I've been the recipient of lots of great info via this forum, and wanted to give back a little. We recently hired Singapore Pet Buddies (http://sgpetbuddies.com) based on the recommendation of another forum member. We've never left our cat with a "stranger," and were a little nervous about this, but Adeline, the owner and chief Pet Buddy was great!
Adeline is very professional with an obvious affinity for animals - she conducted a thorough hour long first interview where she filled out a form that went deep on every piece of info she'd need to know about our cat - this was free. In addition, all post-interview questions I had were answered quickly and thoroughly.
We hired PetBuddies for the 2 weeks we were gone, and every day received an email as well as Facebook postings regarding our cat's day. The messages really showed an understanding of our cat's quirky personality, and were much appreciated!
Needless to say, we'll be using PetBuddies the next time we travel!