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OK girls and boys. An update.
Sorry it's been so long, but until the co laptop arrived, internet access has been sporadic.
The legal issues have gone fairly smoothly and a girl from the office is collecting my Employment Pass and the wife's Dependants Pass today. We'd have had them sooner but for the need for those "O" Level results they insisted on. Got the letter from AQA (the new-ish private exam people who also archive old stuff) sent directly to HR here, which saved some time. It's arrived OK and cost a mere 180 quid! The wife is entitled to apply for an Employment Pass on the back of her Dependant Pass but as she'll be regularly flitting back to the UK, it's hardly worth it.
We're still looking at areas to live in but we're in Toa Payoh at the moment and starting to quite like the place. We've looked at a few other areas but some have been a bit far from easy MRT access. We are 20 minutes from the office including walking time and only 3 stops from Orchard whilst being nicely out of the way. So we might stay around here, but still looking. Holland Village - described as "trendy", always a worry - is out as being too full of ex-pats and their brats, no offence to anyone who lives there!
Diz sums the place up pretty well as far as generalities goes and so far, I don't regret the move for a second. Drink is expensive at bars but I need to re-hydrate and only cold beer will do, so I have rationalised things! As also said, food is good and cheap which sort of offsets things a bit. I've also noticed a welcome weakening in the housing market and have extended the stay in the company apartment to see how things progress.
I'll keep you up to date on the apartment hunt, but so far, so good!
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