Tag: Nederlanders in Singapore
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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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱🇬🇧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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🇳🇱 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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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 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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🇳🇱 🇬🇧 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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🇳🇱 De Expat en de Kokosnoot 🇬🇧 The Expat and The Coconut – Expat in Singapore
🇳🇱 Er kan elk moment een kokosnoot vallen, en met een beetje pech loop je er net onder. 🇬🇧 A coconut can fall at any moment, and with a little bit of bad luck, you might just walk right under it.
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🇳🇱 Hoe is het nu met …. Naomi 🇬🇧 Catch up with…… Naomi – Leven in Singapore
🇳🇱 In oktober 2023 interviewde ik Naomi, die net in Singapore was gesetteld en balanceerde tussen vrije tijd en werkzoekende frustraties. We zijn een half jaar verder en benieuwd naar haar update: heeft ze werk gevonden en welke andere ontwikkelingen zijn er sindsdien? Je leest het in deze ‘Hoe is het nu met…’ update. 🇬🇧…
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🇳🇱 Wandel en koffieleut: vriendschap in Singapore 🇬🇧 Stroll and Coffee Chat: Friendship in Singapore – Expat in Singapore
🇳🇱 Ik wandel, koffieleut, lunch, diner en spreek wat af. Mijn sociaal leven in Singapore is ‘rijker’ dan ooit. Maar, is er sprake van vriendschap in het buitenland? En hoe gaat het onderhouden van mijn vriendschappen ‘thuis’? 🇬🇧 I walk, enjoy coffee, lunch, dinner, and make plans to meet up. My social life in Singapore…
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🇳🇱 Brood, Beleg en Calve Pindakaas 🇬🇧 A Dutch Breakfast Adventure – Leven in Singapore
🇳🇱 Ken je van die mensen die hun eigen macaroni, ketchup en mayonaise meenemen op vakantie? Weerzinwekkend toch? Mijn naam is haas. 🇬🇧Do you know those people who bring their own macaroni, ketchup, and mayonnaise on vacation? Disgusting, right? I plead the fifth.
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