jpbsimpson
Introduction
I am living and working in Phnom Penh in Cambodia
I joined expat.com on 15 March 2011.
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jpbsimpsonposted on the thread UK Passport renewal
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jpbsimpsonposted on the thread UK Passport renewal
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jpbsimpsonposted on the thread Language Barriers Make Getting Around HCM Difficult: Please Advice
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jpbsimpsonposted on the thread Architect
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jpbsimpsonposted on the thread Architect
Expat experience
I transferred from Vietnam to Cambodia with the MEP contracting company to resolve commercial matters and set up systems to avoid future problems.
The fact that my experience and commercial advice is still appreciated.
The traffic
I transferred from Vietnam to Cambodia with the MEP contracting company to resolve commercial matters and set up systems to avoid future problems.
The fact that my experience and commercial advice is still appreciated.
The traffic
I worked with an MEP contracting company to resolve commercial matters and set up systems to avoid future problems.
The fact that my experience and commercial advice was appreciated. I also met and married my second wife in Vietnam.
The daily challenge of doing business in Vietnam
I worked for my own company and acted as agent for a number of Internation compnies.
The opportunity to work with major International clients
The administration work in running my own two companies
I worked on the new Doha International Airport
The salary
The weather.
I worked on a great number of projects and also form my own company in Taiwan
The forming of my own company and acting as agent for many International compnies doing work in Taiwan
The company tax regime in Taiwan
I worked in Shell Stanlow facility Ellesmere Port
The return to working for an oil company
The travelling
I worked in Manchester for Costain Petrocarbon
The chance to be back in United Kingdom
The fact that I was back in the UK tax system!
I worked offshore on a rig that was producing natural gas
The amount of free time in my work cycle and the travel opportunity in my free time
The living quarters on board and the lack of social activities.
I lived in Singapore city
The contact with the local population and seeing the country
The cost of living
I lived here and travelled daily to a gas/oil facility for Thai Shell
The contact with the local population and seeing the country
The mosquitos!
I was preparing contract documents for a project in Thailand
The opportunity to visit all over the Netherlands at the weekend and the number of Belgian beer bars!
The mayonaisse on the chips!
I lived on Hong Kong Island in Happy Valley
The vibrant life in Hong Kong
The cost
I lived in Prestwick but worked on an oil rig in the North sea
The challenge of working in the environment of an offshore oil rig. The traveliing daily to work on a helicopter.
The weather conditions
I bought a house in Prestwick and renovated it by adding another storey.
The promotion to team leader
The weather
Working on a hospital project in Doha
The social life and different culture
The heat and the flies!
I worked at Tennant's Brewary in Clasgow and then transferred to work at ICI Nylon Works, Ardeer Stevenston
This was the start of my promotion path
The weather
I worked on the construction of a hospital in Manama
This was my first overseas posting
The culture shock
I worked on an aluminium smelelter project for Aluminium Bahrain
This was my first overseas posting
The culture shock
I met and married my first wife here
my new job
the weather
