Have you ever considered migration?
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Ok answer me this.... what about for the ultra paranoid woman who believes that the sunblock will irritate or be bad for the skin?
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Who?
I've been to several derms in the past. Their treatments vary, but the one thing in common is that they all strongly encourage use of sunblock. It's almost compulsary, in fact.
Formulations for sunblocks are unique and different. There are good and bad ones, and each react differently to different individual's skin (thus element of trial and error) . Variety is wide enough to suit almost all skin conditions - oily, dry, level of protection, waterproof , budget concerns, etcetc. I think greasiness & resulting breakouts is one of the bigger concerns.
There is enough info online to short list the credible, popular sunblocks, and from that list select one that is suitable.
IMO there will be one that is most suited for one's skin. The problem is finding the perfect product.
What concerns me more is the risk of NOT using sunblock. Skin cancer, pigmentation, deteriorating texture, all tricky & expensive problems to deal with when skin matures. -
What about children? Is it a myth that children will slowly build some form of tolerance from exposure? Naturally i am not talkking about going to the beach. Wow no matter how dark you are, you will get burnt in the Aussie sun.Originally posted by choco B:Who?
I've been to several derms in the past. Their treatments vary, but the one thing in common is that they all strongly encourage use of sunblock. It's almost compulsary, in fact.
Formulations for sunblocks are unique and different. There are good and bad ones, and each react differently to different individual's skin (thus element of trial and error) . Variety is wide enough to suit almost all skin conditions - oily, dry, level of protection, waterproof , budget concerns, etcetc. I think greasiness & resulting breakouts is one of the bigger concerns.
There is enough info online to short list the credible, popular sunblocks, and from that list select one that is suitable.
IMO there will be one that is most suited for one's skin. The problem is finding the perfect product.
What concerns me more is the risk of NOT using sunblock. Skin cancer, pigmentation, deteriorating texture, all tricky & expensive problems to deal with when skin matures. -
den y din u apply to go work there? I heard UK shortage of nurses oso..Originally posted by Rhonda:Biangz! What a change a year makes!
I guess the shortage is getting worse now that the Filipino-born, the China-born and the India-born nurses can't get there cause the quota for these nationalities have been met.
Man, the $$$ nurses are paid there is AMAZING!!! When I asked the nurses who worked in the ward I was posted to in Johns Hopkins four years plus ago how much they earned, it was then US$4K upwards!
Here, my take home after CPF deductions isn't even $2K!
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I don't know any hard facts with regards to children, sorry.
What I infer from your post is like... when people are often in the sun, and they get really dark and tan, they don't burn easily anymore, right?
Well it's true for my dad who golfs and my bro who swims.
Maybe there are info sources that you can look into where you're at.
I remember there's even a pill that you can consume to boost your tolerance to sunburn hehehh.Originally posted by Kan_i:What about children? Is it a myth that children will slowly build some form of tolerance from exposure? Naturally i am not talkking about going to the beach. Wow no matter how dark you are, you will get burnt in the Aussie sun. -
I think I rather tolerate the triads in china town , at least they keep chinatown safe for chinese. hahaOriginally posted by Kan_i:Oh i dont think its cultural thing when it comes to friendship. Ask yourself how many new friends have you got that you consider "true friends". One that you trust and will tell your secrets. Me thinks its just age and the friends you have had as chilhood or during schooldays will tend to be your close friends.
Also you need to work hard at making new friends. Hard when you are with SO of any type or have children.
And if you fear going to places such as "cabramatta" well what can i say hahahah
Cabramatta used to have a very high crime rate and it is overrun by vietnamese gangs in the past and present.
Actually i got good aussie friends who are anglo . Just a matter of how they can actually get used to you I would think . The trouble with anglo aussies is that if you don't sound the same - they start getting uncomfortable but after they know you well - they are really good people to hang out with . -
Then she may wanna use baby sunblock SPF30+... specially formulated for sensitive skinOriginally posted by Kan_i:Ok answer me this.... what about for the ultra paranoid woman who believes that the sunblock will irritate or be bad for the skin?
