Jun 05
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Life is different when you are not young any more. When I was young, I can decide relocating to other cities or countries very easily. In fact, I have lived in 6 cities in 4 different countries in the last 10 years. It’s like relocating every 1.5 - 2 years, isn’t it?
This time, I have spent 3 years living in Vancouver. Yes… 3 years! Staying in the same city for 3 years is a bit unusual for me. Is it time for me to move somewhere else? It’s not that easy because now I have a family and a house already. Relocation is an expensive thing now.
A couple of months back, I got a job offer in San Francisco. I didn’t accept the offer because I don’t want to lose my status as Canadian permanent residence. Honestly, I regret about my decision. I should have accepted the offer and move to the States.
Yesterday, a recruited from a large company in the US asked whether I am interested relocating to London (yes, London the capital of the UK). They have a big research and development about mobile applications there. Well… why it has to be in London? Why not in Vancouver? Many people are saying that Vancouver is a city for retirement. Not so many high-paying high-tech jobs here.
Is this time for relocation?
Apr 20
Guess what…. I have just submitted my resignation letter last week. Yes, it is not a joke…. I am going to resign from Nokia.
It has been a long journey for me at Nokia. I started working at their R&D site in Bochum, Germany 5 years ago. I took for a couple of months “pause” before re-joined Nokia at their R&D site in Vancouver, Canada almost 3 years ago.
Personally, I think Nokia is a good company. It is one of the most innovative companies in the world. Unfortunately, after a couple of years working for the same company, I feel that it’s time to move on. I need new challenges, “fresh air” and new experiences.
What am I going to do after this era? I was thinking to work as a full-time trader. Unfortunately, I am not ready yet. I need more time learning how to handle stock market downturn; like the one that has just happened recently. That’s why; I will still be working in the high-tech industry.
Mar 29
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About 8-9 years ago, I was dreaming about living in the US. Their high-tech industry grew very fast at that time. There are a lot of opportunities there.If many Chinese and Indians are able to migrate there, why can’t I? That’s why, I tried many different ways to migrate to the US.
- I applied for Master program in 7 universities in the US. Yes, it’s not a typo. Seven universities! One of them is Maharishi University. Guess what… all of them rejected me!
- I joined Green Card Lottery in year 2000. Since the lottery is purely based luck, I didn’t get it.
- Not to forget about job application. I submitted my resume to many US companies, including job agencies. I was quite lucky because one of them finally contacted me. We started H1B visa application. It was approved! Unfortunately, the company collapsed right before I came, almost at the same time as dot com crash.
Since I had no luck in the US, I went to Germany to pursue my Master degree. The rest is history. I forget about my dream of migrating to the US.
About 2 weeks ago, someone from Silicon Valley contacted me about job opportunity there. The job description is just great. I flew to Silicon Valley for an interview last week. The interview went quite well. They seem to be interested hiring me although no written offer yet.
I am questioning myself now, is the US still my dream land? Should I relocate there? It WAS my dream land but…. many things have changed. Right now, I would prefer living in Canada much more than in the US.
