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Does your wife work as well? Or is the $7500 going towards supporting your entire family?

You are absolutely correct about the market in Singapore still expanding. Right now there is a great big push to hire "foreign talent" (i.e. expats) and the Singapore government is behind the scenes encouraging this. Reason being that alot of talented Singaporeans are emigrating overseas and there i...

Seeing as you have not provided much information about the culture, work-life balance etc of the respective banks, I am basing my reply on the information that has been provided i.e. the respective salaries and the lifestyle that you will be able to enjoy in the two cities respectively. Well as you ...

Thats unbelievable!

But having said that, in Singapore alot of the blue-collar workers (especially the older ones) have difficulties with English.

To be fair the human rights situation in Singapore is very good until it comes to politics. There is an oppressive climate in Singapore with regards to politics and I am sure everyone knows this. Other than that, the courts are fair and uphold most civil rights and liberties especially the rights of...

ToofDoctor at Tanjong Pagar has quite a few qualified and friendly dentists. Their staff are very professional and their prices are much more reasonable than those at the posh private medical centres.

You could try Hibiscus Housekeeping. They are very friendly and respond to both e-mail and phone enquiries. They also have short-term contracts available and their rates are very reasonable. They often have promotions and discounts for long-term customers. I have used them for 7 months and have abso...

You simply run a huge risk if you don't purchase insurance. You might trust the lady based on intuition but you need to decide if you are prepared to take the risk, or whether it's better to err on the side of caution.

The problem with taxis in Singapore is that there is a peculiar "call booking" system that allows the drivers to pick up an extra $4 by responding to a telephone booking. This is much higher than the standard flag-down rate of $2.50 to $2.70. If you are in a hurry and want to be guaranteed a taxi at...

Hi there, I am not Australian but have lived in Australia before. All I can say is life in Singapore is much more fast paced than Melbourne or Sydney and it depends whether or not this suits your own preferences. On the one hand the shops are open till 10.00 pm and you can have items delivered to yo...