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My wife is going to give birth to our second child this summer, our first delivery in Singapore. Her hope is to have a natural child birth, as she did with our first child, unless there are medically necessary reasons for intervention. Our doctor says that his rate for C-sections is about 30%, which...

Thank you for the suggestions. I'm posting this follow-up so that if anyone searches for info on Mandarin classes they'll find this... At the recommendation of someone on this board, we visited one of the Berries locations and had our daughter try one class. She loved it and we liked the teachers. T...

My daughter is currently learning Mandarin at her preschool (Little Skoolhouse) where they have a teacher teaching in English and another teaching in Mandarin. We've been looking at SAS and SAIS but have run into two problems: SAS only teaches Mandarin twice/week for her age and SAIS would likely be...

I have the same feelings as tanusa having toured SAIS for enrollment of a child about the same age. I did not hear or observe anything from SAIS that suggested they were portraying themselves as being something they're not. At the visit they gave a nice overview of their background, their aspiration...

Hi, I'm a stay at home dad. From the U.S. and have been here about eight months and will be here another 2-3 years. My daughter is 4 years old and is in preschool half of the day. I have had the same experience posted above about the difficulty in meeting local children. Almost all of the kids at my...

Thanks, I'll try looking again for shrimp paste by the names suggested, and will likely just grow my own basil.

I feel ridiculous posting this but I have been to four grocery stores (Giant, Cold Storage, Fair Price, and the grocery at Chong Pang) looking for shrimp paste (preferably a jar, not dried). It's something I found easily in the US but cannot find here. I've asked clerks at each store and they seem s...

Delia2: Just to clarify, do you have children enrolled in the school right now? If so, any detailed information you can provide about your experience (good or bad) would be appreciated. Thanks! CNIS has a new principal with a lot of proven ability/experience, and a new administrator for K-6 curricul...

Correction to my previous post: Mandarin in Kindergarten at SAS might only be 2 days/week, not three. I'll have to verify.

I visited Stamford American International School today to meet with the Admissions advisor and get a tour. I am looking at kindergartens, so keep that in mind. The school is located next door to the Australian International School. I knew this already: Both are owned by a for-profit named Cognitas, ...

My daughter is 4 and we are exploring our options for kindergarten in 2010. She is currently in preschool at the Little Skool House, which we mainly chose because 1 teacher speaks only Mandarin and this is a high priority for us. I visited SAS and was given a tour. When it comes to infrastructure an...

Thanks for the reply about the grill. We'll be buying new here and bringing with us. Maybe 2 ;-) Definitely agree with your advice not to store any electronics. But will probably bring the plasma TV and stereo since they are new but, like most electronics, prices drop every month. I assume they'll w...

I visited the Changi Sailing Club website and the membership price is certainly reasonable compared to some of the other places. However it still was more more than the volunteer-run group that I belong to in Washington DC . . . and they don't require that I buy meals. Ah well. I recently earned the...

So did you ultimately buy a gas grill there? Am moving from the U.S. to Singapore soon and was thinking of buying a nice grill here and bringing it (since everyone says they are expensive there) but I think I saw another post saying that they rust out relatively quickly. I was thinking of bringing a...