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Oh - one thing I forgot is a great site (at least it has been for me) to estimate transit times. It is www.gothere.sg (note there is no ".com" in there) You can type in addresses, street names, building names or post codes and it will give costs, distances and times for various modes of travel. I've...

We did encounter a few administrative hiccups on our move and though most things were simple, there are ways to make them easier. First priority, get your EP. Bring originals or copies off all documents used in the application (just in case). They wanted to see our Marriage license, diplomas, birth ...

Well, I contacted my agency (A-Team) to enquire again and get an answer in writing and this is what they sent "Thank you for your enquiry. As the helper is working for you as a free-lance part-timer and does not have a employment contract of service with you (as employer-employer), CPF is therefore ...

SMS - I read your post and got quite concerned as I have a part time cleaner but haven't been paying CPF. I got her through an agency but I pay her directly each time she comes. I phoned the agency and they said because she is part time - no CPF. This sounded a bit fishy so I did some more research ...

Perfect - guess I just didn't search for the right keywords!

Thanks SMS!

I've searched this forum and the MOM website and can't find the answer. Maybe someone here knows . . . Can I hire anyone here legally (Dependent Pass holder most likely) to babysit on an ad hoc basis? Like a teenage neighbor girl or something? Are there any restrictions to this that anyone knows? Th...

Just heard of another UK one called iPortal. Costs 50 euros a year but works well so I am told. Again, probably not US channels unless the US show is shown on on the of main UK channels. (Which many are)

We have paid for access to a proxy server (US based server) which also allows us to watch shows on Hulu. Probably can get a proxy server access for free. Ours is specific to Mac so if you are using Mac, IM me and I can tell you the company. It was $29 USD for 1 year. They don't offer a PC version.

Hi Francisco We moved with our small dog (15 kg) from the UK It cost about £1800 for the move The firm we used was Airpets UK and I was very pleased with them. We didn't have any trouble finding a condo that would take a dog. Everywhere we looked said the dog was no problem. That said, we were looki...

We have an oven here (quite rare) but no grill pan. If you think you will have an oven, bring a grill pan. If you don't think your place will have an oven, and you like grilled food, bring a George Foreman or something similar. They are hard to find here and expensive when you do find them. Things (...

We just moved this past summer (Americans but moved from the UK) We brought our medium sized dog - no quarantine when coming from the UK. We found most condos would accepts dogs no problem - didn't look at HDB. Where we are, we don't have trouble walking the dog in our neighborhood. Lots of grass to...

Just went today to the Verge in Little India and you were right! The shop there is awesome and perfect for Party Bags. In fact, I think the place I ordered mine from just went there to shop! Next year, I will definitely go direct. Great for stocking stuffers and such too! Thanks so much!

Well, I haven't made it to Verge yet but I stumbled across a great little site so I thought I'd share. It is called bagagoodie.com and I've ordered party bags as pictured below for S$3.10 each total. I'm able to collect next day but they also offer a delivery service. I think this is far cheaper tha...

What a great idea. I think the kids would love that. I will definitely check out Verge. Thanks!

Hi! I am needing to assemble some kids party bags (some 5 year olds and some 8 year olds, all girls) I don't want to just put in the usual throw-away rubbish but as I'm new to Singapore, I don't really know good places to look for small, inexpensive items (around $1-$2 each item). Any suggestions?? ...