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Food,weather, communication. Well, I think that the food is really good here, but the weather here is still much hotter as compared to the place I was staying in Indonesia. I think that there is still communication barrier between some Singaporeans du to my language limitation.

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I find it hard to adapt to the cost of living in Singapore because its so much more expensive then the food in Philippines

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What drives me is to be able to earn more money in Singapore than other places or other countries.

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What drives me is to be able to earn more money in Singapore than other places or other countries.

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I find that studying or working in Singapore is very stressful as

the pace of life here is so much faster as compared to China.

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I came to Singapore with my

parents.

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I came to Singapore when I was 18 years old to further my education

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Providing in depth information

about the unsang warriors in

our society that makes singapore

such a developed country.

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Bonding activities by community club,

government campaigns to educate

the public to raise awareness.

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Start from young , educate childrens that everyone is equal.

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People say that we come here to steal their resources.

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Not realistic , although they have a lot , but compare to the Chinese and indian races in Singapore, it’s quite minimal. They should be in some effort getting to know locals, but not just the locals to follow them. It’s the local’s country and not theirs.

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Bad image portrayed by the minority that makes people think that the rest are the same. Many of my friends sometimes will joke about it but I’m actually not affected by it as long as they know

their limits.

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After staying here for quite some time, if I did not get the Singaporean PR status in Singapore,I will be required to pay different fees than everyone , not able to be entiltied with many benefits such as medical treatment.

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Attend primary school, I started from primary 1, went

through the same education system. Able to understand how people react here, what are the Singaporean slangs.

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The only struggle is communication barrier, school fees in

polytechnique is too high, international students, even public facilities like the gym is also expensive. I have the thought of settling in Singapore in the future, we are not able to purchase HDB, only condominium which is a few million.

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When i first came, i don't know how to speak english, unfamiliar with the surroundings. I do not understand the culture and the habits they have in Singapore and the pace of life in Singapore is definitely much faster than in China.

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Singaporeans are very kiasu

and competititive.

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Well, some people can be really

mean and some people are really

very nice people in Singapore.

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My perspective of Singapore before i came is that low crime rates, people are kind and helpful.

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Usually hang out

in Shopping Centre and invited to my friend's house occasionally

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They always have a saying call "入乡随俗"which me ans th at you must blend in to the culture and society of the different country.

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I have a mixture of friends

around me, consisting of both

locals and foreigners. But local

makes up a greater percentage

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I love playing sports such as

Swimming and Badminton

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Relief stress by meeting up

with friends and have a small talk, play computer games

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Singapore has top 5 university,

recognised worldwide, so eventhough

life is tough here,  will continue

to work hard.

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Working towards the certificate is

my motivation as currently in the society,

that polytechnic or university certificate

is able to make a huge difference in our

life.

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There's discrimination in my workplace as

Chinese nationality people will be filter out and

usually be sent to the back of the house doing

cleaning duties.

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I work part time in MBS Banquet and Sky 57

during my free time in weekends.

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The reason why we came because Singapore

has low crime rates, developed country and

better education system as compared to China.

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I came to Singapore at the age of 6 years old

with my father and mother.

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I'm from Shenyang, Liaoning, China.

I am 19 and i study in Ngee ann Polytechnic ,Aerospace Technology.

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We should try to reach to a mutual understanding between us foreigners and locals. Both understanding each other's culture

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The worst comment I've heard is that Singaporeans complaint that we steal their work opportunity when some of them are very picky.

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I feel that there is no need to legalize my nationality language as we are foreigners in Singapore and we should be the one fitting into Singapore culture and not trying to change it to suit us.

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I believe having good communication would reduce social tensions

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Most of the Singaporeans are very friendly, seldom i see rude Singaporeans.

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! of my struggles is the high cost of living in Singapore

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But after arriving then i realised that almost everyone in Singapore is fluent in English. It was easy to communicate with Singaporeans. Thus it was easy to adapt

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I thought that there would be a language barrier when i first arrive in Singapore

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My favorite place is Sentosa. A place to relax and play under the sun.

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I normally hang out at home or cycling at ECP and catch a movie on tuesdays

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Most of my friends are mostly foreigners and only some locals

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My hobby is to carve fruits into sculptures.

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I release stress by watching movies and going out with friends

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My source of motivation is my family, my future and my dream.

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It is stressful working in Singapore. Life here is so fast pace.

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I am currently working in Uniqlo (Fulltimer)

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I choose Singapore because it is safe and good salary

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I stay with some of my foreigner friends

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I came alone. My whole family is in the Philippines.

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I came to Singapore to work at the age of 27

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I am from the Philippines.

I am turning 30 this year.

I am working at Uniqlo

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My perspective of Singaporeans changed.

I find that the people here are actually

really open in the things they talk about.

And they generally are more knowledgable.

In conclusive of that, I realize that

Malaysians aren't as smart. In my high

school back in KL, I learn different things.

To me, Singaporeans are more mature in

their thinking as compared to Malaysians.

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I ignore people who makes fun of me/

my nationality. However, if the person

crosses my line of tolerance, I'll confront

them and ask him to stop. If he doesn't,

then i'll just try to forget about it.

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My nationality was made fun of once this

year by a classmate. It was during our

project meeting when he started coming

up with so many bad Malaysian jokes.

I couldn't recall what was it because I

deleted the negativity I received fast.

