A lot of people have asked me how the relocation is going so far. I'm surprised to find myself saying that it has been much easier than I thought it would be. In fact, it's been easier than our move to California. One factor is, we've done this before and had a lot of things organized long before we left our last home. Another factor is that Singapore is simply set up for people to arrive from all over the world and be up and running in a few days.
Going to the Ministry of Manpower to get an employment pass was about as complicated as ordering a coffee in Starbucks and took a total of 10 minutes. We found an expat cell phone plan complete with cheap long distance and shorter contracts. We haven't needed credit checks anywhere. The banks seem so un-phased by newcomers, they are willing to set up accounts with the idea that we'll establish a permanent address at a later date. In a country with such modern business infrastructure and so many rules I thought we were going to be fighting The Man at every turn. In reality this well oiled machine knew exactly what to do with us.
If you're wondering what kinds of things we miss, both Joel and I agree that we miss natural cool air though we're finding 24 degrees celsius at night is starting to feel chilly now. Joel misses the good road cycling in California but he's excited to start mountain biking here. We both miss organic local food and good wine. In all we're really happy with our new locale and have no regrets. Cheers!
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