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Apple and Tim Cook Celebrate 40 Years of Company's Presence in Singapore
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I miss Singapura, one day...I will be back there.
As for support jobs Apple created there, I have a hard time believing the 55.000 figure, I bet those are part-time jobs.
As for support jobs Apple created there, I have a hard time believing the 55.000 figure, I bet those are part-time jobs.
they didn't say created but rather "company supports over 55,000 jobs in the country when factoring in the iOS app economy"
Yes, I read that part.
55.000 is a lot for such a small state, 1 out of 100, SG population around 5.7 million.
Absolutely not. For most of Singapore's modern (colonial founding onward) history, people living there defined themselves primarily by ethnic/religious affiliation - you were Straits Chinese, or Malay, or Tamil, or British, or whatever else; there was absolutely no sense of nationhood tied to the place. "Singaporean" as an identity didn't take shape until after they were kicked out of Malaysia in 1965.
Before Raffles showed up it was part of the Melaka/Johor sultanate's holdings but by that point it had been basically unoccupied for a few centuries.
Singapore is pretty special.
I suspect I might end up based there, eventually.
Singapore would be a great place to have a family, as it's so safe, clean, and modern.
Right now I spend a lot of time in SE Asia anyway (mainly Bali) and Singapore's just a stone's throw away - plus one plane flight to the UK (my home country) and one flight to Australia (one of my favourite places).
I suspect I might end up based there, eventually.
Singapore would be a great place to have a family, as it's so safe, clean, and modern.
Right now I spend a lot of time in SE Asia anyway (mainly Bali) and Singapore's just a stone's throw away - plus one plane flight to the UK (my home country) and one flight to Australia (one of my favourite places).
We visited Singapore 2-3 years ago. Nice people. We stayed at the Marina Bay Sands and I believe what is now the Apple store was a nightclub at that time. Lots of expats from all over live there.
Thanks for pointing out my mistake. I did mean that they moved to Singapore but my brain malfunctioned when writing it.
I had a great time in Singapore.
Everything is so efficient, for instance it took only few hours to get my electricity/gas/water setup in one app. When you land at Changi it feels your suitcase arrives before you actually land.
Everything has an app. It’s clean and safe but to be honest, it’s boring, there no cultural activities like other big cities. It’s a shopping centre in a tropical forest.
That’s why every weekend you can go abroad easily to Bali or anywhere else in the region.
On the negative side, you see Aunties & Uncles at 80+ years old cleaning tables at McDonald’s & Hawker centres. Lots of rich but also ultra rich.
Everyday in my ghetto I could spot a McLaren or Lambo or Ferrari.
Only one media and one political party, no opposition and very strict laws, they still have canning and death penalty. But it’s part of the history and the picture. I was fascinated by the history and how this country fought against corruption.
I had a great time living there, wish I could go back.
And the food!!! Peranakan food was an epiphany. You can also get something to eat for 2 or 500 SGD or even more. Lots of choices.
If you ever have the opportunity to live there, don’t hesitate and do it
Everything is so efficient, for instance it took only few hours to get my electricity/gas/water setup in one app. When you land at Changi it feels your suitcase arrives before you actually land.
Everything has an app. It’s clean and safe but to be honest, it’s boring, there no cultural activities like other big cities. It’s a shopping centre in a tropical forest.
That’s why every weekend you can go abroad easily to Bali or anywhere else in the region.
On the negative side, you see Aunties & Uncles at 80+ years old cleaning tables at McDonald’s & Hawker centres. Lots of rich but also ultra rich.
Everyday in my ghetto I could spot a McLaren or Lambo or Ferrari.
Only one media and one political party, no opposition and very strict laws, they still have canning and death penalty. But it’s part of the history and the picture. I was fascinated by the history and how this country fought against corruption.
I had a great time living there, wish I could go back.
And the food!!! Peranakan food was an epiphany. You can also get something to eat for 2 or 500 SGD or even more. Lots of choices.
If you ever have the opportunity to live there, don’t hesitate and do it
Nice living experience. Odd you don't recall the historical change of governance/ownership. Beautiful city and beautiful shot above.
"Singapore gained self-governance in 1959, and in 1963 became part of the new federation of Malaysia, alongside Malaya, North Borneo, and Sarawak. " This means it's changed leardership/governance for a few times until 1959/1963 so yes as a nation globally recognized its' still very young.
Think like Constantinople, the historical city from 330 to 1453, early known as Byzantium ... the only difference is a thousand plus years and name changes vs Singapore didn't ever change it's name. There are over 182 'official' countries in the world today, I'm sure there is a LOT more yet not officially recognized.
Well I was only 6 years old so politics and governance wasn’t high on my agenda. Lived in Seletar and went to school in Changi and then moved to Hong Kong and then Bahrain.
Do you have a link to the high-res version of this picture. I would love to do the same. I assume you had to pay for, which I’d be willing to.
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I don‘t visit places where it’s illegal to have sex with my husband. However it looks like a wonderful place to visit for most people. Perhaps one day their LGBT laws will be updated and I’d love to see it then. I mean if I live that long. LOL 😉
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This link should open the JPG that I believe I downloaded for my use (2400 x 1260 pixels):
I kind of like the 400 year old name: His Majesty's British Colonies of America...
Singapore was originally not going to be the HQ for Apple in the Asia-Pac area. Australia had an Apple Office for many years before Singapore and while Singapore was a manufacturing plant it had a very tiny market.
However Apple was worried that if it chose Australia as its HQ for APAC it would be accused of favouritism towards Anglo-Saxon based countries so even though the largest market for sales in APAC (excluding China) remains Australia they went with Singapore for the HQ. Australia still has a very large Apple office and it has always seemed strange that they have to report to Singapore (although for many things they do report direct to Cupertino).
However Apple was worried that if it chose Australia as its HQ for APAC it would be accused of favouritism towards Anglo-Saxon based countries so even though the largest market for sales in APAC (excluding China) remains Australia they went with Singapore for the HQ. Australia still has a very large Apple office and it has always seemed strange that they have to report to Singapore (although for many things they do report direct to Cupertino).
I was aware of several gay people back when I lived there. Nobody gets arrested over that.