That’s Ling’s lifelong dream. Given a choice, she’ll really like to be a stay-at-home housewife and bake all day.:)
But seriously; every so often, Ling will ask if I’m still keeping an eye out for academic openings at Universities outside Singapore. There’re quite a few for certain, but usually around in research hubs in the UK or Nordic regions.
Truth to tell, I do think about the opportunities possible at these institutions, especially when many of these openings are an exact fit to my interest, i.e. critical game studies and new media.
I’m a little apprehensive though about uprooting myself into another country for an extended period of time again. I’m spoiled by the solid infrastructures we enjoy in Singapore, even though Singaporeans in general complain a lot about everything, e.g. ministerial pay, ERP, Mas Selamat, education. So, when some Singaporean like this lady here writes a letter telling everyone else that Singapore sucks for her because she can’t get a housing grant and therefore she’s quitting, well, more power to her and I hope she can find her nirvana somewhere.
As enjoyable as the doctoral program itself in Perth was, truth is that I missed Singapore during those three years. Especially the food, the infrastructural, telecommunication and transport conveniences. And while the world feels smaller with social networks to keep in touch, I missed friends while there. That’s one of the other reasons (money being the other one) why I worked like crazy to finish my doctoral thesis in double-quick time so I could come back home fast.
All that said though, it’ll be easier this time since if I were to go anywhere, Ling will be with me this time and it’ll be easier. And indeed she’ll be a stay-at-home tai tai then, but as for rich, er, let me strike a lottery first! :)
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