I had a conversation with another expat working for the first time away from her home country and away from her family. She asked for tips in how to survive working abroad, considering that I have been an overseas foreign worker for 6 years in Singapore plus my few years studying high school in Saudi Arabia. I don't consider myself an expert in expat living but I shared with her some of the things I did learn along the way in my few years working abroad. These tips somehow worked for me and I … [Read more...]
THAT FUNNY WORD CALLED EXPAT
When I started blogging, I was in the Philippines starting my Family Medicine residency training. I don't have a niche topic for my blog. I would blog about anything and everything under the sun. As I continued on my blogging journey, I also learned that blogs are better if they have a certain niche, more specific the better. Being just a lifestyle blogger can be like a jack-of-all-trades but master-of-none. I wanted to narrow down my blog topics and identify who my audience are. When I gotten … [Read more...]
NEW BEGINNINGS, NEW ADVENTURE
3 months ago, I boarded a plane that would fly me to a country I have never been to before. My family and I just bid farewell to Singapore, our 2nd home for the last 6 years and I was embarking into yet another new adventure. I was never known to be the adventurous type, the kind of girl you can spontaneously invite to climb the mountains at a short notice or someone you can surely call your bungee-jumping partner. I may not be the sporty, thrill-seeker kind-of adventurer but I lean towards a … [Read more...]
DEAR SINGAPORE, GOODBYE
Dear Singapore, Hello! It has been 3 months since I left you but I didn't give you a formal goodbye letter in our 6 years long affair. How should I start? It is difficult like all break-ups. My thoughts are jumbled in my brain. My emotions are a mixture of many things that are hard to express in words. Hence, this is me, writing to you 3 months after. Apologies for my incoherent introduction to my letter but here goes... I first met you when I was 14 years old during my brief vacation with my … [Read more...]
LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS AS AN OVERSEAS FOREIGN WORKER IN SINGAPORE
As promised in one of my Instagram post (www.instagram.com/littlemisshoney) that I will be writing about the living accommodations for expats like me in Singapore. So here, it is. Are curious about the housing accommodations for an expat in Singapore? Some foreign workers like me are given housing allowances monthly by their companies. We are responsible for finding the accommodation for ourselves that maybe either be higher, lower or just right with the housing allowance allotted. Since we … [Read more...]
5 FREE KID-FRIENDLY SPOTS IN EAST OF SINGAPORE
Having 3 kids under a foreign visa status in an urban city like Singapore can be quite expensive I must admit. So to budget our finances wisely, we look for recreational activities in Singapore that doesn't require us to spend too much or better yet, fun activities that are free. We also don't want to deprive our kids with good recreational fun. And apparently, kids are easy to please. No need expensive toys, regular trips to places that require admission fees, tickets to popular shows, … [Read more...]
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