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🇳🇱 Trump is een hond 🇬🇧 Trump is a Dog – CNY Singapore
🇬🇧 Trump is a dog. And just to be clear, that’s not merely my personal opinion. It’s a fact. On Saturday, January 29, 2025, the new lunar year begins: 2025 is the Year of the Snake. And, serendipity or not, the Snake and the Dog have no natural compatibility. 🇳🇱 Trump is een hond. En…
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🇳🇱🇬🇧Condo Rent in Singapore – Take it or leave it
🇬🇧 With growing disbelief, astonishment, and irritation, I read the response to our proposal to extend the lease of our apartment. Not long ago, I pointed out to a friend his Western perspective on business and his negative judgment of the other’s sense of etiquette. And now, I catch myself falling into the same trap.…
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🇳🇱 Daar zijn we weer 🇬🇧 Here we are again – Leven in Singapore
🇬🇧 Singapore feels so far away, like a different life. Will these two worlds ever merge when I’m back in the Netherlands? Or will it remain a parallel universe that I can only bring to life through photos? 🇳🇱 Singapore voelt ver weg, als een ander leven. Zouden die twee werelden ooit in elkaar kunnen…
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🇳🇱 De impact van verwachtingen 🇬🇧 The impact of expectations
🇬🇧 Expectations, desires… there’s no month in which they play a bigger role than December. Yet, in reality, expectations and desires shape our experiences all year round. Whether they truly influence the outcome one-to-one, I’m increasingly beginning to doubt. 🇳🇱 Verwachtingen, verlangens… er is geen maand waarin ze meer spelen dan in december. Maar eigenlijk…
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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 Singapore’s Afsluitdijk – St Johns and Lazarus Island, Life in Singapore
🇬🇧 Today, Lazarus Island and St. John’s Island are on the agenda, both part of the Southern Islands. We have visitors from Friesland, and the male half is eager to spend a day on the water. In Fries I would say: “Dat regelje wy fansels graach foar him.” (Translation: “We’ll gladly arrange that for him.”)…
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🇳🇱 Helperssyndroom – Leven in Singapore 🇬🇧 Helper Syndrome – Life in Singapore
🇬🇧 On Sundays, Singapore transforms into a vibrant festival. I love the energy and hope to see that life is good for those who work so hard here. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if that hope turned into certainty, supported by collective responsibility? I’d happily do a TikTok for that. 🇳🇱 Op zondagen verandert Singapore…
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🇳🇱 Foto’s, kaders en de illusie van perfectie 🇬🇧 Photos, Frames, and the Illusion of Perfection
🇬🇧 I love photos. They take me back to cherished memories and moments. But the magic of the analog photography era has faded. Where we once carefully chose a single moment to capture, we now take hundreds of images, often creating an illusion of perfection. How do we find the balance between living in the…
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🇳🇱 Seizoenen, geuren en kriebels – Expat in Singapore 🇬🇧 Seasons, Scents, and Stirrings: Life in Singapore
🇬🇧 While the first snowflakes are falling in the Netherlands, Singapore’s rainy season brings thunder, downpours, and Sinterklaas. Meanwhile, our condo is being spruced up Singapore-style, and I’m preparing for our return to the Netherlands – about life in Singapore, dreaming, and making plans without jitters or blues. 🇳🇱 Terwijl in Nederland de eerste sneeuwvlokken…
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🇳🇱 Buren 🇬🇧 Neighbors – Life as an Expat in Singapore
🇬🇧 Expat Singapore: Better a good neighbor than a distant friend? What makes a good neighbor. And are neighbors more important than distant friends? In this blog, I share my experiences in the Netherlands and Singapore and how strong communities contribute to my sense of home. 🇳🇱 Leven in Singapore: Beter een goede buur dan…
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🇳🇱🇬🇧 Namaste Nakamanda
🇬🇧 Vacations come in all shapes and sizes. And so do vacationers. You might think that the type of vacation attracts a particular type of tourist, but that’s only partially true. Where there are people, there are stories. And where I am, those stories are woven together and expanded. 🇳🇱 Vakanties zijn er in alle…
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🇳🇱 Tradities & Expatleven 🇬🇧 Traditions & Expat Life – Exploring Singapore
🇬🇧 Traditions – there are many of them in Singapore. And they’re celebrated on a grand scale, both within individual communities and collectively. 🇳🇱Tradities, er zijn er veel in Singapore. En ze worden groots gevierd, zowel binnen de eigen gemeenschap als collectief.
