there's no when... it comes randomly or you can ask around when u feel like some company and ppl will join if they are free.

take mackkido's advise and go meetup.com. i think you will get a more confirmed activity schedule.

as far as being here for 1 year, badminton is a constant, but things like dinner/movies/yumcha etc are usually random

ur opinion resonates with what i always practice especially regarding furthering my studies. i've not taken any additional papers since degree. dime of a dozen out there nowadays. easily IT support from India have a phd.

no point getting papers if there's not effective gratification from it.

i'm not sure the thing about having mba/phd means getting higher pay as oppose to having more experience in the same field.

i think relationships are the key of course hard work, actually good in the field helps alot. but good relations can bring u half way, the rest is on ur own.

keeganz, i think u must at least equipped urself with degree first and then try to upgrade urselfs with more papers so that by the age of 40-50s you will still have ur job. maybe at that time, u will reach 100k p.a.

not sure. seems like it is difficult for ppl without papers to make it to the 50k p.a. mark.

life is sure harsh.