Filmmaker. I make short films about the things I love and care about. Currently living life in Singapore. Originally from London.
You won't find fluff on this channel. Only my truth and making sense of the world. #freepalestine . #singapore #uk #british #expat #travel #food #humanrights
Thank you for watching. Working and living in Singapore is an amazing experience but it is (more) expensive here right now and that has had an impact on many “expats”. Some employment packages aren’t fully adequate for the global move, so it’s really based on individual circumstances and what works best for you (and family, if you have one). My video doesn’t really dive into these topics though. Regardless, I hope you’re happy in your decision and wishing you the best in life and career.
@@fahmidamiah title suggested you’re regretting, and I wanted to know what are the regrets. But the ending saying you’re not. Kind of wasted 15 mins watching.
London is not the best place for renting, agreed. There’s also a huge shortage right now, so many people are in sharing situations (House of Multiple Occupancy). It’s forcing people to move out of London. It’s harder for carers, immigrants and those with lower income and no (reliable) family. I truly hope those people around the world who can comfortably live with their parents, can work from home, and save for a deposit to buy a house, can see how much harder life is for people without all of these privileges.
When you go to foreign countries to live you can plan but it’s so hard for it to go perfect so many unexpected circumstances and probelms when you move abroad which you can’t predict and always you are a foreigners in their countries…🧐😤
Welcome to the reality of living and moving abroad. This is my experience and it’s not depressing; it’s just life for me and sometimes others (if you read the comments from people who have experienced the same). If you want to see sugarcoating videos, then this channel is not for you.
@@fahmidamiah I've worked & lived in 10 countries, but your story sounded quite depressing. Perhaps I didn't go there with much expectations & enjoyed everywhere. I loved Mexico City, Botswana, Fiji n Samoa out of all those. US n Toronto were pretty conventional, nothing exciting to be honest. Didn't like it.
@@fahmidamiah I just read your last line, you sounding very defensive. C'mon, it's just an honest opinion. For sugarcoated feedback, pls look somewhere else. That's all I can say. Rest is ur choice. You moved 5place in 2.5yrs -- I did 10 countries at a larger period of time. So no harm taking a feedback at face value I wud say. Take it easy & Enjoy life.
@@lizziemcbizzierobin Actually I did ...want me to name them & the time of my posting there :) ..I started with Gaborone, Botswana in 2009 & continued until PNG/Fiji/Samoa till 2018 then came back to India. So in a tenure of 9yrs, I had the opportunity to live & work at 10 different countries. 3 in Africa, 3 in North America, 1 - Caribbean, 1-Europe & 3 in Oceania. Actually 11, LOL. Actually, people in Telecom Software do get to travel a lot. Imagine, this count would have gone to 15 if I would have continued traveling post Covid too. LOL. And am a fluent Spanish speaker too. Learnt in Mexico, the country I loved the most :) -- the only Latin American country I lived in.
Please do not think Singapore like 3rd world that everything is cheap and ppl can't wait to please you. I stayed in london for total 2 years and the western has very strange understanding about Asia failing to know even India has 47 local languages. So do your study well, dun throw everything in 1 gamble. You might disappoint yourself.
Thanks for your comment but it’s terribly unfair. My video isn’t about nor mentions the things you have commented on. I am also proud to be British Asian and deeply connected to my parents culture, food, motherland and mother tongue.
I love ur video. I think ur experience is unique. I believe ur greatest lesson was to relax and simple enjoy where and who u r. Ofcourse if u are migrating somewhere to make ur life perfect u never will. We must make ourselves and lives perfect where ever we are. I learned this powerful lesson on the mean dirty streets of nyc where i was homeless for 6 years. I grew up in brooklyn ny but had to family, no friends to fall back on and so i was completely alone among the other poverty stricken masses. It was hard. I grew up having what i needed and here i was without those sources. My only companion was god whom i was never able to ignore. Onto cold snowy streets where i stood with others over subway vents to stay warm and into charitable auditoriums where they hearded us, shoulder to shoulder, making us run and compete for the right to eat. Hot summer nights of misery while still wearing the clothes u put on 3 days ago and still trying to give urself a sink bath in the restroom on a mcdonalds in the village while the manager banged on the door. I too eventually learned to be gloriously content while in these conditions. I believe this is the true reason for the uncomfortable places we place ourselves. It is to leave the comfort zone behind, not for good but to instead open our eyes to blessing that are right in front of us. In truth u lived well in singapore. Just a lil ways away were other people that im sure would have gladly traded situations with u. Im glad u woke up to the beauty and the majesty of that pkace, of ur place within it. God bless!!!
