Just some expat observations on 9V land....
I left Singapore last year after having spent a while as an "expat" working in aviation there.
1. in Singapore you are not an expat........You are a foreigner
2 As a foreigner you need to know they speak either English or Chinese, neither very well
3. Singapore is cash rich and asset poor. You will be needed as an asset (not enough in the local gene pool), but not wanted by local management.
4. You will be expected to give the maximum of yourself, whilst being paid the absolute minimum that they can get away with.
5. Singaporean man management is of the...."Ready-Fire-Aim" sort, which can be a bit frustrating to work with.
6.Public transport and the local food is both good and cheap
7.Condo rental is very expensive, as is buying a car, schooling the kids, getting health and dental insurance.
8. Ultimately your work efforts are to support the Temasek organisation and the ruling Lee family, who run the Temasek organisation (Mrs Lee actually)
9.Singaporeans are the most micro managed people on earth.
10. The ruling party politicans have very, very, thin skin
11. Do your homework before you commit
12. The zoo is very good
Probably other stuff, but those were the salient points for me. Give it a look, but do tread very very carefully.
BS