SAS PTA New Family Welcome Guide

SINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL

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SINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL Main http://www.sas.edu.sg Transportation/Bus Office http://www.sas.edu.sg/page.cfm?p=780 SACAC (sports and activites) http://sacac.com

6363 3403 6360 6770 6363 6454

Police Non-emergency Police Fire/Ambulance Non-Emergency Ambulance Singapore Red Cross Ambulance St. John Ambulance Association

999 1800 255 0000 995 1777 6337 3333 6298 0300

AIRPORT INFORMATION Flight Enquiry/Arrivals and Departures (Terminal 1 & 2)

1800 542 4422

http://corianderleaf.com/culinary-education/ or justin@corianderleaf.com http://www.expat-kitchen.com

Conversion

https://www.ecitizen.gov.sg/Topics/Pages/Driving-in-Singapore-How-toconvert-a-foreign-driving-licence.aspx

ELECTRONICS (TV/APPLIANCES/BBQ) BQ Mart Courts Harvey Norman Mega Discount Store Parisilk

http://www.bqmart.com http://www.courts.com.sg http://www.harveynorman.com.sg http://www.megadiscountstore.com.sg http://www.parisilk.com

ENTERTAINMENT/TICKETS

BAKING NEEDS/KITCHEN STORES Phoon Huat http://www.phoonhuat.com Tott https://www.tottstore.com

6654 4333 6219 7077

BOOKSTORES Open Trolley (online) http://opentrolley.com.sg Kinokuniya http://kinokuniya.com.sg/stores/

6509 7281 6737 5021

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS American Club, The American Association of Singapore

American Women’s Association

ANZA (Australian and NZ) Association Alliance Francaise de Singapour

British Club, The

Canadian Association of Singapore

Girl Scouts Singapore

Hollandse Club, The (Dutch Club)

Indian Women’s Association Singapore

Italian Women’s Group

Japanese Association, The

Korean Women’s Club

Raffles Town Club

Singapore Polo Club

Swiss Club, The

Tanglin Club, The

United States Embassy

http://www.amclub.org.sg http://www.aasingapore.com http://www.awasingapore.org http://www.anza.org.sg http://www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg http://www.britishclub.org.sg http://www.canadians.org.sg http://www.singaporeusagirlscouts.org http://www.hollandseclub.org.sg http://www.iwasingapore.org http://www.iwgsingapore.org http://www.jas.org.sg http://www.koreanwomens.org http://www.rafflestownclub.com.sg http://www.singaporepoloclub.org http://www.swissclub.org.sg http://www.tanglinclub.org.sg http://singapore.usembassy.gov

COMPUTER SERVICES

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Coriander Leaf Expat Kitchen

DRIVER’S LICENSE

EMERGENCIES

Stephen Fairclough Tekkie Help

COOKING CLASSES

http://tekkiehelp.com

9625 9796 8113 8682

Sistic

http://www.sistic.com.sg

FOOD Butchers Alaska Guys, The (wild caught fish) Barbie Girls, The Butcher, The Butcher’s Dog, The Fishwives, The Foodie Market Place Huber’s QB Foods Swiss Butcher

http://www.thealaskaguys.com http://www.thebarbiegirls.com http://www.thebutcher.com.sg http://www.thebutchersdog.com.sg http://www.thefishwives.com https://www.facebook.com/FoodieMarketPlace/ http://www.hubers.com.sg http://www.qbfood.com.sg/ http://www.swiss-butchery.com.sg

Grocery Stores Belmonte Latin Foods http://www.belmontemex.com Cold Storage https://coldstorage.com.sg/store-locations/1/cold-storage FairPrice and FairPrice Finest http://www.fairprice.com.sg/wps/portal/fp/finest Giant http://www.giantsingapore.com.sg Kenny the Grocer http://www.kennygroceryonline.com Jasons https://coldstorage.com.sg/store-locations/4/jasons Mustafa Centre http://www.mustafa.com.sg/mmsnew/ Redmart (online) https://redmart.com Tanglin Market Place http://www.tanglinmall.com.sg/level/b1/tanglin-market-place/ Warehouse Club (sells Costco Kirkland products) http://www.warehouseclub.com.sg/ Health Food Stores and Websites Brown Rice Paradise iHerb Supernature Zenxin Organic Delivery Singapore

http://www.mybrp.com.sg http://www.iherb.com http://www.supernature.com.sg http://www.organicdelivery.sg 3

HOME SERVICES

Wet Markets Empress Road Market Holland Village Wet Market Tekka Wet Market Tiong Bahru Wet Market