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a very good question that I would love to answer myself too.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:So.. the question is.. "WHEN"? -
R u gonna apply for PR & eventually migrate since u seem to love Perth so much?Originally posted by LazerLordz:a very good question that I would love to answer myself too. -
Perth is the logical choice, but I will be contented to spread my wings and experience life in any other city.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:R u gonna apply for PR & eventually migrate since u seem to love Perth so much? -
Melbourne is also very good.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Perth is the logical choice, but I will be contented to spread my wings and experience life in any other city.
What ever don't go to canberra unless you are working there like me and have no choice....that place is a wasteland out of nowhere . Just government servants and more government servants and more diplomatic service people.
Shit man ...what have I got myself into! Haha .....this is going to be so traumatic . NO PARTY LIFE! -
Yea.. I heard alot of Singaporeans who migrate choose to go to Melbourne. Why did you leave for Canberra then.. heard it's very 'dead' thereOriginally posted by fymk:Melbourne is also very good.
What ever don't go to canberra unless you are working there like me and have no choice....that place is a wasteland out of nowhere . Just government servants and more government servants and more diplomatic service people.
Shit man ...what have I got myself into! Haha .....this is going to be so traumatic . NO PARTY LIFE! -
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Working for the federal government now . So BOH PIAN ....for the sake of money and career lor .Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Yea.. I heard alot of Singaporeans who migrate choose to go to Melbourne. Why did you leave for Canberra then.. heard it's very 'dead' there -
I can understand why my cousin who works in Canberra, wants to move over here to work.Originally posted by fymk:Working for the federal government now . So BOH PIAN ....for the sake of money and career lor . -
Am I the only one who thinks of migrating to Thailand? Think about it....
- S$12 massage budget per week, and thats 2 solid hours per week. Yah ok, its not exactly a spa, but I usually close my eyes when being massaged anyway, so it makes no difference to me how the surroundings are.
- Great people who are not too uptight, are polite and warm (well, most of them anyway). Great "Mai Pen Lai" laid-back, forgiving attitude. Great informal culture.
- Great food at affordable prices. Tom Yum Soup S$3. Green Curry Chicken S$2~2.50. Banana Crepe S$0.50~0.80. Kai Tawt fried chicken thigh S$0.80. Kai Yang roast chicken thigh S$0.80. Packet of sticky rice S$0.20. Katsudon at an aircon restaurant S$3~4. Great buffets too! Sizzler salad buffet S$4-6 (over here its S$16).
- Great beaches with great topless girls from the around the world (for those who prefer guys, great topless hunks from around the world).
- Great cost of living (many average Thais live on S$100 per month, including food for the family, utility bills, etc). You'll never be a slave to your job again!
- Great clothes at reasonable prices. T-shirt S$3. Jeans less than S$20. Sandals S$10. Underwear S$1.50. Socks S$1.
- Great nightlife. Oooooh, pole dancing, balloon shooting, etc. While they had all that, we were still debating childishly here whether to legalise bar-top dancing or not. Great sandwiches too - for eating or otherwise.
- Great, great sports (this was the main draw for me when I initially visited Thailand - its about 90 trips later now).
- Good mix between the old-fashioned (countryside) and modern (downtown huge, shiny malls).
- Can modify your car any way you want. Can even lengthen it, raise it, etc!
- Traffic fines are affordable + no demerit point system. Tolls and parking are very reasonable. Vehicle insurance and road tax are so, so, so affordable.
- Freedom of speech and expression! But laws are not that strict, so people tend to behave and not abuse their freedom too much (to avoid getting whacked).
- Big domestic market. Good for technical salespeople like myself - can bluff your way through easier than here.
- Airport tax much lower than Changi (greatly appreciated by frequent travellers like me).
- Don't need to leave the country for holidays. Can drive all over Tahiland (cultures, lifetyles, food, languages/dialects, etc are different in different parts of the country). Petrol is about 60% of the petrol prices here. Great countryside too! Like the floating riverside restaurants at Kachanaburi.
- A bottle of Thai whiskey (30-40%, 35 cl) can be less than S$4.
- Cheap to fly back to Singapore on budget airlines, if/when you need to. Cheap to fly to KL once in a while for shopping too. Or you can go by land/boat to Vientienne for a break. Soon, there will be a highway from Bangkok to Vietnam....and I heard they're planning one to China too.
- Great medical facilities/services (for retirement). Doctors are polite, don't mind answering questions, take their time to explain things to you whilst not making you feel like you're being a bother for asking.
