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x9200 wrote:Mitsui and Direct Asia.

+1 to direct - fill it outline and if you have a M/C pay online in monthly installments or one off. Print out your COI and you're done. No more ringing up moronic insurance companies.

'Don't feed the attention seeker' ... :roll: You're an overseas poster, you should be ok. To others.... I only have my own personal frame of reference for this concern. My own defcon notched up one count on Thu due some personal intel and I decided it was something I should share but can't go into ...

You need money Faidal? JR8 is a soft touch.

'Don't feed the attention seeker' ... :roll: You're an overseas poster, you should be ok. To others.... I only have my own personal frame of reference for this concern. My own defcon notched up one count on Thu due some personal intel and I decided it was something I should share but can't go into ...

Drama seeks > drama finds, that's my experience in landlording. If you want to unjustly blow up some huge issue, then expect to get it back in spades (particularly considering the vengefulness of some Singaporeans). Your temperament seems very aggressive and 'in your face', making enemies at every ...

We were offered a relo to Burma. It is a place I have long wanted to visit as it is meant to be fascinating, and beautiful. Sadly ever since I have had the time and means to do so, visiting the country has been considered unethical, and so I have yet to go. So declining the 'all in' relo was not th...

Go hard. Make their (the agents and the owners) life miserable. Remember a good Asian negotiation leaves no one happy. IF your company has a HR dragon lady - get her in the act as well. Start by drafting small claims court demands - there's nothing to stop you making multiple claims in the small cou...

If we get to midnight on 2/6 without a major event I'm ok. Just keep a low profile. I can't say why. Sound advice in any country. I'd be surprised more than anything if your fears materialized, seeing as SG is generally so calm and safe. Your point is valid. My counter is ask yourself (or better ye...

Something's up. I'm not paranoid but the hairs on the back of my neck are up. Be careful if you are a foreigner (white esp) for the next few days. Sorry but I can't say why. I'm restricting my families outings and avoiding crowded places and just being a little cautious. I don't know what the threa...

katbh wrote:No great mystery about my career. Nothing special. I suspect that my children being PR is of assistance. Also I am PR. Perhaps that is the difference

Yes all _++

Personal Experience. Moderate earning female with a number of degrees. Spouse has no degree. A number of children - some PR some not. He was recently granted a LTSVP. But in the end he did not need it as his EP came through (applied for both as the rules are you can not get an EP without a degree u...

JR8 wrote:

PNGMK wrote: The SPF will act on DV calls. Their effectiveness, and even more so the effectiveness of the courts - varies greatly with the individual officers and magistrates involved IMO.

I'd be interested to know what qualifies you to make such a statement.

Direct personal experience. Not wikipedia.

Something's up. I'm not paranoid but the hairs on the back of my neck are up. Be careful if you are a foreigner (white esp) for the next few days. Sorry but I can't say why. I'm restricting my families outings and avoiding crowded places and just being a little cautious. I don't know what the threat...

Two of the MNC's I have worked with have included drugs tests as part of the application medical.

"if someone they knew– a friend, relative or neighbor – were being abused by a partner" I think you guys forgot there is a qualifier in the topic the op posted. But would the police intervene if you reported someone is being abused? how bout those domestic workers who are being abused by th...