Actually I know quite a number of malays gotten out or are trying to get out from M'sia, not necessary to SG tho. Not all Malays enjoy the subsidy.
Only those "UMNO Malays" enjoy most of the subsidies. While those not so educated ones and maybe those highly religioned ppl stay on for obvious reason.

Shariah laws, perception and peer pressure are main reasons, without further explanation due to sensitivity.

hahaha.buaya me la

status = in a relationship, how to buaya.

i ride motor is for convenient in malaysia, especially like in penang, which is hard to find carpark, ride motor save alot of time,
but in sg, for my experience, riding in sg is not convenient as in malaysia, u can simply park ur motor at any lorong(if u don scare kena curi)

I actually i do agree that riding bike is relatively more dangerous than cars and mrt, in logical sense. In chinese saying, "steel cover skin" is safer than skin cover steel".

I was riding bike for 4yrs in KL during college and during my first few yrs working. Sometimes up to one hour from KL -Klang - KL everyday, due to auditng works. I still remember carrying 3 bags (for laptops, lugagge and files) to office, to join colleauges for an outstation job. Dangerous, but depends on luck. If unlucky u die will sleepin/eating, if lucky u'll live even being hit and by car and goin under it.

So u got to weight the pros and cons, the advantage of faster than MRT/cheaper than cars/more freedom/ as opposed to dangerous. I hot SG shd be safer? correct me if im wrong, Isit a lot of accident?

wtf.. u r so fast

hahaha... who know? share share the info la...

that's... great!

so many buayas in apple!!

Over the years, I had some friends and classmates who "wood cover skin / cloth cover skin" due to traffic accidents. All were motorbike related, with the exception of one or two spectacular cases in cars.

As for non-fatal accidents... I dare say 50-75% of all the bikers I know/known have had some sort of accident which resulted in bleeding at least. Broken bones are also common. Those unsightly abrasion scars on the elbows/forearms and legs are almost like a membership badge. A few ladies I know have never worn shorts or short skirts in the last 20 years... thanks to incidents while riding a motorbike to school in their secondary school uniforms.

hi there, i wanna ask rent room in singapore near the MRT of green line where is the cheapest?working in tanjong pagar there...and if i found a place online with agent need to pay agent free?

If with agent then you need to pay agent fee. Normally they charge half month
rental for 1 year contract.
Green line is so long, I think you better specified the range in the green line.
For cheapest, I guess west side which nearby jurong there.

hi.. i'm going for an interview next week in singapore. mech. design engineer position with 1 year not-so-related exp.
can somebody tell me the range of expected salary. is it relatively harder to negotiate salary to them as to here in m'sia?

erm. thanks? I try my best to stand on my own two feet. just trying to make a living and living within my means. n thanks on the macpherson info bit. i'll take that into consideration. but still got no offers yet for a place. got any sing forum active like this forum?

yeah i was thinking of that since im still young and without a family of my own yet. will save a lot of my time n probably make the quality of life just that much better. i like the public and all but it still takes time to commute especially in the morning and for those long distance travel.

Nobody have a place in Singapore or know a person that is renting a place near Eunos area?

just to confirm, ur eunos tech park is near the ubi avenue there rite? if yes, then Macpherson is the nearest place. fyi, i went there once to find my aunty , if get down from eunos station, u need to take another bus which will take another 20 mins travel time. my aunty say if u walk, also 20 mins because the bus will round and round in the taman. if walk fro macpherson, then 10-15 mins. if u wan cheap, mayb can check tampines, punggol, sengkang. but u have to switch lines which will take time. regarding taking a bike. its not economical. u have to pay the monthly rental for the motor parking. according to my colleague. its around 60 cents a day. haven include ur petrol and also maintenance. also u have to get a SG driving license to drive in SG which u have to give up ur MY driving license and pay $100 for the theory test in woodland.

yeah. that's the place. currently i commute from parkway. i get to stay in a staff house temporarily. but i want to find a place of my own. want some privacy instead of sharing with others in a room.

about the bike, actually can bring in malaysian bike as long as u have employment pass n not holder of PR. on one hand like u said, there's the monthly rental for parking and other stuff. on the other hand u get more quality time instead of the commute. for now, i'm still taking the public and i would say it is reliable however, it still takes quite some time even for quite short distances to travel by bus.

it depends. last time in KL, i got bike and car, my weight is increasing like sky rocket. peak at 123KG. after came to singapore. because have to walk to MRT and stuff. if helped me keep fit and my weight drop a lot and feel more healthy that way. and also i don't have to worry about rainy days. and i find the trains and bus are all very punctual and the time is fixed every day. every morning, i reach MRT at 8am, 813am reach Yio Chu Kang MRT and there is a bus at 815am to my office. definitely i wont miss the schedule and will reach office before 830am. 7 months in SG. so far so good.

I think there are no "cheapest" one if u plan to find near MRT one..u can try lakeside/boonlay cos it's quite far away from CBD area..might can get cheaper without aircond/unfurnished etc.

I also work In Tanjong Pagar, staying at Clementi area (rental quite expensive) but it's v convenient..ard 25mins to TP

Yes, usually pay half month rental if u found thru agent..usually very hard to get room by urself without agent help (esp when u are busy working)

This post has been edited by -SaSa-: Jun 11 2010, 11:11 PM

changing place to rent... agent commision is 1 month oh... depends some agent la

I guess they just buaya here, not in the office.... hahaha

btw, lester & bloggerblue, do u guys use iChat in the office? LOL


This post has been edited by yinyum: Jun 12 2010, 01:07 AM

i use iChat + MSN + Skype so that i will not be bored when no calls

thanks for the info...i was wandering it is possible to get a half year contract instead of 1 year?