I left with one suitcase. That broke and I continued with a backpack. Now dragging around the same as Gus, though my stuff tends to fit in one suitcase.....

Bring what you need first, minimal is best. You can always buy stuff as you need (unless you really can't get a local teacher to help out with a tailor or shoe maker if you are super sized).

Quite frankly, it's convenient to have stuff at home to come back to. Just get rid of your magazines.....

It was hard to get jobs, unless family were not part of the package. Many schools are interested but were not prepared to make the financial commitment.

The only real option is to get your spouse certified to do something, or at least offer a significant coaching role.

The solution is to come cross dressed in a nice summer frock. Then you are free to abuse anyone that complains as being homophobic, sexist, nepotistic and perverted.

Shaving is optional.

In reality, public transport really sucks unless you live near it. They are expanding, but things tend to take forever to be built.

I don't know about renting since I own. But you will certainly need a car after a while. And it is a Malaysian mentality that you need a car, and the current designs make it a bit of a necessity if you plan to live there a while. If you were there for only 2 years, I wouldn't bother. You will probably end up hot and sweaty and buy a car just to avoid it

I was in sh a few years ago, and with a family of 4. Without paying for rent, and living it up, I spent less than 10k a month. Significantly less. And I have been to most of the fanciest restaurants in Sh, used the metro only after they opened one on my doorstep (last few monthS of out stays), and we went to buy clothes/toys etc once a month, which was one of our biggest cost. I have a large silk collection. If it was general living costs, eating at local restaurants and mostly cooking at home, it was about 4k a month. We only paid the maid a few hundred RMB a month.

Speaking Chinese helps.

Some schools will offer around 10-15k RMB, and 11 month contracts. They will be an option if you aren't certified, or want IB experience

Plenty of 'international' schools out there with 100+ nationalities. Just that they are all Korean/Chinese or whatever the locals are with second passports.

It's hard to tell from their marketing materials since teachers kids are always on them, but see how bad the English is on their website.

It would be much cheaper and better to do it in China since their vaccines are more effective against their particular strains of the disease that are prevalent there. The common method for making vaccines is the same and not exactly that hard to reproduce.

Just find a reputable looking hospital and if the dr speaks some english, then it would be fine. They are well versed in what we assume as common hygiene practices in the big city hospitals (and many private/expensive ones are at a much higher standard than some western hospitals). I wouldn't bother if I was in the country side unless I was dying, they're a bit of a lottery for quality control.

Private schools will probably look at race. I remember one head getting back to me after offering saying that he has to take back the offer and said sorry, but he can't do anything. This was in china and it was a private school. I know there is a large preference for white teachers in these kind of schools regardless of everything else.

International schools shouldn't care and are probably looking at diversifying their teaching staff.

You missed sport psyguy.
Single man social life indicator is given by the following formula

Life = (sport+buddies+3*GFs)^(ave alcohol consumption per night out)

(If still living with mum, then it is 0 by default)

This is one of the few points I will agree with psyguy completely. Opening your dating pool is a good reason to leave. Expecting Mr or Mrs right to move into your town and meeting him/her might be a little hard. Blank slate, new people to meet and reject you, and the possibility to move somewhere else in a couple of years to escape.....well.

I'm glad I left.

I would rather have my children been 'taught' by someone that knows their stuff. The small things they say are what can inspire students to heights in their subject a good teacher can't.

What really ticks me off in the profession are the ones with just teaching degrees but don't really know their subject since they don't have a degree in it. Sure they can produce 'ok' exam results, but most students don't develop true understanding and can't really apply what they learn. I found it hilarious in China that all our grade tens had stronger algebra skills than the non-Asian hires in the math department.

With the exception of options in the IB dip, all teachers should master the subject material and it should be trivial knowledge to us. If you don't use calculus in physics, then you shouldn't teach it (even though school kids don't really need to use it, but should)

Why doesn't she try post secondary options around the world. Western unis are opening campuses around to make a quick buck, those would be her best bet. But history is not of great demand since most students want to go into business, finance, law to make money or engineering or med. Uni packages make IT packages look rubbish especially since they value subject mastery much more than schools.

Reputable schools can't go past the no teaching cert part. There are the third tier schools that kinda suck in terms of package.

Just take photos of the ingredients of your favorite detergents etc at home. Find chemically similar (or same) and the only difference will be the amount needed and whatever perfume they use.
Understanding your Chem makes this easy, so some should've listened to their Chem teacher at school.

Consider buying clothes wherever you are going, unless it's kinda expensive. Places like china and India have plentiful tailors and they are cheap. Bring pictures and a smile and you will get some of the best clothes you have ever bought.

Shoes are different. If you have big feet and the locals don't. Then bring what you need. Unless you can find a shoemaker....

I think you should bring a family/cultural dress with you as there is always an opportunity to share at a true international school.

A good knife, clothes for work, some casual wear, work shoes and sneakers (buy slippers locally), basic toiletries to last at least the first few months. Don't bother with comfort stuff, they are not to hard to request a friend or family member to send if you are really desperate. Always try to source stuff locally and you will probably end up enjoying your stay more and have more opportunities open to you.

I will just say it is annoying to have a spouse working at the other school. They are cross town, and traffic will be an issue. The only real possibility is to live closer to garden/mont kiara and get transport to iskl, car + train or just car.

Garden and mont kiara are basically next to each other.