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Hi Megan, $165k - don't think our company will go for that surprisingly!!! Wow! I would never have thought it would be so diffcult to get into a fee paying Nursery school! Have applied to all the schools you suggested. Am also thinking of The Thinking Box or Rosemount Hall whilst I wait for a place ...

Thanks Guys,

We will look into the part-time and 'living in seperate area' options. Thanks for the advice. Think all of my questions have been answered now - just need to get packing!!

Thanks again.

Regards,

Kofki

Hi MovingtoSpore, Great info - thanks so much. Will get to work on schools today!! Re. maid - I know this sounds really silly but I guess I am slightly nervous having a stranger living in our home - it's just not part of our culture here - is it easy to get used to? I recently read a post on this fo...

Hi MumfromOz, Great Info - thanks so much! We are have decided to bring all our furniture because to be honest it is too much hassle to leave it in storage and I cannot deal with sorting and packing right now - so it's a case of get the packers in, get it on a ship and deal with it when we get there...

Hi Guys, Thanks very much for your mails and your info. Kew Gardens looks really nice - didn't see a price mentioned? We can possibly go up to $7500 if that puts us in a location that doesn't require a car. I had thought that we would have to live slightly out of the city to get a house and had reck...

Hi Megan, Thanks so much for your mail and info. My husband's co. have been saying that they will pay for any medical expenses but after 4 years in the USA I am 'terrified' (!!) of not having health insurance - thanks for the reassurance. In terms of districts, my husband will be working in district...

Hi Woodsdevil,

Thanks very much for your response. One more thing - do landed houses have pools and is so are these expensive to maintain?

Thanks and best regards,

Kofki

Hi MumfromOz, Thanks so much for your detailed info..I'm fairly overwhelmed at the prospect of this move but then again it has only been a number of days since we accepted the offer and we are due to move in 6 weeks time! I am still confused re. private health insurance - should we have it? Is Singa...

My Husband and I are moving to Singapore for 2 years. We have 2 children (3.5 years and 15 months) and are expecting baby no. 3 in April. My Husband's employers have suggested transferring our medical insurance to a local insurance provider but given the fact that I am due in April can anyone please...

Hi, My Husband and I are moving to Singapore for 2 years. We have 2 children (3.5 years and 15 months) and are expecting baby no. 3 in April. We wish to rent a 'landed house'? (budget $5-6k per month) with some character and a pool in a settled area. Can anyone please advise if such properties tend ...