Tee in Bahrain, 2007 – as she was the only kid in the entire hotel, she could basically do whatever the hell she wanted. Get her way with all the hotel staff, anything at all…..and more!
I need your help. Can anyone help me with the associated costs of living in Bahrain? I am working out a spreadsheet on how much money I will need to actually pack up and move for a few years. I don’t like Bahrain, from what I could tell from my 2 week stint the last time. But I was there as a visitor and one really can’t know a city that well from that short a time. But for now, I don’t like Bahrain. Thus it will take a LOT for me to pack up and go.
Good points:
More money
Nothing to do in Bahrain so save money (hopefully….)
Expat perks – Free International School education for Tee, free accommodation etc
New culture/new experience
Forced to be less lazy, hahaha….that’s good, right?
Closer to friends in the Middle East and Europe 
Can blog more since nothing else to do
Forced to be more independent
Bad points:
Miss family
Miss food
Miss family
No help
Miss family
Bored to death
Miss family
Lousy weather
Miss KL friends
Tee will start with NO friends
Having to pack up home in KL and manage home from remote control
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Those of you who are abroad from Malaysia, what made you move? This is a difficult decision so I really need to know my figures to negotiate the best deal for us. Otherwise we just stay here, in our comfort zone…..where I can have the forbidden food anytime I want.
ok, i don’t have the figures. i don’t even have the experience of migrating. think of the ‘missing food’ part as slimming and losing weight. when we don’t have the wilpower to stop eating, what better way than to move the food away? hahahhaha. but seriously, if it’s not going to be too many years, if it’ll seriously pump up your bank account and advance career….why not right? u want to look back and regret doing it or look back and regret NOT doing anything and never knowing?