5 Reasons Why We Left Singapore - A Singaporean Couple Explains

[@CMCJJT]

Both of you reminded of the what I did in 2001, the year I left Singapore and never looked back. I am not a Singaporean but I spent 4 years studying and another 4 thereafter working in Singapore. I left Singapore and spent the subsequent years working in Malaysia, China, India, the Middle East, the Philippines and now in Australia, where I plan to retire in. Well, many of you may not agree with me this, but from my own experiences and perspectives, Singapore was a good place to grow one's career and earn good money, but I was searching for more than just that. I was putting super long hours into working as a young graduate for good salary until one point I started to question myself if this is what life is all about. I started to venture out to discover what the world has to offer, found it and settled down. It has been an amazing journey. Good luck guys.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Wow!!! Thanks for sharing! Your life journey sounds so interesting! Wishing you all the best as well!

[@zhizian]

We can all agree.... worklife balance is non existence in Singapore

[@ringotan5244]

Good! You share this, life is not just on work, your mind and body need to free, relax, healthy and spiritually strong till your end of life.

[@CMCJJT]

@@ringotan5244 I was conditioned back then to believe that in order to be taken as happy and successful in life, I had to work harder and earn more money than everybody else to afford bigger cars and condos, better branded stuffs and overseas holidays more exotic than theirs, because that's what everybody was comparing ownself with. Stressful !

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@ringotan5244 well said!

[@babibrain]

This is the best decisions to retire at 40 years old. Support your channel

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you!! Appreciate your support!

[@edvanteo4834]

Vanessa & I are thrilled to get to know both of you. Our journey is similar albeit 10 years ago. Watching your videos reminded us of our earlier reason why we left Singapore and reside in Ipoh.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you for all your guidance and we are indeed blessed to know both of you! Here's to adventures and outings together!

[@Martinwhtang]

Wow amazing.

[@jqwoo]

Having living in England, Korea, China and SG. I missed SG food initially, however, I don't miss any local food anymore. WHY? I have created my own taste of FUSION cuisine. e.g. Chicken rice with onion omelette, Porridge with croissant, Shanghainess Bun with salad, Bugolgi with curry, roti with noodle etc. Yummy!

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

That sounds so yummy!

[@JohnJohn-pc9ki]

Envy your free life now. So enjoy while you can! Best wishes!

[@ahyapchow2459]

YOUR CHOICES IN LIFE, NOBODY ELSE. GOOD LUCK.👍

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you! Thanks for watching and supporting us

[@ryanlim8013]

There’s many bitter comments but just want to say to everyone, if they can do it, we all can too. Its all in the mind. Maybe not at 40, but 50, 60… it doesn’t matter as life is not a race. Be comfortable with our own pace.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Well said, Ryan!

[@andrewtanjk1]

Malaysia is one of the better options to retire due to its weak currency , so that is where we retired from corporate life after working in Singapore for 10 years .

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Whereabouts are you now at? JB?

[@andrewtanjk1]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple we had recently moved to Kluang, Johor. JB has become quite expensive ,its crowded and has lots of traffic. Since we are retired and my business is online, we actually figured out after being in JB for a few years that we dont really need to be in JB. We can moved around and Kluang was a good choice as its more affordable, has less traffic, quiet, has good food, and we can afford a larger home, where i can be closer to nature (i have a cactus greenhouse and lots of land for plants and trees). Like the both of you, one of us is a singaporean and one a Malaysian so we can relate to your story.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@andrewtanjk1 let us know if you are ever in Penang and we can meet up! We always love to meet like minded individuals.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@andrewtanjk1 does this mean that one of you is on spousal visa?

[@andrewtanjk1]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple yes

[@hweesuanang2619]

Hi Fran and John!!! it is wonderful to hear your story!

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you very much! Stay tuned for our next video!

[@davidchan9187]

at your age to be retired in Singapore will be tough as everyone is working in Singapore and everyone talks about nothing but work work work and what position and what salary and what company etc if you say not working people will look at you like a loser cannot get job will be ostracized - Singapore is a great country for young and working opportunities not for retiring in my two cents

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We are both in the sales line. Feel free to check out our LinkedIn profiles. Getting a job in Singapore is not the question. The true question you should be asking is WHY we want to quit the corporate rat race, which we explained in the videos. We chose to be the 10%, not the 90% of people who work work work, most likely until 65 or older. In order to be the 10% minority, we have to do things that 90% will not want to do but we enjoy time freedom, which 90% of people don't get to have.

