You’re living overseas and enjoying life in a new country but then something happens in that country that changes everything. Not talking about war, but maybe a public debate, a new politician on the scene, a recession, or an election. Something that flipped how you see your new home. For better or worse.

For me, living in Malaysia all was going smoothly. An amazing country. But when COVID hit, non-Malaysians really became a target. You had vaccines prioritised for Malaysians and the government using the pandemic as an excuse to round up illegal migrants to deport them. Instilling more fear at a time of fear.

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      I’ve lived in BC for all my 68 years and have never seen a storm like that. But it is still advisable to stay away as there are housing and healthcare crises going on.

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        Not all at once but back to back added up over weeks, absolutely. Storms can stretch over days and really do a shitload of damage. We just forget because nobody bothers to do seasonal tallies anymore

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      wildfires. Vancouver being unaffordable. Vancouverites main definition of Canadian being “not American”.