thanks for your suggestion CrazyInteg but I will not qualify for the visa you recommended. while i will have income from Singapore, it won't be that much.

i know of a number of people that are using the 90 day stay and constant visa runs, but i want to do things more legitimately, that's why I'm posting this thread with my queries

PS. apologies for my poor wording, English is not my mother tongue... and the variations I've been exposed to lately, make me speak all crazy and stuff