After offending me, my classmate threw

a tantrum afterwards.

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In my opinion, I think 1 way we could improve social

tension is by educating Singaporeans on the different

foreigner's culture and encourage bonding. Let them see

the positive side of the different foreigners here. If it

doesn't work then I can't do much because at the end of

the day, it takes 2 hands to clap.

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In general, I feel that Singaporeans are friendly. They

actually open up very fast sometimes. There are also

times where I am forced to open up to someone first

before they start opening up to me.

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Nope, I do not have much difficulties

communicating at both school and work.

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I find it difficult to interact with Singaporeans

at some time. The people around me speak

very fast and I can't catch up. I'll usually just

nod my head at everything. I find it difficult

to "click" with locals here.

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1 of the struggle I face is understanding

the different terms and slangs

Singaporeans use. I had a hard time

understanding shortforms, especially

in text messages and Singaporeans love

using short forms for so many things. I

struggle catching up with the pace here.

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I had a hard time adapting to the food here.

I find that the food here are too healthy and

lacks flavor. It's very different because food

in KL are so full of flavor! However, I am pretty

quick in adapting myself to live here.

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Initial perspective of Singapore:

At first I thought it was okay. However, my mother told me that Singaporeans are

national-racist and it happened on my first day of school too. I was kind of being left out.

Everyone was in their own cliques and I was just there, alone. But after

knowing them, it got better.

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My fav hang out place is my house.

Friends love coming over to hang out

because my roommate and I cook

quite often.

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I hang out a lot at heart land areas

like Woodlands, Sembawang and

sometimes Yishun. It is rare that I

and my friends explore other

parts of Singapore

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Most of my friends are from

Malaysia. I spend my time a lot

with my cousin who also came

here to study and my roommates.

Sometimes, I hang out with my

polymates too.

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During my free time, I usually hang out

with my friends, watch a movie and

sometimes have random photography

sessions with my friends

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My hobbies are reading, swimming,

writing fan-fiction and learning new

languages. I am currently learning

French in school and self-learning

Japanese.

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I get very stress when CAs are approaching.

When I'm stress, I like to eat or sleep my

stress off.

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My motivation to study is to get my hands on the Diploma cert. In Malaysia, you actually have to just pay to get the cert, and it's the most expensive thing ever. However, in Singapore, you actually get the whole package (cert, materials, education-wise), so it's more beneficial as compared to Malaysia.

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Studying and working in Singapore

at the moment isn't very stressful.

As for living, it's currently okay

because my parents are currently

supporting me but I wouldn't be sure

few years down the road if they were

to stop. Heh heh.

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Apart from studying, I work part

time too. I work as a tea barista at

Gong Cha

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I am currently studying in

Singapore Polytechnic taking

the Diploma in Media and

Communication

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I didn't choose to study here in Singapore. I was actually thrown over here by my dad because he said that Singapore has a better education system as compared to Malaysia. (laughs)

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In Singapore, I rented a HDB flat

and live together with 5 other

roommates.

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I came to Singapore with my mother but

she went back to KL after I've settled down

in school.

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My family members are back in

Kuala Lumpur but I have some

relatives here in Singapore.

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I am from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I'm 19 this year and undergoing the diploma in Media and Communication in Singapore Polytechnic

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I come from Indonesia.I am 32 years old this year.

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I was 32 years old when I came over to Singapore, which this is my first time working in Singapore

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I came here alone here to work

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I live with my employer and her family of 3.

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I chose Singapore as a place for me to work because I think Singapore is a good place to earn money for my family.

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I do not work part time, I work full time as a maid. I work everyday and I do not have any free day.

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I am happy working in Singapore, although all my families are in Indonesia, and I am definitely more than happy there, but the life in Singapore is also quite good.

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What drives or motivates me to be able to earn more money in Singapore than other places or other countries.

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My hobbies are trying to Cook new dishes, taking care of baby and playing with them, watching television shows.

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When I have a bit of free time, I usually like Writing letter to my family back in Indonesia.

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Most of my friends are foreigners from Indonesia. I think it is Rather hard to communicate to locals in Singapore because sometimes they do not understand what I am trying to say.

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I usually stay at home 24/7 with my employer.

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I do not have a favourite hangout place.If I had a chance, I would like to travel around Singapore to visit tourist attractions. Maybe like Gardens  by the Bay and the Singapore Zoo.

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My perspective of Singapore is really good, hot and clean country. And the people here are really friendly and kind.

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I think it is difficult for me to adapt to living in Singapore as I feel that it is quite difficult because there is communication barrier. Most of the Singaporean do not speak Bahasa Indonesia and I only know a little bit of English, that is why I think it is very difficult to talk to them.

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My struggles living in Singapore is that I miss my family a lot, and sometimes at night I will cry at times when I miss them and I will often have the urge of wanting to go back to visit them.

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I think about the food, weather and communication i Singapore after my stay here.

Well, I think that the food is really good here, but the weather here is still much hotter as compared to the place I was staying in Indonesia. I think that there is still commincation barrier between some Singaporeans du to my language limitation.

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There are nothing about living in Singapore that frustrates me.

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I do not face any difficulties when communicating at work as my employer knows how to speak Bahasa Indonesia. So I am able to communicate with her smoothly.

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I find it hard to interact with Singaporeans as I’m only able to speak a little bit of English and I cannot really understand what they say sometimes.