[@melvinwh]

Mind sharing the links to your LinkedIn profile?

[@tankumar9411]

Why left Singapore and then where you go

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Do watch the video to find out!! It's a surprise!

[@maxp670]

It easy when you have no kids in mind. I certainly think you have an easy option to made. As a matter of fact, you can travel round the world.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Yes, we have been travelling a lot this year. In fact, we made cost of living videos in each country that we go to. Do check them out!

[@gparamaeswary7276]

Any issues with having a dog there.?

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Zero issues. Plenty of pet friendly cafes, pet events, pet friendly areas.

[@jennifer-oc6io]

You have no kids, if you have kids, you will come to appreciate singapore

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We DO appreciate Singapore, regardless of kids or not. Do watch till the end of the video where we stated that we call BOTH countries our home ❤️

[@Indianmom1119]

I have a kid and thats all the more reason why i left Singapore … do not at all appreciate the education system

[@hummit]

Wow! Retirement at 40. This kind of decision needs both husband and wife to be on same page. Usually one party will want to climb corporate ladder and accumulate more wealth instead of having laid back lifestyle. Question : do you have to live like a Scrooge and count every penny after retirement?

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thanks for watching! Yes, when making huge decisions in life, the couple needs to be on the same page for everything, otherwise it won't work. Hence effective and open & constant communication with each other is needed. We are so happy that you asked the Scrooge question. The short answer is no. In fact, after we retired, we've been travelling pretty frequently. The answer to how we are able to afford our lifestyle without working is in this video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIHVc5-phq6larcsi=Id9KkLinkUb8CBye

[@steventay5834]

Yes. Laid back culture

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thanks for watching our videos!

[@park_suhong]

As a Singaporean I hate my own country yes I said it

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We would like to hear the reasons why you say that

[@park_suhong]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple cuz tbh a lot of people talk rude in Singapore especially during customer service not only that but singaporean are very proud of themselves and if u don’t have money or bit as rich some people will look down on u and I’ve seen some korean in Singapore get treated badly too just cuz thier korean lastly in couples in Singapore like to pda and think it’s normal and they do it on purpose too where as if u ask me that’s me about inappropriate and should be under control like in Korea couples don’t pda at most they hold hands which is fine

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@park_suhong thank you for sharing your views & thoughts. We did notice the PDA in South Korea being limited to hand holding

[@maggiekow1746]

hi.try living in japan.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Have you lived in Japan before? Would love to hear your perspective

[@maggiekow1746]

i am living in japan for 40years.loved it here .of course i love singapore but the lifestyle suits me .i love the lifestyle(not tokyo,or big cities,though shopping is great and exciting) i live in the city of yonezawa,two hrs away by train from tokyo .the culture,the seasons,the nature,most of all the japanese people.u need to try living here to understand it.simple and loving and kind people all around.sharing in times of difficulty.my home is in japan now but i am proud and love singapore with all my heart.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@maggiekow1746 wow that's amazing!! Perhaps we will pay you a visit one day when we are in Japan! Will keep you posted in the future! Are you still working right now? May we ask what do you do?

[@ringotan5244]

Is language an issue, do you need to learn Japanese, when living there ? if you learn, Is difficult to learn and how you make it ?

[@maggiekow1746]

@@ringotan5244 hi.japanese language is not difficult to learn.basic conversation is easier for us if u know chinese.and we are used to hearing different languages.

[@sumit6190p]

Sorry to be kaypoh, but do you have any children?

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

No, we don't have kids.

[@ringotan5244]

Good question not kaypoh. Specification request.

[@ExitTwo888]

One day you will run out of money. 30 years more to reach 70 and along the way ,plenty of ups and downs. Maybe the real character emerge late. Anything is possible besides strong financial. Happen to billionaires like elon musk and jeff bezos. Very normal to see the taste of life also changes. Don't know who will blame who and up there arranges it for everyone. Life goes on and so is little red dot.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Do watch our other videos where we share that we are financially independent and have multiple sources of passive income

[@privateeye7559]

不送了 ！

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We will be back to Singapore eventually!

[@privateeye7559]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple who cares

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@privateeye7559 you do, apparently

[@privateeye7559]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple the more people like you going out make this island peaceful and less crowded

[@tg988]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple Fran & John, Malaysia is a land of abundance physically and spiritually. Malaysia is a land for Fran, John and everyone in the world. You’re welcome to stay as long as possible even you don’t contribute economically. Welcome to Malaysia!