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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am
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Stamford American International School
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Pal » Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:34 pm
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Staying, Living in Singapore
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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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Stamford American International School seems like an excellent choice for expat families in Singapore. I like that it offers multiple internationally...
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Sat, 13 Dec 2025 5:00 pm
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Singapore Street Directory
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Pal » Mon, 12 May 2008 4:43 pm
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StreetDB - Singapore Street Directory
StreetDB.com is an interactive online Street Directory with mapping, driving directions and travel guides for...
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are these street maps still functional? i tried the link and sites but doesnt seem to take me anywhere... :???:
Street DB just worked for me.
it...
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Last post by ecureilx
Thu, 10 Jul 2014 8:35 am
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Koel bird
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ohmz52 » Fri, 28 Feb 2014 9:07 am
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Since I moved in to flat my I hear this incredibly annoying noise every 3-4 minutes, having spoken to the security guys I have found out that this...
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Now protected since the Koels help reduce the crow population!
interesting method of population control :eek: :eek:
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Last post by ecureilx
Tue, 02 Sep 2014 4:02 pm
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HDB dwelling : Heaven or Hell when come to noise pollution?
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jasonlaick » Thu, 12 Jun 2014 1:53 pm
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Hi folks,
Care to share about your HDB dwelling experience with reference to extreme difficult neighbors? Or perhaps solutions as well?
I tried to...
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So here is the problem, there are actually four dogs in that household instead of three, there used to be three before and ever since they introduced...
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Last post by ecureilx
Tue, 02 Sep 2014 1:16 pm
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Finding work as an expatriate in the S.E.Asia region, the di
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bgd » Mon, 01 Sep 2014 4:19 pm
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Or use linkedIn and cut out the middleman :wink:
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Frankly, all he is saying is what all western based recruiters do, for the most part. It's only in Asia where they just collect CVs and wait for a JD...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 5:44 pm
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what do you think about Holland Village ?
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chris_pilgrim » Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:40 pm
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1st of all .. it's another 4ish months to end of 2014. (YaY!!, i've survived 8 months in sg :D)
my company has given me a choice to change my...
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Similar posts have also cropped up now and again, highlighting this curiously SGn linguistic abuse...
'D'Kranji Farm Resort'
i believe anything...
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Last post by chris_pilgrim
Sun, 31 Aug 2014 8:18 pm
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Third Woman in a marriage
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yxgc » Sat, 30 Aug 2014 1:15 am
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Sorry in advance for the super long post., I just found out that my dad has a mistress (some china slut) and my mum knows but don't know how to deal...
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In all fairness she is young and this is *her* life and *her family* that she seems in total chaos. Not ours. I don't expect her to immediately...
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Last post by ecureilx
Sun, 31 Aug 2014 3:02 am
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Lights off in Sentosa Cove
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PNGMK » Sat, 30 Aug 2014 8:31 pm
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It seems the closure of the pay for PR scheme has knocked this development around.
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In 2004 the country's central bank launched the Financial...
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It is a matter of time lah, that the govt will learn (thru the poll) to end their own wealth-pulling tricks. Do they really want to turn Singapore...
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Last post by earthfriendly
Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:54 pm
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Bringing reading material to Singapore
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Rubik Azariah » Fri, 29 Aug 2014 9:10 pm
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Hi all. Am new here and am wondering if we are allowed to bring a few books - fiction, non-fiction reference with us when we arrive in Singapore....
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We brought in about 300+(?) books without any issue or problem.
There used to be a time you had to write a list of every video/DVD you were bringing...
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Last post by JR8
Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:31 pm
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Book flight/Credit Card/not traveller
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martincymru » Wed, 20 Aug 2014 4:32 pm
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Friend travelling Sg - Manila. Pay with my Credit Card
Jetstar insist you go to airport with person travelling.
Tiger have all kinds of documents...
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Since I called, I had to go in with the credit card to the office for the daughter. Even though I bought a reward ticket on the same flight with the...
