International students are not allowed to work. What is considered working?

What’s considered ‘working’ for international students? I know working part time jobs is already counted as working.

But what if i sell things online? Is this considered working? It can be counted as a side hobby, but still, i am ‘receiving’ income if i do.

And then, if i have a crocheting hobbies, and i sell my crochets to people who wanted them, but not in a shop form, so personal ‘they come request, i do, they pay and receive’. Is this considered working?

So.. are online shopping apps and the likes considered working? Are hobbies that can be ‘sold’ considered working? What is considered working?

Here are what netizens think

‘By right, anything you do that you receive an income from is considered as working.’

‘It’s technically work if it

1) takes up a lot of your time

2) it’s your primary source of income.

But honestly, unless you are really killing it with those sweet sweet crocheted goods, I doubt it will be of a sufficient revenue volume for IRAS to even bother looking into. Aka you should be safe as long as it remains a hobby.’

‘Just keep a low profile.

Don’t let the media splash headlines like “Foreign Student Making 10k a Month.”

Then stones will fly in your direction.’

24F am currently 13 weeks pregnant but not really showing yet.

Context

At this station, it happens to have 2 empty seats, reserved seat and one beside it.

I went over to the one beside the reserve seat and just nice this aunty also sat down beside me she then told her husband go to the opposite seats, unfortunately it was also taken by the time he move over, then the aunty started eyeing me and told her unker husband “young people snatch seat with senior” in chinese.

I looked at her and told her “i am pregnant”, she then replied, “congrats” in chinese sarcastic tone lah. I wasn’t even offended here, i know all these entitled SG AUNTY UNKER pattern. (they looked just like aunty uncle, not ahgong ahma type ya)

She later then made a comment, not looking at me and said “don’t even have big stomach” in chinese.

I am genuinely curious was i wrong for sitting because i am not showing yet? I didn’t even rush for the seat.

I would definitely give up my seat if i see someone needing it more than me.

Like those really old senior or so.

I just felt rly annoyed by her comments and i want to hear suggestions whether am i wrong for not giving up my seat? Thank you

Here are what netizens think

• It’s ok, close to expiry date don’t waste your time on these
  
• These types would still insist they deserve the seat more even if you were as big as a beach ball. Don’t let them take advantage of you.
  
• Wait just to confirm you didn’t even sit on the reserved seat right? Then it’s totally your right to sit on it, pregnant or not.
  
• I really don’t understand some people. Pregnancy doesn’t mean must have big belly. Did they not learn that babies GROW INSIDE? Btw congrats on your kid!!
  
• Don’t u know? seniors have special privilige and entitlement! They are the kings and queens of this land!!
  they can stand in front and cut queue, they can smoke in no smoking area, they can do anything

My life was going great until last week, when my wife and I had an argument about my elderly mum.

Wife wanted my mum to go out to work part time to contribute to the household expenses

My wife was adamant that my mum should go out and work part-time and she said that our house had no space for freeloaders.

I was enraged by what my wife said because my elderly mum had retired a few years ago, and she had no intention of going back to work. It was time for her to enjoy her lives and let her children be filial to her.

I tried to explain to my wife that my mum was too old to work, but she wouldn’t listen. She kept insisting that we could use the extra money and that my mum should be able to contribute to the household. I was stuck between them and didn’t know what to do.

My wife also told me to relay her message to my mum as soon as possible or it would not be nice if she looked for her and told her about it instead of me.

Finally after some hesitation, I decided to talk to my mum about it. I told her that my wife wanted her to go out and work part-time and that she needed to contribute to the household.

My mum was visibly upset, but she agreed to try and find a job because she did not want to cause my wife and I to quarrel.

My mum eventually found a job but as she was older, she got very exhausted after each shift

The next day, my mum went out looking for a job. But after a few days of searching, she still hadn’t found anything suitable.

Finally, after a few weeks of searching, my mum found a part-time job at a confectionery near our place doing cashiering duties and packing of bread and labelling their prices.

When my mum started her new job, she quickly realized that it was much harder than she had expected. She was exhausted after each shift, and it was getting harder and harder for her to keep up with the pace due to her age.

I could tell that she was very tired and done and I tried to talk to my wife about it but my wife would not budge and even came up with a reason saying that old people should go out to work and exercise to keep themselves active.

My heart breaks seeing my mother suffering like this but I also want to avoid quarrelling with my wife and thus I am really at a loss.

I don’t know what to do.

My boyfriend, who I’d been with for two years, had been acting strangely lately. He had just told me he was going on a weekend trip with his friends to Johor Bahru. He seemed excited, but I couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy.

He did not have a habit of grooming his ‘down there’.

The tipping point for me was when I noticed he had shaved his ‘kkj’ hair before the trip. This was something he had never done before, and it just seemed so out of character for him because he was pretty lazy with his grooming.

I had to know what was going on.

I confronted him about it and he got angry. He told me I was being ridiculous and that I was reading too much into it. He said I was being paranoid and that I was the one who was going to ruin the weekend for him.

He was so mad that he did not contact me and left for Johor Bahru without telling me that he has already left Singapore.

I let him go, but I was still suspicious. Turns out, my suspicion was right all along.

My boyfriend had not logged out of his Instagram from his computer and I decided to look it up because I was really suspicious.

While looking at the Insta stories on his profile, I saw a girl’s story which showed that my boyfriend and her were clearly having a good time and looked to be very close.

Further stories even showed that she gave him a peck on his cheeks. My heart sank and I couldn’t believe it that he had been cheating on me for I don’t know how long.

It broke my heart and I don’t know how I can trust men ever again.