The Reality of Living in Singapore as Indonesian girl

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Meet Cassandra. She is from Batam, Indonesia, but she’s been in Singapore for 9 years. As we chatted, she explained to me the major contrasts between life in Singapore and Indonesia and shared a heartwarming story of Singaporean kindness. Enjoy!
► Cassandra on TikTok: / cassietj_
► Cassandra on Instagram: / countingstyles
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:26 The Best Things About Singapore
00:55 Singapore culture shock
01:18 Life in Indonesia VS Singapore
03:04 Heartwarming story of Singaporean kindness
04:07 Rich Indonesians in Singapore
05:26 Community of Indonesians in Singapore
07:10 Must-visit places in Indonesia
08:23 Studying in Singapore VS Indonesia
09:42 Salaries in Singapore VS Indonesia
10:15 An important life’s lesson
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Hey! I'm Max. This channel is about life and business in Singapore, as well as other South East Asian countries. I interview inspirational people and ask them tricky questions. Enjoy! :)
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@khenglim 9 месяцев назад

As a Singaporean, I make many friends with Indonesians here. Eventhough they are rich, they remain humble, hospitable and down to earth. This is a trait which I find most endearing about them.

@jameslim3850 8 месяцев назад

Some Indonesian Chinese are humble , some are arrogant and show off their wealth. Depends on who you talking to.

@konliner9286 4 месяца назад

@@jameslim3850True. The ones from Java island are mostly humble while the ones who came from certain places like Medan tend to be more arrogant.

@lukaslee8759 Год назад

Thank you for your sharing and contribution.

@MaxChernov Год назад

Watch next 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iZuizUbSh5I.html The story of a foreign woman who obtained Singaporean citizenship. Will she ever truly belong in Singapore? 🤔

@nielskjr5432 Год назад

Thank you Max! Another fine video. Very nice woman. The Indonesian embassy here in Copenhagen used to have (until the pandemic) a garden party every summer in June. With food stalls, souvenir shops and different kind of traditional entertainment. I haven't heard of any other embassy doing this.

@MaxChernov Год назад

Oh nice!

@StarrySunnie Год назад

Thank you very much, Mr. Chernov 🙏🏽🙇🏻‍♀️❤️ it is heartwarming her real life story. I too arrived in SG around the age from Indonesia and agree the amount of hours to be committed to study and later career establishments. Regardless of Chinese or non, still find struggles living in Singapore 😊 Many Indonesians have to strive harder because of living conditions at Indonesia when you are not rich or having strong social support, we only have our own to answer our own fate 😊

@MaxChernov Год назад

🙏

@CC-dx6bc 10 месяцев назад

@@MaxChernov more Indonesians

@tintintin534 Год назад

Please produce more of such videos about foreigners Living in Singapore. :) I like your channel. keep it up!

@samtiago5801 Год назад

She is so pretty! While working in Singapore years back, I met this Chinese Indonesian girl who was working there as well. She is so pretty, hardworking and polite. We became close friends and even move in together there. Many years down who would have known she would later be a mother to my two wonderful daughters! We have returned to Jakarta since and at some point we also stayed in the UK. Singapore definitely left us good memories

@MaxChernov Год назад

♥️

@Star-wh9lc 7 месяцев назад

Ha Not White Snowy

@mintyworld22 Год назад

Labuan Bajo is in my list now. Looks awsome. I used to visit Bali, Bandung and Jakarta for shoppings. Btw there's an Indonesian youtuber that currently live in Malaysia with her family, they used to live in Singapore and Hungary before moving to Malaysia. Her channel is Ayu Petreny and Maad. Lovely family.

@pinkymoon5039 Год назад

Nice interview. I assume she has a easier experience adjusting in Singapore being a Chinese descent Indonesian. Would be interesting to hear from a Muslim Indonesian perspective.

@MaxChernov Год назад

Let me find one

@raymondyang5113 Год назад

Good point. To be honest, we have been used to having a very laid-back lifestyle. If I'm not mistaken, one of your videos has already mentioned about the lifestyle in KL. I can say that both Indonesia and Malaysia have that same attitude, but I'd say Malaysians might be able to adapt much quicker.

