What am I doing here? When I should be doing my assignment? Ok.. Just give me 5 mins.

I read a chinese article by the immigrants here.

Being a overseas student is it a start of your dreams or only to return to your home country to face culture shock? Yes, a place where you lived for like 20 years?

At the beginning of your university days, you were trying hard to adjust to a place of a different culture. No more smoke free campus, no more printed notes and no more homework. All in all seems to be fun. But when we first came over, we would have problem in our language. Believe me they dont understand singlish nor english? Everything is half the pace as before. Due to discrimination, they look down on our working ability. When we finally prove our worth, it's time for us to go back to where we belong.

However, in singapore, the bosses expected a worker who devoted totally into the job. Meaning? 100% of the time would on the job. But in australia? A worker only need to devote the 8 hours to work. After that, all the time is yours. No such thing as OT and bringing back to do. The pace is much lower. Everything. You can expect the back teller to chat a bit before settling your stuff. You can wait from morning to afternoon just for the technian to have a look at your problem. To fix it? Wait for another day.

So?? Overseas students became less competitive. When we go back to our own country, we are like turtle. No longer running at our top performance. Like Huiya. Alot of us no longer can go aback to where we belong. Sad? Yes, it is.