[ningsih]

i just wonder if anyone here special the expat wife who do not have any work and children? what thing usually they do. i've been here month and love to have someone to share time since have plenty time to share.

again,just wonder if anyone interesting

[mercury_element]

Originally Posted by ningsih

i just wonder if anyone here special the expat wife who do not have any work and children? what thing usually they do. i've been here month and love to have someone to share time since have plenty time to share.

again,just wonder if anyone interesting

hey, i can understand ur situation, i have faced the same situation for more than a year. i had nothing to do and have no kids.
well, i m not very outgoing, cant just go out and make friends. so i used to kill my time, by going out for a walk, would go to shop, sleeping , trying differnt dishes, and ya, one thing i really used to do, and miss it sometimes is i used to go to central library. i used to spend hours there. that is the place i really love. after few months i made friends and used to go out with them, used to meet them.
well, if u r interested, then start looking for a job, it will take some time because of dependent's visa thing, but u will get one.
good luck

[crystal88]

Hi ningsih,

i thought i am the one who posted this thread, we are exactly on the same boat, i even posted something like this on "meet and greet" forum two weeks ago. I also new here and don't have kids nor work. We can go to Central library as suggested by mercury_element i am really planning to check it out soon. Cheers,

[ningsih]

i would love to. i never been there before. i also not much know about place here. drop me line anytime if you want to. i love have company. thanks.

[mercury_element]

can go with u guys on saturday. i generally go there every saturday unless something urgent comes up.
just pm me the time, if u r interested.

[crystal88]

Hi mercury, sorry but i'm not free on a Saturday, ningsih might be interested. thanks.

[ningsih]

hi mercury,

i'm not sure either but i let u know if i'm free on saturday. thanks

[Donnialda]

Well ladies, what about occupying your time with some volunteer work since you don't have to work? I come from a ritzy shee-shee-foo-foo area of the world and that's what the debutantes and socialites did. They enjoyed doing this as well because it allowed them to meet people and build a social circle of their own outside of their husbands' work colleagues and their wives. And the opportunities are endless from a battered housewive soup kitchen to fundraising for the local ballet company. What are your interests? Follow those. A good rule of thought as to where to volunteer is to go to anything that involves children, the elderly, the handicapped, the government, or the Arts. All of these socially necessary groups are always not-for-profit hence needing volunteers to make it happen.

And what about your own personal growth? Love the 'chillin' in the library' thing. That can be lonely. Why not take a class? You've got the time, don't need the degree, so no pressure to do well on exams! Just enjoy the information. There are plenty of universities around here, not to mention language schools. Learn the survival language of the next country you want to travel to on vacation. Or bone up on your English (I noticed some difficulties with it in your post). If you're a native speaker, EnglishforAsia hires people like you as consultants and tutors as freelancers. Easy schedule, still meeting people while doing something useful and hey, getting a little change on the side. Or what about fitness? If you like to work out, get certified as an instructor. Talk about meeting people!

Most importantly, create somewhat of a schedule for yourself. Find a REASON to get out of bed every morning and fodder for CONVERSATION with your husband in the evening. Otherwise, you'll begin running into problems beyond boredom.

Best of luck!