Tag: Cultural Adaption
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🇳🇱 Ritme of Regels 🇬🇧 Rhythm or Rules
A reflection on rhythm, rules and human nature in Singapore’s MRT, where silence meets salsa and order meets spontaneity.
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🇳🇱 Hang de vlag uit 🇬🇧 Hang Out the Flag
Singapore turns red for SG60, celebrating 60 years of independence with parades, fireworks, and community spirit. Under the theme Majulah Singapura and the song Here We Are, pride shines — just don’t hang the flag with the dirty laundry.
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🇳🇱 Big Brother, 5 SGD en mijn geweten 🇬🇧 Big Brother, 5 SGD and My Conscience
Found: 5 dollars. Watched: by a camera. Dilemma? Apparently. A small story about integrity, awkward choices, and my personal Big Brother (who never knows where his money went).
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🇳🇱🇬🇧 You’re Welcommmmmmm
Yourrrrr Welcommmmmm Service with a smile and a touch of sincerity — invented in Indonesia, quietly cancelled at KLM.
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🇳🇱 Sri Lanka: Weelderig groen en rijk aan geschiedenis en cultuur
Reis mee met mijn vijftiendaagse rondreis door het weelderige, groene en verhalenrijke prachtige Sri Lanka.
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🇳🇱 Een vleugje Europa in Singapore – Tiong Bahru 🇬🇧 A Touch of Europe in Singapore – Tiong Bahru
🇬🇧 Finding a European vibe in Tiong Bahru, Singapore, and uncovering the subtle mental tricks of cognitive dissonance that help us call a new place ‘home’ 🇳🇱 De Europese Vibe in Tiong Bahru, Singapore — en de slimme mentale kunstgrepen van cognitieve dissonantie die me verrassen in mijn nieuwe thuisgevoel.
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🇳🇱 Thuis: Een Gevoel, Geen Plek? 🇬🇧 Home: A Feeling, Not a Place?
What makes a house a home? During a workshop with expats, we explored how home is more than just a place—it’s about people, memories, and familiarity. My own move in Singapore challenged my assumptions, proving that home is a feeling that evolves.
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🇳🇱 Turbulentie 🇬🇧 Turbulence
Breathe in, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Hold, one, two. And calmly exhale, pffffff. Focus on my voice. You’re okay, you’re safe. I’m awkwardly leaning over the empty middle seat, my hand resting on the soft, full belly of a woman I don’t know. Meanwhile, we’re bouncing through the sky at considerable speed.
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🇳🇱 Kwetsbaar 🇬🇧 Vulnerable
Is it vulnerability or discomfort that I feel? I’m sitting on a metal stool, a pineapple juice in my hand, while auto-rickshaws, scooters, and cars honk incessantly in front of me. I try not to make eye contact. I’m here alone, everyone is looking at me, and everything is hitting me full force. But when…
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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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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 Hoe is het nu met… Karin 🇬🇧 Catch up with…Karin – Leven in Singapore
🇳🇱 In het interview met Karin in oktober 2023 vertelt ze dat de toekomst voor wat betreft haar leven in Singapore openligt, en dat dit spannend is. Of het contract van haar man Willem na december 2023 wordt verlengd, is nog onduidelijk. Woont Karin nog in Singapore? En is het inmiddels gelukt om een baan…
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🇳🇱Hoe is het nu met … Joke 🇬🇧 Catch up with … Joke – Leven in Singapore
🇳🇱In september 2023 trapte Joke de serie Portret Interviews af. Ruim een half jaar later is er veel veranderd. Lees in haar update of Joke nog in Singapore woont en over de verrassende wending die dit interview op het gebied van werk teweeg heeft gebracht. 🇬🇧In September 2023, Joke kicked off the series of Portrait…
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