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You won't find the equivalent of Dubai (or AD or Oman) housing here unless you have a top level housing budget. It exist but there isn't enough of it. I was up on Woodlands this morning (Woodgrove Road or Lane) and there are some nice houses up there for the expat community. Is that too far away> I...

You won't find the equivalent of Dubai (or AD or Oman) housing here unless you have a top level housing budget. It exist but there isn't enough of it. I was up on Woodlands this morning (Woodgrove Road or Lane) and there are some nice houses up there for the expat community. Is that too far away> I...

I have to pipe in here if only to say I'm not much help as I was/am an old farmboy who has ALWAYS had to travel great distances to get to anywhere, so when I came here it really didn't matter much where I lived, but I wanted to be as far away from downtown as I could possibly get. My kids commuted ...

PNGMK wrote:Considering they run under two completely different and non comparable curriculum's that question is hard to answer.

Tanglin certainly has 'snob appeal' though.

They both have IB ; what are their respective IB results compared to averages like

Singapore Residential Leasing Briefing Q2 2014 ------------------------------ "The market faces increasing challenges as more supply enters the market over the next 2 years and owners’ resistance to lower tendered rents starts to crumble." Alan Cheong, Savills Research Key findings: • Singapore’s e...

Does anyone know which of these 2 schools gets better academic results?

+1 case by case, MOM provides exemption .... Agencies know the process, ..... We have found an agency to assist, but they are not sure what the answer will be. if the agency has handled this kind of situation they will know the answer MOM will give one year WP, and success of getting it is high not...

Hello Does anyone have any thoughts on AIS and the new GEMS school please. Children are 6 and 7 ( year 1 and 2 here is Australia). GEMS looks amazing but a little off the beaten track, where as AIS would be home from home . Thanks Our children currently attend a GEMS school in Dubai. Sunny Varkey i...

ecureilx wrote:

taxico wrote:find a maid agency - they'll sort everything out for you.

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case by case, MOM provides exemption ....

Agencies know the process, .....

We have found an agency to assist, but they are not sure what the answer will be.

If you only want to know what area to live at, East Coast is quite nice. A few landed houses (single/double-storey) that are quite big. One of my friends managed to find one with 4 bedrooms, a gigantic yard for his dog to play and cost him around 3500 dolars a month for rent or something... The are...

Do landlords ordinarily accept dogs/cats? Is it a dog friendly place? Cats must be kept indoors ( I think ) and must be sterilised.Some landlords don't have a problem with pets. Cats are free to roam in private properties usually. Dogs are ok - Hanniroo has experience with large dogs. Try PM'ing he...

Thankyou for the reply. Yes I agree perth is one of the most isolated cities in the world. I have lived in perth all my life and at this point in my life it is time to move on. Don't get me wrong there are some nice people in Perth but overall the way the city is going people just have no respect f...

To clarify I am looking for suggestions on areas not specific houses. We will not move until years end. We thought the East coast looked OK but have no idea of travel times and how that works with our various commutes (Australian School / City /past Changi etc). Do landlords ordinarily accept dogs/c...

Has anyone heard about exemptions for helpers who don't meet the age/education requirement needed for a visa normally? Ours is 51 and never finished high school.She has 25 years experience as a nanny/housekeeper though and speaks fluent English She has worked for us for many years and is a wonderful...

We are required to move to Singapore from Dubai. Singapore seems wildly expensive for accommodation compared to Dubai and we are used to living in a house with a big garden/pool in Dubai We will probably send the kids to the Australian International School. We have a medium sized dog and a wandering...