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Frasers Hospitality
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Pal » Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:24 am
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A member of Frasers Property Group
More than a hotel, our Gold Standard serviced residences feel just like home. Only better....
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Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:24 am
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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am
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Canadian International School
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Pal » Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:25 pm
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CIS Profile
The Canadian International School (CIS) is a leading international school in Singapore. Founded in 1990, CIS has over...
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Bump for this thread 8-)
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 6:08 pm
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Stamford American International School
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Pal » Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:34 pm
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Stamford American International Singapore offers an holistic education for students from 2 months to 18 years of age, being the first and only school...
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SAIS International School .
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Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:14 pm
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Sticky Thread Advertisement
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joop » Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
Sticky Thread gives you access to a direct channel to your most potential customers. Choose from relevant categories to have your stickies in....
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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MC WHILST ON HOLIDAY
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martincymru » Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:24 pm
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Under Sg Labour Law can you be granted Medical Leave whilst on Holiday Leave?
Would the answer be same if Hospitalisation Leave?
Is Sg different to...
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In short to your question, No. See the Employment Act below....
The Employment Act
Sick leave
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Mon, 01 Apr 2013 1:26 pm
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Booking a taxi pickup from a taxi stand?
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Northcote » Thu, 28 Mar 2013 9:43 pm
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(I ask this question more out of interest than actually planning to do it and p*ssing a lot of ppl off)
We're relatively new to Singapore but the...
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Tip: Other than in far-flung places like Ikea -when you are downtown, Orchard, etc - and you see a big taxi queue - just walk around the corner, or...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2013 6:11 pm
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Baby cot for holiday
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flowersinlondon » Fri, 08 Mar 2013 3:14 am
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We are going to be in Singapore for 2 weeks on holiday at a rented apartment. But the apartment does not come with a baby cot for my little boy....
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Go to The Salvation Army shop on Serangoon Road when you land, they have dozens of the foldable play pen/cots for $20 or so and you can donate it...
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Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:29 am
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The top 10 most boring things to do in Singapore
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Mi Amigo » Tue, 26 Mar 2013 3:54 pm
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... Brought to you by CNN Travel...
Actually number 9 (Take a drive) seems wide of the mark to me. If only the police were actually out and about...
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Riding the MRT until you've reached every stop -- boring, but at least there's air conditioning on the trains.
And you can do this for the cost of...
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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:56 pm
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Help!! How to deal with the unreasonalbe landlord???
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Vince Ma » Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:17 pm
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Hi there, I have had some problems with my landlord lately, hope to seek for some enlightenment from anyone of you!
A general background...
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+1 and fully agree with LongTimeHere.
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Last post by JR8
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 7:05 pm
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Where can I find a mason (to make bed risers for me)?
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byseeksconseil » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 3:50 pm
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Hi there,
In some countries, bed risers are available to increase the height of the bed, mostly because of the need for more under-the-bed storage....
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Thank you guys for the suggestions. I will try the places suggested.
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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 6:29 pm
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Which bug is this?
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Brah » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 2:36 pm
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About the size of a tiny ant, black, with a long pointy 'nose'.
Looks a little like this:
Found it in the common area of our condo. I was worried...
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New pack of pasta from the supermarket in Paragon today, when boiled all the critters started coming out! Threw it all out so can't go back for a...
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 7:41 pm
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piano tuning
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sgwwunsch » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 9:36 am
I'm looking for a piano tuner for a Baldwin piano- spinet style. There's one post on here from 7 yrs. ago- mentioning a guy named Leonard who has...
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Last post by sgwwunsch
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 9:36 am
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Internet Connection
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chronoel » Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:08 am
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Hi,
We're facing a challenge in dealing with our landlord.
We're going to install internet to our rented place but the landlord doesn't want us...
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It's very possible the LL only knows about Fibre Optics & OpenNet Installation costs (as that is what is getting all the press - they probably think...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 6:54 am
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Organic meat and eggs?
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kiwimama » Thu, 14 Mar 2013 3:32 pm
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Anyone know of good sources for organic meat in Singapore? And/or free-range eggs? I've looked at the Organic Grocer website, does anyone have any...