@arsenal_84 Год назад

Good point for discussion 👍

@Shaunashares 6 месяцев назад

Her outfit is 😍

@MaxChernov Год назад

Are there any Indonesians in my subscribers? 🇮🇩

@raymondyang5113 Год назад

Typing from North Maluku, Indonesia, which takes around 1000 km to Labuan Bajo. 😅

@MaxChernov Год назад

@@raymondyang5113 just checked out the photos of North Maluku - its gorgeous!!

@henrya636 Год назад

Been labuan bajo before. So beautiful and quite accessible too.

@TedwinTansan Год назад

from Batam here! been working in SG for just 6 months

@raffialifianzaki3692 Год назад

Apart from the thousands of rich Indonesians living in Singapore, there are also millions of dollars of investment from Indonesian corruptors. In the past, Indonesian corruptors fled to Singapore with the proceeds of corruption. I don't follow the latest news, as far as I know there is no extradition treaty between the two countries.

@cassandratj_ Год назад

Thank you for featuring me! :)

@MaxChernov Год назад

it was my pleasure!☺️

@davidcks Год назад

Finally found your RU-vid channel! Only know you on TikTok! Stay cool! Cheers!

@cassandratj_ Год назад

@@davidcks thank you:)

@colinwang33 Год назад

Welcome to singapore

@raymondyang5113 Год назад

I'm actually an Indonesian, and to be honest, I still struggle to understand the local language despite the fact that I can speak Hokkien. I had this moment that I could understand what uncles were talking about in Ya Kun Toast, but I used Mandarin instead to order some toast. Nonetheless, I think Cassandra made a good point: consistency and perseverance are really needed if someone wants to live in Singapore.

@MaxChernov Год назад

haha I was struggling to understand local taxi uncles during my first year in Singapore! :)

@peterlee6148 Год назад

Indonesian hokkien is different from sg or malaysian hokkien or even taiwanese version.

@DBE008 Год назад

@@peterlee6148 Is it differences of accents, pronunciations, and certain words?

@RW3871 6 месяцев назад

the local language? everyone speaks English and you said you speak Mandarin.. plus you're Indonesian which means you speak Bahasa Indonesia which is similar to Malay.. that already gives you an edge. I'm Singaporean Indian and I know very little Mandarin and Dialect and speak Malay and have no problem.. unless what you mean is you can't understand the Singlish accent

@syarifahnajwa5491 Год назад

She's beautiful. But mostly indonesian chinese are beautiful n handsome

@horizonee7826 Год назад

like anime🥰

@ovogame Год назад

Wow, a video that ends nicely 😊 I like your channel but really dislike the abrupt end usually.

@MrKevinliow88 Год назад

I love Bali, where all the people there are so hospitable just like Thailand.

@whysanjay3074 Год назад

Bali just overrated.. comes to Manado, North Sulawesi.. so underrated...

@fahadshaikh3786 6 месяцев назад

She lives just like a cross the sea.

@detox78 Год назад

Singaporean has more options on travelling. They can just drive across the causeway and mainland Asia is all there for a much more exciting roadtrip.

@TheLolism 6 месяцев назад

FYI for everyone: Batam is just across the sea from Singapore- only 40km away. You can see Singapore from Batam and vice versa.

@Smart_Tamaha 28 дней назад

A lot of Singaporean Chinese have moved to Australia.

@tedlai6624 Год назад

Indonesians are very friendly & hospitable. In 1994, went with my friend to Bandung and was hosted by his Indon friends. Stayed at their school hostel and home...I do not know them prior to the trip. Girls are pretty too. Lots of fond memory of Jakarta...1st dating place for wife & myself...she is Khmer and im a sinkie. Both of us don't work or lived in JKT then 😂

@MaxChernov Год назад

They are so so friendly!

@Batdance8210 Год назад

Cute

@juanpablo-hz3dq Год назад

I remember the first time I went to Jakarta in 2019, and when I arrived I was honestly terrified. People shitting in the street in front of you, queuing to get into a restaurant with a junkie sitting next to the door putting a neee into his arm, junkies chasing after me. After a day I honestly just wanted to come home.

