Furnishing your home In this post, I will be writing about our purchases for our rental home. The things you will need depends on whether you chose to settle for an unfurnished or a furnished flat. We chose to go with a furnished flat because it will be easier for us when we have to move back to Singapore. For us, major furnitures were generally included and they were – an L shaped sofa, television, dining table and chairs x 4, standing fan x 1, vacuum cleaner, broom and dustpan, kitchen with fridge and induction cooker hob, bed-frame with mattress (king size bed and double bed) with small side tables…

How is the cost of living like in London? Planning to study, work or planning to settle down in London? For me, I have always wondered about the cost of living in London before coming over. I will discuss more about the cost of living in London based on my experience here as a family of three, renting an apartment in zone 2. Cost of living 1. Housing / Rental As I’m typing this post, I’m checking on the current rental rates in London. If I were to search for rental in London within 2km, there are still many units listed. You will need to click in to check when…

Background My husband needed to fly to London, UK, for a year to pursue his masters and we decided, why not fly together? I have always wanted to try something new. London would be a good place to start. It was also a great chance to just get out and explore overseas with my 3-year-old. Plus my husband gets to spend time with our little one. Imagine not seeing her for one whole year! And we quickly started planning for our trip to London! There were so many things to plan and prepare. I had to also send in a request to go on a year-long sabbatical at my workplace.…