When in Rome

10 Useful Tips - Living in Splendid JB

1) Always stay humble. Pride always comes before a fall.

2) Smile. It doesn't cost anything and it exercises your facial muscles.

3) Do not rush and show your impatience expecially in a que.

4) Never flaunt. They know you're from the island down south based on how you speak and how you dress and oh! how you fill up your shopping cart(s) to overflowing.

5) Never compare prices aloud. If you want to check out the prices using your exchange-rate app in your swanky new iPhone4, do it discreetly.

6) Always rebuke the kids when they start complaining about slow internet connections. Tell them "This is not back home lah!..so suck it in".

7) When they say the Chicken Rice is "Sold Out", it means just that - Sold Out. Nevermind the 3 roasted chicken left hanging at the display counter. Those could be unsellable or god forbid, uneatable. So always count your blessings.

8) Always signal when you want to switch lanes. It's polite. And it also shows that you actually learn something from Bt Batok Driving Centre.

9) Always greet the immigration counter staff when you travel in and out with your MACS-ed passport. Although there's no shortcut que but hello, it's basic courtesy lah dey.

10) If your relatives or friends got wind of your long-term stay there and pass you their lists of "things to buy and tapau back" , tell them to 'wait long-long'. The RM$10 baju butterfly you bought from Giant Hypermart is for your personal use only.