Lost Nomad
American expat in Singapore
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American
Lives in Singapore
Registration: 20 October 2010
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desperately looking for Vicks NyQuil...
anyone knows where can I get some imported US over the counter medicine like Advil or Vicks Nyquil? I've been having this nasty coughing that seems worst at night, and desoerately looking for help from Nyquil to help me go to sleep. Read More
For All New & Potential Expats in Singapore by The Transporter
OK, this is a retry at an original post ! I would be grateful of feedback from the general expat population for the following: I have been approached by some of my own clients to start a company in Singapore that will cater to the needs of Expats ...
Yes, agree w/ beppi. I think that line of business will definitely make transfer to countries like Kazakhstan, Gabon or Sudan less stressful and expats would surely depends on your company for as long as they assigned there. We were in Libya last ... Read More
What is going down - updates here please by Horizontal Harry
OK, we have lot's of rumor's but few facts. Please post what you know to be true rather that what you heard. Benghazi is a mess, lots killed after an army camp was attacked. The airport in Benghazi is open. Misurata had an event yesterday, pro v ...
Franc Mc, hanging there and stay safe, our prayer is with you and the rest of Libyan people who are so brave to fight for their rights. Hopefully this will be over soon without losing many more life. Read More
Health Food Options for Vegetarians in Tripoli by Cardy
Happy New Year! IÂ’m heading to Tripoli in a few weeks and wanted to get a better understanding of what health food options may or may not be available. I have been reading the posts on the forum for the past few months to prepare and really ...
Soy products – I know that soy milk is available but how easy is it to find tofu and soy yogurt? The chinese restaurant on Gargaresh next to the pharmacy and Cacao sell 3 (approx. 3"x3") squares of tofu for 5 dinar. Not that bad actually. Read More
woodlands vs Bukit Timah. by Lost Nomad
My husband and I are looking for a house to rent either in the Woodlands or Bukit Timah. Given that our kids is going to SAS, seems that the Woodlands is probably better. But just to be safe, we would like to see if there is anything that equivalent ...
Sonrisa, sorry it took me a while to response due to an overwhelming ventures of looking for a house to settle in. First, if you have more than one kid to be enrolled in SAS, I suggest that you register them early to get in line on their waiting ... Read More
BACK TO THE BASICS - A WEBSITE BY EXPATS, FOR EXPATS by Julien
Hi, ½ûÂþÌìÌà defines itself as "The living abroad website, by expats, for expats" We received too many complains these last days about locals systematically hijacking treads, and many, many active users became very frustrated. We decided to ...
I love this forum. You guys are cool! I moved from Tripoli recently (after living there only for 6 months) to Singapore and I found that Tripoli has the best expat forum, informative, responsive, lively and also entertaining, compare to any onther ... Read More
EU African Summit by Mr ed
Hi Has any one heard that there might be another 3 day holiday starting Sunday the 28th of November as the summit is on and no one is allowed to be on the streets
our visa expired on the 30th, we are leaving that on 29th and the airport/road is going to be closed? Is the plane going to take off empty without it's passenger? Read More
EU African Summit by Mr ed
Hi Has any one heard that there might be another 3 day holiday starting Sunday the 28th of November as the summit is on and no one is allowed to be on the streets
anybody knows if the airport will be closed on 29th? Read More
woodlands vs Bukit Timah. by Lost Nomad
My husband and I are looking for a house to rent either in the Woodlands or Bukit Timah. Given that our kids is going to SAS, seems that the Woodlands is probably better. But just to be safe, we would like to see if there is anything that equivalent ...
thank you so much for the input. These info surely help us greatly in looking for a place to settle in hopefully for the next 4 years. Our budget is not that much for Singapore real estate market but hopefully it should be adequate for a ... Read More
Two Essentials for Happiness by SeymourSunshine
Before I came here I made a posting asking for what essentials I should bring with me. Some people made useful suggestions, but not ones that I wished to take up. You can keep your TV and PlayStation. Even a laptop is quite superfluous. But there ...
I tend to agree with Mudman, to me humour is very important to survive the kind of environment we have here, without it, I'm doomed until I got those 2 things..hehehhe. I'm looking forward to check this forum at lease every other day, if not ... Read More
woodlands vs Bukit Timah.
My husband and I are looking for a house to rent either in the Woodlands or Bukit Timah. Given that our kids is going to SAS, seems that the Woodlands is probably better. But just to be safe, we would like to see if there is anything that equivalent ... Read More
Two Essentials for Happiness by SeymourSunshine
Before I came here I made a posting asking for what essentials I should bring with me. Some people made useful suggestions, but not ones that I wished to take up. You can keep your TV and PlayStation. Even a laptop is quite superfluous. But there ...
1. Final Exit Visa 2. Ticket out of here :lol:yes, that would do for me too!! Read More
WORK PERMIT PROCESSING DAYS BY LIBYAN EMBASSY IN LIBYA. by OSOMO
HI EVERYONE, CAN ANYBODY TELL ME THE PROCESSING DURATION OF A WORK PERMIT VISA FROM LIBYA BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN AN OFFER FROM A COMPANY IN LIBYA AND THEY'VE COLLECTED MY DOCUMENTS SINCE TWO WEEKS AGO AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS NOT ...
same here. Read More
Tripoli International School by ibngabal
Dear All, 1Q I have emailed Triploi International School to have the details of the fees and asking also about the transportation; do they have transportation that reaches any area in Tripoli. I have received no reply. Any one can help please to ...
I have kids in American School of Tripoli and this is our first semester here. Being in 3 other international schools before, my kids love the school very much and from the school program, the homeworks, tests and the teachers, and my kids progress ... Read More
help finding my father in libya by netgenius929
hi. i am a poor chil whose father was employeed by canadian-romanian company working in libya to work as electrician. he left bucharest on 23rd october 2010 saturday and only could contact on sunday, 30 hours after!! the contractor promised him ...
it sounds fishy to me! Read More