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🇳🇱 Expat in Singapore – #ZwaarLeven 🇬🇧#ToughLife – Expat Life in Singapore
🇬🇧 #ToughLife! In all my blogs, where I dive into the many facets of expat life, I simply can’t leave out this side: the part filled with frequent travel, indulgent foot massages, endless (hawker) dinners, a pool and gym just steps away, and of course, those first-class world problems that are OH SO essential to…
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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 Dependant – Expat in Singapore
🇬🇧 Administration Saturday. Not the most relaxing activity. A lot is at stake, and to top it off: I am as an Expat in Singapore (a) DEPENDANT 🇳🇱 Administratie zaterdag. Niet de meest ontspannen activiteit. Er hangt nogal wat vanaf, en daar komt nog bij: ik ben als Expat in Singapore (een) DEPENDANT oftewel, afhankelijk?!
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🇳🇱 Hoe is het nu met … Femke 🇬🇧 Catch up with … Femke
🇬🇧 Expat Life Singapore – How is Femke doing? Last November, I interviewed her when the initial period of adjustment had just passed. She saw Singapore as a stepping stone to further worldly adventures. Returning to the Netherlands was definitely not something she saw herself doing in the coming years. Curious about how Femke is…
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🇳🇱 De laatste kampong van Singapore 🇬🇧 Singapore’s last Kampong – Exploring Singapore
🇳🇱 Stap in de tijdcapsule van Kampong Lorong Buangkok, waar één vrouw zich vasthoudt aan haar tradities, terwijl de moderne wereld om haar heen oprukt. Bewonder haar vastberadenheid te midden van de druk om te veranderen: is haar trouw aan het verleden een stille overwinning, of betaalt ze een hoge prijs in het hier en…
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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 DUTCH WIFE – Leven in Singapore
🇬🇧 In many Southeast Asian households, people still share their bed with a ‘Dutch Wife.’ But what this means, you probably won’t guess right away. 🇳🇱 In veel Zuidoost-Aziatische huishoudens deelt men nog steeds het bed met een ‘Dutch Wife.’ Maar wat dit betekent, raad jij waarschijnlijk niet één, twee, drie. Leven In Singapore.
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🇳🇱🇸🇬 “Are you being Served” – Leven in Singapore
🇬🇧“Have reservation?” Before we even settle into one of the many empty seats, the hostess maneuvers herself between us and the desired table and points to the host stand with a sign that says “wait to be seated.” Welcome in “Are you being served” Singapore. 🇳🇱“Have reservation?” nog voordat we ons derrière op een van…
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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 Joost Klerkx
🇳🇱 24 HERINNERINGEN Zo lang je naam wordt genoemd, leef je voort. Vandaag zou je 74 zijn geworden, het werden er slechts 49. Inmiddels zijn er alweer bijna 24 jaren verstreken zonder nieuwe herinneringen. Gelukkig heb ik er nog 24, en meer. 🇬🇧 24 Memories You live on as long as your name is spoken.…
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🇳🇱 Schaamteloze Schoenen 🇬🇧 Shameless Shoes
🇳🇱 Schoenen en voeten, ze blijven mijn blik vangen. Vol verbazing bezie ik dan ook de vormeloze-schoeisel-trend van de afgelopen jaren. Ik kan er met mijn hoofd niet bij dat hippe meiden en jongens hun voeten VRIJWILLIG in schoeisel steken. 🇬🇧 Shoes and feet, they always catch my eye. I’m astonished by the shapeless footwear…
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