Pinoy in Singapore

On a survey done by an HSBC bank, Singapore came second to Australia on a survey of the best places to raise expat kids. What immediately comes to my mind is what is their definition of expat? If you look it up at www.businessdictionary.com, expat is defined as: A person who has citizenship in at [...]

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Yesterday, we went to the Work Pass Services Centre to have our helper’s fingerprint scanned for her work permit.  When we got there, there were a lot of foreign workers.  Most of them, I noticed, were south Asians.  The office, though air-conditioned, looked something like what you would see in the Philippines except for the [...]

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Dear receptionist at the Healthway clinic below our block, I went to your clinic with my maid for her initial medical check up for her work permit.  So being her employer, I approach you to make the inquiries on her behalf.  I then gave you her passport which is required to be presented so that [...]

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I saw this on yahoo news and got interested because the article said that no one helped the girl and instead some people preferred to play voyeurs and take videos. It’s unbelievable to me the reaction of the people interviewed in this video. Apparently it’s a good thing that Singapore has a low crime rate [...]

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Yesterday was my 10th year anniversary with Mr. Tsiken but instead of celebrating, we were a little depressed because Mr. Tsiken lost his wallet.  In it was 2 credit cards, his driver’s license, employment pass and S$300.00.  We didn’t really know what to do, so after much research and asking around, Sphere: Related Content

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Singapore is a very multiracial country.  There are the Chinese, Malaysians, Indonesians, Filipinos, South Asians – Indians, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshi, the Caucasians… you name it.  All of them exist in harmony in this little country at the southern tip of continental Asia.  But because there’s a lot of different cultures, Sphere: Related Content

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