thats great!

btw, wheres ur district? at $1500, u r not sharing with anyone? i thought HDB not allowed to rent out the whole unit if follow rules?

conversion rate is SGD 1 = MYR 2.3x only not 3 leh how come SGD2k become RM6k?

but to be fair, u cant compare SGD2k with SGD4.6k also coz different responsibilities/qualification/experience liao

so lets compare SGD 2k vs RM 2k for a fresh grad;

In msia,
- stay with parents no need pay rent = 0
- car installment for RM50k car = RM500
- petrol = RM300 (10/day)
- food = RM450 (15/day food court)
- phone bill = RM100
TOTAL = RM1350
gross savings = RM650 (before tax & EPF)

In SG,
- rent room = SGD550
- ez-link = SGD100 (3.3/day)
- food = SGD300 (10/day food court)
- phone bill = SGD50
TOTAL = SGD1000
gross savings = SGD1000 (before tax & EPF)

disclaimer: lifestyle could b diff from person to person, use this as a reference only. For my 'cheap' lifestyle, only $350 difference in savings/mth, but staying comfortably at home... got family, friends and can drive around.

the conversion only works till u decide to move back to Msia and bring back your savings (provided there is) of course you can buy things dollar to dollar cheaper in SG, but how often do you buy a TV, fridge, laptop or things like that.

when salary increases, but not much expenses increased, I can save more in SG but then, property prices are out of reach. I think a long term plan would be to invest prty back in Msia; buy a nice house ... then can retire comfortably with the retirement fund converted from SGD plus work till 62yrs old.

ppl asking to list out all the bus stops in SG with advert la, can u do that?

good luck if u want a room in AMK for 600 for couple stay.... an agent actually told me no way i can get less than 700 for couple unless its without air cond..

go to the libraries - AMK, Bishan or National library all got free Wifi... there nice n quiet place to lepak all u want, nobody cares how long u sit


I got something to share, since some of u ask about buses for KL-SG

1st time i took a bus down to SG since i work here (for 1 mth) n i gotta say its quite satisfying! RM60, Five Stars coach, depart from 1 Utama (next to aeroline) n reached woodlands about 5hrs (incl. immigration), only stop once (2.5hrs) for 10mins

very efficient n comfortable, quiet as well. No meal provided, (only give 1 gardenia roll + 1 pack peanuts + 1 500ml mineral water), jz pack your own sandwich or something la....

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Added on August 30, 2010, 1:48 pmargh, my M1 prepaid dont work in China, i realized it when i WAS ALREADY there, what luck man!

jz when i did found its so affordable to use prepaid in SG, of all countries they dont hav prepaid roaming support in china!!! sheesh, Im thinking of switching to postpaid, n get my gf supplement line, $25.xx + $12.xx /mth n i get a free phone - is that worth it? seldom call but at least call between us is free, i might travel quite a bit (50%).

pls advise

This post has been edited by toda6866: Aug 30 2010, 01:48 PM

im really worried when the time comes i hav to look for a room after 1 yr.....coz im actually renting a room from my company's rented HDB unit n other rooms are reserved for visiting staffs, but most of the time, nobody is around so i get to use the whole unit all by myself so there are no rules....

hello all,

which mobile plan u all subsribe to (whether singtel/m1/starhub)

generally which one?

- $19.xx / $25.xx / $48.xx etc...
- why do u choose this plan?

its not u only, i've reached the pt of almost yelling at 2x M1 CS staffs....coz they cant even get their facts right, simply jz tell me wat they 'think' is the fact..

I wanted to convert my superpac to postpaid plan, so i went there but they ask for pssport, i was like wtf? i jz subscribed my superpac 1 mth ago, plus i hav EP n Msian IC? cannot ah, must hav pssport - ok fine...... then ask the fxxker how much, "i think u gotta pay $4x.xx for sim card, conversion n registration" wtf??? i rem only need to pay $21.xx total conversion fee (coz ask b4 when signup for superpac), he sommore got balls to say yes, until i tell him to check properly 1st then come tell me

after that, he checked and/or masturbated i dunno (coz i waited >15mins) then he come out n say yeah its only $21.xx......sorry

i really felt like tearing his face edi.......but still gotta go back n take mrt again next day jz to signup with pssport.....ok lor, nvm, then u guess, next day a diff person serve me, same problem again.....luckily this time is a gal, if not i hav yelled edi

I think m1 should really retrain their staffs.

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Added on September 6, 2010, 9:31 ami think its jz full of bullshit......or purposely make life diff for us msians........^&$%^#$*&%!!! really stupid 1, after i subscribed my postpaid with M1, same thing they ask for pssport when i wanna get a broadband.......

u say, how stupid is that system? they say they scare my pssport expire wor, even after they hav made copies of my pssport previously n all my details, plus i jz signed up for post paid few days ago...... my pssport expire in few days? MAJOR WTF!!!

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Added on September 6, 2010, 9:32 amsame time as aeroline, 1030pm & 4pm (IIRC)

This post has been edited by toda6866: Sep 6 2010, 09:32 AM

hey where u all going for the long wkend?

is the East Coast park a good place to cycle with gf?

This post has been edited by toda6866: Sep 7 2010, 04:01 PM

is it far, day trip possible? wat can u do there bsides cycling?

thks for recommending, might consider.

thats exactly my frustration too, if sg government can issue work pass, i dont see y a mobile company requires passport, coz work pass has all the details in it edi, plus its a local document, even more reliable than foreign passport as identification right? when i activate ez-reload, the transit link office accepted work pass n not passport....

haih, dunno wats in their head....

for how long do u hav to work to be considered eligible for PR?

website didnt say that, checked many times...

then citizenship? any idea?

if got offer here, tunggu apa lagi? resign lor

doing our politicians, me n my future kids a favour....

got any MNC hiring admin or HR assistant mgr/exec? I mean besides the ones advertised in papers n online.

whats the pay like? no direct working experience but worked as college tutor for >6yrs

helping my gf, thanks

agree with u, I was applying for a post in msia, then the interviewer said the job in sg suits me better, n tthats how i ended up here.

any chance the rental in sg will drop in a yr's time? seeing that ppl havto give up private pty coz they own hdb...

guys & gals, where do u all buy electrical products from? where is the cheapest in sg?

looking for a quiet fan to use in bedroom

i dont want those china brands, later house catch fire using it... where got promo now?

wokies, thanks!

my company only got a few boxes from banks.... but better than nothing leh

i dont think its sg culture only, when in msia, my previous company got so many boxes each staff take home 2 boxes...

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Added on September 24, 2010, 9:01 amjz went there 3 wks ago for cycling, wish i hav frens to BBQ with, the smell of grill stuffs in the air.....yummy

This post has been edited by toda6866: Sep 24 2010, 09:01 AM