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02132 wrote:Is there a good place for falafel in Singapore? I.e., fresh, not dry, with a great tahini sauce?

Fill-a-Pita is run by a great Egyptian-UK guy (Hassan) and his are great. It's at Shenton House.

We enjoy a nice bottle of red wine and know that Singapore will give us sticker shock when it comes to buying a case of red wine. For new arrivals, do you suggest that we pay to ship 4 cases? What does import/duty fees look like? When we moved over we brought 275 bottles in various boxes and such t...

Best place to find/buy dry aged steak (i.e. ribeye or filet) for home grilling? Some of the tenderloin and such I find at regular supermarkets is rather soft and almost gooey, and doesn't sear well on a grill, kind of just gets "grey".

$185k is a bit tight but you can probably do it. I find that comment pretty misleading: Given that the average Singapore household income is about a third of that number, something must be seriously wrong if you find S$185k/year tight! Four kids at SAS will burn through about USD$120,000 p.a. Mine ...

Nobody is forced to send their kids to such expensive schools, especially if there is a much cheaper local school system available, which is consistently highly graded in international rankings. It's a lifestyle choice, not a necessity! What everyone is saying is, the choice is to send to internati...

Had a similar debate about 8 months ago - do I move to Singapore (or another location) and is the package enough? Also US citizen but haven't worked in US in more than 10 years. Tax issue: no need to worry; you can offset most of your foreign income taxes paid (form 1116) and deduct the first $90k-o...

Having been in an international bank and being the head of a risk function I would guess a typical package might be base salary $180-250k maximum with 20-25 days' leave and potential bonus of anywhere from 2 to 6 months' salary. Probably no housing or schooling or car assistance. On that you can liv...