In 2017 I made a “Proposal HIS19” to my family — return to SG in 2019. Later I made a “Proposal HIS3” — stay for 3Y in SG.

• #3 J4 [HIS3]: kids — longer time for Chinese learning
• #1 J4 [HIS3]: kids — bad influences (such as drugs in U.S.)  are more dangerous to my son before he becomes more mature. See separate blogpost.
• #2 J4 [HIS3]: four grandparents to see us and grandchildren more …. derailed by covid19.
• #4 J4 [HIS3]: wife — higher chance of longer working history. More convincing track record. However, she stopped working at end of 2019.
• J4 [HIS19]: wife — I can help relieve wife of her total “workload”
• —— negative
• #1 risk [HIS19]: painful perm jobs, _b_u_t_ I hope the pain is reduced by the temporary context — light at end of the tunnel. As it turned, my EPA perm job is a blessing.
• #2 Risk [HIS19]: Priority date portable?
• Cost [HIS3]: SgNS… accepted.
• Cost [HIS19]: low chance to try various interviews — my way to stay motivated
• Cost [HIS19]: low chance to try something new like c++. See t_tsn