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Singapore Expat Forum and Message Board for Expats in Singapore & Expatriates Relocating to Singapore

We have been in Singapore for about five years now and my head has been turned by Bangkok. I was wondering what others thought of the expat life in Bangkok compared to Singapore? My main thoughts: BKK is a hell of a lot cheaper for everything and the people are friendlier. We would be going on a pac...

Probably 20mins by bus from Holland Village, but you can go to Beauty World Center in Bukit Timah


pretty much the whole center (except for Mcdonalds) is Korean places. There are a few language centers in there. No idea of the price though.

I am wanting to buy a willow tree figurine as an xmas gift, as seen here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BDQQ76/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER However, I walked around Takashimaya, Isetan, and Tangs yesterday and could not find any. Does anyone know where I can purchase...

yes this is true, my apologies, I hold the LTVP+, I thought the dependents pass was the same thing (minus the +)

I have learnt something !

nope, I only qualify for PR as a sponsored applicant, which means I would be eligible for National Service, so I stay on my LTVP+

I would recommend Siglap, I live there, but the only issue is the commute. There is no way you will get to Raffles MRT from siglap in 30 mins. You would need 45, there is a direct bus. But the place is 5-10 mins walk to the ECP (East Coast Park). Personally, I am not keen on the expat crowd in Singa...

I used emirates and they check the bike in like normal luggage


The only problem, Singapore has very few taxis that can actually fit a bike in so you might want to think about how you will get it from the airport to your place.

I ended up paying a prepaid maxi

I am not sure what experience the above posters have with actually looking for work in the TESOL field, but I can tell you from my experience, it is nothing like what has been mentioned. Yes, you will probably look in tuition centers, but there is a TON of work out there. QUALIFIER - you didnt menti...

if you have a dependents pass you are not allowed to work in Singapore. You will need to apply a work permit or, if you are eligible, upgrade the pass to an LTVP+ pass if you can get the + pass then you only need to get the potential employer to write a Letter of Consent (LOC) and you can find a job...

I solved my problem, for those who may search in the future, I got: http://www.afl.livesport.tv I pay $20 per month and can watch every match live, streaming on the net. I have a 15mb connection and the quality is top notch. Its so good, I never watch aus network now, told the wife to scrap the mio

philip stein is not really a luxury watch brand and they are quite expensive in Singapore (I brought one as a gift from st Thomas last year for less than half the price here). That said, for luxury watches Singapore is one of the cheapest places in the world to buy. A watch that is good for health? ...

the last few seasons the Australia Network has been pretty good with their coverage of the AFL, but this season it seems to be only 4 matches per weekend. Does anyone know of other ways to watch it in Singapore? The AFL website doesnt seem to have a streaming service. I know if afltvlive (i think it...

thanks for the replies, there is a Giant down the road, I will go and take a look

didnt really consider them as I thought their bikes would be smaller, back home, Kmart bikes are too small for me.

http://www.gumtree.sg http://www.togoparts.com you haven't looked really hard have you... i looked at the classifieds on togoparts and would challenge you to find me a bike there that fits my criteria. If you read correctly, my price estimate had 2 zeroes, not 3 and i didnt consider gumtree as it w...

I am after a cheap bike that I can ride around the corner to the swimming pool and not be concerned about it getting stolen It seems all the bikes I see here are the serious 'tour de france' carbon style bikes that cost upward of $1000+. In Australia there are heaps of bikes for around $200, but I d...