Emigrating out of the People's Action Party (PAP)-controlled Singapore

Stereo version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JjJgnYwZUw&fmt=18
Lullaby of Departure
离别的摇篮曲 - 邝美云
词：郑国江，曲：Ed Yamaguchi, Okada Shiro
情激流尽了 情结怎么解
今天一切让我活埋

情路行尽了 情况继续坏
当天的一切变作一生的心债

My Love Goodbye 心似被刀割
My Love Goodbye 痛苦可理解
Lullaby Lullaby 是我欠了你的债

求闭上眼睛想想不要问
还愿了解我的心态


Credits: The court transcript part is from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SQmq-JV-qw

Background: When you apply to the relevant Singapore police department for a Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) - which is almost always required by the country that you are applying to be a PR of - the Singapore government will ask you to fill out a form, on which it has already listed 10 potential reasons for you to pick for wanting to leave Singapore!

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)'s Dr. Chee Soon Juan's explanation: "They don't want to live in this society, which they don't feel a sense of belongingness. They don't want to live in a society, whereby they have no say! That come election, everything is railroaded and they don't have a way that they can pick their leaders", is, however, not one of the 10 multiple-choice answers provided. I suppose wanting to be free is not a reason the People's Action Party (PAP)-controlled government could have imagined in its wildest dream. lol.

Anyway, the final "patriotic" act you can do, is to fly Singapore Airlines (SIA) on your way out...

Bon Voyage！
一路顺风！

Oh, and Happy National Day, Singapore!
Majullah Singapura!
Shine for Singapore!
May Singapore always be 晴空万里！


P.S. The passage in Chinese is an excerpt of the interview Workers' Party (WP)'s Chief, Mr. Low Thia Kiang, gave to Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报）, on the occasion of WP's 50th anniversary. In it, Mr. Low chided PAP for being responsible for Singaporeans not feeling patriotic and wanting to leave the country, because of its zero-welfare policy, its retention of the Central Provident Fund (CPF), and its abuse of the elderlies.

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[ary46]

hi guys..i'd really love to leave this country...i've applied for jobs overseas with the intend to migrate...but unfortunately all my applications are unsuccesful...care to help??

[wendyneo]

ary46,

That's because other countries protect their citizens' job - unlike the pap govt - and will only allow employers to hire a foreigner if a qualified citizen/PR cannot be found (and they do not anyhow give out PR, unlike sg).

So, you have to emigrate FIRST before finding a job, not the other way round. Australia, Canada, UK all offer point system. For usa, studying there 1st helps. See this video for relevant URL to their embassies:

watch?v=1HpeTQY_xo0&fmt=18

[ary46]

ouh...migrate first...but i dun hav the cash to sustain the living while searchin for a job...care to elobrate more on how to migrate??

[wendyneo]

Start by reading the point system of the various countries, as elaborated on their immigration dept's webite.

Apply for PR after considering which country is best for you.

PR takes time! OZ takes abt 1 yr. Canada has a 4 year application queue! Save money meanwhile.

Once your PR is approved, you do not need to move over immediately, but can search for a job while still working in sg. But because you are PR, your job search will be much more likely to succeed.

Good luck.

[tomas1888]

Please emigrate from Singapore, there are people waiting who will take your place. Do not try to change anything in Singapore, just leave , the World is big!

[wendyneo]

Unfortunately for you, tomas1888, your master doesn't seem to think that those people whom he enticed with free scholarships to come to take our place are as good as us! Which is why he flew hawkers to New York and London and Sydney to beg Singaporeans who have emigrated to come back to Singapore.

So, oops, you have carried balls the wrong way. LOL

[sgwarrenb]

you notice less and less middle class here.. those can leave, already leave.. those staying behind, either higher income class or too poor to do anything...

[cnsq5566]

I LOVE SINGAPORE

[ttn11]

waa....so straight forward and correct (the reasons for living singapore as stated on the paper).

See, even the goverment acknowledge the problems of sinagapore and still, did not do a single damd thing to change it.

If i imigrate, i be sure to thick every single one of the reasons stated.

[boyish1981]

PRC and foreigners everywhere in Spore! pui! time for war all MIA!

[wgl2223]

Hey , there are visitor's visas in countries like OZ and NZ or even in Eurozone where you can visit and find jobs at the same time. Check their Immigration Law. Unless you want everything to be spoon fed. Go for basic back packing and you will find jobs. Many did like myself

[444grn]

thks wendy for the video,...

as a recent emigrant alot of what is in the video resonates with me....singapore is not my country anymore.