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If a child is entering a school AFTER January in P1 or going into any other year group (P2 - P5) the phases are irrelevant. Often if you are not able to get your child into your school of choice for P1 in the normal school admissions, a space will come up a few months later. So if you have your chi...

stromy wrote:Oh yes, she reminded me 1000 times to give her ang pow when she arrives and leaves.

Ha! Ha! Ha!

Though, from what I've heard about other confinement nannies, she certainly isn't the worst of the lot!

Hello all, I moved to Singapore at the end of September last year and have been looking out since then. My kids are 4 and 6 years old and now they are only attending some enrichment classes. Can someone recommend me a good school for my elder boy which I suppose should be in P1. I am staying in the...

Wow - thanks to both SMS and Scooby for setting the record straight. That's far more than I thought it would be considering education is a "basic" right. Surprised there hasn't been more push-back considering how much trouble foreign parents have getting their kids into schools already. Actually, e...

Yes, she will live full-time with you. Even on weekends. But you must provide her with one day off a week. (Note: Most employers usually make Sunday their maid's day off. However, I have known maids who take a weekday off, instead of a weekend, so this can be negotiated with your helper.) Most emplo...

I'm Caucasian and my husband is Chinese. We met in Singapore and we stay in a HDB in a mature estate. We haven't experienced anything negative at all, but we get quite a number of questions from curious uncles and aunties. My folks get the same looks (and usually broad smiles!) whenever they are in...

There are also a wide variety of arts organisations and events that need intelligent and capable volunteers (which would also give your wife a chance to meet some of the more interesting and vocal members of Singapore society). These include: (1) The Singapore Biennale (http://www.singaporeartmuseum...

I had heard of the "don't openly criticise the government" thing before, so the reminder does well to reinforce this. I suppose this falls under politics anyway. Ha! Reminds me of something my Singaporean mum-in-law told me shortly after my marriage... One day, she took me aside and said that now t...

I've ordered a ton of stuff off Amazon UK, and customs never once told me that they needed to review it (for a fee or otherwise!). Likewise, I always come back from the UK with lots of CDs and DVDs (usually stuff like Yes, Prime Minister and The Two Ronnies ) and I've never once been stopped or aske...

Agree with beppi. My kids go to My First Skool and the prices are actually reasonable! :D I pay just under $700 a month for full-day childcare for my twin daughters, though that's in part because I'm now a Singapore citizen (I married a local guy) so I'm entitled to a full government subsidy. Howeve...

I've been using those two sites fairly extensively, but one thing I haven't been able to find is a comprehensive bus map of Singapore. Does one exist? I can find clickable maps for each company, but not a single map showing all bus routes. It's much easier to tell what are "major" bus routes if you...

For a good brekkie, try one of the following: (1) Spruce at Phoenix Park (I luuuurve their Crab Cake Eggs Benedict! :D ) (2) Graze at Rochester Park (3) Cafe Epicurious at Robertson Quay (4) Group Therapy Cafe at Duxton Road (5) Riders Cafe at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club (6) Kith Cafe at the Waterma...

Ha! Ha! Kind of like me and my hubby (he's local). Whenever we compare childhoods, I'm always astonished at the number of things he had to do as a kid (e.g. Mandarin / Maths / Physics / Chemistry tuition, piano lessons, violin lessons, tennis lessons, swimming lessons, and more!) and he's always ast...

What exactly is the Indonesian thing about in the first picture? Wikipedia explains it thus: "Originally, it was apparently used to refer to Singapore in a disparaging manner by former Indonesian President B.J. Habibie (though this was denied by him), but has come to be used by both Singaporean pol...

Reflections @ Keppel Bay is nice (though their signature 'bent' towers remind me irresistibly of french fries stuck in the ground! :D) though the place is huge! Really huge! One of my husband's relatives wanted to check out a unit there that was up for sale and, when we all went together to check th...