HOW TO DISAPPEAR IN SINGAPORE
I had many friends who wish they disappeared in Singapore but still need to be around like a seventh month ghost because they can't live without local food. They however, hated the way tax and law was sitting on their shoulders and always wished they could disappear. Firstly before you disappear, a responsible person need to ensure their dependents are taken care of. This mean:
1. You need to have substantial asset left aside for the people you are responsible for things like fees and bill and loans that needs to be paid.
2. You need to also ensure your disappearance has he least impact on others.
There many reason why one would want to disappear:
- owe money
- can't stand society
- hate interaction
- fees and bills have inflated cost that pay something else etc
MOSQUITO COAST is a movie with Harrison Ford & River Pheonix about going off grid.
Your disappearance could be more mild, like going minimalist.
Of course it is almost impossible to be invisible in Singapore because it is a small place and over developed. You also need not do illegal work because then you don't need to read this. So this is what you can try:
A. Establish a source of flowing income. Perhaps via internet using and selling services. This mean you need to build multiple competent skills that not everyone has. You might still require regular work but simple work like cleaning and janitor instill a low profile and attention to your existence. This is common in many western artist. This version may help to tide over.
B. There are black economy work that is not illegal that you can be paid for:
- animal minding
- house sitting
- house cleaning
- gardener
- resale of old used things
this therefore is informal.
C. Pay up all loans you are handling or otherwise dump whatever you are paying for. The more you service the loan the bigger the interest that you have to pay becomes. That's does not help your invisibility and people chase you to pay up. (Some Indian wisdom on how to repay loans)
D. Avoid local travel. This is because public travel subjects you to unrecoverable cost especially via car or taxi. Cars are subjected to COE and maintenance which is passed to you the end user. ERP taxes people but does not ensure clear flow hence, this payment does not provide certainty.
In short, the relative places that you need to provide services must be within walking distance.
E. Running of fridge consumes high energy. If you live a simple life you realize you don't really need a fridge. You only require to turn your fridge on for 3 hours and not open it until you need to cook. This will beat the 24hr electrical run time.
F. Air conditioning can be reduced if to leave your windows opened. You might have to sweep and mop the place more but it is still cheaper than the electrical cost. Your work would be less stressful without loan, expensive travel and useless purchases. Inevitably, you would be able to bear the heat.
G. If you like to truly disconnect from everyday people, simple change in your week cycle to a 5 or 6 day week will do the trick. This way your cycle will clash with regular people so common people can't connect well with you because your weekend do not coincide with regular weekends.
H. Pay only in cash. This actually kept you off loan. You also only pay what you can afford thereby reducing your consumption and reliance to things. Germans prefer to pay in cash.
I. There is very little you can grow on your own , but there are still crops that can be grown if you can find a patch of undisturbed earth:
- Spring onions
- Papayas
- Yam, tapioca and sweet potato.
- Figs from vines (you need a large tree first)
- Small potatoes which you can grown from a large pot.
J. If you have space for multiple fish tanks you could breed tilapia but the space and feed will determine the quality of the fish. Air pump and water filtration will be added cost.
K. Use phone card for your mobile and communicate less. You might actually be more efficient in your work.
L. Use internet only for earning money. Do not waste time on social media unless it is for selling.
M. Sales of good on internet opens your market to a 4 hour flight zone. This means a lot of people stretching from southern china to Indonesia and maybe even Australia depending on the relevance of your product.
N. Change your habit from a consumer to a manufacturer. Knowing the process of making will help you gauge the value of things that you are about to buy and sell.
O. Own a product and sell them.
P. Buy only repairable electronics product. Generally, products built after year 2000 are not mean to last longer than 5 years. Their circuit board are small and have 3 layer of circuit print while the resistors are flat bed instead of discrete. This means to replace a burnt resistor is very difficult. Products built with discrete resistors are more repairable.
Q. Dumpster dive. There are products that can be resold or just used by you. After year 2000, production of goods were all about producing items that break down in 5 years, these goods are cheaply made that it is not worth returning if faulty because the freight back world be too expensive. Less than pristine products from retailers will easily go into the dumpster. The whole world economy is centred upon the maximizing the expenditure of the middle class, you find middle class household buying products that they dont use because they were sold as good deals or given out as freebies. These thing end up in the dumpster too.
R. Do not dress in the latest trend, unless you are a fashion capable person, trying to buy up to date fashion burns a hole in your wallet. You can still look stylish by minimizing the colours you wear. It is also totally alright to look the same everyday. You can own multiple grey t shirts that look the same as Long as you are happy looking like that.
S. Simple food is the best make up. Steam and boiled food with some sunshine give you a good outlook. This means smoother skin and less make up. You need to wear yourselves confidently to achieve this.
T. Take up a sport. In Singapore, the best sport is probably swimming because you should come out of the pool clean as opposed to other sport where you sweat and smell terrible. Arguably you still need to rinse your body after a swim but that is still a pleasurable process.
U. Sleep more than 8 hours. Less time awake the less you need to eat and spend. More sleep will also means your body is more repaired. You should also have a clearer mind. Be sure you sleep in total darkness
V. you can be also invisible on line. Check this link.
W. also check this link about being off the government grid.
X. If you like to push this even further, there are free lunches, but you need to go where the free lunch is. There are many soup kitchens in Singapore that provides food without conditions. Community Club frequently give out packet rice which nobody consumes, this is your chance. Raw produce is also dumped frequently because it is not fresh enough to tomorrow's retail. Ask around they might give it to you for free.
