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Hi My husband and I are both working and we live on the East Coast. The advantage to us of living out this way is that we love the East Coast Park, and most weekends are out biking / running / sitting by the beach. With a family of three kids - this suits us. It is quick for us to get into work, and...

I know this is a while back, but it really depends on which school you have a better "feel" for. We are at Chatsworth East with two kids, and we really love it there - but every parent will have different criteria. I love the flexibility of the school, the nurturing environment, the way the teachers...

Hi We are in a similar situation. My understanding is that wou will still need to file a tax return in Aus as you are earning income there. You then generate tax losses that you carryforward and that you can utilise when and if you return to Australia and earn income there again. I am not a tax pers...

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If it is homeopathic remedies you are after, I get the ones I need from P&L Homeopathic & Clinic (#06-13 Tanglin Shopping Centre). There is also a clinic there, but I haven't tried the lady so don't know how good she is.

You can just go in and ask for the ones that you need.

W

Hi I have chosen not to vaccinate my son (now 6 months old), so would be happy to meet up if you wanted to? I have been here two years (from Aus), and can share experiences / thoughts on this. I will PM you and send you my email (think you won't be able to PM if you don't have a certain number of po...

I am in the same boat - just discovered I am pregnant at 39 - a bit unexpected. Anyway, I had my first here in 2004 and went to Dr Thong at Raffles Hospital. She was really great, and am planning on using her this time as well. We were very happy there, and I have another friend of a friend who has ...

:-) Luckily my husband is domesticated - he is a wonderful help and support so between us we will muddle through on this. My company also doesn't distinguish between foreigners and locals, so I should get the full 16 weeks maternity leave. Am also going to try to get an additional month unpaid so I ...

Hi I have just found out I am (unexpectedly) pregnant and I have a really hectic job in Singapore with two young kids (3 and 5). Am feeling a little daunted about the whole thing - in particular with the thought that I will only get 4 months off work and will then have to try and sort out childcare ...

Hi Allison

I would be keen to meet up. I lugged all my scrapbooking stuff here and haven't done much unfortunately.

I also work during the week so would be keen to work around that.

I will pm you with my contact details.

W

I wrote this on another post, but will repeat here as what you say is so true. We recently found out that our agent took an undisclosed extra half a month's rent in commission from the landlord. When questioned on this (a year after the fact) they stated that "The reason why Landlord was willing to ...

we live in Summer Gardens which is really nice. Depending on the unit you get really nice breezes blowing through. No matter where you end up it is good to get somewhere with a cross breeze otherwise it can be a little stifling.

Just be careful when dealing with "your" agent. We recently found out that our agent took a an undisclosed extra half a month's rent in commission from the landlord. When questioned on this (a year after the fact) they stated that "The reason why Landlord was willing to pay external/co-broke agent s...

If you are looking for a cluster house then there is Summer Gardens (where we stay) or D'Manor that are at Tanah Merah MRT - really convenient to the city. There are also loads of condo's near here that are reasonably priced from older units to brand new units. It is a great area - close to get to t...

We live in a cluster house development called Summer Gardens on the East Coast (walking distance to Tanah Merah MRT). We really enjoy it as we have the space of the house (5 bedrooms) with a gorgeous big swimming pool at the front of our place. The pool never gets too crowded and it is conveniently ...

Hi Does anyone know of a First Aid course that is delivered in Tagalog that I can send our Filipino FDW on? I thought it would nicer for her and she would get more from the course if this was delivered in her home language. I have googled and looked at numerous websites, but haven't seen anything ob...