k_hongkong
See also competitive trec != predictor of success
SG is now the richest country in Asia, and one of the richest in the world, ahead of HK, US…
When I chose SG in my younger days, I didn’t feel SG was such a clear favorite, outstanding choice for my future family’s life chances. At that time, Singapore was below 30 years young — unproven.
Fast forward to 2020, Singapore is now more proven, more successful, more admired worldwide, more popular among the global professional elite esp. those from India, China, SEA. Therefore, immigration to SG is now much harder more selective. I got my PR/citizenship when it was easier.
Looking back, my dad made the right choice for me, and I had karma (or dumb luck) to choose Singapore rather than U.S., Europe, Hongkong, Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea,,,. In a way, I bought low. It turned out that my wife and I have enjoyed the Singapore benefits.
Not everyone enjoys Singapore as much as I do. Many westernized Singaporeans give up Singapore. My sister also renounced Singapore citizenship. My son? Not sure.
— early-buy is usually lucky
- adjustment — I chose SG at an early age, so I had more time for a gradual adjustment. For someone coming here in their 30’s, it is harder to accept SG. SG is not such an easy adjustment for everyone.
- [b] PR was easier.
- [b] housing was cheaper
— NUS brand value
On a similar note, I chose NUS when its brand value was rather low. Now its brand value has increased significantly.
UChicago is a high brand I bought without knowing its brand value.
— [b=buy-low-n-forget]
Negative demo: Google employees. Bin.Zhao joined Google in late /2000s/and rose to a manager role, so you could say he “bought” early. I almost got a google job offer in 2007. However, what is the probability that I would also benefit from early buy?
%%A: questionable. After the early buy, this “thing” requires care and feeding and may not grow well. In contrast, with a growth asset or SgCitizenship, you can buy-n-forget
— HK ^ SG .. SG was behind HK in the talent race, as HK draws talents from the global Chinese community + the west. Now SG is becoming more attractive than HK for many nationalities:
* SEAsia
* India
* the West
* Japan? China is anti-Japan
— some long-term _Disadvantages_ of Sgp
- — half-ranked by novelty and note-worthiness
- vulnerable to global warming
- very limited scale in some job domains. For those interested in those domains, they may need to work overseas.
- over-dependent on foreign workers and foreign talents
- energy footprint due to Air-Conditioning all-year round
- burning oil to generate electricity
- food insecurity .. limited self-reliance
- limited fresh water supply .. even though gov is working effectively on reservoirs, river cleaning, catchment