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Kim Forrester shares tips for buying a Christmas gift that delivers true happiness.

Confused by Singapore’s Christmas dining options? Karola Clark checks out the best festive season dining deals, including some great takeaway and catering options if you want to celebrate at home.

There’s nothing better than a simple, stress-free Christmas catch up with your crew. Stylist Juliet Harper throws a festive party with some ANZA friends, with minimal prep and cooking time. Here’s her simple recipe for a cracking good time…

What's on in Singapore this December? Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS comes to the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands; there's a sleighful of festive perfomances and events, plus the Singapore Comic Con and a huge music festival at Sentosa.

Karola Clark visits a Portuguese family at their tranquil resort-style condo at Sentosa’s Tanjong Beach.

Amandine Samb-Calvez’s restored heritage shophouse can be found nestled in the vibrant Joo Chiat neighbourhood on the East Coast. With a lovely kid’s park right across the street and friendly neighbours, the French expat has created a quirky, retro-influenced home that ticks all the boxes for family living.

You have a property overseas that needs work, but should you wait until you’re there to deal with it? Karola Clark shares her own story and speaks to other expats who’ve managed overseas building projects.

Jenny Sutton and Gordon Perchthold’s colourful 1920s residence in McNair Road can be found in a cluster of 84 heritage houses, built as residences for British Civil servants in the 1920s. After the British left, the houses fell into disrepair, but were later given conservation status and restored by the government.

Former Singapore expat Karien van Ditzhuijzen writes about moving from big city Singapore to a small rural community in Indonesia. Her three children now attend The Green School, and the family live in a peaceful villa, surrounded by rice fields. “Tumbak Bayuh is a village on the west coast of Bali, about ten minutes from the sea and the hustle and bustle of touristy Canggu. It’s a different world.”

The Race That Stops a Nation returned to Singapore on Tuesday 5 November when a spirited crowd of over 400 joined in the festivities at The Singapore Turf Club to see Vow and Declare nose past the winner’s post in a thrilling finish.