Home Finding Overview | 3 Cities in Taiwan

The major cities of Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung offer a good supply of expat-style accommodations.  Prices will be higher than local housing, but even that varies between the cities. Pricing Not surprising, the highest priced properties are located in Taipei.  The closer to the center of Taipei, the more likely the apartment will be small […]

Singapore Team Lunch

How did you celebrate the New Year?

  Entering my third year in Singapore, this is now the third time that I have experienced Chinese New Year and the tradition of “Lo Hei”. “Lo Hei” in Cantonese, where 捞 “lo” (literally mixing) means “tossing up good fortune”, refers to the ritual adopted in Singapore of tossing the yu sheng and saying of […]

Year of the PIg

Happy Lunar New Year!

Between 20 – 25% of the world’s population will be celebrating the holiday which has many names including Chinese New Year and Spring Festival.  Celebrating the return of Spring, it is a time to honor ancestors and family.  The travel home made by millions is the largest migration of humans on the planet. This year […]