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So... your degree in geography will get you what? And a project coordinator? Every academic is convinced they can run projects... I've yet to meet one that doesn't think that way. So... not trying to piss in your Wheaties... just trying to say that a dose of realism is in order. Besides, academic c...

answer i was looking for was whether they put equal or more consideration into foreigners, thanks I suppose I answered that question in both my first post and my last - the answer is simply no! It would appear that the type of role you're considering can be done by a local just as well as a foreign...

dont know if this helps, but my colleague prefer to hire foreigner, as he said singaporean wants higher payment. but then i dont assume you want lower payment than locals? just try..lots of foreigners than locals becoming researcher...or at least...here Aaaaah ........... I think that's clarified s...

Pilates?

I suppose at the end of the day for your visit it depends on what your total budget is. One website we discovered when we visited earlier this year is wotif.com.sg which has "mystery deals" on hotels. We got a 4.5 star hotel for $125sgd a night which was ok for us since we only wanted to stay 4 nigh...

Is it worth having two SIMs? A prepaid SIM whilst in Malaysia and a post paid phone account whilst in Singapore? I think I would do just that. I'm moving out to Singapore next week (eek) but my family are in Singapore and my partner and I visit every year. I've had a PAYG sim card from Singtel for ...

Interesting...... Littlegreenman's answer was Palawan Beach (which is on Sentosa) and it's wrong for being too specific. oops :oops: Sorry littlegreenman! In that case, you are probably right! :oops: Actually, my brain is so addled that I can't remember what I was doing 5 minutes ago let alone near...

Yup! :) That's why I didn't want to give a clue! I've just looked up the history of Sentosa on Wikipedia - it apparently first became Sentosa in 1972 and the cable car opened in 1974. I think that in the late 70s, early 80s was when it started taking off as a resort. Apparently the monorail opened i...

Really?

OK, today, it's a huuugely commercialised resort! Not sure if there are sandy beaches and see saws anymore.

That must have given it away totally.............

Nope

Let's see if SMS knows before I start giving clues. Let's say that I wouldn't be able to give a clue without giving the location away - That's probably a clue

I essentially agree with LoriW, except for "If it's just a paper qualification." OK, perhaps that was a bit unfair of me - I have known people start a PhD because they had no better idea of what to do after their first degree and not give a huge amount of thought to the academic, field of research ...

The reason I ask about the hours is mainly because I am a mother of two and a wife, working 12 hour days 7 days a week does not allow for much family life. Also, I am not familiar with seeing most PhD students (at least in the university I was at) in the lab for such long hours. The only time they ...

I cannot choose my location in UK unfornutatelly. I will be working for my current employer - so this can be only London Plenty of people who work in London don't live in London! That's the joy of living in the UK that you can work and play in the heart of the metropolis and go home to fresh air an...

I'd say £4.2k would be lovely in the UK! Certainly if I was on that sort of money I'd be staying in the UK - but that's because it's my home. I wouldn't choose to live in London but somewhere more rural and commutable. My reasons for choosing the UK? Seasons, weather (rather than just hot and humid)...

Nope