You're the 1 who don't understand!
It's becoz too many illegal overstay! That's why they don't want us to be there!
I always oppose people work illegally in some other country. Working like a dog!
Get proper way, get respect, not cutting shortcut

I know... but both my parents' salary still does not exceed RM 20k per month!!

and by successful, I'm taking your definition, more than RM 20k per month. That's why I said my family is not successful.

The children can decide their future, but they cannot decide their childhood.
Where they want to go after 18yo, it's up to them. But before that, you kinda have to decide for them. Yes, I can decide for my future now, but it's limited and constrained to what I had in my childhood. ..... (wanted to say something but I forgot liao.. )

and btw, even if the government changes, there's still a long way to go for Malaysia. Mindset, education, economy... it's just not there.

Yo.... why you ah??

1/ I didn't say I want to work/stay illegally!! I always do things the legal way!! Where on earth did you read anything about doing illegal things?????????????

2/ I said you don't understand about the government policy to recruit ppl to teach English... and NOTHING ELSE!!

3/ and whatever work restrictions countries have, it's called immigration politics/policy!! It's a terminology!!

It's alright, your parents have given you enough education to be in the position to migrate to another country. I am sure you are thankful to them. You can now decide for your children

Ok, just try to make sure only. No hard feelings, relax.
I just try to make sure no 1 walking into a trap. End up miserable life.
Japan is a self-protected country, hardly get a job there as their own ppl facing hard time getting jobs. I have construction project over there before building a hotel.

Wah got argument until mother father salary geez

The reality is often more complex than most people figure I feel. Not everyone has the right set of skills, resources or personal circumstance to move and start anew. And I say, when in doubt, think hard.

Haha....father mother salary....

Then its just not going to happen.

Oooppss.....I better shut the fxxx up....

No lah .. I don't plan to settle in Japan. I just want to experience the lifestyle & culture of Japan. Won't be staying longer than 1 year. I'd never get used with their excessive formality. That's why I'm looking for a simple job that roughly enough for me to travel & experience Japan. Japan government has exchange program to cater for this need, so that ppl from other countries can come to experience their country, sadly it is restricted by nationality.

As for Australia/Canada, just want to work/live to experience it. Max I'll stay is 5 or 6 years. Getting their citizenship(s) is like a "to-do-list" or "bucket list". Nothing more!!

I'm definitely settling down here in Europe. That's for sure!!

True..

But my family wants me to stay lah... I've a big family.
When ppl move, they think about their parents; that means my children will also think about me if they want to move.
So I don't leave, the decision will be up to my children, they'll be facing the same dilemma.
Might as well I leave first, to a country where "the reasons to move again" are lesser?

Are you sure?
Even if you get in - its a big IF (coz no european country today is stupid enough to give out PRs/Citizenship to others when they can't even feed their own)
You want to join the mass herd of unemployed?
You want to feel what it's like sleeping on streets? or depending on other's charity to survive?
In fact many europeans are flooding Asia to look for a job.
You wanting to go the opposite way seems a little...weird.
Its no longer a nice place to be. The good easy life in Europe in over.

Too late.. I'm already in love with this place. Just like how some ppl are in love with Malaysia..

I understand and I agree with all that you mentioned. And the tax is also higher than Australia, Canada & US.
But I like this place, this is my home - for eternity!!

It is true that it is sad Malaysia's overall international image is going backward over the past decade or more, and our govt continues to also wanting to promote the country towards an Islamic nation so much and seems can't wait to get rid of our commonwealth history, which I personally think is a total wrong move. We have rich heritage with multi ethnicity and our unique culture born under the British colony, why not celebrate that than to glorify only one majority culture? It didn't do us any good at all, economically nor diplomatically, more and more country now requires Msian to enter with Visa, and our driving license is also not recognised although we basically have the same rules as Singapore, but why Spore passport is much recognised and driver license as well and ours aren't? No doubt the people jumping plane is giving us a bad names but I think more than that it is also how much our govt is doing, if our authority is able to give confidence to the international neighbours that we as a nation is safe and good I think we would not be so far off compared to Spore. I can truly relate to what you said here (except the multi citizenship tho) because I've seen many examples, sometimes we feel under privileged not because of we are poorer or anything, but just simple life experience like this, yet when we look back we know we deserve better.

I think if you think you need to make a change to open up other opportunity to the family, just do it. Yes perhaps initial 20 years of our lives are not within our control, but the following years definitely we do. So examine all opportunities wisely and decide.

The mainland chinese and indian are really aggressive, not simply hard working. This we really need to improve ourselves. I think its almost like how we see the migrants in Msia today, there are myanmarese, indon, bangla, nepalese, etc, of course the local would also prefer their own people in the office. I talked to a few people today, I think tax should be the biggest concern if one ever gets to land a well paid job there. Tax tax tax! It's really a cons.

Wish you good luck!

Or you rather pay lower tax with lots of crime?

Well, i prefer pay higher tax with low crime rate, good living quality and education. If money can resolve, why not?

same as here... now i pay high tax for GST, high RPGT, no sugar subsidy, lower oil subsidy, less non-bumi uni quota, less chinese school, high electricity bill...



This post has been edited by wayne.chin: Nov 11 2013, 12:39 PM