate in far east.

But still... I don't want to live in Singapore.... :-)

--
Posted via http://britishexpats.com