@lutandri1995 11 месяцев назад

So far I enjoy living here in Jakarta, sorry for your experience but so far massive development in Jakarta is absolutely fantastic! I love Jakarta and enjoy all the things about this largest SE city! I am optimistic that Indonesia will grow well in the future as currently we jumped to upper middle income, in addition Indonesia infrastruktur, economy boom, and stability are the key for the magic Indonesia economy to be like today! Jakarta is also enjoyable

@mayuravirus6134 6 месяцев назад

I'm pretty sure she renounced her Indonesian citizenship knowing she has been living in SG for more than 5 years because Indonesia only allows cor 1 citizenship

@dirmanbw336 Год назад

The distance from Batam to Labuan Bajo is like from Moscow to Berlin

@Do2mifasol-nh3lq 6 месяцев назад

It's more Is like Moscow to Barcelona

@JohnLeehs Год назад

I think you should have a title for example “Living in Lion City” follow by the description of the content.

@KironManuelCards 6 месяцев назад

Indonesians have a good network anywhere

@Venlo731 10 месяцев назад

Singapore is tiny and ofc easy to manage

@clementihammock7572 Год назад

There was a guy from Batam, went Singapore schooling and Poly, further himself to Harvard University. 😁

@MaxChernov Год назад

wow nice

@hiroyukishinichi9873 Год назад

Welcome welcome, to the SG family

@citizenoftheworld7899 Год назад

I am a chinese Indoensian and completed bachelor degree in NUS in 2012, then I worked there as my service since I received MoE grant to study there. Meanwhile, after 5 years working, and I am eligible to apply SG PR, I decided to return home in Jakarta. Though, my sallary was just a third compared to My Sallary in SG but my quality of live impoved significantly here. I don't live in a cramped HDB anymore, and I can afford nice and spacious landed house, even I can also travel to the countryside together with my litle family in the weekend by my own car. These things are sometimes a litle bit impossible to get in SG actually

@MaxChernov Год назад

Good for you!

@noproblematallmate Год назад

Individual preference. Depending on your priorities.

@yudiphetel Год назад

Ikut nonton dari indonesia

@JJJJJYT2205 Год назад

God is the best ever

@TheOrionpass Год назад

Singapore is these -Strike while the iron is hot with straight to the point, collet your hard earned(with hardship comes ease) and live well in your country with bounties from GOD ,from the fruit of your labour all done in advance. Pretty much GOD's advice. Our first leader must have an adviser that read our Holy Book. PEACE

@kamariahabdrahim6963 Год назад

In Singapore the biggest community of foreigner is Malaysian about 44%.

@MaxChernov Год назад

Which makes perfect sense due to location

@illuminite 11 месяцев назад

44% of people in Singapore are Malaysian? Surely not. That sounds unrealistically high

@kamariahabdrahim6963 11 месяцев назад

@@illuminite I'm not talking about singapore population but foreigners in Singapore who work/study and live here.Malaysian is the largest among other nationality nearly One million of them are here and that doesnt include those who travel daily between SG/MY about 350/450.000.Singaporean population included new citizen is 3+++ million only out of 5+++ million people.

@illuminite 11 месяцев назад

@@kamariahabdrahim6963 ah 44% of the foreigners are Malaysian? Yea that's believable...! Thanks for clarifying

@herurochadi494 6 месяцев назад

@@kamariahabdrahim6963 because Singapore was part of the Malaysian Federation in the 1960s and then Singapore separated itself. It is logical that Malaysians in Singapore could have the largest foreign population. 44% is what amount?

@franktoh3041 Год назад

In Singapore she need not worry about dying in an outbreak of anti-Chinese pogrom.

@herurochadi494 6 месяцев назад

What year is this video? After the Reformation, after Gus Dur became president of Indonesia and abolished discriminatory policies and laws against the Chinese and Tamil minorities in Indonesia, currently (in 2023) life between groups in Indonesia is getting healthier and more tolerant. no more anti-China.

@nurlindafsihotang49 Год назад

Hot...IT IS HOT. Unlucky thing, as a villange woman from suburb of bandung city, west java (THE HOTTEST PART OF IT), i cannot for my life used to A/C. Always got feverish flu if i turned it on for 4 hours and sleep....

