DrMJA

Owning a condo in Singapore for many years while working between Thailand & Singapore, this article concerning Singapore is rubbish. The claim that Singapore offers the highest residual income post-rent, doubling the global average, is likely inaccurate. While Singaporeans do have high incomes, the city-state is also consistently ranked among the most expensive places in the world to live, especially concerning rent. This high cost of living significantly impacts residual income. The factors that contradict the claim: Sky-high rents: Rents in Singapore are notoriously expensive, driven by construction delays, high demand from expats, and a tight property market. For example, a 2023 report found that Singapore’s median rent for private homes was significantly higher than in other major Asian cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul. Most expensive city rankings: Global cost-of-living surveys consistently rank Singapore among the most expensive cities. In 2024, Mercer ranked Singapore third among the world’s most expensive cities for international workers, citing high housing and transportation costs. High income, high expenses: While Singaporeans earn high salaries —particularly skilled workers and expats —the high cost of living counterbalances this income. As noted by William Russell, {The Cost Of Living In Singapore} for expats is high, but rents can be almost three times as expensive as in the UK. Distinction between locals and expats: Housing costs are particularly high for expats, who rely on the private rental market. In contrast, locals can access subsidized public housing, which lowers their housing costs. This distinction means that a blanket statement about "residual income" is misleading, as experiences vary significantly between residents. No supporting data found: Searches for residual income metrics specific to Singapore, especially in comparison to global averages, did not yield any sources supporting the claim that Singapore's residual income doubles the global average. The initial claim misinterprets or exaggerates the data. While high incomes mean many Singapore residents have high disposable incomes, high rents prevent them from having residual incomes significantly above global averages.

Several years ago (about 14, I think), while working for the Prince of Songkla University-Hat Yai campus. I was “loaned out” to the Phuket provincial governor’s office and the infrastructure development committee for the overpass engineering projects at the Heroins Monument, since the two other completed overpasses (Central Festival and Lotus) had been affected by severe flooding and other issues. This time, they wanted to get it right. The bottom line, after a year and a half of a multi-stage process that involved extensive planning, data collecting, construction drafting, engineering, negotiating, all to ensure structural soundness and safety, which included careful coordination among the engineers (both Thai and Western), various contractors, and government agencies, not to mention the finance challenges, all detailed to meet the area’s traffic needs. In the end, all the work was scrubbed. Why ไม่สวย not beautiful. 🙃 🤷‍♂️

For my family and me, we will continue flying from Bangkok to Singapore, relax a bit, or stay over and enjoy Singaporean hospitality, then board a direct non-stop flight from Singapore to New York, and that’s it!. Easy Peezy, in the New York, New Jersey area, after that, “up to you.”

My question is, where did muppet get a lion? I mean, really, where did the “idiotfluncer” get it? -Steal it? -find it? WTF

My thoughts for the children exploited. I can not begin to Imagine the mental, physical and emotional trauma they have experienced. 💔 I hope and (yes) pray they get the help they need to rebuild their lives.

What I have done (in the United States) is put everything into an Irrevocable Trust, outlining who gets what and when. As the owner of my Trust, I can change anything or withdraw any amount at any time. Upon my demise, my Thai wife could go to the US or through my US attorney’s law firm and manipulate funds as she wished (according to my Trust directions). It is a bit costly to lay everything out at first; however, I believe it is worth the price to avoid miscommunications and deceptions. *This is what I found that works for me to preserve my desires.

When I shared his article with the missus, she said, and I quote: “yea okay, when? In 2027 they will change their minds 27 times before 2027.” 555

About 15+ years ago, my Thai missus and I were living in a Bangkok condo, and it was there she learned how to swim in the pool. She got pretty good. Several months later, we took a holiday to Koh Lipe. Sometime around the beginning of the holiday, I asked her why she wouldn’t go for a swim in the ocean. She looked at me and said, (I am paraphrasing) “you know I do not know how to swim in the ocean water, only the pool water.” ❣️

So 14 years ago, when they finished building the existing incineration plant, they were processing 540 tonnes per day, and at that time, they announced it was outdated. “. . . . a piss up at a brewery” https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/Phukets-new-incinerator-hits-halfway-mark

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t he the POS that calls us westerners “dirty Farangs”? Something along the lines of they are dressed dirtily and never shower. Then, later, he denied that the comments were his.

Well, after fifteen years of marriage, I can honestly say there are still cultural differences, misunderstandings, disagreement’s, and at times frustration. However, the love and respect I receive from my Thai wife (a Registered Nurse) is until this very moment the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I would not change anything. ขอบคุณภรรยาสุดที่รักของฉัน ธัญชนก

Wait, I need to reread his statement because there may be a typo in the article. “.....adding that he intended to enter politics, which is why he stored the cash at home instead of in a bank.” One more time “.....adding that he intended to enter politics” 🤔🤔🤔 🙃

Having this “illness” may be contagious, imagine Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya (allegedly the driver of the 2012 hit-and-run killing a police officer) catching this rare “illness” that “only being home in Thailand” can cure.

I’ve seen the video, and IF my Thai wife, who is a nurse, ever got slapped by this or any other clown. I guarantee their stay in the hospital would be the best outcome.

If you can find it, I’d love to read it. I am not being facetious.