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Canadian International School
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Pal » Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:25 pm
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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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joop » Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Currency Exchange
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audiojunky » Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:03 am
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Anyone knows which is the best place to exchange currency in Singapore? I know that the airports don't charge commission rates - but do they give the...
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If you're in raffles city area you can try this shop outside excelsior hotel facing parkroyal.
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Last post by Elena1228
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 8:47 pm
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Advice required on Good locality to rent
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Almost_In_Singapore » Mon, 30 Jul 2007 9:26 pm
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My husband and I will be relocating from India to Singapore in October. We have been searching the internet for information on places to live and are...
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hi annalei
My husband and I( with 2 kids) are also relocating to Singapore soon, probably in about 2 months time or so and we are actually looking...
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Last post by aikido
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 7:01 pm
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Where i can cut my hair for a cheap price?
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garnet4david » Mon, 06 Aug 2007 9:30 am
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I think cutting hair in Singapore is far much expenssive than in my country. Is there any place where i can cut my hair for a cheap price? Any...
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Hi garnet4david,
kimage hairstylist, even the apprentices, offer pretty decent haircut. giving tips for haircut is pretty unheard of here. and u...
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Last post by thomaskiong
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:43 pm
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Where to buy iPOD in Singapore
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cherrygeng » Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:47 am
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I will be moving to Singapore soon, and would like to replace my old iPOD with a new one. Does anyone know if it is cheaper to buy iPOD in Singapore...
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There's also an Apple shop at Funan and Cinaleisure. Yes, they do throw in freebies.
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Last post by Matney
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 6:51 pm
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:59 pm
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Driving in Singapore
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tonton » Wed, 08 Aug 2007 7:08 am
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Hi We have Australia driving license and want to buy a car. Does anyone know we need to conver our license? I be told we might can drive for a year...
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I actually did not think anyone took a test over here ....as the standards of driving are atrocious :???:
Everything else in this country works,...
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Last post by jockney
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 7:33 am
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East Coast Beaches
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keepitreal » Mon, 13 Aug 2007 5:23 am
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Hi
What are the beaches like on the east coast? Is the water clean, how clear is it, is the sand relatively clean? The pictures I see tend to show...
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The beaches around Singapore are not very suitable for swimming. They are not clean. Usually people prefer taking a short ferry to Bintan, Batam in...
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Last post by Devil_82
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 6:03 pm
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Dog - heartworm treatment - why is it not sold readily here?
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mules » Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:16 pm
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I cannot seem to find vets/petstores who stock heartworm treatments for dogs.
Is heartworm not an issue for dogs in Singapore - with the amount of...
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thanks, i think i am just going to go the yearly vaccine for heartworm. the advantage of using something like advocate is that it takes care of...
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Last post by mules
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:12 pm
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Fanchao » Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:44 pm
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See this heading on my links page below Car License / Ownership / Public Transport about 2/3's the way down the first column. There is a list of...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 1:22 am
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Last post by Niss
Thu, 09 Aug 2007 6:39 pm
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Fitness Center near Holland Village
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jnb » Mon, 06 Aug 2007 4:19 pm
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I'm thinking of living in Holland Village when I move to Singapore. Are there any fitness centers near there (Planet Fitness type places)? It's too...
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Thanks for the replies, cat! Looks too boring in the area near my job; so I'm pretty sure Holland Village will be my home -- it's only 10 min away by...
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Last post by jnb
Tue, 07 Aug 2007 1:41 am
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Advice on Hip Areas
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jnb » Mon, 05 Mar 2007 6:24 pm
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I'm an American moving to Singapore in August. I'd like to find a flat in an interesting walkable area with bars, coffee shops, etc. I will be...
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Most definitely HV is a good choice..Expat-friendly area with all facilities as joop mentioned... There is no fitness centre in HV as for now...but i...
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Last post by CAT777
Mon, 06 Aug 2007 4:59 pm
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Opinion on Job Offer
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Samara » Mon, 30 Jul 2007 9:50 pm
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We have been offered a 3 year transfer to Singapore.
Salary of Singapore Dollars 125,000 and housing at SD13,000 per month. We are a family of 5 and...
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you need to pay the income tax for the housing, education, etc. allowance, right?
Let me do a little calculation:
Salary = 125000 + bonus (maybe) =...
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Last post by Samara
Thu, 02 Aug 2007 4:56 pm
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Bringing DVDs to Singapore
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cherrygeng » Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:19 am
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Hello Everyone,
I have another question... I am living in China now and will move to Singapore. I got used to the fake DVDs here and there are some...
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cherry,
I don't know if for all the flights going to SG includes a scanning of the hand-held luggage (bags allowed into the cabin). But whenever I...
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Last post by Asian_Geekette
Thu, 02 Aug 2007 4:44 pm
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Hairdresser that cuts caucasian hair
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peppercorn girl » Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:17 pm
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Does anyone know of a great hairdresser in Singapore that cuts and styles caucasian hair. I am missing my UK hairdresser. I usually have a long hair...
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CAT777-I also have very curly hair and have just moved here...any suggestions of where to go to have curly hair cut?? Back in the States I went to a...
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Last post by maddiesmom
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 9:32 am
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Sending Furniture Back Home
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hamann » Tue, 31 Jul 2007 7:56 am
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I heard the other day that if you want to send furniture you bought in Singapore back to your home country, you need to own it for 3 months to avoid...
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I was told it was 6 months, but one of the guys here at work sent a model boat he had owned for several months home and he was still taxed on it.
The...
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Last post by rob w
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 9:18 am
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Query on Tax Refund
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dksampat » Thu, 26 Jul 2007 5:52 pm
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Hello All,
My name is Kumar. I was (am still) employed in Singapore between 25-Oct-06 to 31-Dec-06 with total income of 9000 S$ in 2006. Since my...
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My refund have arrived in a year or so after my arrival to Singapore in the mail without me writing anything to anybody, so you may just have to wait...
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Last post by MblSH
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 2:30 am
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Speaking Mandarin in Singapore
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jezzman » Mon, 30 Jul 2007 8:33 pm
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As part of my stationing contract I got an intensive 30 x 3 hours Mandarin course for my wife and I. We'll start tomorrow and I have no idea how much...
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I studied many years ago at university and also in Taiwan for a year. I think it is for the most part irrelevant, because as Ching pointed out, so...
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Last post by rhino
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:11 pm
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Dog Buyers - Warning
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Dog Lovers » Mon, 30 Jul 2007 4:50 pm
Hi all, I just wanted to share an extremely bad experience I had when buying a lab pup from a pet farm here in Singapore called Ericsson. The sales...
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Last post by Dog Lovers
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 4:50 pm
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What's Pasir Ris like?
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lovetolove » Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:15 pm
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I am thinking of moving to Pasir Ris, anyone living there and may be some comments about the area?
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We live in Pasir Ris.It's nice where we are. Green, quiet, right by the park. The only problem is that it's a fair way from the CBD and there aren't...
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:45 am
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