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- Fri, 02 Dec 2011 3:04 pm
- Forum: Careers & Jobs in Singapore
- Topic: Teaching packages for Ex Pats
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19746
The Ministry of Education pays awfully, in the region of what Beppi quoted. A qualified, experienced teacher should not touch that kind of offer. Packages range hugely between schools but will generally include a housing supplement, flights, shipping, medical insurance and many do offer a gratuity. ...
- Fri, 02 Dec 2011 2:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Dating a Muslim girlfriend
- Replies: 295
- Views: 222325
I think you really need to read this. I am no expert but http://goatmilkblog.com/2010/08/24/muslim-women-should-be-able-to-marry-non-muslim-men-the-goatmilk-debates/ Hmmm ... I understood that they could. I.e. I understood that it was only male non-muslims that had to convert to marry a muslim. Whe...
- Thu, 11 Aug 2011 3:02 am
- Forum: Staying, Living in Singapore
- Topic: Moving to stay in New Zealand for 2 years
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5082
Re: Moving to stay in New Zealand for 2 years
Hi Dear folks, I plan to take a break of 2 years and reside in New Zealand for 2 years in 2013. I like to put my girl into their kindergarten. Could anyone kindly advise, which part of New Zealand is good for education children and have good chinese community? Types of visa? Jobs availablility? Chi...
- Thu, 11 Aug 2011 1:31 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Dolphin Controversy at RWS
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5872
Looks like the story is gathering steam internationally. 650,000 signatures asking for the dolphins to be released.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/be ... olphin.hln
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/be ... olphin.hln
- Mon, 01 Aug 2011 7:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The lot of S'poreans...
- Replies: 128
- Views: 32790
For example to go back to a similar question asked by mad scientist.. To what extent would you be comfortable to watch a family expand on an income of $2k... 6 kids is ok to both of you from the sound of it... 10?... 15? 20 kids still ok? Or would you still say that fine as it will make each one st...
- Fri, 15 Jul 2011 5:06 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The lot of S'poreans...
- Replies: 128
- Views: 32790
- Fri, 15 Jul 2011 5:02 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Need Advice - Landlord won't return my Holding Deposit
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8595
- Mon, 11 Jul 2011 2:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Personally? I hope they throw the book at 'em!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6495
- Mon, 11 Jul 2011 2:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can it get much better than this
- Replies: 217
- Views: 48676
Wait until you see (contd): How people rush into an MRT train and barge people coming out out of the way. How some taxi drivers play psycho mind games with other drivers. How the weather is basically the same every day of the year. How a lot of serving staff wouldn't notice that you'd walked into a...
- Wed, 11 May 2011 8:18 am
- Forum: Careers & Jobs in Singapore
- Topic: finding jobs in international schools
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4889
I am trying to help someone find a secondary science teacher's job in singapore. The person has been a reputed teacher for many years back home. My understanding is that the school hiring the person would need to help get the right pass. Hence I tried to contact a few schools for finding teaching o...
- Sat, 07 May 2011 6:11 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Opposition pre-election vid re: foreigners
- Replies: 288
- Views: 127241
I was reading yesterday about the 5 seats that are "walkovers". One of the opposition candidates (in LKY's constituency) was not allowed to run because the application was submitted 35 SECONDS past the final submission time. Another opposition would-be was thrown out because on her application form,...
- Fri, 06 May 2011 2:04 pm
- Forum: Careers & Jobs in Singapore
- Topic: finding jobs in international schools
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4889
Re: finding jobs in international schools
Hi, Does anyone have any tips on how to get a job in international schools in singapore for someone who wants to move to singapore? I have contacted a couple of schools and they seem reluctant to hire someone who does not have appropriate pass. And looking at some other posts about MOE teachers, th...
- Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:35 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Hippocratic oath
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3299
I'm sorry to hear about your FIL. :cry: RE: patient confidentiality, from my experience, there is none. The nurse at my gynae office used to talk openly at the reception area to patients about their medications or scan results etc in full hearing shot - more than once I heard some pretty intimate de...
- Tue, 12 Apr 2011 5:13 am
- Forum: Careers & Jobs in Singapore
- Topic: Teaching and Living in Singapore
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16532
- Tue, 12 Apr 2011 4:31 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The anti-Tiger Mother approach
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4878
The anti-Tiger Mother approach
We've been hearing for a ridiculously long time that rote learning and exam-based curricula are not where it's at for "real learning", but Finland just proved it...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... id=fbshare
Fascinating stuff.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... id=fbshare
Fascinating stuff.