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Yes. Thinking about it. Maybe can take my family for a 2 days holiday there. Nothing like driving around the country side.

Thanks for all your kind replies but the reason why I don't want to send by post is that there may be a risk that the High Comm might 'act blur' even if it is via a registered post.

The banks would expect a 20% deposit or at least a 10% deposit and the remaining 10% they would expect you to take some form of insurance which can be about $5k-$8k depending on the size of the loan. However as has been sugessted, please do yur research before using foreign lenders.

Hi Guys: I became an Australian citizen sometime at the end of last month. I would like to surrender my Singpore citizenship when I get back to Sydney sometime in August this year when my contract in Singapore finishes. The Singapore High Commision in Oz is located in Canberra and its about...

Agree. Oz is too expensive these days with high property prices, escalaing interest rates and sky high taxes. One is better off going to Canada or NZ or, better still if you are in your 20s and qualify for a H1B visa in the US and eventually a green card.

Now, when I talk about culture, i'm talking about kids having the need to know their roots, their culture and where they came from In Singapore most Chinese kids speak Mandarin. That will cause them to know their culture and understand their roots better. In places like Oz however, it could be...

Wow. You must be one of the tycoons around among the rich and famous.:D

Putting other things aside, they have to do something about Ozzie propery prices. Housing prices are on the rise and interest rates more so because of the greedy big 4 banks wanting to stuff themselves with huge profits milked out from the poor consumers so that young couples are finding it very...

:D:D:D This picture looks funny, more of the bollywood hero style. Good one Wendy.:D:D:D but just curious here. Why do you hate Canada so much?

In the case of the 1st point, property is only cheap in Singapore if you are living in a 3 or 4 room HDB flat. These are more like regarded as poor men's accomodation. In Oz, you can purchase a landed property in a decent suburb for about $450k-$500k, a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom landed property. The...

Congrats mate. Once you've passed the test and met your minimum stay requirement, you'll most definetely be approved. The ceremony is more of a formality. Have attended the ceremony in Sydney last month when I was there. I'm now an Ozzie. Intend to go back to Sydney when my contract in Singapore...

The rule is very simple. Smart minded people will find ways to pay 0 tax through tax avoidance (not evasion mind you) even in countries with the highest taxes. Its the simple minded people who'll end up paying high taxes even if they could have avoided them. ;)

No. Not completely true. One thing that I've found out in my life is, a degree will not land you a job. Its more of your interpersonal, communication skills as well as contacts that will lead you to job offers. If you can handle an interview and impress whoever that is out there, degree matters...

The ones that I miss most is the duck rice and Tewo Chew porridge in Geylang. Of course, the Chinese fish head curry in Bras Barsah food court was also one of my favourites.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. :D

To be honest, women are dampened by personal feelings. When I was in California, one of my neighbours was a HK couple. The husband never had the thought of moving back to HK but the wife wanted to because of her family living there. Likewise, when I was in Sydney, I met a travel agent from Nepal...

The only people who find it worthwhile are the FTrashes who use Singapore as a door to the Western world. I mean instead of bringing in cheap FTrahses to replace Singaporeans who are leaving, shouldn't the govt be focused on how to retain the vast majority who leave? I don't think that the PAP...

Bro, I don't think its anything personal. Scroobal is in fact doing a good job of moderating the posts and that helps to keep healthy discussions flowing. Just imagine how it was just a few months back with just rubbish posted by a loser prick with multiple nicks to the extent that myself as...

Answers to your questions: <<<<We all know that Auz and NZ offers better working hours>>>> Don't know about NZ but in Oz, it depends. There is a fair number of Aussies who stretch their hours to even 12 hours a day unless you are clerk or a junior level staff where you work just office...

Well, I'm not too sure about this. History will tell you that economies under dictators were fairing very well and once they're gone, everything fell apart, Phillipinnes under Marcos, Indonesia under Suharto and Iraq under Sadam Hussein are typical examples. One Iraqi dinar was at one time...