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Maybe: Swiss Butchery at Greenwood?
Or: Meat the Butcher on Bukit Timah just past Adam/Farrar? Their website says they will get the meat you want.
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Last post by Strong Eagle
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 1:56 am
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Charity Shops for donations
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aniani » Wed, 13 Mar 2013 5:42 am
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Please can I check which is the best place to donate some household effects all in very good condition we called Salvation Army and they said they...
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Give it to the next Karung Guni man coming to your place!
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Last post by beppi
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 7:10 pm
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No Cooking Allowed
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chronoel » Mon, 11 Mar 2013 2:48 pm
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Is there such thing as no cooking allowed rule?
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^^^ +1
Mi Amigo, see, I'm not the only one who thinks about those things. :wink:
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 8:51 pm
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GIRO Payment
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chronoel » Mon, 04 Mar 2013 1:58 pm
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Hi,
Our landlord said he wants us to pay our rent via GIRO.
How does this work.. Is it safe to do so?
What if they charge more than we agreed upon...
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chronoel:
Just a small caution. Make sure the account you GIRO money too actually belongs to the owner stated in the rental contract. People will...
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Last post by LongTimeHere
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 4:33 pm
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Shipping Personal Effects (plus Samurai Sword)
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cw1483 » Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:24 pm
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So far I have everyone of my newbie question answered on this forum and am so grately. Hopefully one more can be answered.
I am in the process of...
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You can be forgiven for thinking you appear to be pedantic. As you have never been in the military, the word may have had it's origins in S America,...
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Last post by JR8
Sat, 09 Mar 2013 8:56 pm
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Dryer
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spychristos » Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:44 pm
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Yesterday I rent an apartment in singapore, the advertisement, the owner, but also the contract writes that the washing machine is also a dryer, but...
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I was amazed by the gas powered Maytag clothes dryers you see in the US.
Furnace dry in 15 minutes. Dang hot!
And god I miss these. Nothing like...
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Tue, 05 Mar 2013 8:25 am
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Our Helper is going on holiday
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Lollypop73 » Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:26 pm
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Our helper is going on holiday - does anyone know if it is possible to hire a maid to cover a block period? I have not had much success so far!
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plenty of ah yi s to clean your place on a freelance basis. your mileage may vary.
otherwise you'd have to go the legit way and look for cleaning...
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Last post by taxico
Sun, 03 Mar 2013 9:43 pm
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Is it mandatory to engange agent for renewal of HDB Rental?
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Scorpion_blr » Thu, 28 Feb 2013 9:04 pm
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Hi,
Just wanted to know, is it mandatory to engage an agent at the time of HDB lease/rent renewal? If Yes, Do we need to engage the same agent.
My...
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I mean why will she deal with a tenant directly for free? Are you expecting her to represent the tenant for free?
Because she is paid to get the...
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Last post by zzm9980
Sat, 02 Mar 2013 6:38 pm
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Landlord wants to sell half-way through contract
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anca » Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:34 pm
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Hi, We have a lease contract for our current appartement until December 2013, however we received today a call from the agent saying that the owner...
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ask to be compensated and move on. this is the norm and i've done so before when i sold a property with a tenant in it.
don't go overboard in your...
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Last post by taxico
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 5:12 pm
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Looking for Handyman recommendations
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cookie666 » Tue, 19 Feb 2013 4:08 pm
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We have a number of items that need mounting on walls ie cupboards, shelving, TV's etc....
Can anyone recommend someone?
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Thanks, but we were unable to get hold of William and therefore went with another company.
Had a terrible experience and will be posting a Beware...
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Last post by taxico
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 5:00 pm
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Interior Designers
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shameenali » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:22 am
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Hey Ppl,
We are looking to engage a good interior designer to re-do our place (EA). We have already been to many ID firms & gotten quotes &...
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Just to update all:
We have settled on Design4Space Pte Ltd. Edmund is our designer. They are located at Lavender & Ang Mo Kio & have quite a decent...
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 5:28 pm
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