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Ah yes! But I will have the added advantage of them strapped into a car seat safely and the ability to turn the radio up. :) Joking aside, it's the thought of having two unrestrained children in a taxi that gives me heart palpitations, not them tantruming or crying. And we have also carefully consid...

Any advice appreciated. With baby #2 due in three weeks and after much consideration we have decided to buy a used car. This is after having traveled comfortably on the MRT for over the year we have been here and only taking taxis when totally necessary with my 1 year old. I just can't fathom the ex...

Cheers for that unhelpful reply Sundaymorningstaples! From what I have read of your posts your normally very helpful, if not cheeky. You having a bad day? Don't take it out on my choices.

Are there any comparative stores in Singapore that sells kids toys? I just had a look at the toys r us Singapore website and the prices are drastically inflated (as they are in Australia compared to the above listed stores but not to that degree!). Advice appreciated! And I have looked into Toy Libr...

Thanks again everyone! I have actually just purchased a product called 'go go babyz' travel mate that kind of turns a car seat into a stroller. Sounds weird, but will be super useful at the airport (allowing us to take her car seat on a plane) and also once we are in Singapore. I envisage booking a ...

Thanks everyone! MRT it is. And on the occasions we need to use taxis....fingers crossed.

Yikes! That's what I thought. Unfortunately we don't have a capsule (she will be too big) just a car seat that you need the anchor points for. If somebody actually started a new 'on call' taxi service that always had at least one forward facing baby car seat they would be rich based on the amount of...

BedokAmerican you sound like a lovely mother who is giving lots of enriching opportunities to your son! I was shocked when I read your post. My daughter will be 12 months when we make the move early next year and I am more than happy to just chill out with her at home doing our own things (play / po...

Our little family will be moving from Australia to Singapore this coming January when our daughter has just turned 1. After searching the site, there is a lot of info for how to travel safely in taxi with a baby capsule / baby carrier for when they are little, but no information on what to do when t...

I think you need to have a minimum of 5 posts to be able to send PM's . (I could be wrong though! Maybe someone else who knows 100% could give you advice).

I think I may have been one of those people who sent you a private message. Hopefully you can PM soon, would love to hear from you!

How very sad. This post has gotten a little off track and has taken on a slightly macabre tone.

Argh! Midges....I hate them. Reminds me of camping in Northern QLD. Yuck! Thanks for the insight. I can't contemplate suicide by drowning (not that I spend anytime contemplating it!) it seems virtually impossible! I would go into swim or float mode. But I guess if you have never learnt to swim.........

I would love it if anyone has any news on the opening of this new station on the new line under construction. From all I have read it is set to open in 2017, however it seems many things finish ahead of their construction schedules in Singapore! Still investigating areas to live, and although I real...

Hi Aussie_Family Long shot that you are still on this forum, but in case you are I wanted to know how accurate do you think your estimates were or what you are actually budgeting per month now? How are you finding your quality of life vs what you left behind in Australia? We are in a similar situati...

@katbh. Thank you for that VERY valuable piece of advice. Much appreciated. How horrible for the mum stranded at the station! That's heart attack stuff.