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Hi there, I've been here since the beginning of July and went through what you are going through now. Hope it helps you to know that I was bored, depressed, sick of just cleaning to occupy myself and sick of going to the supermarket everyday to get our dinner. Not having a car makes grocery shopping...

I can't answer many of your questions but I can say that I don't think your girlfriend will have any major problems living here simply because she is Indonesian. Singapore doesn't recognise "living together" so marriage is something for you to consider. Not sure if that requires you to get married i...

Hi Eric, The price quoted for Carribean at Keppel Bay was the same regardless if you were looking at the serviced apartment or looking to rent. We even had our offer of $5000 knocked back! Someone could afford supposedly to pay an extra $1500 per month which of course the landlord snapped up. At the...

Hi, When I recently arrived in Singapore we stayed at the Carribean at Keppel Bay for one month in a unit that was done up like a serviced apartment. It was 3 bedroom with a decent size kitchen but the master bathroom was a bit tight. For instance the shower glass door nearly hits the toilet in the ...

Hi,

Can someone please tell me if my dependants pass is sufficient (as well as NSW License) to apply for a license here.

Thanks in advance

My goodness Tiki if I had of seen you I might of thought I was in Bondi.

To Newtosingapore, You made me laugh out loud when I read your post. I find Singapore full of ridiculous behaviour regarding following this rule and that rule. Let me give you an example. I have recently moved into a new condo and I was told one day by a guard that I needed to inform the guardhouse ...

As far as rent goes you will need to allow for $5000 -$6000 per month for a 3 bedroom condo. Otherwise you can get landed houses cheaper if you go a bit further away from the city. I believe rents have gone up 30-40% in the last 3 years so make sure your husband's company is aware of this when you p...

Has anyone noticed that 50% of taxi drivers try to extend your journey by a good 10 minutes. Rotten sods! I have a very good sense of direction and told a taxi driver last week that he didn't need to use a particular expressway which was an extra 10 minutes away instead of just using a main road we ...

Hi, My husband and I have just moved to Singapore and we found that you can't do anything like get a tenancy aggreement completed without your employment pass. As for opening a bank account you can't do that until you can prove where you are going to live in which case you need to provide a copy of ...

Hi Kiwiuk, I have just arrived in Singapore from Sydney 3 weeks ago. Here is some advice from my experience of looking at close to 30 units! 1. Try walking the distance from your possible place of residence to the MRT. The distance for our place was 1.16km for one MRT and the supposedly closer MRT w...

Help please! We have been trying to find an apartment for a week without success. Came close today only to find out that it was taken in the afternoon. We feel a little helpless as we don't really know where the expats live. We have been told around Holland where we have been looking. Any expats liv...

I will be relocating to Singapore in May with my husband and we are wondering if The Carribean at Keppel Bay is in an awkard location as far as facilities for shops and transport goes. We are after a quieter lifestyle with opportunites for outdoor living. I won't be working immediately as my husband...