tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post115889750316478731..comments2023-10-01T05:02:17.857-05:00Comments on takchek (读书 ): Carrots for returning hometakchekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17726707339435418357noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-69816656732653084072010-04-11T07:26:24.582-05:002010-04-11T07:26:24.582-05:00Nice incentives!
All my parents do is to email me ...Nice incentives!<br />All my parents do is to email me recruitment ads of (govt) positions in Sg, especially MOE ones. "Sec school teacher is the best! Otherwise what are you going to do with a history phd?"<br />Well, it's 2010 and difficult to get a tenure-track in US but... still... go back Sg... Didn't dare tell them I apply everywhere, including U of Alaska. just not Sg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-1158980235796794392006-09-22T21:57:00.000-05:002006-09-22T21:57:00.000-05:00Quality of life doesn't equal the possession of a ...Quality of life doesn't equal the possession of a house in a swanky district. I think I have a better quality of life now than I was in Singapore, even though I live in an apartment, pay my own rent, work for my dough, and do my own laundry. On the other hand, I can use the resources of this state to do almost anything I want, whether it's attempting to learn Russian or skiing.<BR/><BR/>PS: A L'oiseau rebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884820715854388363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-1158951926128244212006-09-22T14:05:00.000-05:002006-09-22T14:05:00.000-05:00I second that! What's a empty shell of a house, if...I second that! What's a empty shell of a house, if there's little for me to do what I want to do in Singapore?<BR/><BR/>(And there's the NS crap...)takchekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726707339435418357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-1158926447900800972006-09-22T07:00:00.000-05:002006-09-22T07:00:00.000-05:00What can I say? Wow... :)What can I say? Wow... :)smazhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890160226400957342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-1158918933001756812006-09-22T04:55:00.000-05:002006-09-22T04:55:00.000-05:00um. are you going to give in though?a house is a M...um. are you going to give in though?<BR/><BR/>a house is a MASSIVE incentive but what if you prefer nice not-chinese girls, or something. is it really that difficult to just say no? what wld u be able to do in sg with your phd ?!?!<BR/><BR/>semi-unrelated question (you dont hv to answer if u deem it too nosey) but have you found your passion??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652000826372838428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-1158899713602385972006-09-21T23:35:00.000-05:002006-09-21T23:35:00.000-05:00Maybe my folks should meet your folks. And then ps...Maybe my folks should meet your folks. And then ps's folks. Doesn't hurt to get some brilliant ideas into their heads, n'est-ce pas?<BR/><BR/>Does marrying a Singaporean Chinese boy with U.S. permanent residency count? And hold the wedding in Singapore?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the ski slopes....L'oiseau rebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884820715854388363noreply@blogger.com