Thought I give you some local perspective
1. Soccer - Depends on how much you want to blend in with the locals, they can easily join a soccer team in school or they can join the youth team of various clubs. In Singapore there is this government body call the People's Association (
www.pa.gov.sg) they organise kid's soccer practices. Sometimes they even have league where father and son play together!
2. Yes, most of us take public transport and if you live in the housing estates they Government pamper us by having sheltered walkway all the way from your bus stop to you home. I know, we are really spoilt. I can travel from my apartment in Woodlands (near Malaysia) to Cityhall without an umbrella!!! Cars are disgustingly expensive though I own one. That's because I have to bring my dog around. Haha!
3. Schools - Local Schools are not hard to get in. You need to take one entrance test to gauge your children capabilities conducted by the Ministry. With that you can start visiting schools to check for vacancies. You might need to 'facilitate' by donating some money to the school. Y'know what I mean.
Okay that's all from me.
Need to know anyting local you can asked me
