Reversal of fortune? Singaporeans heading to China
"China is now a favorite destination for retirees to spend their golden years simply because it has become so expensive to retire in Singapore.
When I was in Dongguan last month, I came across a 60 year old ex-civil servant who sold off his HDB flat and bought a sprawling 5,000 square foot bungalow in the suburbs. His wife passed away 2 years ago and his two grown up children have their own families in Singapore. He now lives with his mistress, who is only 24 years old.
According to him, more and more Singapore men are discovering the beauty of Chinese women and the country.
"We are too late!", he lamented to me. "The Taiwanese and the Hong Kongers come before us. Now we are left with the crumbs. Look here, this place is a village only 10 years ago, now it is a metropolis. In another ten years time, Dongguan will catch up with Singapore."
To those who can afford it, China is indeed a paradise on earth. Besides Dongguan, there are now a sizable number of ex-Singaporeans and Singaporeans living in nearby Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhuhai. Their numbers are expected to grow in the future."
I wonder if by "crumbs" he means Singaporeans get the ugly women.
But then again, as they say in America, "that's what I like about these high school girls, man; I get older, they stay the same age"
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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