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Last post by JR8
Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:31 am
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Oh the irony: Racism by a Chinese against a Brazilian in Syd
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the lynx » Mon, 18 Aug 2014 3:04 pm
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A Brazilian-born Australian man has told how he was denied a job as a barista after a cafe owner told him his customers wouldn't want their 'coffee...
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His reactionary response is typical of one who has not been socially conditioned to automatically pull the politically correct card from the pile of...
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Last post by Nihility
Thu, 28 Aug 2014 9:03 pm
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Haircuts in Singapore: what is "slopey"?
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singapore eagle » Thu, 07 Aug 2014 1:36 pm
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I was having a haircut this morning and, as usual, I was asked if I want it slopey .
Now I have no idea what this means, nor do I know what the...
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How about Trimming the hair with deigns and Symbols
One to watch, for sure!
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Last post by JR8
Wed, 27 Aug 2014 7:44 pm
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Referring You To The Latest Airline Recruitment Ad
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Strong Eagle » Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:03 am
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Blatant racism on the part of a Singapore company.
Hello reporters that hang out here... you think this is OK?
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I'm not sure what possesses people to clamor for cabin crew positions... long hours, low pay, somebody has to clean the toilets on those long haul...
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Last post by bgd
Tue, 26 Aug 2014 1:08 pm
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Sunway Lagoon KL - safety
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Sergei82 » Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:11 am
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Took one of the water slides over there this Saturday. They have some humps along the slide for some reason - rubber strips across the water flow -...
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We did all the rides in the waterpark a few months ago, and was fine, no issues.
The LEGOLAND area on the other hand..... where Miniature Kingdom...
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Last post by x9200
Mon, 25 Aug 2014 6:16 pm
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Oil Painting lessons?
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jd603 » Sat, 24 Mar 2007 8:15 pm
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Hi, anyone knows where I can find oil painting lesson for adult? Or anyone would like to teach? How much is it?
thank you very much!
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some of those links are broken in Leela's post
might want to use these instead
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Last post by rajagainstthemachine
Mon, 25 Aug 2014 4:34 pm
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Sir Cliff Richard
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Steve1960 » Sat, 16 Aug 2014 4:13 pm
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I still have not recovered from the news about Rolf Harris now Sir Cliff?
Surely not :cry:
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they all coming out of the woodwork now!
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Last post by durain
Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:17 pm
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Chinese Ghost Month
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chris_pilgrim » Sat, 19 Jul 2014 11:28 am
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a colleague emailed me the above article. this ghost festival starts next sunday and is a month long :o
is it as scary as it seems? :???:
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It's ending next monday.
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Last post by icegoh
Mon, 18 Aug 2014 8:52 pm
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Foreigners buying property in Singapore
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kk_lon » Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:09 pm
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Is it worth buying property in SG as a foreigner? Even with the 15% ABSD?
Pretty steep I reckon but do property values have robust appreciation in...
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My take is to consider buying when property index goes up for 3 consecutive months. No point catching a falling knife with the looming supply.
A...
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Last post by thismyvoice
Sat, 16 Aug 2014 3:39 pm
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Extra rent for family visitors
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abhinavbom » Thu, 14 Aug 2014 7:35 pm
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I have a room in a shared Condo. As per Singapore standards how much extra do I need to pay per person visiting to my place for a short time.
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Just for you to know, my landlady lets my visiting family and friends stay for free, as long as they want, and as long as they are not too many of...
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Last post by ecureilx
Fri, 15 Aug 2014 9:36 am
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Expats tax liabilities -UK
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Primrose Hill » Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:40 am
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JR8, for you.
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I didn't read the Daily Fail article in full, but it seems to relate to this item mentioned in a GOV.UK Weekly Digest Bulletin I received recently:...
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Last post by Mi Amigo
Thu, 14 Aug 2014 2:59 pm
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in lieu of notice - what does it mean?
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jinnie » Mon, 11 Aug 2014 9:03 pm
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I work for oil & gas in singapore and my employment contract I have this statement:
the company reserves the right to make a payment of basic...
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It's garden leave. Unlike other posters I've had it paid three times in the 20 years I've worked here. It gives your employer the ability to remove...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:53 pm
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Sun, 10 Aug 2014 10:42 pm
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