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Moving to Woodlands, Singapore (need help)

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EnDorphin United States38 Posts July 14 2010 05:37 GMT #1 I'm moving to Singapore this summer from Bellevue and I applied to Singapore American School(SAS) for my junior year in high school. So I think my family will be living in Woodlands. Is there anyone who lives in Woodlands or Singapore? Is there anyone who attend SAS? If anyone does attend SAS or live in Singapore, could you PM me your msn ID or email. I need some tips or any advice about Woodlands, Singapore or SAS. Is there anything I need to know when living in Singapore?

Disregard China10252 Posts July 14 2010 05:51 GMT #2 Maybe Kona can help you improve your knowledge of Singapore. edit: I reckon it would be similar to living in a relatively urban Chinatown.

Thoramas Singapore152 Posts July 14 2010 06:03 GMT #3 Its humid here, VERY VERY humid. Besides that, once you get used to the local slang (singlish) you'll fit in fine.

Vequeth United Kingdom1116 Posts July 14 2010 06:52 GMT #4 Dont take chewing gum to school.

Dyllyn Singapore670 Posts July 14 2010 08:47 GMT #5 Hi, Singaporeans ITT. It's humid, so good luck getting used to it. SAS is pretty awesome as far as Singapore schools go. I think it's got it's own burger king and subway. The teachers are mostly americans so you should be right at home. BTW you can PM me and I'll show you around when you get here. The other SG tlers might be willing to come along too. Be prepared to adapt to the local version of English called Singlish. We tend to lapse into it in normal conversations. Generally it involves an utter lack of proper grammer and some chinese/malay thrown in. You'll get used to this. You'll also have to learn some basic chinese to get around: many taxi drivers and storeholders have terrible english. Everything here is very close together. Public transport is among the best in the world in terms of coverage so you can pretty much get anywhere without a car. The heartlands (where you'll be staying) have malls here and there (usually at the closest MRT station. MRT is what we call our metro system). By the fun stuff is at the city... there isn't much retail at heartland malls Since you're in woodlands i think you'll be living in a HDB flat(apartment) probably. Apartment blocks. As far as your eye can see. Local food can commonly be found at either hawker centers or coffeeshops. Basically, the Singapore government gathered up all the street vendors and plonked em in one place, like, decades ago. You can find more or less everything: Malay, Chinese, Indian, Western, Japanese, Korean etc etc. Food: General Tso's chicken or whatever you guys call it is NOTHING like real chinese food. Nor is any other chinese takeout you may or may not have eaten. :D there's a lot of nuances to singapore that can't adequately be explained in a forum post

pigscanfly Singapore147 Posts July 14 2010 11:39 GMT #6 if you're in the american school you'll be fine, it's filled with expatriates like yourself, so i doubt that you'll have any problems fitting in (:

alffla Hong Kong20321 Posts July 14 2010 13:13 GMT #7 SINGAPORE ROCKS!! no idea about woodlands cuz i've only been to singapore like once but laksa owns and oyster egg owns and chicken rrice fuckin rapes face and hokkien mee sucks

madnessman United States1581 Posts July 14 2010 13:37 GMT #8 I attended SAS for a couple of years (including my junior year). I didn't live in Woodlands but I know a bunch of friends who do so ask away. If you've never left the States be prepared for a culture shock. If you're an SAS kid you probably won't be living in a HDB. You'll most likely be in a condo or semi-detached house. There are some pretty nice condos around SAS. SAS is a pretty... interesting show. It's huge and kind of cliquey but don't worry, there will be a suitable group for you. Just join some clubs and sports and you'll find a group of friends eventually. Just PM me or something. EDIT: SAS has a HUUUGE korean population but most of them are pretty bad at starcraft... EDIT 2: what generic terran player said is all correct but most SAS kids don't really integrate into singaporean society at all. it's just marsling, orchard, and clarke quay. and you should join the swim team. the boys team is going to need a lot of help next year...

OopsOopsBaby Singapore3425 Posts July 16 2010 16:21 GMT #9 i am not from SAS but im living around woodlands area. i suppose i can try to answer ur questions if you got any.

justiceknight Singapore5741 Posts July 16 2010 16:44 GMT #10 Causeway point is a good shopping mall,u should check it out.

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