Air Con Cycle Aire Services Globe Air-Con Natural Cool

HEALTHCARE Dentists Dental Essence, Dr. Andrew Lui Smile Focus Hospitals and Clinics Dermatology Associates Gleneagles KK Women’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital International Medical Clinic International Pediatric Clinic Mount Elizabeth Hospital National Cancer Centre Singapore National University Hospital Raffles Hospital/Medical Group Singapore National Eye Centre Tucker Medical Orthodontists Bites and Braces L C Lien Dental Clinic, Dr. George Soh

http://dentalessence.com.sg http://smilefocus.com.sg

http://dermassoc.com.sg https://www.gleneagles.com.sg http://www.kkh.com.sg http://www.imc-healthcare.com http://www.ipc-healthcare.com.sg https://www.mountelizabeth.com.sg http://www.nccs.com.sg https://www.nuh.com.sg https://www.rafflesmedicalgroup.com http://www.snec.com.sg http://www.tuckermedical.com

http://bitesnbraces.com 6835 3811 (no website)

Home Goods/Furniture/Crafts Ambient Lounge http://www.ambientlounge.sg Art Friend (art supplies) https://artfriendonline.com China Collection http://www.chinacollection.com.sg Crate and Barrel http://www.crateandbarrel.com.sg Dempsey Hill (multipe rug and furniture stores) http://www.dempseyhill.com Fair Price Antiques http://www.fairpriceantique.com IKEA http://www.ikea.com/sg/en Lee’s Antiques 8100 0428 (no website) Lifestorey http://www.lifestorey.com Ministry of Chair http://www.ministryofchair.com Molecule http://www.moleculeliving.com Originals http://originals.com.sg Picket and Rail http://www.picketandrail.com Scanteak http://www.scanteak.com.sg Shophouse, The http://www.theshophouse.com Spotlight (crafts similar to Michaels) https://www.spotlight.com.sg Tan Boot Liat Building

http://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/tan-boon-liat-building-furniture-shopping/#5CQD2l0Faa03aOKv.97 Taylor B http://taylorbdesign.com Woody Antique House http://www.woodyantique.com 4

service@cycleaire.com

6744 3933 6481 7901

http://www.naturalcool.com.sg

Cleaning Services Comfy Homes http://comfyhomes.com.sg Helpling https://www.helpling.com.sg Mrs Sparkles http://www.mrs-sparkles.com.sg Exterminators Aardwolf Pestkare https://aardwolfpestkare.com Origin Exterminator http://www.origin.com.sg Rentokil http://www.rentokil.com.sg Framing Daniel’s Frameshop Framing Angie

http://www.framemaker.com.sg/pages/contact/contact.html http://www.framingangie.com/contact.php

Gas Suppliers Glory Gas Supplier

6567 3770 6567 3771 6474 8667 6455 1169 6456 4392

Tan Bros Gas Supply

Home Insurance/Renters Insurance AIA

http://www.aia.com.sg/en/index.html

6248 8000

PETS Pet Care Bark N Woof Pet Grooming & Pet Boarding Mount Pleasant Vet Clinic Pet Movers Singapore The Veterinary Clinic Town Vets Animal Clinic

www.barknwoof.com www.mountpleasant.com.sg www.petmovers.com.sg www.vetclinic.sg www.townvets.com.sg

License Dog Licensing http://www.ava.gov.sg/explore-by-sections/pets-andanimals/owning-a-pet/licensing-a-pet

RESOURCES THAT SHIP FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO SINGAPORE ExpatLiving has an extensive list of websites that ship to Singapore: http://www.expatliving.sg/style-and-beauty/fashion/Online-shopping-in-Singapore-21-fashionwebsites-with-free-or-cheap-shipping-3283.ece Borderfree has an extensive list of shops/websites that ships to Singapore: http://shop.borderfree.com/shops 5

SINGAPORE EXPAT LIFE WEBSITES

TRANSPORTATION/TAXI

Angloinfo Singapore Expat Living Singapore Expat Singapore Great New Places Honeycombers Real Singapore Expat Wives UrbanJourney Hankookchon (Korean) Yellowsing (Korean)

https://www.angloinfo.com/singapore http://www.expatliving.sg http://www.expatsingapore.com http://www.greatnewplaces.com/sg http://thehoneycombers.com/singapore http://www.rsew.com.sg http://urbanjourney.com http://www.hankookchon.com/main http://www.yellowsing.sg

