If you could live anywhere in Singapore....
You won't find anything very close to the water near an MRT, except maybe Caribbean? Not sure their rates on a unit the size you're looking for, but your budget should swing it. Landed houses on the...
View Articlesquash buddy @ river valley
I used to play quite a bit for my college competitively but dropped off since work and kids took priority. I can play 7-8pm on Wed, and Sun evenings around toa payoh, newton, bishan and thomson area....
View ArticleInformation on Singapore Immigration (Entry, Exit, Visa)
Is there a new link? This one doesnt seem to work? Theyorkshiretyke
View ArticleInformation on Singapore Immigration (Entry, Exit, Visa)
Here's a good place to start: http://www.ica.gov.sg/services_centre.aspx?pageid=232
View ArticleDishwashers in Condos?
Can you name some of them please? I've looked at around 10 (through propertyguru) and none had dishwashers fitted, nor they looked like you could fit one (no sufficient space)
View ArticleSingapore is a fine country
I often wonder what miracles LKY could have done with 729,000 sq km.
View ArticleCitizenship by descent
Thank you all! So from what I've read, if I don't register them within a year, then they have to do it the PR/SC way. My goal is just not to do something stupid so that they can never return/ work/...
View ArticleSingaporeans obsession with Plastic bags
Yeah I agree with you, just that it's done all over the world, it's nothing special to Singapore. I saw the same thing in Japan, exacerbated by all the plastic used in 7-11 lunches and dinners, which...
View ArticleGrocery store "specials"
Of course I get their awkward and dumbed-down way of saying that. By virtue of the fact that they are famous for untold numbers of other missteps with English grammar, pluralization, juxtaposed tenses,...
View ArticleIf you could live anywhere in Singapore....
Hi - I'm new to Singapore, but from what I've seen, you may not actually need to be close to a beach, as I don't think ocean swimming is too practical around here given all of the tankers, etc. You may...
View ArticleUK Driving licence problems
Fair enough, but my point is: why waste time and energy doing battle with the DVLA (or whatever they're called this week) bureaucracy when there's a perfectly good alternative, i.e. get a Singapore...
View ArticleSingapore is a fine country
Absolutely nothing. I don't think what has been done with a City-State could be done with a country that actually has a "hinterland" and a method of living without the constraints of the government....
View ArticleSingaporeans obsession with Plastic bags
A part of the problem is that they pack everything for you with a really few exceptions like Ikea. They pack up the stuff almost every piece separately only grouping them up as long as you do not...
View Articlelooking for second hand heaterfood showcase
Why do locals so often insist with the antiquated use of the word "do"? Rhetorical question. Just try saying that sentence without the "do". (and fix the obvious grammatical error) Guess what, works...
View ArticleSingaporeans obsession with Plastic bags
Are you actually serious? A paper bag in your garbage can would last long enough to get half full. Obviously you eat out and do not eat a home do you. .....
View ArticleSurfing in Bali
Hi, do you have any recommendations for a surf tour guide, personal surf instructor, or surf camp in Bali? I will go surfing to Bali fo 5 days the end of this month. Is there any other surfing spots...
View ArticleLooking for rowing club
Right chaps, response to the thread from Jul 2012 asking for details of rowing in Spore (sweep or sculling). I managed to go for a paddle at EASTer rowing club and Westside rowing club last weekend....
View ArticleGrocery store "specials"
Yeah, quite appropriate for some situations here, such as... My wife was buying some, ahem, undergarments, and they had a 'buy two get one free' offer. So she took three of the aforementioned articles...
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