Hi seantang, since u are mentioning about getting a car.

May I know how do u obtain ur singapore driving license? I have been told tat one needs to obtain a JPJ letter from Msia before you can sit for the driving test in Spore.

will be having dinner with some frens at Botak Jones AMK 2nite, whoever interested to join can pm me.

if you wanna convert your Msia driving license to Sg, the Msia license must be obtained before you started work in Sg. You just need to go for the basic theory test and once passed, bring along the JPJ letter to convert. One you converted, JPJ will erase/delete/wipe off your details from their record, means you can't use/renew your Msia license. You still however can use your Sg license to drive Malaysia/Singapore car in Malaysia. If you, for whatever reason wanna give up your Sg license and wanna get back your Msia license, then you can post your experience here coz I can't recall anyone I know that have done it before ... and the best part ? .... license fees is SGD$50 for life, for Singaporean & SPR.

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Jun 13 2009, 01:47 PM

I think it's more like blacklist your Malaysian license so that you cannot renew it. Your records eg. license number, vehicle class, renewal history etc. are still with JPJ. When you give up your Singapore license, you get a similar letter from Sg TP, and JPJ will re-instate your existing license (if it has not expired) or issue a new one.

Singapore life much much better than malaysia...i wish i have enough money when i retire there...safety good,environment good,education good...

I can see Singapore less of places of interests and good food compared to M'sia.

Hi guys and gals,

I will be going to SG next month, but now I am wondering about my mobile stuff..
because my bf still stays in Msia, so I'm not sure which mobile plan shud I take up as I plan to call him instead of he calls me cos I was told SG call rates are cheaper than Msia call rates.

So, any mobile plans to recommend??
p/s: I will make more calls to IDD instead of local calls, thanks ya..
one thing to mention, now I have one prepaid card which hi card, so can I still continue using it? or I need to change a better plan?

yeah... also less of mat rempits, snatch theft, rapes, murders, etc ...

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Added on June 13, 2009, 4:19 pmwhy don't you get a postpaid plan if you plan to stay for a couple of years ? I'm using Singtel 019, call to many countries only charge as local calls + SGD$5 per month.

if you are staying for short term then it's better to use a calling card.

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Jun 13 2009, 04:19 PM

I'm thinking of postpaid but I heard that we need to find a PR as our guarantor??
your Singtel 019 is postpaid? monthly fees is SGD$5??

This post has been edited by animob_16: Jun 13 2009, 05:39 PM

I don't think you need a guarantor unless you wanna apply for roaming. The 019 is postpaid Value Added Service (VAS), call overseas to many countries (including Msia) is calculated as local call + sgd$5 monthly fees. On top of that still have to play monthly subscription.

If you have a work permit, you can get postpaid. You might however have to put down a guarantee. No idea how much.

I'm using Starhub Powercall (postpaid) and it gives me 160 minutes free each month for local or IDD calls to any of Starhub's 018 destinations (including Malaysia). I'm like you and I make lots more IDD than local calls, so I find this really good. For my friends and colleagues in Singapore, I usually call from the office or SMS (also free) or Facebook. Hardly ever make local calls.

This post has been edited by seantang: Jun 13 2009, 08:17 PM

hi guys...I've been working in S'pore for a few weeks now and getting really bored already. So, i'm planning to buy a small LCD tv to put in my common room. Is it possible to hook up the LCD TV to a conventional TV antenna? Can it receive the signal?

hi card? after that, u buy SuperHot 128 for only SGD 26 (u hv $28 for international calls, and FREE $100 local calls ) roughly $0.08 per min to call ur bf lor... then u can buy Speed IDD card (SGD 8.5, approximately $0.052/min), u hv SGD 10 credit (but mind u...sumtimes, u hv to call several times then onli d operator can connect u to d person u wan to call)

welcome to singapore!

This post has been edited by fbjkl: Jun 14 2009, 12:21 AM

Just look at the input jacks available. If it has a co-axial input like normal CRTs, then no problem. Usually LCD TVs will have it because it comes with an analogue TV tuner. LCD monitors usually don't.

Agreed, Singapore is a boring country. Even entertainment wise is way more expensive than KL.

juz to inform dat actually no need to translate birth cert. juz knew it when my fren went to submit her application. she's coz she has wasted her time n SGD 18 hw cm last time when my fren called ICA, d officer said need to translate if X in English (she ady mentioned she's Msian)

spore's fun for me (coz i nvr go anywhere since i cm to work in spore ) coz im too lazy to go out weekdays work till 10pm++, weekend = sleeping + eating + cleaning + laptop i shd change, im too old for my age (24)

I asked my gf to call me from Malaysia, using the pennytel voip services. Call from PC though, RM0.028 per min. hehe.

whoa, RM0.028/min nice, provided d person v wan 2 call hv internet access...thks 4 d info, kockroach.

Yup, but they do have those misscall back features, if I'm not mistaken about RM0.20 per mins. Applicable for call from Singapore or Malaysia.

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Added on June 14, 2009, 1:03 amI think the beer is cheap here though.

This post has been edited by kockroach: Jun 14 2009, 01:03 AM

Thanks..

Hopefully, i can receive TV signal with normal antenna...