Singapore has a high cost of living. Those expats from their own counties can't acustom to our living standards! We're stressful and competitive country not stress free!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It’s definitely a stressful time too. It’s not easy for locals, I have definitely seen this. I hope it gets better for everyone ❤️
lol, there are reasons why so many RU-vid videos tell you Singapore is a Rich nation. It is literally for the Rich, unless you are born a Singaporean you need to be decently Rich to enjoy the perks in Singapore, both personal and wealth safety and top cheap educations and healthcare (only applies to Citizens) are the main perks of living in Singapore.. why do you think there is a movie called Crazy Rich Asian that was filmed in Singapore.. That movie wasn't a joke. Furthermore getting citizenship is getting way harder unless you are either super rich or real professional in technology/scientific fields or both. Well why I kept saying you need to be rich is because, if you are not you have to work your butts off to enjoy those perks.. And when you are working your butts off its not really enjoying isn't it plus if you aren't a citizen and you think you wanted to live in Singapore… good luck.
Thanks for watching. My video isn’t about anything you’ve mentioned, nor the multiple topics other people have brought up, but it makes me really happy that my video has opened up different conversations, thoughts and feelings from so many people outside of the topic I actually was talking about in the video: change. I appreciate your comment and everyone else’s because they matter! Imo, it’s up to Singaporeans what they want Singapore to be. But with Crazy Rich Asians - it isn’t representative of Singapore nor Singaporeans and is a racist Hollywood film that excludes groups of Singaporeans for a mainly Chinese cast. That film also makes Singapore look like a bullying, mean girl state to the sweet and innocent American-Asian. It is propaganda. Once you land in Singapore, it’s nothing like that film. Singapore is diverse in people, food and faith. People are kind, helpful, work hard and many people are stressed too. It’s a very interesting place and a lot can be learnt. But I agree: it’s very expensive for foreigners. My video isn’t really about that though ☺️
@@fahmidamiahBut sadly it was the truth, not implying that I am stereotyping every Singaporean, but it's the truth even for the women in the movie you quoted. Because even the middle class are acting that way.. Of course again not everyone.. So if Middle classes are acting that way.. It not hard to think the upper classes wouldn't and could be worst. By the way, I am a Singaporean. And I just wanted to write for others who watched your video if they thought they wanted a “retire” life in Singapore.. It's just hard to be enjoyable if you do not have capital to spend. No problem if you are there for vacation. 👍 oh and I wasn't writing to criticize your regret, if you thought I was hostile, I am just writing the reality and I thought maybe even with a lot of information out there, people would still experience it, what's better than to experience it and learning it through experience.
Well, 1) you're on RU-vid, viewers are entitled to speak their minds 2) Assuming user godzillaEnergy is a Singaporean, he/ she can say all they want to you, albeit, yaya, it's harsh la 3) if you don't like it, you block us loh...simple ma
Singapore is modern city but actually very small and the currency were very high Malaysia were not so up to date but many places your can visit the longer you lived in Singapore the you might probably experience the boredom 😂
Thanks for watching and for your comment :) I love Malaysia - it has the city vibes in KL, but then more rustic places and coasts like Melaka. Singapore is fantastic for many things too, and you're right it's a great base to explore other places. I don't think I can understand if someone says they're bored in Singapore, although it can feel same-same at times, but there's so much else one can do with their time. Ultimately, I do believe boredom is a luxury.
Could be you guys were mistook for being North Indians foreigners, and were not treated good and friendly by the locals… my observations and nasty experiences as a local here
It makes me sad to read that you've had hurtful experiences as a local. I have come across people who have shared similar experiences, but for us, we did not have these experiences and found locals to be friendly, kind and helpful. I know that nowhere is perfect and unfortunately there are crappy people in all places, but I do genuinely believe there are more kinder and caring people than not around the world. I hope you have better experiences going forward, which you completely deserve!
Rental racism does sadly persist in Singapore. I am glad that many landlords are sickened by it as well as property agents who do their best to challenge it. It is still hard for many, especially those who aren't considered "Expats" at (literally) face value, who don't typically look for and live in the condos and luxury apartments and who have big salaries. I do know it has improved lastly over the years, but of course, still a long way to go... Everyone deserves a good home :)
Moved to Singapore last year for work after staying 5+ years in Shanghai (Im Indonesian). Managed to survived only 4 months in Singapore. Felt like in a prison of concrete jungle of hdb, condo, shopping mall where all parts of the country literally look and feel the same with very little to explore. Ofc aside from extremely high living cost. Glad that I quit my job after 4 months there... Money isnt everything i suppose.
