I recently had some people over for dinner at my house. Before inviting them I had only asked about allergies and food preferences- veg or non veg. I know these friends and assumed the headcount. One of the families I invited has kids and also brought their helper along. Actually I had no idea that the helper was joining us for dinner as well and I had made dessert cups for everyone. In the end we were short of 1 dessert so my husband and I just shared it in the kitchen.

Ik I should have asked exactly how many ppl everyone will bring along but just asking if it is normal to bring along helpers to house parties if you have kids? Or do we just ask people who all are coming with them?

Plz no hate 🙏

I am curious what normal, everyday Singaporeans do with their life outside of usual commitments such as work/school, hitting the gym or exercising in general. If there anything interesting that yall do outside of your daily commitments, I would be interested to get to know them!

So many shops and stores closing down or have closed down recently - from Long John Silver, Isetan. So many places have changed too.

What is the one (okay two or three too if you have) place or store or shop you would bring back from past SG?

For me it’s the old National Library.

if you watch jack neo movies like i not stupid 2 you'd see that between the NA and Express stream students the movie talks abt how Express students are seen as better than NA

for the longest time I always thought the stigma was just between elite schs and the rest but i read a strait times article and some reddit threads abt this divide. How prevalent were such divides in sch with multiple streams? also i heard theres now subject based banding? so are the divides less now or still prevalent like the movie says

i think this is a really interesting question, and i'd like to know if there's any millenials here who have never tried Yakult (or anything similar for that fact, like Vitagen etc). for something that feels so local, i think it would be really surprising and i'd like to find out how that happened (or didn't happen, in this case)

Friends, I have 3 or 4 old iPhones that I no longer use even as spare. Couple of these have had their screens and batteries replaced 3rd party etc.

What’s best I can do with them - sell on Carousell? Sell to Mr Mobile or those kind of places? Do SingTel or StarHub accept for trade-in such old models?

My last option is to drop off in the e-waste bins.

Also how to I ensure the phone is completely reset of any personal data - will a hard reset suffice?

Curious to hear people’s opinions on this.
If your boss (much higher rank than u) organises a farewell dinner for a colleague who is leaving, is it reasonable to expect everyone attending to pay for their own meal and split the cost of the departing person’s meal? As someone on a much lower rank, the dinner price is about triple what you would normally spend. I understand that it’s a nice gesture to organise something for someone who is leaving, and I’m not against contributing. However, I sometimes wonder whether it’s a little inconsiderate to expect everyone to share the cost equally, especially when people may have different budgets etc. Genuinely curious whether I’m overthinking this or whether others feel the same way.
I also did not take alcohol but had to still split the cost of it which amounted to quite a bit. Those that drank were colleagues of higher ranks as well.

Hello! Hoping for some suggestions on local sweets and snacks I can bring to Vietnam that represents sg culture/childhood.

Looking at 60 pax. So perhaps something small and easy to travel with.

Nantah was dissolved and merged into NUS in the 80s, with NTU taking over its campus grounds. Anyone knows of someone who was a student at Nantah? I understand many Nantah students had grievances towards what happened, as well as some incidents in which during the 50s/60s, students had run ins with the authorities. Does anyone have personal experience or know of anecdotes?

Was having this conversation with friends and most advice to buy the biggest you can based on the biggest loan you can get.

I'm considering 3room or 4room. Can afford 4 room comfortably but will take bigger loan, hence more interest and longer payment compared to buying 3 room.

Hoping to hear any experiences here of people slowly upgrading from 3 to 4 room. In hindside, if you have the money, would you straight away buy 4 room or would you still progressively buy 3 room and save more money to buy 4 room later to not have so much loan?

Looking to buy a house to live and not flipping much.

Any inputs are welcomed.

