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Are there babysitting service or playgroups that I can leave my 4 year old for a few hours? I don't know anyone in Singapore and the one coworker referred me to this Auntie that does not speak any English to babysit (I am sure she is good, but my child can not understand her). I just have to be away...

Thanks. My ETC is 18months x $86.27 = $1522.86 for time to complete. The person on the customer service phone just said that I was getting a better deal with $762.38 cancellation fee. Since I wasn't cancelling today, she asked that I call back at least 1 week before cancelling to then speak to a sup...

It's my own fault for not reading the contract thinking I would never leave Singapore before 2 years....but unfortunately, I haven't found another job and my employer is shrinking their Singapore office and I got the boot....and will leave Singapore if I or spouse do not find a job soon. A word of a...

I have a good friend who is a PA in the US and had look at the same thing. Singapore do not recognize PA. There is no PA Board to recognize a PA in Singapore, perhaps in APN (Advanced Practice Nurse) in certan clinical settings such as cardiology, neurology, but not sure about neonatal. If your spou...

For me, it took 18 days to get approved. (I applied in May 2012).

You would do the same way you have applied for dependent pass for your family here and submit a dependent pass for for your newborn. Application is at: http://www.mom.gov.sg/Documents/services-forms/passes/DPForm12.pdf Note, a baby born in Thailand does not necessarily mean he/she will have a Thai c...

Live-in Maid was not a suitable option for me either. I do not get housing from my employer if I have a maid, I need to make sure there is an extra bedroom (or maid quarters). I just feel at the costs of an extra room and the inconvenience of an additional person living in the house was a bit much. ...

The childcare listed on the sites are from $600-$1500month. I paid $1150 month for montessori preschool in the states and did not get a 12 hour day (but 10hr day). So to me the Singapore rates are very reasonable. I don't know if your package is for the long haul or under 3 years (where your child w...

Funny, when I read it, I thought it was from the true-blue American expression. To answer OP's question, as a newbie to Singapore, I would not consider car ownership seeing how transportation here is so much more efficient than back home. (In my office, of the 10 expats I know, only 1 has a car and ...

So jgarnett...if not a condo, were you able to rent a landed house? Mind sharing how much more than $3000?

I took Sensei's advice above and went to the police station. I went to Outram Park MRT at 391 New Bridge Road, #02-701, Police Cantonment Complex to ask for a permit. The officer there asked how many swords and does it fit in your suitcase. I told him 1 and yes, it fits in checked-luggage. He noted ...

This is the website I used to find full-day child care centres. http://www.childcarelink.gov.sg/ccls/home/CCLS_Home.jsp I pretty much went down the list of anything that has full-day and showed a green vacancies/yellow vacanies for my child's age. Operating hours are listed on that site as well. (No...

Hi Prune, I thought the same when I was first planning to move to Singapore. My child is 3. I couldn't see any info on spring break camps or summer camps. I first asked around on international schools, seems to have breaks for summer, winter, etc.... around 35-50 days off a year, depending what you ...

If you are just looking for Bedding (sheets, pillow cases, etc), I did see Dora sheets at Courts (in Tampines). I didn't know they even sell bedding until my toddler asked to buy it.

Good advice, will remove the phone number then. Thanks.