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Re: Missed So Many Oppurtunities

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Now, when my mum and dad got married, my dad on paper was a hindu, but in reality he was an atheist. My mum's condition to him was that the kids should be brought up as catholics which he agreed to. So officially for us - there's no caste. In reality, we roughly know what it "would have been".
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Something similar in my own household, only it was me who laid out the conditions. My wife, as noted, was born a Catholic and remains so today at 78. However, when we got married it had to be via JP as the church wouldn't marry us (much to her dismay). I was baptized as a Lutheran, raised as Presbyterian and became an Agnostic at the age of 14 (I was already reading at 2nd year University level). I'm still Agnostic today although I've studied most of the major and a lot of the minor religions around the world after leaving the church (even after arriving in Singapore in 82 (about 25 years of independent study). Anyway, the .....

Posted in PR, Citizenship, Passes & Visas for Foreigners

Re: Missed So Many Oppurtunities

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One of the reasons Indians move back to India before their kids grow up, is so that the kids then spend their teenage years in India and hopefully marry an Indian within the religion even if outside the caste.

The mismatch in cultures is so much that it is just not worth it. I know majority of long timers in this forum are mixed race marriages, but I am sure you guys agree, the amount of adjustments you have to make, in the end after the initial honeymoon phase marriage is mainly about compatibility and having the same culture where roles and expectations are clearly defined, is much more easier life to lead.

The kind of hoops you people have jumped to make the mixed marriage work is really commendable. I am too lazy and my expectations out of life are too low, for that kind of challenge.
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So marriage is ultimately about finding common ground as you are alluding to. The further apart you are the more adjustments you .....

Posted in PR, Citizenship, Passes & Visas for Foreigners

Re: Missed So Many Oppurtunities

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@ smoulder

I hear you. My daughter is one of the ones who ''upset the applecart" when she married her husband. He's a pure blood Malayali (but as high caste, they are all Syrian Orthodox Catholics). Both parents are long term PR's (like me at around 30 years each). My Son-in-Law is now an SGC having been 'offered' SGC if he would go to Officer Candidate School. He's a SAF Cpt NS man today, He's also has a BSc/MSc/PhD in Aeronautical Engineering. But the Marriage was a bit of an issue although it resolved itself beautifully. Him being Malayali and my Daughter being a No-Caste half-breed Tamil cause a fair bit of consternation with his parents (father) and dead-set against the union. Took a fair bit of time to get us two old men to break bread and have a talk but eventually we did It. He didn't want to lose his only child and Shanu was determine to marry my daughter. *I now have two grandsons of 4 and 8 years of .....

Posted in PR, Citizenship, Passes & Visas for Foreigners

I think my current company might be sabotaging me by applying new EP IPA without consent

Hi all fellow members sorry for the long story incoming but I really need some advice.

I am an EP holder currently and I think my company is trying to sabotage me to keep me from resigning.

So recently, I just joined this new Company A for over a month and realised it was a red flag since the 1st week. Toxic work culture and 5-6 person already serving notice period at the same time. 3 weeks in 2 more person hands in notice.

I started to look for a new job and lucky me, I received an offer from Company B within 5th week into my job at Company A. So, Company B follows the usual procedure of applying a new EP for me but somehow Company B HR informed me that they could not proceed because there is another pending EP application under my name (my current valid EP is under Company A, the additional ongoing application under god knows what company).

I was puzzled. I did attended a few interviews but most of them did not work out and they certainly did not have my personal details like .....

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Re: Missed So Many Oppurtunities

One of the reasons Indians move back to India before their kids grow up, is so that the kids then spend their teenage years in India and hopefully marry an Indian within the religion even if outside the caste.

The mismatch in cultures is so much that it is just not worth it. I know majority of long timers in this forum are mixed race marriages, but I am sure you guys agree, the amount of adjustments you have to make, in the end after the initial honeymoon phase marriage is mainly about compatibility and having the same culture where roles and expectations are clearly defined, is much more easier life to lead.

The kind of hoops you people have jumped to make the mixed marriage work is really commendable. I am too lazy and my expectations out of life are too low, for that kind of challenge.

Posted in PR, Citizenship, Passes & Visas for Foreigners