1 very cool website to share with you guys.. it's http://gothere.sg/

just key in your FROM and TO place, it will show you the cheapest, fastest and smartest transportation method....

This post has been edited by blessedvillain: May 20 2009, 08:58 PM

hi guys..
i'll be going off the singapore today to check out my new room in Jurong West and meeting the other house tenants...

next week, i'll need to say goodbye to KL and say hello to Singapore.

p/s:
@washabushi

Thanks for your help earlier on the accommodation suggestion.

This post has been edited by blessedvillain: May 23 2009, 06:22 AM

yes, it's possible...and top up a little to $450, you might get yourself a air con room. good luck hunting rooms and oh ya... start making a lot of calls to agents/owners

i went singapore last week to check out the room that my agent recommended and it turns out to be really beyond my worst expectation. The HDB unit in Jurong West is supposedly a 3 rooms unit, but the owner has somehow partition it into a 5 rooms unit. Each rooms is twin sharing!! is this even allowed in singapore??

That's not the worst part....The agreement (luckily not signed yet), stated that light cooking is allowed, but when my gf ask about how "light" is light cooking, the owner says only we only allow to boil water and cook instant noodles!!!!!!

Thank God the agent managed to get back my deposit...

We went around Bukit Batok, Red Hill and Jurong West area to hunt for rooms, but the more rooms we see, the worse it gets... Some ads say aircon is provided means that standing air cooler is provided. Some single male owners insisted ONLY LADY tenant is allowed??!! that unit is filled with Vietnamese labors...

Is getting a room with decent housemates THAT HARD in spore??? My maximum budget is $700. Is this too low to get a decent place?

My new job in spore is starting next week and yet to find a place to stay. I'm OFFICIALLY screwed.

is changing SGD -> RM higher in Spore or higher in KL? The rates that I saw yesterday at Tiong Bahru was at 2.42

@thomaz

I'm staying at Jalan Membina, Tiong Bahru...my room is also $700 with AC,Broadband... seems like ok to me... maybe we can meet up or something...hehehe...

right now i'm staying with this young couple, maybe later i'll move out and get my own place.

I'm staying with landlord also... but they are not too particular about utilities bills... they only thing they are particular is the usage of internet!! sigh~ i also dont know why since it's unlimited plan. anyway, the reason is because they keep mumbling about modem been switch on for too long, will burn easily....

so, guys, i'm planning to get my own mobile broadband.. any recommendation?

I used to subscribed to Celcom and Umobile broadband, and it SUCKS especially at night... how about here? which Telco gives the best service and yet value for money?

any one working in oil and gas industrial or ship yard in Singapore? I would love to hear your working life...

hey guys,
I'm shifting out from my current room in Tiong Bahru end of this month. Anybody interested to take over my room?

Rental SGD$600
Facilities:
Air con
double bed
build in wardrobe

Prefer ladies. Very good houseowner


edited:
1. Rental includes PUB
2. Location: Tiong Bahru Blk 121, jalan membina

This post has been edited by blessedvillain: Nov 16 2009, 01:33 PM

it's a common room. Queen size bed.

hey guys,

do you guys have any leads to recommend my gf to any of the network engineering jobs in telecommunication field, ie, Starhub, Singtel, M1 or Huawei, Siemens, Ericsson, Alcatel, British Telecom.. just to name a few. She came to singapore with me since last July and until now still cannot secure any job.

I myself is in FPSO, oil n gas industry. so i dont have much contact in Telco industry.

but i thought M1 made the iphone announcement earlier than Starhub? Funny... where's M1 price plan?

guys... need your views on my current situation.

I'm on EP with company A and I just accepted another offer from company B who is willing to apply EP or transfer EP for me. The problem is, company A does not want to release me. So, can company A bond me with EP until the EP expiration date?

[quote=Joshua_0718,Dec 30 2009, 10:13 AM]
Are you tied down to contract bond?

[/quote]


[quote=seantang,Dec 30 2009, 10:20 AM]
Yeah, how is the current company "not releasing" you?

[/quote]


[quote=Joshua_0718,Dec 30 2009, 05:20 PM]
It is stated in the MOM, that employer have to accept the employee resignation for whatever reason. I check that out during my last resignation.

[/quote]



Rejection of Employee's Resignation

An employer cannot reject an employee's resignation. The employee has the right to resign at any time by serving the required notice or by compensating the employer salary in-lieu of notice. Failure of the employer to allow an employee to leave his service is an offence. The employer shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. [/QUOTE]


Compensation from employees for terminating a contract

Contracts that require employees to pay a monetary compensation (in addition to notice pay) to the employer for terminating the contract before the completion of a specified period are not covered by the Employment Act. An employee can resign at any time by serving the required notice in accordance with the provisions in the employment contract.

The terms pertaining to monetary compensation (in addition to the notice pay) for terminating the contract prematurely is a contractual term and not governed by the Employment Act. Where there are disputes, the civil court will have jurisdiction in deciding the outcome.

But I'm not sure this applies to employment under EP.

This post has been edited by blessedvillain: Dec 30 2009, 10:01 PM

@Lester1987

bro, sigh~ sorry for what happened~ her decision for not going for apple's interview is beyond our control. but at least she finally got an job offer in Sg somewhere nearer to her place of stay.

This post has been edited by blessedvillain: Jan 3 2010, 11:14 PM

guys,

wish to get some advice from you all... what is the best way to transfer money back to Msia? I'm actually constantly pay for my parents monthly expenses, but i have since dry up my malaysia bank account..

so, what r the charges for each overseas transfer?

ok..thanks..i'll do my own survey based on your feedback..

My company pays CPF even when I'm holding EP. It's not a must for the employer to contribute CPF when they hire you under EP. See how you nego with your company during hiring/interview.