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Manhattan Buckeye

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Dec 17, 2010 10:49 AM
Wife just accepted a position in Singapore and I concurrently agreed to a 2 year contract with a Hong Kong based company which will let me work out of S'Pore.

Ohio Chatter will have a presence in SE Asia....it is about as far away from the east coast U.S. as one can get. Clocks are easy to remember - 12 hours ahead. Anyone looking to buy cars (or furniture)?
Dec 17, 2010 10:49am
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OneBuckeye

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Dec 17, 2010 10:51 AM
Wow, that is a little bit of a change. Good luck.
Dec 17, 2010 10:51am
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thedynasty1998

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Dec 17, 2010 10:51 AM
Hell of a move for you! Excellent opportunity for you and the misses!

How soon do you move?
Dec 17, 2010 10:51am
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Con_Alma

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Dec 17, 2010 10:51 AM
Hey. Congrats. What a great experience.
Dec 17, 2010 10:51am
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bigkahuna

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Dec 17, 2010 10:52 AM
I'm not looking to buy anything, but I wish both of you the best in this opportunity. Congratulations to the both of you.
Dec 17, 2010 10:52am
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gport_tennis

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Dec 17, 2010 10:54 AM
What kind of cars?

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Dec 17, 2010 10:54am
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majorspark

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Dec 17, 2010 10:56 AM
My wife's best friend's husband took a job there a couple of years ago. They love it. At some point they do expect to return to the states though. I am sure you will enjoy the experience.
Also while you are living there make sure you make some time to tour some of the site in asia. My wife's friend and her husband have been able to tour several asian countries.
Dec 17, 2010 10:56am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Dec 17, 2010 11:00 AM
gport_tennis;604014 wrote:What kind of cars?

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'06 Acura TSX (which will be detailed with new tires - 40K miles). '10 Mazda CX-9, maybe 8000 miles?, we bought it with a 5-year no interest piece partially - so if someone wants to assume the loan that is a VERY attractive opportunity. Free money.

My contract starts Feb 15, so we're looking to depart late Feb/early March. My wife is staying in S'pore most of January to work with her company's product launch - leaving me to deal with stuff.
Dec 17, 2010 11:00am
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FatHobbit

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Dec 17, 2010 11:00 AM
That sounds really exciting! I would love to see that part of the world.
Dec 17, 2010 11:00am
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Dec 17, 2010 11:02 AM
How old are you guys? Any kids?
Dec 17, 2010 11:02am
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Dec 17, 2010 11:10 AM
congrats. I'm in the process of my upcoming transfer cycle and one of my options is a 28 day on 28 day off schedule. Sounds good until you learn the 28 days on are in one of the more unstable regions of the Middle East.
Dec 17, 2010 11:10am
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thedynasty1998

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Dec 17, 2010 11:13 AM
What exactly will you and the wife be doing, if you care to share?
Dec 17, 2010 11:13am
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THE4RINGZ

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Dec 17, 2010 11:14 AM
Wow.
Congratulations!!!!!!
Dec 17, 2010 11:14am
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Buckeyechick

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Dec 17, 2010 11:16 AM
Awesome, congrats on the upcoming adventure!
Dec 17, 2010 11:16am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Dec 17, 2010 11:24 AM
thedynasty1998;604042 wrote:What exactly will you and the wife be doing, if you care to share?

Wife is a marketing exec for a pharma, so they do research, review the strategies for sales reps and present to the team. Not an easy job. It will be about 50% travel for her in the first year, including some not so great locations like Jakarta and Kabul.

I agreed to work for a financial services shop that specializes in swaps and derivatives in an American legal support position, in other words the sort of thing that nearly killed the global economy. The pie has shrunk significantly, yet still exists.
Dec 17, 2010 11:24am
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ernest_t_bass

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Dec 17, 2010 2:24 PM
Manhattan Buckeye;604059 wrote:swaps and derivatives in an American legal support position, in other words the sort of thing that nearly killed the global economy.

I thought Obama killed the economy :D
Dec 17, 2010 2:24pm
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cbus4life

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Dec 17, 2010 2:33 PM
Very jealous, been to Singapore once, really, really liked it there. Should be a great experience!
Dec 17, 2010 2:33pm
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Dec 17, 2010 2:37 PM
Wow! Sure hope you two have gotten your shots. Good Luck!
Dec 17, 2010 2:37pm
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CenterBHSFan

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Dec 17, 2010 3:11 PM
Best wishes MB! Have you scouted or researched any particular areas that you're interested in living in, yet?
Pluse, what an excellent way to build your resume lol
Dec 17, 2010 3:11pm
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raiderbuck

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Dec 17, 2010 3:20 PM
Talk about opportunity of a lifetime! Congratulations, best of luck to you and your wife! Do you have kids? How frickin sweet would it be to have dual citizenship in Singapore and U.S.?

Oh...and bring lots of sun screen and shorts...I heard it's crazy hot there
Dec 17, 2010 3:20pm
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Steel Valley Football

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Dec 17, 2010 5:23 PM
Manhattan Buckeye;604059 wrote:Wife is a marketing exec for a pharma, so they do research, review the strategies for sales reps and present to the team. Not an easy job. It will be about 50% travel for her in the first year, including some not so great locations like Jakarta and Kabul.

I agreed to work for a financial services shop that specializes in swaps and derivatives in an American legal support position, in other words the sort of thing that nearly killed the global economy. The pie has shrunk significantly, yet still exists.

She's truly amazing. How on earth does she find the time to keep track of who is sending you horrific PMs from your chats boards???
Dec 17, 2010 5:23pm
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Timber

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Dec 17, 2010 5:29 PM
Hong Kong is awesome... have never been to Singapore, but I have had a few "singapore slings"... lol.

That is great for both of you... hopefully you have a wonderful exprience. Best wishes.
Dec 17, 2010 5:29pm
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O-Trap

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Dec 17, 2010 5:44 PM
Sounds fantastic! You only live once, and that is the kind of thing not everyone gets the opportunity to do, so I commend you on taking it.

What kind of furniture are you unloading? PM me for details on what you're getting rid of and what you want for it.
Dec 17, 2010 5:44pm
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gerb131

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Dec 17, 2010 5:52 PM
Good luck. I don't know much about Singapore.
Dec 17, 2010 5:52pm
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darbypitcher22

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Dec 17, 2010 6:02 PM
congratulations. Hope you end up safe and sound
Dec 17, 2010 6:02pm