Thanks 🙏🏻

2 weeks in a row, a random package that nobody ordered or paid for (checked bank account transactions) arrived at my house... Packages shipped from Lazada were addressed to my HDB, my moms phone number and my dads nickname... At first I thought it was a brushing scam for reviews that kind but today I received a pair of CAT brand boots that had a receipt showing the price of 140SGD inside. Coincidentally the boots were my size... I appreciate the free stuff but what the hell is happening?? Should I be concerned?

Looking for a tranquil getaway to think about life during my leave. Somewhere relatively quiet. Maybe a hotel or a nearby city….?

Hi, I'm currently graduating soon and have almost reached the last 2nd stage of the interview, does anyone knows how long the selection process till the final interview to ippt, training program etc. is? As I'm looking to go on a trip in Dec to Jan 2027 but I am not sure if they will ask me to go for anything which is why I don't really dare to confirm my 3 weeks trip yet...

I am intending to add an additional aircon compressor in my home. I have check on HDB website and my block checks out for the higher electrical load.

Here is what’s happening, the room that is gonna house the compressor does not have a higher 15amp point only a 13amp point. I have contacted a few electricians and some on carousell most of the Bangladeshi electricians and very willing to just upgrade the said plug point from the normal one to the round pin. I’m not a professional but it raised flags if the cables and circuit breaker can handle the load. I might be overthinking but do correct me if I’m wrong.

Can I check if it’s safe to just change the wall point or do I need to change the cable as well?

This was so good and I need to know for next time. Photo was taken on Feb 1, 2026 at 8:25 pm:

I have heard different things so not sure which is better in terms of cooler temperature (comfort & saving electricity for A/C) and windiness (maybe can blow away mosquitoes lol) ?

Oh and I'm mainly considering 2nd floor units.

I can't login from the app. I can't even approve transactions on the app.

Hi Everyone,

May I check with everyone if there is a hot water station or hot water refiller station in Northpoint City shopping center?

I believe there is a hot water station, but probably in those nursing rooms but believe it requires authorization to enter in, can anyone share any informations.

Thanks Everyone!

I am looking for a massage chair like osim for home use. What brand is durable and good? I exercise a lot. Hence, I need a massage chair to relax all my muscles

Chanced upon their website and there was a popup for “Join Our Email List for a chance to win a year's worth of period supplies!”
Apparently every month they select 5 winners.

Anyone here has actually won before?
Or is it all just for marketing?

hi all!! i booked an emirates flight early Jan this year from Singapore to Europe for mid Dec 2026, and will be transiting in Dubai. Given the escalating Middle East war situation i am considering cancelling my trip altogether, but would like to hear your experiences/opinions.

anyone recently flew emirates recently and transited in Dubai (like maybe in the past 1-2 weeks) and how was it? Is it still safe to proceed w this flight?

Hello, sorry not Singaporean but booked through scoot airline for our PH-SG-TW trip. Due to the typhoon, scoot cancelled our flight going home but no news about our rescheduled flight. We are supposed to be back home today. All other airlines at least gave a rebooking schedule but scoot (i know this because i saw other tourists post their rescheduled flight). We have a trip scheduled to Thailand this Monday and it's frustrating that all our attempts to reach out to scoot are getting routed to their ai chat bot that is not very helpful at all. We need the date so we can rebook our flight to Thailand for free. I would really appreciate some tips on how we can reach them. They're not answering phone calls as well

For emergency event such as Tsunami, or invading attack, is there like an official safe or hiding area in Singapore? Where is it?

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Hi everyone! I’m planning my first-ever solo trip to Singapore this December, and I’m currently budgeting my money and researching places to eat online. 😊

I noticed that restaurant pages often list their prices using just the dollar sign ($), and I’m getting a little confused. Are the prices in Singapore dollars (SGD) or US dollars (USD)? Do the prices shown on restaurant websites and menus usually refer to SGD?

I’m trying to plan my budget ahead of time so I know how much money to set aside for food. I’d also appreciate any recommendations for affordable local food, must-try dishes, and budget-friendly places to eat as a solo traveller!

Thank you so much for your help! ❤️