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As for the baby carrier I recommend using a soft carrier like a Pognae or ErgoBaby instead of the "crotch dangling" types like Bjorn, as they're better for the baby's pelvis. The Pognae has a mesh back with a zip-out panel to keep the baby cool too. When my son was tiny I carried him mostly in a (n...

I have not seen many people with a pram that could not be folded up. While you will be fine with it on the MRT (during non-peak hours anyway), you will really struggle trying to get it onto a bus. Aisles in many stores tend to be cramped as well and during busy shopping times you will have trouble n...

Sort of. We aren't sure if we will have a car or not yet, but SAIS does offer a bus service. We're a bit hesitant about letting our two year old ride a bus though. Are we being overly-cautious parents here or does this strike anyone else as too young? If we have a car, then we could drive him. Othe...

Yes, an informative link. It is also 5 years old. Anyway, I'm aware of the policy now and will stay in compliance.

It's not so much about how kids learn as what their parents expect of them. I know several students in the international schools who are overbooked with afterschool tuition or co-curricular activities as well. As the blogger said, if the children don't have perfect grades or the right "special talen...

After a year of forum stalking I finally decided to dive in and join the board. I set up my profile and created my signature block. I chose two, tame quotes for my signature block (one quote was Plato, for goodness sake...) and one of the moderator's just deleted it with a message that signatures mu...

You can use the forum search tools to see specific examples of people trying to obtain a PEP. The topic has been discussed many times. The qualifications for a PEP are listed here: http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/passes-visas/personalised-employment/before-you-apply/Pages/default.aspx If I di...

I don't know what effect your parents' divorce will have your mother's citizenship application since your father will no longer be eligible to sponsor her. PR status cannot be taken away from her, however, if her PR is based on her marriage to your father, then she may not be able to renew her re-en...

The citizenship requirements and procedures are found here:

http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=132

If you have any other questions, try using the forum search function. There have been several threads covering this issue.

I don't know about credit card rewards, but we do our banking through Citibank. We set up our American account before we left the U.S. and then set up an account in Singapore once we arrived. We had our ATM cards within a week. I have never had trouble finding a Citibank ATM or branch. They are not ...

You can try to state clearly that it is a co-workers only event, but I think it depends on the ages of your co-workers. If they are mostly unmarried 20-somethings or married but with no children you should be fine. If they are mostly married/family people you will probably ruffle feathers. The few c...

I think the Career Resource Center for Expatriates is well worth the membership fee. I was hired at my current job within three weeks of posting my CV on their job board. I didn't take advantage of their various seminars because I lucked into a job so fast, but the staff was very kind and helpful wh...