I don't understand it when people says that. Does good career development mean more prestige, better title, lower paid and longer hour?

Is it really hard to get residential development experience in bigger city after you have similar experience?

well to me career development = working on bigger projects i suppose. because we have more construction development than in australia. But, work/life balance is important too. the way I see it, do the crazy hours a few years and gain as much as you can, then slowing down?

Would be slightly easier to get a job in bigger city, but work/life balance in say, Sydney, might be similar to that of KL. depending on the office.

If you're single, malaysia or singapore is a great place to work. Very happening! But if you got children, well, it may not be the best place.
I'd enough chasing on lifestyle or happening kinda life in big city and 13 years is enough for me though with hardcore stress!
When i came here, i realise what's call life and my mind and brain is clear than before. Less pressure and stress...enjoy it!

SPOT ON! TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!

I used to have this mind set for 10 years! What the shit it meant for someone with a title and pay peanuts with long working hours! Totally bullshit!

I heard my nephew friend's sister work there as nurse and married Australian. His brother also studied there Mechanical Engineer and after 2 years still cannot get job.Now coming back to Malaysia to find job

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I hardly find a park or a quiet place to relief stress. Not in KL.
I do consider leaving KL at one point to smaller town to spend my life.
I'm in construction in some prestigious project in KL city center. Yes, giving you great experience but the stress is totally unbearable.
That time thinking of moving to a small fishing village, start a small reno company, less stress.

Come to think of it, my friend graduated Masters of Architecture from Tasmania, and couldn't get a job for 2 years, now returned to Malaysia. SO really, depend on your luck, and maybe how you market yourself?

LOL! I want to buy a land somewhere on an island in Malaysia and have a Boutique B&B business there!

It's all about timing, i don't think it's about luck. I was in Sydney 14 years ago, everyone rushed to uni to study IT and computer science, engineering in mining and architectural as well. These profession were hot those days.
Very much on the next 10years what would happen.
Who can guarantee your profession would sustain forever? I won't guarantee myself as well. Construction may be booming but now seems bit slowing down. It's all chain reaction. So the best to do business is.....sell chak fan (economic rice). I was looking for this option very long time...hehe

If you are not planning to come back to Australia, I would totally support the decision. If you plan to come back, to me, it felt like you are starting over for three times.

I think you are in a better position then a lot of people, and working your way up with your current experience would be better then going back to Malaysia and return to start over again and again. It will be hard work for a couple of years, but it will be worth it in the end.

PS: If you are in Sydney sometime, maybe I can buy you a coffee. I am planning to build and would start designing soon. Maybe I can pick your brain?

Would be great if I can work in an australian company in Malaysia. That would solve a lot of problems!

NICE! where and what are planning to build? I find that renovating in Australia is astronomical. One client, prices came back from builders $200k over budget!

Well, 200k is normal here. Got most of my client paying 380k. Depends on what materials they want.

He said $200k over budget, not $200k total build price



Planning to build in Sydney north shore, I don't have enough $ for the build yet, so proceeding slowly. Plan to come up with the design and approvals over the next year, then build it slowly over another 2 years (thinking of owner building it... might decide otherwise after I do more research ).

I want a cheap build that looks like architecturally designed

Oops...wrong intepretation

Heyys, how`s the archi field in Sydney? any potential growth?

why not you stay? working in that house reno and aged care give you better hedging as population heading for "age-ing mode" you should have taken up the PR. you go back malaysia wont bring much head but to work from under again with over built capacity in supply. just IMHO

are you drafty or specialized wise in BIM?

there r few, but if you are good with the BCA and stuff here better stay on. Msia talent going over here is alot.

sound like the block series or Home & garden type

You might want to check the architecture field in Malaysia, pay like peanuts, most likely be a cad monkey if you join a firm.

Unless you have strong contacts in industry via family or strong cable getting a good position very difficult.

Local U , churns out many architecture grads yearly.

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