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Latest post on 20 May 2012 - 19:29

ahhh thanks dogcatcher, Genkigirl and Aineb - for your very insightful postings! I think I will settle (forgot to mention my family originally from malaysia but Im british born chinese origin, so theres some elements which will b familiar - and I am so looking forward to the FOOD!) . Ive been a few times on hols but to live there will be different than being in holiday mode im sure! Took me a long time to settle in Dubai funnily enough! So am sure once I get into the flow I'll be just fine and there are many things to look forward to. Dogcatcher: The very robotic system i can imagine - "Cannot, lah" being the equivalent of Little Britain's "Computer says noooo..." and the 'police state' culture being in some ways quite the opposite of Dubai (no police fine for letting your kids hang out the sunroof, etc!!) Being Chinese of ethnic origin, my Singlish/ Chinese isnt great unfortunately so I do fear I will get the "tuts" and "shame on you" "Ang mo!" comments haha! well at least until i can brush up. My son is half chinese, so i hope he doesnt get a hard time for it. I would be pleased if he can speak mandarin though, which would be a bonus of being in Singapore Genkigirl - you mentioned Keppel Bay very small inside, just wondering if you mean the apartment sizes or a particular apartment block (Carribean? Reflections?) or the actual area? If we do move, i'm wondering if its more cost effective shipping our stuff (havent got masses of stuff) or sell everything that we can. thanks again!

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Latest post on 09 October 2011 - 22:04

hi there, there is also some in the JBR spot, possibly reachable across the bridge in cooler months - Jebel Ali in Bahar (might be full this year tho) and a new 'Family and Friends' - in the Al Fattan building (the lowrise block behind the Al Fattan Towers)

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