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Just to add to the concerns about Singaporeans offering to help, there are some strategies to adopt to protect yourself, especially for those traveling with young family, or the new arrivals who hasn't been here earlier to scout out the place or to set up their bank accounts. This work both...

I agree, I too had a good experience receiving help from someone I never met. There has to be a balance, the new arrivee must not expect to be spoon-fed and be able to do some things on his own, experience some landing pains, yet be able to rely on a helping hand when needed. This kind of...

And even if the FT were to choose, he knows he can always request back his citizenship of his birthright and they will give it back to him. LPPL.

That $900K Vancouver house is not typical, its a niche designer house in the primest of prime location in Vancouver. This price is bargain price for ANY freehold house in Singapore standing on 2011 sqf of freehold land, on ANY location in Singapore. Don't even think about district 9, 11 or 15...

I beg to beg. In Singapore, special needs are taken care of by private volunteer organizations. How much taxpayer's is used for infrastructure and services to support a normal life for special needs people? What has been done in Singapore: - Blind tiles and handicap lifts in MRT stations -...

Ok, I've had enough of the nonsense here. When I first arrived, Canada Border Service gave me a custom form to declare that has a checklist of Yes and No. CIC does not have a similar checklist for new immigrants, so I have created one. Next time anybody ask me for anything, I will run this...

I beg to differ on your view. There was a recent newspaper article giving recognition to the volunteers who give their time to help special needs people go about to live a normal life as normal people do. Unlike in Singapore where special needs people are hidden away and only perfect people get...

You are so right, I can see the results that this kinder environment has done for my kids already. If this thread helps even just one family enroute here to a smoother landing, it will be well worth it.

I see your perspective, given full options with the wealth, youth, skills and mobility to choose to live anywhere in the world, the obvious choices will be fine weather vibrant locations like California or Australia. Preferred countries are the US, Australia, NZ then Canada in that order. Not...

You just reminded me to mention it is better to park the car inside the garage to save the trouble of getting snow off the car. Try to buy homes with garages, and try not to clutter the garage with lawnmower, snowblower, BBQ and stuff until the car has to stay outside. I guess most Canadian...

Just watched those videos, many minutes of my life wasted. The guy with the garbage can hating winter is such a loser. New detached house, many cars, large family, try exchanging that for 3-room flat, take bus, no family. Is he going to video spring, summer and autumn for us to watch, or is he...

Nobody's trying to con anybody, there will always be families who will find either SG or CA better suited to their unique situation in any given stage of their lives. What you have here is information or misinformation depending on who is posting, its up to any prospective migrant to sieve the...

Re: Unusually Cold for Toronto in Dec Haven't been in touch in a while, but M's smart, I believe that family will do fine here like many many other families before them. :)

Re: Unusually Cold for Toronto in Dec I just came in from outdoors all wrapped up tinkering with one of my cars' wipers. My outdoor thermometer says its -ve 5 degrees in the shade in my part of GTA. Looking at the bright side, its a beautiful snow-covered clear and sunny afternoon and days such...

This supports my theory that certain types of people, when choosing between options where to live, tend to gravitate to places where other like-minded end up, and when enough of them gather they define the behavior for that area. Going by province level is too broad to be meaningful, whether...

Maybe I'm mistaken, thought I read about it somewhere, probably from the internet. Its in mindef's faq that the penalty regime for the parents is $2000 fine, if the child does not have exit permit between the ages 13 to 16.5. I can't find any info on what is the penalty from 16.5 to 18, so I can...

Re: Canada's happiest cities Those too, so many options. Heard Ryerson has a good forensic science program.

There is already a precedent in the amended 2006 NS Act, where the father of the son who doesn't want to return to do NS is liable for his son's actions.

Thanks Scroobal, what you said sounds good.

Re: Canada's happiest cities #2 Brantford & #11 Guelph are not exactly motley cities, they are 1 hour from downtown Toronto. For someone living in Guelph, it is the same as someone living in Simei or Bt Panjang, they can go to the city if they commute, otherwise they have everything they need...