@SuccessforLifester Год назад

I used to know a nice Indonesian girl with thick eyebrows some years ago. She was sent here after the slaughter of Chinese incident over there. I didn't take extra steps to know her better as I think she came from a very rich family

@MaxChernov Год назад

1998? That’s when it was the last big one as I understand

@SuccessforLifester Год назад

@@MaxChernov Yes I know her during that era. She came here to do medicine at the university. I didn't pursue though she gave me opportunities

@yoppiear 6 месяцев назад

That's true. My dad and mom survived that year in Indonesia. Dictatorship and discrimination was very strong at that time. You should search Susi Susanti, she is the Chinese born in Indonesia. She was like world champion badminton in 90s, she brings a lot of medals and trophies represented to Indonesia, but she's not even identified as Indonesia resident at that time! How crazy it was...

@jameslim3850 Год назад

The only problem is that most Indonesian Chinese get good professional jobs in Singapore while most of the Pribumi (natives) of Indonesia tend to get low paying jobs like maids, cleaners , low income worker etc. This is the only issue that people complain about.

@kamariahabdrahim6963 11 месяцев назад

"People" complain about.Who's that people,Singaporean or Indonesian?

@MRT-co1sd 8 месяцев назад

Singapore is all based on skills not race, that’s not a problem, it’s a requirement.

@jameslim3850 8 месяцев назад

You must be naive to think that its all meritocracy when in reality race is still a factor in many jobs and politics in Singapore. A survey done on many workers and nearly 50% faced some forms of discrimination or prefer their own race or distrust certain race more@@MRT-co1sd

@jameslim3850 8 месяцев назад

You meant to say that there are no Malay or Muslim Indonesians who have degrees, masters or even PhDs but still cannot get jobs in Singapore and still think is base on skills? you can bullshit your own friends and family, but the people know the truth.@@MRT-co1sd

@arinarin7464 Год назад

i see alot of ethnic chinese indonesians dont want to stay in indonesia anymore due to discrimination

@kamariahabdrahim6963 11 месяцев назад

Is there chinese discrimination in Indonesia? Malaysia has a "Bumiputra system" to non malay.Btw I'm a malay singaporean.

@lutandri1995 11 месяцев назад

Gue Chinese Indonesian, Ariani mulut Lo itu jahat amat, gak ngerasa gw didiskriminasi malah sekarang makin banyak org Tionghoa yang jadi polisi, TNI, PNS sampai politisi dan pejabat, jangan suka menebar fitnah

@konliner9286 2 месяца назад

@@kamariahabdrahim6963It depends on where they live. In Tangerang, the Chinese are not discriminated and its normal for Chinese to be friends with natives. In the neighboring Jakarta, theres more segregation.

@ngrobert5054 Год назад

No need to pray

@heidi-hu1tv Год назад

How sad. Leave your father and mother to do that at 15 years old. How sad.

@vidx9 Год назад

She practically sounds like a Singaporean

@s_shaleh Год назад

No she doesn't. You can still hear the Indonesian accent peeking through. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course.

@herurochadi494 6 месяцев назад

her english speaking is not Singlish accent but Indonesia

@Zenus21 Год назад

SinDoIndo

@nazrisaat78 Год назад

Tiny Country Vs Big Country

@MaxChernov Год назад

I mean more about comparing lifestyles in each

@father88888 Год назад

poor corrupt country vs rich uncorrupt country

@limchyehock6722 Год назад

But why >100,000 people from Big Country wants to live in Tiny Country? You have plenty of wide open spaces, beautiful natural sceneries, beaches, mountains, country sides. Why want to "suffocate" in this Tiny Country?

@herurochadi494 6 месяцев назад

@@limchyehock6722why ?? Just for chasing money.... Singapore dollars has high value than Rupiah. Then go back to Indonesia after retire for comfort life and spend old age

@ricosubekti1450 5 месяцев назад

@@limchyehock6722Basically, Singapore is just a bank disguised as a country, its banking regulations are better than ASEAN countries. rich people only look after their assets. if all ASEAN countries improve their banking and tax regulations. Singapore will only be destroyed.