Shanghai Recommendations

[FeiGohGoh]

Originally Posted by Rick69U

@ Bro Tony, I think I believe what you said, I have heard so many times that if you get trouble overseas, you can forget about contacting the home team. But if you are American citizen, is a different story. I heard that the American embassy protects their citizen very well in a foreign country.
Good luck..

I have to agree that the US embassy did respond to our call when we were in CP police station back in 2005 ... end up the police chief made a deal with me and escort us back to hotel ...

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by TonyCheong

China citizenship forget it.
Hong Kong PR and Australia passport is good.

Still have vested interest so cannot bail out so soon yet.
Foreigners get treated better in Singapore.
I enjoy getting treated better in another country as a foreigner.
What an irony.

The world is my home.
For the time being China is.

Agree, China citizenship? Forget it. I am treated better overseas than in Singapore. When you have money, you are treated better. But in Singapore, you pay tax to GOV and they treat FTs better

[TonyCheong]

Originally Posted by lky_lky

quite surprised and "sad" to hear our home team is not that helpful oveeseas...

Haha now then you know how good our "Home Team" is.

Originally Posted by FeiGohGoh

I have to agree that the US embassy did respond to our call when we were in CP police station back in 2005 ... end up the police chief made a deal with me and escort us back to hotel ...

Yes this is what the Embassy should do to help its citizens.

Originally Posted by newyorker88

Agree, China citizenship? Forget it. I am treated better overseas than in Singapore. When you have money, you are treated better. But in Singapore, you pay tax to GOV and they treat FTs better

Yes agree!

Would rather pay tax to countries that treat us better.

[Pink_Flyod]

Hi Tony, I have a bit different experience with "home team" than you. The Hanoi and Shanghai home team has always treated me very nice and goes all the ways to make sure my requests are fulfill and they follow up with emails and calls. This is just my perspectives lah...

[TonyCheong]

Originally Posted by Pink_Flyod

Hi Tony, I have a bit different experience with "home team" than you. The Hanoi and Shanghai home team has always treated me very nice and goes all the ways to make sure my requests are fulfill and they follow up with emails and calls. This is just my perspectives lah...

Abang Pink_Flyod,

"Home Team" also see status and background.
I'm very sure there're some very helpful "Home Team" staff all around the globe just that very rare.
Loss of passport report/application no count hor.
It's the bureaucracy and the staff are just like robots executing template style replies.
Everything is by the book and they've no flexibilty.

Your experience is at the big city level so easier to solve.
Try some ulu small town then that's where the challenge for the staff is.
Bro FeiGohGoh's US Embassy must have called Changping Town PSB Chief directly that's why the matter was resolved quickly and get VIP treatment escort back to hotel from police chief some more.

If one day the real Peter L** is in a small town Police Station and call "Home Team" and identify himself as Peter L**.
You see how fast they can get you out.

Haha you still get follow up phone calls.
I got out of the police station with my own connections and I called the duty staff no need liao I've settled the matter myself.
Can tell me they still stuck at Dongguan City level bureaucracy and unable to contact town level bureaucracy yet.

Thanks for sharing your experience nonetheless.

[Kent_do]

Originally Posted by FeiGohGoh

I have to agree that the US embassy did respond to our call when we were in CP police station back in 2005 ... end up the police chief made a deal with me and escort us back to hotel ...

FGG, you got backing mah. Sure can get VIP treatment wan. Others r small fry, so LL lor.

[kelvin0303]

Hi all bros, just to check if anyone has a mummy to recommend for bodi? And contact number. Thank you in advance

[MichaelWinn]

Originally Posted by TonyCheong

Abang Pink_Flyod,

"Home Your experience is at the big city level so easier to solve.
Trysome more.

If one day the real Peter L** is in a small town Police Station and call "Home Team" and identify himself as Peter L**.
You see how fast they can get you out.

