Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope?

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:32:43 GMT

Fairy — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:32:43 GMT

pinky:
Hi Fairy

Thanks for your concern. I am better now but still on medication though the dosage has been reduced by my psychiatrist. I am also undergoing counseling and I attend group therapy sessions also.
I was told that medication will take at least 6 months to see the effects so I was advised not to stop unless I was instructed by my psychiatrist.
Thank you.

Glad to hear that you are taking actions to get out of it and is recovering.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:41:15 GMT

Estéema — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:41:15 GMT

Hi Pinky,

Good to hear you’re keeping up and doing well. Wanna do some volunteering to host some young ASEAN Scholars? It’s occasional and might help you get busy and u can connect with what your son may need overseas and share your activities with him. I thot he might get engaged with you to help these students. We can keep each other company too?

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:07:29 GMT

pinky — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:07:29 GMT

Hi Fairy

Thanks for your concern. I am better now but still on medication though the dosage has been reduced by my psychiatrist. I am also undergoing counseling and I attend group therapy sessions also.
I was told that medication will take at least 6 months to see the effects so I was advised not to stop unless I was instructed by my psychiatrist.
Thank you.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:34:39 GMT

Estéema — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:34:39 GMT

lego:
I believe both my niece and nephew are still keeping their sg mobile no (paid subscription) as our family group chat shows their 'old' hp no when they are back in Singapore during the school break.

Cld it be the imei number that's linking the chat grp & keep it going?

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:10:08 GMT

Fairy — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:10:08 GMT

pinky:
Thanks everyone for the replies n advice. I am relieved to know that he enjoys the course though study load is heavy. I am adjusting my life slowly with volunteer work n spending more time with my siblings n friends.

Hi Pinky,
How are you coping? Hope you have gotten out of your depression and adjusted to your new life. Take care.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:59:44 GMT

lego — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:59:44 GMT

I believe both my niece and nephew are still keeping their sg mobile no (paid subscription) as our family group chat shows their ‘old’ hp no when they are back in Singapore during the school break.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:12:23 GMT

sharonkhoo — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:12:23 GMT

Jennifer:
pinky:
Hi Jeannifer, yes he did.

possible to keep the existing number without subscription?

I see that some people use another no. (not their current no.) for their Whatsapp account. Not sure if that means they keep that subscription alive.

If your child is currently on a prepaid plan, it won't cost too much to keep that going while he is overseas by doing the minimum topup every 6 mths. But it's not possible to change from postpaid to prepaid, so if he's on postpaid and you want to keep the no., you will have to pay subscription, I believe.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Sun, 26 Nov 2017 13:27:50 GMT

Jennifer — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 13:27:50 GMT

pinky:
Hi Jeannifer, yes he did.

possible to keep the existing number without subscription?

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Sun, 26 Nov 2017 04:22:53 GMT

pinky — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 04:22:53 GMT

Hi Jeannifer, yes he did.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Sun, 26 Nov 2017 02:14:14 GMT

Jennifer — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 02:14:14 GMT

Does your child give up his Sg mobile phone subscription when going overseas for studies?

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 06 Nov 2017 02:37:10 GMT

sharonkhoo — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 02:37:10 GMT

I lived in the UK in places where the water was harder than London, and didn’t bother with filters. You get used to it. I just made sure I always had vinegar handy for descaling the kettle periodically. When I was pregnant, my midwife told me to drink tap water for the calcium!

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:46:30 GMT

hercules — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:46:30 GMT

I highly recommend this (two-in-one filtered electric kettle to save space and time):

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I even got my kid to bring back for my own use (I tried finding this in Spore but don't seem to be able to find).

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:29:42 GMT

doodbug — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:29:42 GMT

When I was studying in the UK, I never drank tap water straight from the tap. All of us bought water filters (from Argos or any supermarket). And to prevent limescale build up in the kettle, many people would filter the water before boiling.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:58:06 GMT

hercules — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:58:06 GMT

pinky:
Thanks everyone for the replies n advice. I am relieved to know that he enjoys the course though study load is heavy. I am adjusting my life slowly with volunteer work n spending more time with my siblings n friends.

Hope you have enjoyed your trip!

