Learn from the japanese and move to countryside!
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Here's a PBS documentary about some japanese giving up city living and opt for a more organic and traditional way of life in Japan.
Sigh..if only spore has the size of new zealand!
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Hmm... I guess that's why quite a few of us in here have migrated. Myself, Gedanken, fymk, jetta, Meia Gisborn, Breytonhartge, littlestream... and who else have I missed out, ah?
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In a country house, I can keep a cat and a dog, here in the HDB flat can't even own a cat...and only allowed small showdags...
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It's pretty bad for a single like me looking for some feline and canine friends neh
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you can still keep a cat or a dog in hdb flat.
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when time comes, i will migrate to countryside, if possible..
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Originally posted by Catknight:
In a country house, I can keep a cat and a dog, here in the HDB flat can't even own a cat...and only allowed small showdags...
Eh... I think HDB flat residents are allowed one small dog per unit. I think you can get info from the HDB on this.
I rented a 2-bedroom HDB unit before I migrated and I had between one to three cats.
Seriously though, I was surprised to see how happy the dogs look here. There are parks where they can run about unleashed and they run around with smiles on their faces! Their Singapore counterparts, on the other hand, looked miserable.
I don't blame them - dogs just aren't meant to live in crowded environment, and worse, in HDB flats! -
Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:
when time comes, i will migrate to countryside, if possible..
You migrate here, ok. We take care of each other! We retire to a nice countryside retirement village and relax with friends everyday. We invite each other to tea every afternoon! Hehehe! What sort of tea you want? I have an impressive selection in my pantry!
We can also bake little tea cakes and share with the other residents now and then. I have enough throws to keep each other warm on cold, winter days too! Deal ah! You come, ah!
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
You migrate here, ok. We take care of each other! We retire to a nice countryside retirement village and relax with friends everyday. We invite each other to tea every afternoon! Hehehe! What sort of tea you want? I have an impressive selection in my pantry!
We can also bake little tea cakes and share with the other residents now and then. I have enough throws to keep each other warm on cold, winter days too! Deal ah! You come, ah!
sounds good deal....
i was pondering where to go for my early retirement, at least wtih friends i know there.
also thought of setting up a small cafe where I will be staying, and relax (with minimum cost) till i bye bye..
oki oki..yr place will be on top of my list..
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
You migrate here, ok. We take care of each other! We retire to a nice countryside retirement village and relax with friends everyday. We invite each other to tea every afternoon! Hehehe! What sort of tea you want? I have an impressive selection in my pantry!
We can also bake little tea cakes and share with the other residents now and then. I have enough throws to keep each other warm on cold, winter days too! Deal ah! You come, ah!
name the village NEW Singapore ok..
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learn from the japanese to stop whining like a bitch!
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There's plenty of countryside in Vietnam too, the exchange rate is favourable, and the simple life means no Internet connection.
You know what to do...
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You can ma
Just join the residents of Pulau Ubin
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Unfortunately Japan immigration are not gaijin friendly or else more asians will move there instead to Australia
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Hmm... I guess that's why quite a few of us in here have migrated. Myself, Gedanken, fymk, jetta, Meia Gisborn, Breytonhartge, littlestream... and who else have I missed out, ah?
Hey Rhonda,
Where are you now? I am interested to know about migration and the procedures. Care to point me the direction? :)
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Originally posted by nehpyh:
Hey Rhonda,
Where are you now? I am interested to know about migration and the procedures. Care to point me the direction? :)
You can visit www.immi.gov.au to find out more.
In a nutshell, it's easier to migrate to Australia if :
- your profession is in a priority list of professions in hot demand here;
- your studied and graduated in a Uni here;
- you have lots of money to invest here;
- you come from a country in crisis and can migrate based on humanitarian grounds; or
- you already have close relatives here.
If you don't fit into any of the above categories, it's going to be pretty tough. -
Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:
sounds good deal....i was pondering where to go for my early retirement, at least wtih friends i know there.
also thought of setting up a small cafe where I will be staying, and relax (with minimum cost) till i bye bye..
oki oki..yr place will be on top of my list..
OK! Deal, ah!
Why don't you come visit me when I have my own place? I'll make sure you'll be very comfortable one!
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Originally posted by Catknight:
Unfortunately Japan immigration are not gaijin friendly or else more asians will move there instead to Australia
Says who? Did you do some empirical research on this?
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Nope but many people experienced the insular culture of the nihonjin....unless you're white..many koreans and chinese who lived there for more than 3 generations are not even accepted as japanese though they have the citizenship ..who knows maybe some are treated equally but I've had my doubts. in japan there are only 2 groups:Nihonjins and gaijins
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Originally posted by Catknight:
Nope but many people experienced the insular culture of the nihonjin....unless you're white..many koreans and chinese who lived there for more than 3 generations are not even accepted as japanese though they have the citizenship ..who knows maybe some are treated equally but I've had my doubts. in japan there are only 2 groups:Nihonjins and gaijins
I meant, whatever made you think that if Japan relaxed their policies re. gaijin's, people will flock there?
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It does not really matter if they relax their immigration laws .If the mindsets of japanese are not welcoming to foreigners even to overseas born nihonjins, it doesn't really make much difference cause it will be the gaijins who will be dealing with the japanese on the ground not the immigration officials.
I guess that people who flocked there will be mainly opportunists who wanted to make some money and have little attachment to Japan.This group of people will not be keen to put down their roots there.How can one assimilate into a society that rejects them?
I'm not saying that there are no gaijins who wanted to be accepted as part of the tribe, but again it all depends on the Japanese psyche towards foreigners
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Originally posted by Catknight:
It does not really matter if they relax their immigration laws .If the mindsets of japanese are not welcoming to foreigners even to overseas born nihonjins, it doesn't really make much difference cause it will be the gaijins who will be dealing with the japanese on the ground not the immigration officials.
I guess that people who flocked there will be mainly opportunists who wanted to make some money and have little attachment to Japan.This group of people will not be keen to put down their roots there.How can one assimilate into a society that rejects them?
I'm not saying that there are no gaijins who wanted to be accepted as part of the tribe, but again it all depends on the Japanese psyche towards foreigners
Very amusing. You have made a statement, and then counter-argued against your own statement!
You said this :
"Unfortunately Japan immigration are not gaijin friendly or else more asians will move there instead to Australia."
And I questioned, based on WHAT do you make such a groundless conclusion.
And then you went forth to say it doesn't matter, the Japanese won't really make gaijins feel at home, and the gaijins won't really sink their roots in Japan, yada-yada, which effectively means that you have shot your own comment to smithereens single-handedly!
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Rhonda, yes more asians will move there cause indeed japan still a leading power in Asia and many of us will still like to learn from her.But being a PR there and a natural citizen who's at home with the japanese there is 2 different stories.
Do you know that Japanese are harder upon fellow asians than Americans and europeans?They respect the victors and scorned on the losers..much as I admired japanese .this is the mentality of japanese warrior culture.
When Han dynasty and Tang dynasty are strong the japanese bent over and learn from them just like what they have towards western powers.But as China and korea power faded , you know the rest of the story..
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It will be a long road to a geniune friendly ties with this 3 asian powers, maybe I willnot live to see it hopefully like Deng xiaoping said the burdens of the past wars will have to be left for the future generations to deal with..hope by then 100 years from now they have the wisdom
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Hmm... I guess that's why quite a few of us in here have migrated. Myself, Gedanken, fymk, jetta, Meia Gisborn, Breytonhartge, littlestream... and who else have I missed out, ah?
*Taps Rhonda on the shoulder*
Oi.. you forgot me lah! *sob*