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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Dec 17, 2010 10:49am
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)?
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)?
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Dec 17, 2010 10:51am
Wow, that is a little bit of a change. Good luck.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Dec 17, 2010 10:51am
Hell of a move for you! Excellent opportunity for you and the misses!
How soon do you move?
How soon do you move?
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Dec 17, 2010 10:51am
Hey. Congrats. What a great experience.
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Dec 17, 2010 10:52am
I'm not looking to buy anything, but I wish both of you the best in this opportunity. Congratulations to the both of you.
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gport_tennis
Posts: 1,796
Dec 17, 2010 10:54am
What kind of cars?
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majorspark
Posts: 5,122
Dec 17, 2010 10:56am
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.
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.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Dec 17, 2010 11:00am
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.
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Dec 17, 2010 11:00am
That sounds really exciting! I would love to see that part of the world.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Dec 17, 2010 11:02am
How old are you guys? Any kids?
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 17, 2010 11:10am
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.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Dec 17, 2010 11:13am
What exactly will you and the wife be doing, if you care to share?
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Dec 17, 2010 11:14am
Wow.
Congratulations!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!
Buckeyechick
Posts: 97
Dec 17, 2010 11:16am
Awesome, congrats on the upcoming adventure!
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Dec 17, 2010 11:24am
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.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 17, 2010 2:24pm
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
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
Dec 17, 2010 2:33pm
Very jealous, been to Singapore once, really, really liked it there. Should be a great experience!
Apple
Posts: 2,620
Dec 17, 2010 2:37pm
Wow! Sure hope you two have gotten your shots. Good Luck!
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Dec 17, 2010 3:11pm
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
Pluse, what an excellent way to build your resume lol
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raiderbuck
Posts: 1,623
Dec 17, 2010 3:20pm
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
Oh...and bring lots of sun screen and shorts...I heard it's crazy hot there
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
Dec 17, 2010 5:23pm
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???
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Timber
Posts: 935
Dec 17, 2010 5:29pm
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.
That is great for both of you... hopefully you have a wonderful exprience. Best wishes.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Dec 17, 2010 5:44pm
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.
What kind of furniture are you unloading? PM me for details on what you're getting rid of and what you want for it.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Dec 17, 2010 5:52pm
Good luck. I don't know much about Singapore.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Dec 17, 2010 6:02pm
congratulations. Hope you end up safe and sound