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The SG Insider's 10

Ten rules locals live by that visitors learn too late — from a lifetime of living here. Free, in whichever way suits you.

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Also available in Simplified Chinese (中文版) — just ask. You are not added to any list.

What's inside — a genuine preview, not a teaser:
  1. Your layover maths is wrong by three hours. Usable city time = layover minus three. Under five hours, stay in Changi. Over seven, the city is yours.
  2. The tissue packet is law. A packet on a hawker table means the seat is taken. Never move one; deploy your own before you queue.
  3. Read the radar, never the forecast. "90% chance of storms" is true daily and useless. Storms are compact and pass within the hour — swap the day's order, never cancel it.
  4. Your bank card is the train ticket. Tap contactless at the MRT gates. No tourist pass, no top-up card, fares cap themselves.
  5. …and six more, including the heat schedule that turns one exhausting day into two good ones.

Why it's free, honestly

Because prepared visitors have better trips, because the guide travels further than any advertising I could buy, and because a few of the people who read it later want a plan built around their own dates. That's the whole business model — no list-building, no funnel, no automated sequence. If the ten rules are all you ever need from this site, that's a good outcome.

What happens after you ask: you get the guide, and nothing else unless you ask. No newsletter, no drip campaign, no third-party email platform — your address is used only to reply to you. If you do have a question later, the same person who wrote the guide is the one who answers.
Separately — the seasonal note. The guide above comes with no list attached, as it always has. If you would like to hear from me, there is a separate thing you can opt into: four short notes a year on what has actually changed here — what is on, what has closed, what is worth booking now. Two different things, deliberately: the guide asks nothing of you; the note is only if you want it. Send me the seasonal note →

Questions people ask first

Is it really free?

Yes — no mailing list to join, no follow-up sequence. Ask by email and the PDF comes straight back.

Do I have to fill in a form?

No. One click sends a pre-written email and the guide comes back by reply — no form, no account, no password. It also leaves you with a local's address saved for your trip.

Will I be added to a mailing list?

No. There is no automated sequence, no newsletter subscription and no third-party email platform. Your address is only ever used to reply to you.

Is the guide available in Chinese?

Yes — a full Simplified Chinese edition (《新加坡内行人的10条》) is available on request, written natively rather than translated. Ask for the Chinese version and it comes back instead of, or alongside, the English one.

When ten rules aren't enough

The free guide is the honest 1% of what a lifetime here knows. The rest is openly priced in the Shop — trip planning, layover plans, relocation advice and senior-care support — and 190+ free guides live in the Singapore Info section. Start with The Honest Index if you want to know what's genuinely worth your time.

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Is the SG Insider's 10 really free?

Yes — free, with no mailing list to join and no follow-up sequence. Ask by email and the PDF comes straight back. It exists because prepared visitors have better trips, and because some of them later want the paid services.

Do I have to use email to get it?

No. Email is fastest and means you also have a local's address saved for your trip, but email works exactly as well — one click sends a pre-written request and the guide comes back by reply.

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