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What can you do to feel less isolated in a foreign place?
I was completely alone and on my own during my stay in Singapore. I’ve always being someone who enjoyed their space more than anything. Of course I also enjoy having friends and going out, but at the end of the day, I would prefer to come home and have the place to myself. So, how did I deal with thRead more
I was completely alone and on my own during my stay in Singapore. I’ve always being someone who enjoyed their space more than anything. Of course I also enjoy having friends and going out, but at the end of the day, I would prefer to come home and have the place to myself. So, how did I deal with the isolation? I loved it. It was freeing. I had no obligations to anyone else. I could go out and do whatever I wanted, as late as I wanted, without having to take anyone else into consideration. This was during my first four years in Singapore, and was easily the happiest four years of my life. I also never really felt a lack of belongingness. I felt comfortable right away. I felt like I fit in better than I did when I moved from Kentucky to Boston. Despite being an American, I felt more comfortable in Japan than I ever did down south. Before moving to Singapore, I worried that the people there may not like me. But that wasn’t the case at all. People were very friendly. I’m an outsider, yes, but usually treated like a guest. And I honestly prefer it that way. It gives me more freedom and I’m not expected to follow all the stifling social rules.
See lessHave you ever thought religion might have negative effect(s) on you?
I am not really a religious person, so I won’t be able to answer the question for a personal angle. But looking at the society, there are many negative effects of religion one point to here and there. Talk about religious war; it is so unspeakable that religion that ought to preach peace is sometimeRead more
I am not really a religious person, so I won’t be able to answer the question for a personal angle. But looking at the society, there are many negative effects of religion one point to here and there. Talk about religious war; it is so unspeakable that religion that ought to preach peace is sometimes the starter of war. Of course, this is due to the believers fighting for the sake of the supreme being they believe in. In the society these days, most people would rather spend hours praying to their supreme being over an issue, issues that require them to pragmatic. I mean, would your God come down and help you look for job? Of course you have to do that yourself, and not lie in one corner praying endlessly.
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