Help!! Expat struggling
Apr 3rd 2013 | 1:18 pm
#46
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From: between cocentaina and gorga
Re: Help!! Expat struggling
I'll apolgise in advance if thid post offends anyone, but stop whinging and get on with things,.
I was living and working in Hong Kong for 13 years, both my parents had passed away. We left the UK for Hong Kong, My wife had got a good post but without a uni degree or chinese langauge it was hard to find any work. After 7 months the comany me offerd me a post(to help convince my wife not to give my wife reason to return to the UK.
After a year of watching how things worked, I taught myselfhow to use a comuter language and remaped the way information was exchanged (the changes saved the comapny HK$ 20,000 per month in Hong Kong alone)
Afew years later I had a dispute with the new director and we both thought it better I left the company.
When my oldest broyher developed stage 4 cancer.I went back to spend some time with him while he was still able, but it wasn't long before I got the call to come before he goes. I manged to get there a fewdays before he died.
11 Days later, I got the call the told me my remaning brother, had died in his sleep, so had to return again to the UK.
George was 59, Alan was 56. Me ? I decided at that point I had seen too many people that never got to the point whern they retireed
I was living and working in Hong Kong for 13 years, both my parents had passed away. We left the UK for Hong Kong, My wife had got a good post but without a uni degree or chinese langauge it was hard to find any work. After 7 months the comany me offerd me a post(to help convince my wife not to give my wife reason to return to the UK.
After a year of watching how things worked, I taught myselfhow to use a comuter language and remaped the way information was exchanged (the changes saved the comapny HK$ 20,000 per month in Hong Kong alone)
Afew years later I had a dispute with the new director and we both thought it better I left the company.
When my oldest broyher developed stage 4 cancer.I went back to spend some time with him while he was still able, but it wasn't long before I got the call to come before he goes. I manged to get there a fewdays before he died.
11 Days later, I got the call the told me my remaning brother, had died in his sleep, so had to return again to the UK.
George was 59, Alan was 56. Me ? I decided at that point I had seen too many people that never got to the point whern they retireed
Apr 3rd 2013 | 7:38 pm
#47
Im a 77 year old nutcase
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Apr 3rd 2013 | 8:29 pm
#48
Senior Moment
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 20,459
From: On the edge
Re: Help!! Expat struggling
I'll apolgise in advance if thid post offends anyone, but stop whinging and get on with things,.
I was living and working in Hong Kong for 13 years, both my parents had passed away. We left the UK for Hong Kong, My wife had got a good post but without a uni degree or chinese langauge it was hard to find any work. After 7 months the comany me offerd me a post(to help convince my wife not to give my wife reason to return to the UK.
After a year of watching how things worked, I taught myselfhow to use a comuter language and remaped the way information was exchanged (the changes saved the comapny HK$ 20,000 per month in Hong Kong alone)
Afew years later I had a dispute with the new director and we both thought it better I left the company.
When my oldest broyher developed stage 4 cancer.I went back to spend some time with him while he was still able, but it wasn't long before I got the call to come before he goes. I manged to get there a fewdays before he died.
11 Days later, I got the call the told me my remaning brother, had died in his sleep, so had to return again to the UK.
George was 59, Alan was 56. Me ? I decided at that point I had seen too many people that never got to the point whern they retireed
I was living and working in Hong Kong for 13 years, both my parents had passed away. We left the UK for Hong Kong, My wife had got a good post but without a uni degree or chinese langauge it was hard to find any work. After 7 months the comany me offerd me a post(to help convince my wife not to give my wife reason to return to the UK.
After a year of watching how things worked, I taught myselfhow to use a comuter language and remaped the way information was exchanged (the changes saved the comapny HK$ 20,000 per month in Hong Kong alone)
Afew years later I had a dispute with the new director and we both thought it better I left the company.
When my oldest broyher developed stage 4 cancer.I went back to spend some time with him while he was still able, but it wasn't long before I got the call to come before he goes. I manged to get there a fewdays before he died.
11 Days later, I got the call the told me my remaning brother, had died in his sleep, so had to return again to the UK.
George was 59, Alan was 56. Me ? I decided at that point I had seen too many people that never got to the point whern they retireed
Apr 9th 2013 | 6:20 am
#49
No es moco de pavo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 285
From: AlmerÃa, Spain
Re: Help!! Expat struggling
Thought I'd sashay in and see what everyone's been up to recently (I don't get in as often as I used to).
Stumbled across this thread - and had a good mooch.
But I have to say that the Quote of The Week for me was "Just fasten your cardigan up woman and get on with life"
Brilliant! I'm going to use that a lot!!
Elle xx
PS: Sorry to interrupt. As you were.
Stumbled across this thread - and had a good mooch.
But I have to say that the Quote of The Week for me was "Just fasten your cardigan up woman and get on with life"
Brilliant! I'm going to use that a lot!!
Elle xx
PS: Sorry to interrupt. As you were.
Apr 9th 2013 | 10:17 am
#50
Senior Moment
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 20,459
From: On the edge
Re: Help!! Expat struggling
Thought I'd sashay in and see what everyone's been up to recently (I don't get in as often as I used to).
Stumbled across this thread - and had a good mooch.
But I have to say that the Quote of The Week for me was "Just fasten your cardigan up woman and get on with life"
Brilliant! I'm going to use that a lot!!
Elle xx
PS: Sorry to interrupt. As you were.
Stumbled across this thread - and had a good mooch.
But I have to say that the Quote of The Week for me was "Just fasten your cardigan up woman and get on with life"
Brilliant! I'm going to use that a lot!!
Elle xx
PS: Sorry to interrupt. As you were.
Does that explain?
Apr 9th 2013 | 10:33 am
#51
No es moco de pavo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 285
From: AlmerÃa, Spain
Re: Help!! Expat struggling
Read - spotted that as I was reading the thread. Some people eh? Have to say though - kept me entertained for a good while
I blame penile dysfunction and menopause meself. For the trolling that is... not my being entertained
Hope you're well love!
Elle x
I blame penile dysfunction and menopause meself. For the trolling that is... not my being entertained
Hope you're well love!
Elle x
Apr 9th 2013 | 10:59 am
#52
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Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,319
Re: Help!! Expat struggling
[QUOTE=Elle1971
But I have to say that the Quote of The Week for me was "Just fasten your cardigan up woman and get on with life"
Elle xx [/QUOTE]
Thank you.
But I have to say that the Quote of The Week for me was "Just fasten your cardigan up woman and get on with life"
Elle xx [/QUOTE]
Thank you.
Apr 9th 2013 | 11:23 am
#53
No es moco de pavo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 285
From: AlmerÃa, Spain
Re: Help!! Expat struggling
De nada! Gave me then biggest laugh of the week! Saying that... it's only Tuesday... so I expect more.
Elle x
Elle x