So there, go invisible now !
1. You need to have substantial asset left aside for the people you are responsible for things like fees and bill and loans that needs to be paid.
2. You need to also ensure your disappearance has he least impact on others.
There many reason why one would want to disappear:
- owe money
- can't stand society
- hate interaction
- fees and bills have inflated cost that pay something else etc
MOSQUITO COAST is a movie with Harrison Ford & River Pheonix about going off grid.
Your disappearance could be more mild, like going minimalist.
Of course it is almost impossible to be invisible in Singapore because it is a small place and over developed. You also need not do illegal work because then you don't need to read this. So this is what you can try:
A. Establish a source of flowing income. Perhaps via internet using and selling services. This mean you need to build multiple competent skills that not everyone has. You might still require regular work but simple work like cleaning and janitor instill a low profile and attention to your existence. This is common in many western artist. This version may help to tide over.
B. There are black economy work that is not illegal that you can be paid for:
- animal minding
- house sitting
- house cleaning
- gardener
- resale of old used things
this therefore is informal.
C. Pay up all loans you are handling or otherwise dump whatever you are paying for. The more you service the loan the bigger the interest that you have to pay becomes. That's does not help your invisibility and people chase you to pay up. (Some Indian wisdom on how to repay loans)
D. Avoid local travel. This is because public travel subjects you to unrecoverable cost especially via car or taxi. Cars are subjected to COE and maintenance which is passed to you the end user. ERP taxes people but does not ensure clear flow hence, this payment does not provide certainty.
In short, the relative places that you need to provide services must be within walking distance.
E. Running of fridge consumes high energy. If you live a simple life you realize you don't really need a fridge. You only require to turn your fridge on for 3 hours and not open it until you need to cook. This will beat the 24hr electrical run time.
F. Air conditioning can be reduced if to leave your windows opened. You might have to sweep and mop the place more but it is still cheaper than the electrical cost. Your work would be less stressful without loan, expensive travel and useless purchases. Inevitably, you would be able to bear the heat.
G. If you like to truly disconnect from everyday people, simple change in your week cycle to a 5 or 6 day week will do the trick. This way your cycle will clash with regular people so common people can't connect well with you because your weekend do not coincide with regular weekends.
H. Pay only in cash. This actually kept you off loan. You also only pay what you can afford thereby reducing your consumption and reliance to things. Germans prefer to pay in cash.
I. There is very little you can grow on your own , but there are still crops that can be grown if you can find a patch of undisturbed earth:
- Spring onions
- Papayas
- Yam, tapioca and sweet potato.
- Figs from vines (you need a large tree first)
- Small potatoes which you can grown from a large pot.
J. If you have space for multiple fish tanks you could breed tilapia but the space and feed will determine the quality of the fish. Air pump and water filtration will be added cost.
K. Use phone card for your mobile and communicate less. You might actually be more efficient in your work.
L. Use internet only for earning money. Do not waste time on social media unless it is for selling.
M. Sales of good on internet opens your market to a 4 hour flight zone. This means a lot of people stretching from southern china to Indonesia and maybe even Australia depending on the relevance of your product.
N. Change your habit from a consumer to a manufacturer. Knowing the process of making will help you gauge the value of things that you are about to buy and sell.
O. Own a product and sell them.
P. Buy only repairable electronics product. Generally, products built after year 2000 are not mean to last longer than 5 years. Their circuit board are small and have 3 layer of circuit print while the resistors are flat bed instead of discrete. This means to replace a burnt resistor is very difficult. Products built with discrete resistors are more repairable.
Q. Dumpster dive. There are products that can be resold or just used by you. After year 2000, production of goods were all about producing items that break down in 5 years, these goods are cheaply made that it is not worth returning if faulty because the freight back world be too expensive. Less than pristine products from retailers will easily go into the dumpster. The whole world economy is centred upon the maximizing the expenditure of the middle class, you find middle class household buying products that they dont use because they were sold as good deals or given out as freebies. These thing end up in the dumpster too.
R. Do not dress in the latest trend, unless you are a fashion capable person, trying to buy up to date fashion burns a hole in your wallet. You can still look stylish by minimizing the colours you wear. It is also totally alright to look the same everyday. You can own multiple grey t shirts that look the same as Long as you are happy looking like that.
S. Simple food is the best make up. Steam and boiled food with some sunshine give you a good outlook. This means smoother skin and less make up. You need to wear yourselves confidently to achieve this.
T. Take up a sport. In Singapore, the best sport is probably swimming because you should come out of the pool clean as opposed to other sport where you sweat and smell terrible. Arguably you still need to rinse your body after a swim but that is still a pleasurable process.
U. Sleep more than 8 hours. Less time awake the less you need to eat and spend. More sleep will also means your body is more repaired. You should also have a clearer mind. Be sure you sleep in total darkness
V. you can be also invisible on line. Check this link.
W. also check this link about being off the government grid.
X. If you like to push this even further, there are free lunches, but you need to go where the free lunch is. There are many soup kitchens in Singapore that provides food without conditions. Community Club frequently give out packet rice which nobody consumes, this is your chance. Raw produce is also dumped frequently because it is not fresh enough to tomorrow's retail. Ask around they might give it to you for free.
So there, go invisible now !
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