- No NS.
- No CPF.
- No ERP.
- No COE.
- Can download MP3 from the internet for free.
- Even their great fruits are on "auto mode" and don't require picking in the real sense (ie. durians).
Um.....to summarise it all, great for a cheapo food-loving burnt-out corporate cheekopek like me. Sigh....still waiting for my company to post me to Thailand. Was to be last year, but didn't happen....yet. -
Wah lau.....didn't know my post was so long. hahahaha......sorry, wife watching TV and I was feeling bored, so just wrote and wrote.....
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thailand sound like a good place for retirement huh? what about buying yourself a sea facing villa and hire a few thai maids to cook for you, clean the place and give you a thai style massage everyday...Originally posted by gentlerock:Wah lau.....didn't know my post was so long. hahahaha......sorry, wife watching TV and I was feeling bored, so just wrote and wrote..... -
Oh, I wasn't so much as to emigrate. Hubby, me and friends were thinking of retiring there.Originally posted by gentlerock:Wah lau.....didn't know my post was so long. hahahaha......sorry, wife watching TV and I was feeling bored, so just wrote and wrote.....
A friend in his early 50s will be doing some scouting this Spring.
But then, gentlerock, you forgot about the traffic jam, air pollution, etc. Anyways, how's Chiang Mai for retirement? -
Good idea! And the maid's salary would probably be less than S$150 per month too, with the big plus of not being subjected to heavy government levies too!Originally posted by Gazelle:thailand sound like a good place for retirement huh? what about buying yourself a sea facing villa and hire a few thai maids to cook for you, clean the place and give you a thai style massage everyday... 
Er....one problem is that the medical facilities are only good in Bangkok. And there isn't really a beach there. -
I use that brand too! Though, I use SPF50 only.Originally posted by av98m:Its a white liquid. Actually less sticky and yucky than the other stuff I tried. It comes in a small orange bottle and a little goes a long way (though I stock up in case they stop bringing it in!) For my face, it's L'oreal's facial products with SPF 15-50, depending on how much sun exposure I think I'd be getting and how strong the sun seems to be that day.
Unlike you and elindra, I don't get lobster red... I turn dark. -
just ask your maids to put on the nurse uniform loh...Originally posted by gentlerock:Good idea! And the maid's salary would probably be less than S$150 per month too, with the big plus of not being subjected to heavy government levies too!
Er....one problem is that the medical facilities are only good in Bangkok. And there isn't really a beach there. -
Hiya again!Originally posted by littlestream:Oh, I wasn't so much as to emigrate. Hubby, me and friends were thinking of retiring there.
A friend in his early 50s will be doing some scouting this Spring.
But then, gentlerock, you forgot about the traffic jam, air pollution, etc. Anyways, how's Chiang Mai for retirement?
Chiangmai is a nice peaceful place.....provided you're not the type who will miss the city like me.
I would think that medicare is one of the major considerations after retirement. I've been to Chiangmai only a few times, so I'm not that familiar with the place.....but I strongly suspect that the medical facilities there might not be as good as in the capital.
If you'd like to use poppy derivatives as a cure-all medicine, however, the Golden Triangle is just a few hours north. -
Aiyah......like that I better stick to Canada lah. Not about to give up my pension plans and so-called free medicals. But looking for "winter" homes ley. Want to escape winter so must find alternate location.Originally posted by gentlerock:Hiya again!
Chiangmai is a nice peaceful place.....provided you're not the type who will miss the city like me.
I would think that medicare is one of the major considerations after retirement. I've been to Chiangmai only a few times, so I'm not that familiar with the place.....but I strongly suspect that the medical facilities there might not be as good as in the capital.
If you'd like to use poppy derivatives as a cure-all medicine, however, the Golden Triangle is just a few hours north.
The "snow birds" (usually seniors) used to "migrate" to Florida but with hurricanes and high crime rate, they throttled to Phoenix, Arizona. Got a relative there but it is so hot there. Each time I see him, he more "chow tar" (burnt).
While Vancouver has mild winter, but it rained ALOT!!!
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A friend's friend who's now in a Melbourne hospital for nursing training reports that it's now 39 deg C over there!
Biangz... I'll definitely have to learn to apply sunscreen all over before I step outta the house, man!