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Don't know if urls are allowed on here, but I use a VPN service together with a software program called Zattoo. The VPN service is rather pricey - about US$130 for a year - but they also do 'bundles', so you can get VPN accounts in 2 different countries for about $140. Zattoo's hard to describe - it...

That's bizarre. Are you sure she's the maid though? That's pretty aggressive behaviour. I'm sure I've seen articles in the newspapers about people being jailed for cruelty against animals. Perhaps you could find some clippings and show them to her, together with the photographs you have of her hitti...

I just used my local Pack & Send; I think it was about $400 for eight 30kg cartons to be sent by sea. Took about 3 weeks to reach the port here. If you're shipping by sea, the local agent charges another $200 or thereabouts to handle customs clearance and delivery to your home. Remember to get a GST...

I'm a little confused about tipping for haircuts here. Back in Melbourne, I give a tip when I get a $15 haircut at the barber, but I don't tip for a $100 cut at the posh salon. Here, I've had my tip handed back to me by the Malay barber, but after a $200 cut at the salon, the assistants(?) lurk unti...