Diary of An Expat in Singapore
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Hi, I'm Jennifer, published author, university lecturer and avid reader from Verona, Italy writing about family, books, and life in tropical Singapore.
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Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
Posted on 02/05/2013
"Mommy, you are way prettier than Cruella De Vil." Wow, thanks. Way prettier than Cruella De Vil...that's awesome. Just so you know, kid, that's not exactly the type of...
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10 Things I Didn't Know About Dubai
Posted on 22/04/2013
"Finally, a driver who doesn't talk back." I just got back from a 36 hr whirlwind trip to Dubai where I discovered a thing or two I didn't know about this Arabic gem in...
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Nature vs Nurture
Posted on 15/04/2013
"Wait...take a photo of them first." Alexander and Eliot grew up in the same household with the same parents, the same amount of love, the same rules...even the same scary bedtime...
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Calogero Failla: Black Swan of Singapore
Posted on 25/03/2013
Black Swan of Singapore Remember the psychological thriller Black Swan, starring oscar winner Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Vincent Cassel? Who knew you could find that much intrigue,...
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Stuff First Time Visitors to Singapore Say
Posted on 23/03/2013
"So this is Singapore?!" 1) It's like being on vacation. 2) Is it always so hot here? 3) It doesn't look like it's going to rain. 4) Why is the air con on all the...
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10 Question To An Expat: Beautiful Brianna
Posted on 18/03/2013
Brianna with her lovely family Introducing our expat of the month, Brianna Gardiol Foulds, beautiful wife and mother of three. When she's not training for a marathon, this Texan dynamo...
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Ten Sure Signs You Are At An International School in...
Posted on 12/03/2013
"Please, sir, I want some more..." A few weeks ago, I was invited to give a writing workshop at a prestigious international school in Singapore. As expected, it was great fun to...
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Does The Tooth Fairy Come To Singapore?
Posted on 09/03/2013
Eliot lost another tooth. That is a big deal for a kid. Before bedtime, she wrote a carefully worded missive and wondered if the tooth fairy would be coming. Because even a 7 yr old knows...
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Signs You Are Not Slumming It In Singapore
Posted on 06/03/2013
It's a bargain! 1) You eat cheese. 2) You drink wine. 3) You have a car. 4) You have a child. That child goes to school. 5) You buy your fruit from Isetan. (For reference: $59 sing...
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Guess who went to school today...by mistake?
Posted on 25/02/2013
"Where is everybody?" You might think, that after a two week Chinese New Year holiday, school would be starting on the Monday after the two weeks...you'd be wrong. Tell tale...
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