After living 35 years in Singapore, I have decided to leave for Melbourne, Australia. The decision was not easy as I had to grapple with many sacrifices and life changing decisions. What awaits me is the great unknown and I want to share my experience of my migration in this blog.
I am a mother of 2 lovely daughters. The elder is turning 4 this year, and the other turning 1 this year. I suppose this blog can help many Singaporean Mothers who decide to leave SG for other countries.
My journey started in September 2015, when I made a life changing decision to attend a seminar on migrating to New Zealand. Moving to New Zealand was one of my husband's choices as he enjoyed the great outdoors and he loves nature. However, our decision changed when we attended the seminar and did some research on New Zealand. The reason why we opted for Melbourne is because Auckland property prices are really high. Secondly, there are many earthquakes in NZ. In addition, the is a requirement for us to obtain an Australian PR before we can be considered for NZ. Given so many restrictions, we decided to stick to Melbourne.
Melbourne City
My hubby and I visited Melbourne and Perth. What attracted us were the beautiful greenery, the vibrant arts culture and yes, lots of fresh air. People are generally courteous and polite to each other. While driving in Melbourne, we realized that people rarely honk at each other and respect each other's lane of travel.
All the best Mummy and family. My husband and I have attended a seminar a long time ago (5 years back?) before baby came. Now that baby is here and already turning 18, we have taken the step to plan to migrate. Its too stressful here and my parents are no longer around - seems nothing to hold us back anymore.
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