Are you considering packing up your things and moving abroad? For some people, moving abroad has been a dream of theirs for many years… for other people, the thought of living somewhere out of their comfort zone terrifying. Depending on where you decide to move to, you may have to give up some of the …
Sometimes a year can be agonizingly slow, and sometimes it flies so fast you’ll hardly notice it come and go. My one-year stay in Malaysia felt like the latter. A year ago, I was still packing up my luggage, nervous but decided to make the best out of my stay in Malaysia. Here I am …
There’s no guide in the whole planet that can prepare you for what life is like living in another country. You can read about expat tips, what to expect in the culture and so on, but the actual experience is always subjective and personal. For my third-quarter stay here in Kuala Lumpur (time flies!), here’s …
Living abroad has been a huge learning process for me, as it is for anyone who has decided to try their fate overseas for the first time. I feel like this is something one needs to personally experience to understand. Ever since I was kid, I’d read and watched stories about expats, but I could …
It’s my 3rd month in Kuala Lumpur and I thought I’d share with you guys what it’s like living here in Malaysia! I know it’s a short amount of time and my points of view can still change, but at least it can give you a hint of the life of a Filipino expat here. …
How do you go from a humdrum life to a point of no return? As I’m typing this, I’m sitting on my bed in an apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Next month I’ll start in a new job as a software engineer (this is my day job). Hali is staying in the Philippines, as he’s …