Thanks for sharing your experience nonetheless.

when some of us got into trouble in rural mongolia
the beijing embassy will tell you'' there is no spore embassy in mongolia''
''so we cannot help you and beijing is too far from inner mongolia, we need some time to solve your matter''
so if any of you travel too far north to china-mongolia or china-russia
please take good care of yourself because the home team is UNABLE AND NOT LIKELY TO SAVE YOU IF YOU GET INTO ANY TROUBLE over there
hahaha

[TonyCheong]

Originally Posted by MichaelWinn

so if any of you travel too far north to china-mongolia or china-russia please take good care of yourself because the home team is UNABLE AND NOT LIKELY TO SAVE YOU IF YOU GET INTO ANY TROUBLE over there

hahaha

Hahaha damn classic.

You also have cock replies from "Home Team".

Now we can more or less conclude that the Singapore Passport is one of the best in visa free travel but the after sales service sucks.

[Rick69U]

Originally Posted by TonyCheong

Hahaha damn classic.

You also have cock replies from "Home Team".

Now we can more or less conclude that the Singapore Passport is one of the best in visa free travel but the after sales service sucks.

Cant agree more!!!

Don't mention far away ulu town. My real life example, was in Jakarta, called the embassy and asked for some assistance for my business, they mentioned that I could talk the person based at the embassy but works for Spring Singapore (or something like that). So phone was transferred to the person, no one answered. So in the next few days, I called again and left messages. No return call, so I call the embassy again, and was told the person just left to visit other city in Indonesia.

The next time I went back to Jakarta I email the person to make appointment, everything was set, then the day I arrive in Jakarta, I called the person and he gave tons of excuses about he needs to travel to other cities in Indonesia and can't meet with me....

This is our Home Team ladies and gentleman...I wonder where the $ I paid for my taxes went to????

[TonyCheong]

Originally Posted by Rick69U

The next time I went back to Jakarta I email the person to make appointment, everything was set, then the day I arrive in Jakarta, I called the person and he gave tons of excuses about he needs to travel to other cities in Indonesia and can't meet with me....

This is our Home Team ladies and gentleman...I wonder where the $ I paid for my taxes went to????

Who ask you're not rich and influential person.

It's good more and more people are coming out to share their "Home Team" after sales service experience.

[Happyman007]

Originally Posted by TonyCheong

Who ask you're not rich and influential person.

It's good more and more people are coming out to share their "Home Team" after sales service experience.

I no complain lah, just ask home team to renew passport etc.........dun dare to disturb 官老爷

[TonyCheong]

Originally Posted by Happyman007

I no complain lah, just ask home team to renew passport etc.........dun dare to disturb 官老爷

Renewing passport is just small matter.

What we're talking about here is that the performance of the "Home Team" in handling urgent and emergency matters are disappointing.

Human beings are like that.
Always think bad things will not happen to them.
But when it really happens and you try to seek help from "Home Team".
I can only say all the best lah.

I get more help from the Thai authorities than the "Home Team" during the 2008 Bangkok Protests that resulted in the closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Got 3 nights of complimentary accomodation in a 3 Star Hotel due to me being stranded in Bangkok.

[Happyman007]

Originally Posted by TonyCheong

Renew passport is just small matter.

What we're talking about here is the performance of the "Home Team" in handling urgent and emergency matters are disappointing.

Human beings are like that.
Always think bad things will not happen to them.
But when it really happens and you try to seek help from "Home Team".
I can only say all the best lah.

That's why I dun have any expectation on them even if any case really happen.....few cases happen in Jakarta last time, just settle it with my own connection without bother to even ask our 官老爷

[TonyCheong]

Originally Posted by Happyman007

That's why I dun have any expectation on them even if any case really happen.....few cases happen in Jakarta last time, just settle it with my own connection without bother to even ask our 官老爷

Bro Happyman007,

Not every Singaporean have connections or good kangtao when overseas.
It is the duty of the "Home Team" to assist its citizens to the best they can regardless of status and background.

Let's say a typical Singapore citizen who is not so travel savvy and street smart got into some trouble and end up in a Thailand police station or in the hands of criminals.
You think he/she got Thai Army friend, politician kangtao or mafia friend no to call for help meh?