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The perils of taking the bus with kids in Singapore

23 May 2013 - 5:30 pm - Jessamy Smit

My driver had a ‘one adult, one child’ policy aboard his bus – and he had a pamphlet entirely in Chinese to prove it

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Craving space? Try a day trip to Kusu Island, just 40 minutes from Singapore

14 May 2013 - 4:50 pm - Anna Trybocka

There are beaches and temples to discover, just 40-minutes Singapore by ferry

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“Wearing undies constitutes being dressed”: Lessons we’ve learned from Singapore’s unrelenting heat

9 May 2013 - 9:51 am - admin

Blogger Lucy Cleave on her fear of melting, finally understanding the obsession with shopping malls and her new logic when it comes to clothes

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Moving from Tokyo to Singapore with three toddlers

2 May 2013 - 2:40 pm - admin

After the tiring move, American expat Wendy Maliake tells us: ‘I literally sat on the couch for two weeks’

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Mum’s the Word: Moving to Singapore while planning for a new baby

23 April 2013 - 1:55 pm - admin

Clare Wheadon tells us how she balanced moving to Asia with making friends, volunteering for charity and planning an all-natural birth

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Sustainable Impossible: Are we really being as environmentally friendly as we claim?

17 April 2013 - 10:00 am - Yusrina

Is our approach to the environment sustainable or are our efforts a waste of resources?

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Taxi drivers in Singapore: My 10 questions for cab uncles

16 April 2013 - 3:36 pm - Rachael Wheeler

While I love their amazing stories and the super cheap prices, I have a few questions for the much-loved taxi types…

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Mum’s the Word

16 April 2013 - 3:16 pm - admin

British expat Jude Leck shares with us what her family enjoys about Singapore.

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How smells jog our memory – “I remember that scent!”

12 April 2013 - 5:31 pm - admin

Thanks to her keen nostrils, EL reader Francine will never forget her travels.

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SPOTTED: wine with attitude

10 April 2013 - 10:36 am - Katie

With a funky name like that who wouldn’t be tempted to try a glass of this riesling?

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Dad’s the Word

4 April 2013 - 2:19 pm - admin

A chat with Tasmanian Marcus Marriott on being a stay-at-home dad

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While my better half loves nothing more than to linger for an hour or more in a cafe, I get itchy feet after about, oh, five minutes. I think it's because I like to drink my coffee the Italian way - i.e., down an espresso in four quick slugs and then move along. But if ...

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Talking cock

22 March 2013 - 5:15 pm - Shamus

I've been in Singapore for several years now so it's with some shame that I admit to not knowing the correct pronunciation of "Tampines". I've heard a whole bunch of variations in conversations with locals and expats alike. First there are the two-syllable options: Tam-peens Tam-pines Tam-payns The top one of these is favoured over at Howjsay.com, a prominent ...

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Gone Shopping

20 March 2013 - 10:56 am - admin

An expat’s tips for shopping at Orchard Road

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Sizing Things Up

15 March 2013 - 9:54 am - admin

An unpleasant shopping experience while Finding clothes for “Big Ladies”.

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Ubin Adventure

12 March 2013 - 8:53 am - admin

A Singapore expat took a break from city life and recounts a hilarious back to nature experience.

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Hot and Bothered

4 March 2013 - 9:33 am - admin

Arriving as an expat in Singapore during the peak of menopause is a challenge for this expat.

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Mum’s the Word

28 February 2013 - 4:30 pm - admin

Amy Brook-Partridge chats to Spanish expat ANA WALLS on taking full advantage of what Singapore has to offer.

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A helper’s right to a day off?

27 February 2013 - 9:58 am - Katie

Why is it up to the government to legislate that helpers have one day off a week?

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Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase blasts off!

20 February 2013 - 1:06 pm - Deb

Today I took my two-year-old daughters to check out Spaghetti Space Chase, the new Sesame Street-themed ride at Universal Studios which officially opens to the public on 1 March

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