Survived 1.5 years in Singapore so far.....
So here I am. Singapore. The Dubai of the orient. A tiny microcosm of the world. Antonia Kidman's 5 kids went to the same school my older daughter WAS in. That is, until another school accepted her. Familiar? Read the next point for clarification.
- Most expats (read Indians from India working in Finance) here park their kids in a convenient school (OFS, SAIS) until the school of their choice (eg UWC, SAS, TTS etc) accepts them.
- Australian women in Singapore flock to Zara like a pack of hungry seagulls descending on hot chips. They must have been starved on a measly diet of Witchery and Country Road frocks before this.
- I'm rediscovering myself. I am often mistaken for a local Singaporean. Don't know when but I reached deep down in my childhood and out came localised mandarin & Singlish. Wait, where'd THAT come from??
- So now I'm a mum to two amazing girls. And I need a maid. I NEED her! She's lasted a year with us and it's a learning curve for me. I'm not a typical expat employer. No way. Not a typical local Singaporean employer. And dealing with another person's emotions, argh.
- I turned 40 quietly. Peacefully and uneventfully. Just the way I like it.
I know that my new life is a world away from my old life in Sydney. But life is an amazing rollercoaster. Here's to what's around the next corner.
- Most expats (read Indians from India working in Finance) here park their kids in a convenient school (OFS, SAIS) until the school of their choice (eg UWC, SAS, TTS etc) accepts them.
- Australian women in Singapore flock to Zara like a pack of hungry seagulls descending on hot chips. They must have been starved on a measly diet of Witchery and Country Road frocks before this.
- I'm rediscovering myself. I am often mistaken for a local Singaporean. Don't know when but I reached deep down in my childhood and out came localised mandarin & Singlish. Wait, where'd THAT come from??
- So now I'm a mum to two amazing girls. And I need a maid. I NEED her! She's lasted a year with us and it's a learning curve for me. I'm not a typical expat employer. No way. Not a typical local Singaporean employer. And dealing with another person's emotions, argh.
- I turned 40 quietly. Peacefully and uneventfully. Just the way I like it.
I know that my new life is a world away from my old life in Sydney. But life is an amazing rollercoaster. Here's to what's around the next corner.
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