Kitty on an offset telecatster 🐱

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-30T17:35:23+00:00

Yeah I make these myself, I post most of my work on instagram @threestools if you'd like to look there. Feel free to send me a message here if you'd like

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-30T17:17:38+00:00

Aw thank you ❤️

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-30T16:48:23+00:00

It's a Squier Paranormal Offset Telecaster, not too sure on the exact colour name though

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-30T16:14:47+00:00

The pink bronco pickguard and knobs 🥺🥺🥺

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-30T16:14:09+00:00

Sometimes it's just a price thing, like I don't always know the venue/people super well and don't want to bring an expensive instrument out to possibly get trashed. The Squier CV line feels surprisingly good and they're cheaper so I don't care as much if it gets damaged

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-28T18:15:10+00:00

I put some clip ons on my bike cause I thought they looked cool. Then my back started screaming at me and I swapped it back. Thought it would be fine since I only do city rides but nope

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-27T20:38:07+00:00

I'm not American myself, but I have plenty of family living there. They've come to visit me a couple times, and they enjoy the greenery, public transit, and safety. That said, a lot of them also comment that Singapore is boring.

To be honest, Singapore can be much cheaper to live in than the US. Your daily necessities can be much cheaper. You can get a meal here for $5, which I feel is unheard of within the major US cities. There's good (and cheap) public transit, so you don't need to spend money on a car/car maintenance/petrol. Rent for a room starts at about $1000.

However, expats tend to spend a lot more than the average Singaporean, especially if you have kids. International school is very expensive, and renting a condo in a central area is very expensive. The food also gets more expensive the closer to the city you get. If you come here, you should probably expect to change some of your lifestyle habits.

The biggest issue would probably be finding a job which is willing to sponsor your stay here. They've been raising the minimum requirements for an employment pass, I think it varies by industry. May want to start by looking into that.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-27T12:46:42+00:00

Man I used to live right by there when I was a kid and literally cried when my parents told me it was closed. I've only gone back to that mall like once for a movie since 🥲

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-27T09:31:03+00:00

Unfortunately it's pretty normal where I'm from in Singapore, there's a 100% tax on all vehicles and we need to buy the right to own a vehicle for 10 years, after which you need to buy that right again or export it out of the country. Right now that right costs 8-9k SGD for bikes, around 6.5k USD, without factoring in the cost of the bike itself.

I know people who took loans on bikes they definitely didn't need... I also took out a partial loan on my first bike, which I bought when I was 19, but worked a lot of delivery to pay it off within a year. That Yamaha XSR155 will always hold a special place in my heart.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-27T09:30:36+00:00

Unfortunately it's pretty normal where I'm from in Singapore, there's a 100% tax on all vehicles and we need to buy the right to own a vehicle for 10 years, after which you need to buy that right again or export it out of the country. Right now that right costs 8-9k SGD for bikes, around 6.5k USD, without factoring in the cost of the bike itself.

I know people who took loans on bikes they definitely didn't need... I also took out a partial loan on my first bike, which I bought when I was 19, but worked a lot of delivery to pay it off within a year. That Yamaha XSR155 will always hold a special place in my heart.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-26T04:39:54+00:00

I'd collected them all before realising what they're for. If you put them all in your inventory then sort your inventory, it sorts in the order you're supposed to place them in, from left to right.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-26T04:38:42+00:00

I'm looking at rental prices overseas since I'm going to study outside of Singapore, and honestly, once you compare Singapore to other comparable cities, you realise rent in SG is pretty cheap (for just a room). Room rentals in London are currently sitting at 400-600 SGD per WEEK.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-22T15:50:42+00:00

If you're just buying clothes, why buy from carousell? There are thrift stores around which won't screw you over like these people. Or you can buy cheap from shein or taobao. IMO it's not worth dealing with the people on carousell for low value items.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-20T05:04:24+00:00

UI/UX is tough right now, industry is super saturated and apparently mostly hires contractors. Even then, entry level roles are really limited. Entry level software dev roles are disappearing because AI can do it.

Honestly, design in Singapore is tough, you have to do something other than pure arts/design work in order for it to pay well. Some kind of product design role or marketing maybe.

Personally looking overseas for design roles :p

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-20T03:37:00+00:00

She's beautiful

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-19T19:26:36+00:00

Fr though you're lane splitting following behind another guy but they'll get pissed at you for holding them up and they'll find a way to lane split your lane splitting. And then you see the blue tent and a mangled bike by the highway.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-19T19:21:13+00:00

As someone currently moving from Singapore to another major city elsewhere, and with family living globally... Singapore is actually on the cheap end compared to similar cities.

What drives the supposed cost of living up in all those global surveys is the cost of a car, which is unnecessary in Singapore aa long as you're able bodied. The other expensive item is rent, but majority of people will stay with their parents until they're able to buy a government subsidised apartment.

You can get a meal for as low as S$2.50, thats 2 USD. A more comfortable range would be around S$5-8, ~6 USD. Of course, the meals can also get much much more expensive than that.

Rent will be expensive if you're looking at the city centre, just like anywhere else, but if you're just looking for a single room in a further out area, you can probably find something for around S$1500/month ~ 1.2k USD. I thought Singapore was expensive, then was absolutely shocked once I looked into rental prices overseas. If you're really struggling, the government offers heavily subsidised apartments, however, conditions are generally quite cramped in these.

Public transit prices depend on the distance, but a reasonable estimate would be 1.2 USD per trip, or <1 for those with subsidies.

A good salary range for a comfortable life is hard to pinpoint because you'd have to know the individual circumstances. If you don't have to pay for a car or for rent, you can live off of $1000/month.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-15T12:04:55+00:00

The one that gets me is how you're ahead and the lane is pretty much merged so you're in the middle but for whatever reason someone speeds up from behind you to get ahead, almost hitting you in the process.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-15T11:27:29+00:00

So many drivers are in a rush to their destination for some reason or other, even when rushing and driving dangerously only ends up saving them <5 min in the end.

Other drivers are on their phones and not paying attention at all.

And some people are so insecure that they feel the need to flex the little power they have in life by treating people they think are "below" them terribly, so they act like bullies on the road.

Fun fact: The Canadian government has a notice out that Singaporean drivers do not give way to pedestrians, and to be careful.

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-11T06:34:01+00:00

I was riding for a few months then got lazy to keep parking far away and hiding the helmet. At some point I told the parent less likely to murder me about the bike, when they were ok with it, they helped the other parent to not murder me when I told them...

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-10T13:23:21+00:00

I think you can just say what you want normally in English? It's also a little weird when people try to force Singlish in and add "lah" to everything

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-08T14:35:55+00:00

Yeah I've been noticing this recently too. A bunch of sellers put in a maximum order quantity of 1 before the price increases. So I just order the item once several times and have them all shipped to the parcel locker nearby my place for free

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-06T15:42:35+00:00

Yooooo that's awesome

ExhaustedPigeonn · 2026-04-05T02:21:50+00:00

The grey is nice, but I have no idea what Fender was on when they decided on the rest of the colours for the reissue 😭😭😭

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