Thank you for sharing your experience, it's completely valid. I have heard others share a similar experience to you. At the same time, I know many who really adore Singapore and can't imagine leaving. The great thing about travel - as you'll know for sure - is that it helps us figure out who we are, what we want. I'm really glad you could take away what you didn't like. And I agree, as I'm sure many Singaporeans will do too, that money feels like the be it and end all in Singapore culture sometimes, but that is a capitalist illusion and not reality. I am happy to hear you are happier now... where did you move to next? :)
Need to know how to use your budget. If rental is us$3000 a mth in town, one can take the train 10mins out and rend us$1500. Avoid daily Starbucks coffee usd5, enjoy local coffee usd2. Meals and transport are the cheapest. So, I think Sgp is affordable with high level standards of living. Be contented with what budget u have. Not a bad place at all.
Thanks for sharing! Singapore is doable especially if you’re single or sharing (for families there are more factors to consider like schools). If one is happy to venture further out and try something different, it’s more accessible. And I love kopitiams! $2 teh is my go to 🙌🏽 and I love a beef rendang or ayam penyet from hawker centres (usually for me $7-8). The food and drink is closer to my own South Asian culture so that is not new for me, it makes me feel at home (I am very lucky ). For other expats, it may be too different from what they have from their own countried and cultures and that’s understandable if they don’t want to have Singaporean food every day. After all, our food preferences are set at a young age.
I love this question! I think the thing I enjoy doing the most is sitting at Constant Wind (a sailing club with a cafe) on the East Coast, overlooking the water. It’s so peaceful during weekdays and I love the cool breeze against my skin (which is pretty rare anywhere else in Singapore) :)
awwww all of those places including Singapore are fantastic! I absolutely love SE Asia! There is so much to do, see, eat, and people to meet. Where's your favourite place?
As someone who moved here recently with my husband , if you don't look oriental/chinese they will treat you a bit differently. My husband is white and I am tanned. First two months I was here I noticed Singaporean especially the elderly love to stare and its so uncomfortable for me but I was being optimistic and thinking maybe they just being curious, till I encountered something that hurt my feelings. One of our neighbours came to our house, to say hi, and they thought Im the maid. They just love to stare at us, I think its very rude. Apart from this experience i think singapore is lovely.
So sorry that this happened to u. My cousin is Eurasian and sometimes gets mistaken too. It’s a genuine mistake by the elderly locals. The younger ones are less tactless and they are more cosmopolitan. I really feel bad for your experience but I hope we’ve been nice otherwise. Every country has its ups and downs. My friends and I were mistaken for being Jap in England and got spat on by some elderly people there before. That was in the 90s, so those were vets who knew Japan to be cruel at war. None of us were Jap, but they couldn’t tell us apart. ^^”
What’s wrong to be the maid? Maids are humans and make money. I’ll be offended if anyone thought I was a criminal, pedo, rapist, thief but nothing wrong from being the maid. I’m a Latina and they think I am Philippine although Koreans apparently can tell the difference. I’m brown and have no problems other than men’s approaching in romantic ways which I just ignore! But yeah nothing wrong to be the maid, shouldn’t hurt your feelings. Perhaps wasn’t even the skin color perhaps was the behavior and attitude.
@@saronahjorgen5845 I doubt it was not based in your skin color it was based on the vibe you gave to the person who knew could get into your nerve, insecurity by pointing your skin color. It’s not the first time it happens? Is it? It’s something that bother you and others can read it. Start by being ok on your own skin, by knowing you’re a child lox god like I and even the person who thought or poke you into calling you a maid, This person was vibing low and so were you with your skin color insecurity. I’ve been before in my ignorance thinking I was better to the ones who were few shades darker than I. It’s just a reflection of our own insecurities. Anyone secure of itself will take it as a simply mistake, well I was confused as the maid so what how do that lower my value. Realize brown, blue or violet you’re a child of god, a mad or a doctor or lawyer you’re still a child of god. Do go and no harms even to those who bother you, just move on from it as they most probably received otherwise how would they know it and use it as a weapon. Our world is upside down and we continue to fight, not ascend to a more loving energy. I repeat, maid, doctor , a freaking presidents it’s still our same creator, Muslim, catholic, Jewish it’s still the same god. Leave behind the insecurity child of god. Be always blessed.
@@user-td4rr5fz2q If you're not a local, don't even bother commenting like u know the situation. Casual racism is common here. The racist aunties here often "mistaken" brown skinned women for being a maid. It's often intentional.
