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by germangirl » Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:55 am
I was just reading through this and feel i want to say a few words too... i came here 1,5 years ago for work, alone, my bfriend couldn't join me... I guess I don't need to mention that I was not happy...
anyway, i started to engage myself in activities, took up new hobbies, travelled at least once a month to get out of Singapore.... i made friends, expats as well as locals. Some of my best friends today are singaporeans. The busier I got, the happier I felt. I even extended my contract here and have 2,5 years more to go now... and I know there will be things that i miss if i ever leave...
There are things that annoy me in Singapore, there are things I will never get used to.... but I started to feel that Singapore is a good place to live. It depends on what you make of it. Most Singaporeans are quite active people. No matter if you like sports, indoor or outdoor, culture, arts or just good chill out places. Singapore has it... maybe in different style than we are used to, but it is here...
Those expat gatherings, I always feel if you meet one nice person out of 10, you won...
For me, I think what made me unhappy those first months was the 'being alone' feeling...
I really hope that you all will make the same experiences as me, going from being the unhappy expat to the 'i can make it through this without crying' expat... and maybe even to the expat, that can enjoy some parts of life in this city...
My best advice would be, engage yourself in travels... Flights are cheap to most nearby countries... and there's a whole new world for us to explore.
I read somewhere, 'happy' expats shouldn't write on this post... but since i used to be one of you, i hope it's ok to give some comments...
we know what we are, but know not what we may be