Wesleyan Apartment Building 1 - 17 October 2014

This is how it looks as of 17 October 2014

Investing on a Nanny in Singapore

 

 

In Singapore, having a Nanny is of great advantage as this would free you up in a lot of things.

Advantages that I can think of

- I won't be doing the house hold stuff such as cleaning, cooking, laundry, washing the plates etc. :)

- this means I have quality time to do other things such as

- a dinner date with my wife

- do homework with my son and play.

- play time with my little girl

- take a rest

- read a book

- attend night events such as weekly devotional and other meetings

 

Or course getting a nanny in Singapore is not a walk in the park and here's the process on how to do it assuming that you want to do it on your own and not requiring the assistance of an employment agency to process the application.

- Before you apply please visit the MOM website

- attend the seminar from MOM

- requirements for Nanny

- Application process can also be found on this link.

 

There are 2 options for the seminar. Either you do it online or attend on the allocated schedule date.

 

I have opted for the online training which lasted me for almost 3 hours.

 

Upon completion of the online training. A certificate will be provided to acknowledge that you have completed the course.

 

After 3 days you may process the application of FDW. Fill up and enter the necessary information from the link provided.

 

It will take at least a day for the IPA to be released.

 

Once you have the IPA the next step would be to process the insurance coverage of FDW.

NOTE: It is a requirement for FDW to have an insurance coverage.

 

Normally they would suggest to get the insurance coverage from NTUC Income.

 

The cost for basic insurance coverage is 256.80 SGD. A top up can be added to include hospitalization and in case the FDW would run away.

 

NTUC Income would also require the estimated date of arrival of the FDW as they would submit the Insurance information to MOM at least a day before the FDW arrives in Singapore.

 

Assuming that the nanny has arrived in Singapore, has settled down and already starts working. Now it's time to consider on how you are going to provide the nanny her salary. it's either by giving the salary each month to the nanny. I just found out recently that there is an option for the employer to open a POSB savings bank account for the nanny with no initial deposit and maintaining balance. Details can be found here.

 

Did you know that Filipinos in Europe and America envy the Filipinos in Asia as it is easier for us to get a Nanny? For them it would be very costly.

 

Wesleyan Apartment Design Proposal

Submitted as proposed by Engineer Don Eduardo. A 2 storey apartment building located at the back of Wesleyan University of the Philippines Cabanatuan City Nueva Ecija. Expected availability will be on March 2015.

Wesleyan Apartment ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT 7 Oct 2014

This is where the project is for the last 3 weeks.

Wesleyan Apartment Water System Proposal

Starting an apartment project is not a walk in the park ( as what I thought). A lot of variables has to be considered. Saving and working hard for the budget is one thing. It took us several years to come up with the needed amount. Finding the right contractor is another hurdle. We can't just grab somebody who is a 'contractor' then award the project. A lot of reviews has to be done.

Another unexpected hurdle that we encountered on the early stages of this project was the water system. It was found out that the nearest source of water is 90 to 100 meters away. That means we have to lay down our own pipe from the apartment location to the water source. The local water district provided us a quote and it took sometime for us to digest the cost indicated on the proposal. 

Wesleyan Apartment Project Pictures 9 Sep 2014

Contract has been signed. Building permit now on process. The contractor has decided to start working on the lot.