Expat Stories! Tell us about yourself. My name is Debra, a mother of 2 new adults, wife to a workaholic husband and dog mother to a neurotic but adorable Maltese Shih Tzu. Where do you live now, and how long have you been there? We relocated to Singapore from Sydney 18 months ago and settled […]
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I always said I would be honest on this blog, and on many occasions, you have read my words of vulnerability, and so today is no different; today, you will hear the truth about the difficult part of this expat life. So I am back in Singapore after seven long months in Sydney, and although
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Wow, how quickly life changes and rules are implemented in this ongoing pandemic. Once upon a time, technology and globalization allowed the world to evolve relatively quickly. We were told continuously that “the only constant in life is change”, but we had no idea what it meant until now! So what does a week with Singapore’s
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Staying in Singapore for Christmas Pretty lucky is an understatement when you find yourself doing more than just surviving in your host country. There are no real language barriers, transport is efficient, and the country is not only beautiful but also clean and safe. You make great friends that you know will be around for
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I am heading home to Sydney, Australia, for Christmas this year, and I have decided to take a little bit of Singapore with me. So I have been attending Christmas fairs, researching some shop ideas and doing a little shopping myself (I know it wasn’t easy, but someone had to do it) to bring you
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I get asked quite a lot about the area in and around Singapore’s Little India. And although I have been here more times than you I can count (I live about 30 minutes walking distance away), I have never really written much about it until now. I always say, “the best thing about Singapore is the melting
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So another summer school break appears, and we are no closer to going on vacation outside of Singapore than we were this time last year. So if you have ticked all the items off both Singapore holidays, part 1 and part 2, and are now itching for some exciting new things to do, then check
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There are so many great restaurants in Singapore that I had to make this a two-part series. If you haven’t already seen my first blog post, “The best restaurants in Singapore Part 1”, you can click here to read it first. With Singapore restaurants opening back up, you need to make the most of it
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Singapore has so many great restaurants; if I could, I would eat at a different restaurant every day (it feels like sometimes that is precisely what I am doing!!). Anyone who has watched the movie or read the book “Crazy Rich Asians” can see for themselves how much the locals pride themselves in having some
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For those of us who will be spending the school holidays in Singapore rather than abroad, even though this is the time when the majority of expats will be home (wherever that may be) or on vacation with the family, here is an article just for you. So if you have been in Singapore for
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