Tag: Expat Singapore
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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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🇳🇱 Nog Even 🇬🇧 Now I Still Can
Now I Still Can. So many moments in these last few weeks in Singapore make me say this phrase again and again.
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🇳🇱🇬🇧 Déjà vu
A forgotten notebook sparks déjà vu of old packing lists. Three years on, new treasures and priceless experiences shape the real baggage of expat life.
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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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 Van horizontale oase naar verticale speeltuin 🇬🇧 From a Horizontal Oasis to a Vertical Playground
Oh, what a week it has been. Leave it. That became our decision after countless failed attempts to get our landlord (or so we were led to believe—more on that in a future blog) to cooperate. Luckily, our search for a new home was successful. Our horizontal oasis on the West Coast has now been…
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🇳🇱 Een meesterlijke les rijk rekenen 🇬🇧 A Masterclass in Creative Accounting
A Masterclass in Creative Accounting Over the past year, I’ve made thousands of Singapore dollars. The dependant business is booming. I’m earning back my independence in a way that defies all logic. The loss of a paycheck is thus softened.
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🇳🇱 Hoe is het nu met …. Véronique 🇬🇧 Catch up with … Véronique
Véronique joined me on my balcony in February 2024 to share her Singapore story (Interview ‘24). At the time, she had been living here for just under six months. When I asked if she had ever visited Singapore before deciding to move, she laughed and said, ‘No never, and never anywhere in Asia either.’ Now,…
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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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🇳🇱🇬🇧 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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 De trailingspouse en de droombaan 🇬🇧 The Trailing Spouse and the Dream Job
🇳🇱 Expat Singapore – Voordat je het vliegtuig pakt als partner van een Expat, knoop dit in je oren: JE VINDT GEEN DROOMBAAN IN SINGAPORE! PUNT! De Singaporese overheid is steeds zuiniger met het verstrekken van werkvergunningen, Singaporezen eerst, en de (inkomens- en expertise) eisen om daarvoor in aanmerking te komen worden steeds strikter. 🇬🇧…
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🇳🇱 (G)een Langkawi Blog 🇬🇧 (NO) Langkawi Blog
🇳🇱 Was ik nog maar net koud – of eigenlijk heet – terug in Singapore, stapten we weer samen in het vliegtuig. Dit keer naar Langkawi. Langkawi is een eiland van Maleisië. Punt. 🇬🇧 I had just returned to Singapore when we boarded a plane again, this time to Langkawi. Langkawi is an island in…
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🇳🇱🇬🇧 Cambodja
🇳🇱 Cambodja! Kleurrijk, vol contrasten en vriendelijkheid. Een land waar je als toerist op sommige plekken zelf de attractie bent. 🇬🇧 Cambodia! A colorful country full of contrasts and friendliness. A place where, as a tourist, you can still be an attraction in some areas.
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🇳🇱🇬🇧 Daktuinen in Singapore 🇬🇧 Rooftop Gardens of Singapore
🇳🇱 Sinds mijn verblijf in Singapore heb ik op mijn lijstje staan om de dakterrassen van deze stad te verkennen. 🇬🇧 Since my stay in Singapore, I’ve had on my list to explore the rooftops of this city.
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