SINGAPORE FACEBOOK PAGES Ikea Singapore - Buy/Sell https://www.facebook.com/groups/ikeasingaporebst Real Singapore Expat Wives https://www.facebook.com/groups/RealSingaporeExpatWives (Real) Singapore Expat Wives Classified https://www.facebook.com/groups/RSEWClassifieds Singapore American Football League (SAFL) https://www.facebook.com/SaflFootball SAS Eagles Booster Club https://www.facebook.com/SASBoosters/?fref=ts SAS High School Counseling https://www.facebook.com/groups/367397733389968 SAS PTA https://www.facebook.com/SASPTA/?fref=ts SAS Welcome Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/712936865387464 Singapore American School https://www.facebook.com/singaporeamericanschool/?fref=ts Woodlands/SAS Parents Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/185756278204466

City Cab Service Comfort Taxi Service Comfort Limousine Service Maxi Cab (6-seater van)

6552 2222 6552 1111 6552 2828 6454 2222

TELECOM/Utilities Assistance for local calls, directory, billing inquiries and nuisance call tracing 100 M1 (telecom) http://www.m1.com.sg 1627 Singapore Post Office http://www.singpost.com 1605 Singapore Power (utilities) http://www.singaporepower.com.sg/irj/portal/ Singtel (telecom) http://info.singtel.com 1609 Starhub (telecom) http://www.starhub.com 1633 Weather forecast 6542 7788

SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS Children and Teenagers Fastbreak (Basketball) Hit Factory, The (Baseball) Singapore Ice Hockey Association Singapore Ice Skating Association Singapore Lacrosse Association Tanglin Rugby Club Adults Bootcamps

http://www.fastbreak.com.sg http://thfbaseball.com/sg http://www.siha.org.sg https://www.sisa.org.sg http://singaporelacrosse.com http://www.tanglinrugbyclub.com

http://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/ best-boot-camps-in-singapore/#RfQGHwBf0PvUEUv3.97

Women’s Tennis American Women’s Association (AWA) of Singapore Ladies Tennis Singapore (LTS) Women’s International Tennis Singapore (WIT) Yoga Studios and Fitness Affinity Yoga Anytime Fitness (24hr gym) Pure Yoga True Fitness True Yoga Yoga Connection Yoga Movement 6

http://www.awasingapore.org http://ladiestennissingapore.net http://www.witsingapore.com

http://www.affinity-yoga.com http://www.anytimefitness.sg http://www.pure-yoga.com/en/singapore http://www.truefitness.com.sg http://www.trueyoga.com.sg/ http://www.yogaconnections.com.sg http://www.yogamovement.com 7

RESTAURANTS American/Continental Chili’s (good with kids) Dan Ryan’s Chicago Grill Spruce Asian/Chinese Blue Bali CÉ LA VI Chopsuey Cafe Crystal Jade (dim sum) Din Tai Fung (dumplings) Hua Ting Indochine Min Jiang at One North Sky on 57 Straits Kitchen Taste Paradise (dim sum) TungLok Henn by Susur Lee Violet Oon BBQ Burnt Ends Decker Barbecue (good with kids) Smokey’s BBQ Breakfast Caffe Beviamo Common Man Coffee Roasters Tiong Bahru Bakery Wild Honey Burgers Burger Joint (good with kids) Omakase (good with kids) Relish Wildfire European/Bistro Db bistro Iggy’s Waku Ghin French Joel Robuchon L’Angelus L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Les Amis

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Greek Blu Kouzina Indian Komala Vilas (South Indian vegetarian) Rang Mahal Saha Song of India Tandoori Corner Yantra (nice lunch buffet) Italian Angeleno Garibaldi Il Lido Jamie’s Italian Otto Ristorante Oso Ristorante Osteria Mozza Peperoni Pizzeria (good with kids) Pizzeria Mozza Ristorante Da Valentino Rubato Spago Spizza (good with kids) Verve

Mexican Cha Cha Cha El Mero Mero Lucha Loco Margarita’s Vatos Urban Tacos Seafood Jumbo Seafood Luke’s Long Beach Seafood Seafood Paradise Spanish/Tapas My Little Spanish Place My Little Tapas Bar Steak Luke’s Morton’s, The Steakhouse Cut by Wolfgang Puck Thai Jim Thompson Thai Express (good with kids)

Japanese Akanoya Robatyaki Kinki Shinji by Kanesaka Sushi Tei (good with kids) Tatsuya Ladies’ Lunch Cure Forty Hands Glow Jones the Grocer Kilo Marmalade Pantry Open Farm Community Original Sin (vegetarian) PS Café (good for dinner too) Real Food (vegetarian) Relish Tippling Club

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Useful apps in singapore

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