Singapore - please help

[LikeATeenager]

Hi everyone,
I'm in a real dilemma here and would value any advice. I'm 28 and have just been offered an amazing opportunity to move to Singapore. There's nothing really stopping me from going, I'm single, no dependents. However to be totally blunt I'm scared! I have a fantastic group of friends here and literally know no-one out there.
So I was wondering if anyone had any advice? On the job / career / financial side it's pretty much a no brainer, but it's the more intangible things that worry me.
So is it a great place to try out for 2-3 years? Is there a big expat community and will it be easy to meet people? I love going to bars and for a dance on a weekend, does that sort of thing happen? I've visited for a couple of days and it feels like a very safe city, is that correct? If you were my age would you go on your own?
Thanks so much for your advice.

Oh and I have looked at the other very helpful posts on here but as a no kids gatecrasher on mumsnet I have very different questions!

Totally irrelevant for your questions, but I gre up there as a child/teenager, back in the 60s/70s, and wish we had never left.

The most beautiful place I have ever been, in so many different ways.

I went back in 2001, and although it had changed without measure, it was still as beautiful.

Go for it! So much easier without kids to settle. We lived a 10 minute walk from Clarke Quay. My husband would often see people stumbling out of the many nightspots there at 6am when he was en-route from Changi airport after a trip! Lots and lots of things to do - you're bound to feel nervous though. Wouldn't be normal not to. But better to try it than not. And what's the worst that can happen? Stay a year then move on...

Definitely go! My mum is from Singapore and I have cousins there in their 20s. It is small but there is plenty to do and i find it very inclusive so different nationalities mix well. I wish I had done it before I had kids.

Also it's a brilliant base for travelling to other countries in that part of the world so if you have a little wanderlust...go for it

Definitely go! I first went there in 1998, not married, no kids, worked hard, played harder! There are lots of social clubs (anza, British association, meetup groups etc) and it's really set up for people on 2 yr postings to make friends quickly.

You'll love it .... But if you don't, you can always come back. What have you got to lose?

Thanks everyone - seems like the consensus is to go. I clearly need to just get less wimpy!!

It is a fab place and I feel very fortunate to live here. There are lots of ways to meet people and there is a great nightlife. Definitely go for it.