same here...if anyone wanna drive back to kl for CNY...mine if I tag along?
Can share cost and make friends ^^

i have bought flight for CNY. wakakaka.

I bought plane tickets too. Haven't taken the bus since Firefly started flying from Sg to Ipoh.

Anyway, the bus company online sites are quite crappy. Don't wait... go straight to their office at Golden Mile etc. and buy there.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 14 2010, 03:14 PM

How soon in advance can you buy the tickets? I know in Larkin they only open up 1 month before.

Usually, 2 or 3 months before CNY. Sometimes the "official booking" is not available yet, so I just ask the staff to reserve me a seat when booking is available. You'd probably need to be a regular and the staff can at least remember you. Also helps if you're flexible on which 2 or 3 days & time you want to travel.

Hi! Does anyone recommend any place for residence near Wilkie Edge? If able, an estimation of the rental would help!
And any auditors here working in Singapore?

Thanks for the tips. I will probably buy from Boon Lay Place as its closer to where I'm staying. Had horrible experience buying CNY ticket from Larkin, I hope Sg busses will be better (IE they don't stop a million times on their way to Penang).

Any bus companies to recommend/avoid?

May I know how many of u here are PR?

Is this true? Mean it will be harder for newcomer to apply for jobs in SG?

some said its because of the coming election...
not sure how true it is...
anyway...
if u cant get EP...u still can get S pass...
S pass also cant get...still can get those basic work permit...
not much different also with those passes...

I used to take Alisan 18 seater buses to Ipoh. Backup was Grassland. I'd tend to stick to the bus companies whose drivers are Chinese uncles. They tend not to speed as much.

I was travelling back from JB to KL yesterday night. those buses are crazy. I was driving at 130km/h and they will still zoom pass me. there was this Grassland and KKKL bus that pass by me while i was driving at 130km/h. i purposely step harder to make it to 140 when he try to pass but he still manage to get pass me. i personally ban this 2 company after what i encounter yesterday. Konsortium is on my banned list as well. their drivers are like barbarians and also drive recklessly. let his child sit on his thighs while he is driving the bus.

dun go for cheapo buss ler... so far recommend first coach aeroline and odyssey...

causeway link and trans national not too bad... but not in my preferred list

not sure what is the Singapore dream.

1) work little but paid a lot? or
2) Toto Jackport! or
3) No more FT

Pay is one thing, happy and satisfy with what you do is another. IMO, the price tag for happiness in SG is much higher compare to other country. Better to be happy with a good enough pay than very high pay but sour face everyday. It will be a bonus if you're happy and your pay is over 5 figures.

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Added on November 15, 2010, 9:45 amlast time with student past, you can only work not more than 16 hours/week. That's if your income is black and white on company payroll.

Giving tuition on your own is another side of the story.

This post has been edited by r1v3r: Nov 15 2010, 09:45 AM

hi all

was chatting with my singapore fren during the weekend, he was telling me the bonus paid out in singapore job is heavy (admin staff did able to strike for few months of bonus?) . Need some insight here, is that true? And i heard the increment in Spore is not much? How true is that?

can eat at Jalan Kayu, AMK centre, YCK pasar, sakura, behind ST engineering or NYP.

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Added on November 15, 2010, 10:04 amtold you so but you have to drive once to really get the picture. If you are riding a bike, try to ride during day time. Night time is "happy hour".
If you were speeding above 110, what will you expect from those NSHW regular? The other extreme are lorries, they are very slow but watch out as many are overloaded. Never drive behind or infront of them especially on slope.

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Added on November 15, 2010, 10:15 amlast time, only transnational stick to their normal price during CNY. Grassland etc increase price and you have to be their regular to get your ticket. Sri Maju was one of the reliable bus company but hardly see them on the road now. Now you have more bus company station in SG, if possible buy from SG and leave from SG else you have to try your luck at larkin during CNY. Those "sekarang Jalan" bus kilang/sekolah at the price of 2~3x normal ticket are really

This post has been edited by r1v3r: Nov 15 2010, 10:16 AM

You cannot generalise.

Not all Singapore companies give high bonus. And not all Malaysian companies give low bonus.

What do you mean 'increment in Spore is not much'? Does the whole of Singapore get the same increment?

Come on... put some thought and effort into your questions.

S Pass is way harder since you need 3 singaporeans to apply for 1 S Pass.

Thats why most small companies tend to have ghost employees or list down their extended family aka uncle, aunts, grandma/grandpa as employees of the company without them actually working in the company itself.

I know a couple of clients who practice this.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Nov 15 2010, 03:39 PM

Actually I drove back on Saturday night. Not by bike since my mom drove my car to JB to help me shift house. The road from JB to KL is so different than KL to Ipoh. the road is so straight and flat that I feel that it's normal to drive 180 on that stretch of road. But too bad I am driving a 13 years old proton wira, so I only drive a constant 120-130. Reach KL in 3 hours. Not bad.

Just read from the news today that malaysians with SG car can buy RON95 now. Source

This post has been edited by Supreme Allied Commander: Nov 15 2010, 06:57 PM