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We are in the west coast too. Sent you a pm

Welcome to Singapore! :wave: Still feeling new here, I'm thinking it'll be better once he starts school in September.. Will your son be going to the French school? His french learning has definitely slowed down since we moved here, we need to find more opportunities to speak French but he finds Engl...

Hello! We just moved to Singapore a few days ago and I am currently looking for a playdate/group for my son who will turn 3 in August and to meet other mums/dads for a chitchat! We are in the West Coast area but he loves taking buses and trains so location is not a problem! Looking forward to hearin...

Hello! As an ex uwcsea student i would like to say it was one of the best things in my life. I learnt so many things not just academically but also expanded my knowledge and understanding of global concerns. I am proud to be a uwc amumni and i would put my children in that school without question.. ...

Ok, so by my calculations, if we wanted to have another baby, the nursery for the tiny ones are like 1000/month min, x12 months, then 3 months or so per year for the big kid at like 600/month, would it technically be cheaper to get a good live-in maid if we were able to find a good one? (though I as...

yeah... I knew you guys would say that, damn :( So we have said no to it. I think the boss assumed we would take any ol' offer. Anyway apparently they are redrafting the offer and will show it to us by the end of the week. Pray for us that some miracle will happen to them (nothing fatal, :D) and giv...

k, so here goes: Preliminary contract offered by the company includes: S$4000 basic salary per month (after tax) S$4000 rent per month company mobile phone contract for husband private insurance yearly plane ticket for family relocation fees So far we have said NO to this ; they have not taken into ...

Great! Thank you so much for the info and the links, it seems quite expensive. D: We are finalising the contract now and considering my husband's company is refusing to pay for our child's schooling and the base salary does not incorporate any fees related to education, I don't know if we should acc...

thank you so much for the above info's. I will contact the local nurseries in Singapore then, it seems they don't have such long holidays. cw1483, would you be able to tell me the name of the nursery you use? Is there usually a waiting list for the local nurseries, or should I just drop by and hope ...

We are relocating to Singapore in March 2013 and we have a 2 year old who will start school in September 2013. My husband and I both work, and will continue to work in Singapore for the same companies. I understand that we have to put our childn in the nursery or find a nanny befores he starts schoo...

Ohh thank you ebiburger (yum) for such a detailed response!! I think we will write down almost exactly what you suggested, in the contract :) The tax seems a bit poop but I doubt we will be staying 10 years to take advantage of the SRS that you speak of. We will try to stick that onto the company ex...

Thank you for your reply, zzm9980 it's very clear. :) Maybe you are in the same industry as my husband :lol: I am not sure that the company will be willing to give us that, but we need to give an offer before they bring it down lower during the negociation process next week -.- You say that you can'...

I don't think we have too high an expectation when it comes to comfortable lifestyle.. we like it pretty simple and without too much bling bling :) Maybe we are a little too old school and not prepared for the the expat lifestyle in Singapore!? :p Either way, it seems that everyone agrees 10k is a g...

Okay thank you, I have read other posts where other people have also suggested S$10,000/mth as minimum to live a comfortable life as an expat. So I will keep that in mind when making the draft. And 25% for housing, gotcha! Mm interesting quote, Me I think I like to spend after after I have finished ...

By that, do you mean that we pay for the house and school etc FROM the 10k salary? or that the company pays for them separately? Because having 10k salary to spend on nothing when everything else is paid for, seems a lot to me :???: Thank you for the approx. costs :) It seems housing costs have shot...