UK unis (esp Music Schools) have so many short breaks that my kids actually said they 'cheat' money (basically not many contact hours and most of the time is 'self study'). Number of modules per semester is also not that many and so most students actually can have quite a lot of free time after finishing their allocated work (the top UCL Sporean girl travelled whenever there was a break of more than 3 days and so can infer to be able to juggle studies and leisure at same time). So hope your boy can have some fun there while studying. Coming long break is the xmas 2 weeks break (maybe can meet your son in Europe for tour if want if by then he still yet to form a group of kakis for such sightseeing purposes. Cheap and good to travel Europe for UK students.).

Did you notice how hard the tap water is in London? The sediment clouding the water. Filtered drinking water maybe a must there to avoid kidney stones over the long run.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:29:49 GMT

jtoh — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:29:49 GMT

pinky:
Thanks everyone for the replies n advice. I am relieved to know that he enjoys the course though study load is heavy. I am adjusting my life slowly with volunteer work n spending more time with my siblings n friends.

Which uni is your son studying in?

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:25:59 GMT

pinky — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:25:59 GMT

Thank you Esteema.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:35:58 GMT

Estéema — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:35:58 GMT

pinky:
Thanks everyone for the replies n advice. I am relieved to know that he enjoys the course though study load is heavy. I am adjusting my life slowly with volunteer work n spending more time with my siblings n friends.

Kudos for you! You sound more positive & I believe you made a breakthrough in letting go to start your life! Do enjoy that time for SELF! :please: :love:

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Mon, 23 Oct 2017 02:45:44 GMT

pinky — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 02:45:44 GMT

Thanks everyone for the replies n advice. I am relieved to know that he enjoys the course though study load is heavy. I am adjusting my life slowly with volunteer work n spending more time with my siblings n friends.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:42:13 GMT

pinky — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:42:13 GMT

He is going to study medicine in UK.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:23:38 GMT

hercules — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:23:38 GMT

phtthp:
pinky:
Son is leaving for overseas studies in a few days time. We will be accompanying him there.

Very sad to see him leave but seeing him looking forward to a new chapter in his life, perhaps I should too. It is challenging but I hope with the help of counsellor I will be able to overcome my depression.
Which country he flying to ?
England ? US ? Canada ? Australia ?

If Australia, is nearby. By flight, a few hours, can visit him during term break

Most of the kids I know usually don't take term breaks during those study years as they will seek for internships (usually in the country of study or other countries else intern back in Spore) and will only return if there's a pocket of time. These internships, whether paid or unpaid, are important for their subsequent job applications. If child is in one of the better unis in UK, companies will come headhunt for interns before term breaks.

After these 'honey' study years overseas, most will have to guai guai return back to Spore to bite tongue and start their mostly boring work (perhaps 2 out of 10 really enjoy their work in my known statistics. Most will lament about missing the 'glorious' days during their overseas study but majority cannot turn back the clock anymore if they had missed doing something.).

So whenever possible should make good use of term breaks in order to maximise the 'quality' of those 3-4 years.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:05:47 GMT

phtthp — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:05:47 GMT

pinky:
Son is leaving for overseas studies in a few days time. We will be accompanying him there.

Very sad to see him leave but seeing him looking forward to a new chapter in his life, perhaps I should too. It is challenging but I hope with the help of counsellor I will be able to overcome my depression.

Which country he flying to ?
England ? US ? Canada ? Australia ?

If Australia, is nearby. By flight, a few hours, can visit him during term break

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:47:46 GMT

Sun_2010 — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:47:46 GMT

pinky:
Thank you for sharing hercules. I gave the same advice to my son too. He is looking forward to start his studies and though I hate to see him go, I will have to tell myself it's all for his good.

Pinky , for a mother's heart, it is not easy.
\"I will have to tell myself it's all for his good\"
And your good too. Dont forget to remind yourself that .
You have raised a smart young man, now it is time to watch him fly from the background.

Reply to Child leaving for overseas studies, how do you cope? on Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:23:10 GMT

pinky — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:23:10 GMT

Thank you for sharing hercules. I gave the same advice to my son too. He is looking forward to start his studies and though I hate to see him go, I will have to tell myself it’s all for his good.