WELCOME TO SIX DEGREES OF EXPATRIATION: “What begins as an innocent food trip to partake of roti pratas, Hainanese chicken rice, and oyster omelettes turns into a life changing decision. International food and travel writer Maida Pineda captures the thrills, quirks, and adjustments of her big move to Singapore. Her candid and honest story covers everything from the inescapable conversations with cab drivers, to finding a place to rent, and even the art of saving a seat at hawker centres. Through her everyday adventures in this small island, she encounters a diverse mix of expatriates from all over the world, including a photographer, a linguist who speaks eight languages, and a meditation teacher. She tells the story of their lives in this compact country, closely interconnected, where everyone seems to be linked in less than six degrees of separation.” -from the back cover of the book: Six Degrees of Expatriation: Uncovering the Lives of Expats in Singapore Read my adventure along with the stories of other fascinating expats from the US, Canada, Japan, Thailand, Italy, France, New Zealand, India, Australia and the Philippines in the book. Released in Singapore bookstores in November 2009. Now available at all National Bookstore outlets all over the Philippines. But it does not end with the book. I’ve made it a choice to joyfully live in this island, to celebrate what it has to offer, to connect with the fascinating people living here, and to share it in this website. Come join me in my adventures. Gain inspiration. Discover Singapore. Have Fun. Create your own memories. And make it home! There’s always something new to explore.... Check out: * DELICIOUS DISCOVERIES * ITCHING FOR AN ADVENTURE * WELL & GOOD * BETTER YOU, BETTER ME LEARN & PLAY WEEKEND WARRIORS PRACTICAL TIPS FROM EXPATS Cheers, Maida You may reach me at maida@maidastouch.com and www.maidastouch.com join me too on themaidastouch.blogspot.com for more decadent adventures. SPREAD THE JOY AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT SIX DEGREES OF EXPATRIATION! WANT TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO PIXAR EXHIBIT AT THE SCIENCE CENTRE??? Check on Learn and Play feature on Pixar. Join Now! IT’s easy to win. If you have received the SIX DEGREES OF EXPATRIATION monthly newsletter, forward it to ten of your friends in Singapore and cc me at maida_pineda@yahoo.com. If you are not part of my mailing list, email me at maida_pineda@yahoo.com and cc ten of your friends here in Singapore. The first five readers to send this in will receive a pair of PIXAR tickets. Hurry, join now!!!! mailto:maida@maidastouch.commailto:maida_pineda@yahoo.commailto:maida_pineda@yahoo.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2

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