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bttan
post Mar 4 2011, 06:44 PM

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QUOTE(Jurlique @ Mar 4 2011, 05:14 PM)
Congratzz to working in a new country and environment!!

Wanna share what u working as and where u staying?
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Thanks! Yea, looking forward to it - a new set of challenges!

Will be working in an IT MNC, same company but in the SG HQ handling a different role. Planning to stay in Ang Mo Kio - rental is very high at the moment!
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post Mar 4 2011, 06:46 PM

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QUOTE(Mackiddo @ Mar 3 2011, 01:40 AM)
I just applied thru NST/The Star classified. Send them a hand written résumé. Then they reply, came down to KL to interview few of us, get medical done in KL and they sent the report to Sg. Once report ok, proceed to SG to do the necessary permit. Some company, like mine, even rented a flat for us before we go to Sg.
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That's really nice. Usually I got interview through jobsDB, ST701 and go to SG for interview.

QUOTE(toughnut @ Mar 3 2011, 12:24 PM)
My monthly expenses less than $1k.

Rental 480
Food 300
Transport 50
Etc <150
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The food here don't taste nice sad.gif laugh.gif
Do you find any nice food around Jurong Point?

QUOTE(Lester1987 @ Mar 3 2011, 12:34 PM)
stay in JB and travel in Daily... rental less than $150 biggrin.gif frankly speaking, if u stay in SG, you can survive with a mere $1k per month la. no prob at all.
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do you get sufficient sleep? i was considering of staying at JB, but I don't have transport to travel to n fro SG.

QUOTE(rainey @ Mar 4 2011, 04:14 PM)
Just wondering..

Any of you guys have plan to go back to Malaysia after working long term in Spore?

I am working in Spore for like 2 years plus. Really feel like going back to my hometown in KL already >.<"
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I m just here for the 3rd month and I feel like going back.
Perhaps I don't like the life here sad.gif
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post Mar 4 2011, 07:22 PM

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jurong point got some shop with good food le.. i think there is a shop serving penang's local food, the taste not bad though. Then there are some food stall at the first floor outside the shopping mall also not bad.
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post Mar 4 2011, 08:05 PM

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QUOTE(felicious @ Mar 4 2011, 06:46 PM)
The food here don't taste nice sad.gif laugh.gif
Do you find any nice food around Jurong Point?
so far the best food i tried here is at nearby Jurong East MRT. Sarawak kolo mee laugh.gif other food just so so. Worst offender is ice kacang, failed miserably... I ate at JP last few days with colleagues, nothing good sad.gif

QUOTE(rickysim84 @ Mar 4 2011, 07:22 PM)
jurong point got some shop with good food le.. i think there is a shop serving penang's local food, the taste not bad though. Then there are some food stall at the first floor outside the shopping mall also not bad.
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i think that penang is somewhere at top floor, near a corner? never tried yet. food stall near POSB escalator entrance? that place imho, also suck biggrin.gif
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post Mar 4 2011, 08:08 PM

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QUOTE(felicious @ Mar 4 2011, 06:46 PM)
I m just here for the 3rd month and I feel like going back.
Perhaps I don't like the life here sad.gif


seem like you're 1 month senior than me hahaha. i came here on christmas last year. dont like the life here? i feel like no life lol.

5.45am wake up from bed till 7pm reach home... although only 1 hour spend on transportation...
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post Mar 4 2011, 08:08 PM

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QUOTE(felicious @ Mar 4 2011, 06:46 PM)
I m just here for the 3rd month and I feel like going back.
Perhaps I don't like the life here sad.gif
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Do you like the money then? Many of us came here not because of the life here.
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post Mar 4 2011, 08:39 PM

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QUOTE(toughnut @ Mar 4 2011, 08:05 PM)
so far the best food i tried here is at nearby Jurong East MRT. Sarawak kolo mee  laugh.gif other food just so so. Worst offender is ice kacang, failed miserably... I ate at JP last few days with colleagues, nothing good  sad.gif
i think that penang is somewhere at top floor, near a corner? never tried yet. food stall near POSB escalator entrance? that place imho, also suck  biggrin.gif
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The nice food I tried in Jurong Point is the food court same level with the cinema.
The soup cooked by the uncle is the best~
Try it out~~

QUOTE(toughnut @ Mar 4 2011, 08:08 PM)
seem like you're 1 month senior than me hahaha. i came here on christmas last year. dont like the life here? i feel like no life lol.

5.45am wake up from bed till 7pm reach home... although only 1 hour spend on transportation...
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I'm here on January.. really no life... No entertainment, not many friends. Even when I spend, I need to think twice.

QUOTE(r1v3r @ Mar 4 2011, 08:08 PM)
Do you like the money then? Many of us came here not because of the life here.
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Yea.. just the $$$ sad.gif
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post Mar 4 2011, 08:48 PM

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QUOTE(felicious @ Mar 4 2011, 06:46 PM)
I m just here for the 3rd month and I feel like going back.
Perhaps I don't like the life here sad.gif
Perhaps you are mistaking loneliness, the fact you're away from family and friends, and the reality of having to adapt to a new work & personal environment - as representing the "life here".

It's something every foreign immigrant has to deal with.

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post Mar 4 2011, 10:01 PM

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QUOTE(felicious @ Mar 4 2011, 06:46 PM)
I m just here for the 3rd month and I feel like going back.
Perhaps I don't like the life here sad.gif
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how old are u? wanna go on a date? rclxms.gif

QUOTE(rickysim84 @ Mar 4 2011, 07:22 PM)
jurong point got some shop with good food le.. i think there is a shop serving penang's local food, the taste not bad though. Then there are some food stall at the first floor outside the shopping mall also not bad.
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jurong point er.. i ate at kopitiam, mini steamboat very gooding.. rclxms.gif
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post Mar 4 2011, 10:06 PM

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QUOTE(felicious @ Mar 4 2011, 06:46 PM)
That's really nice. Usually I got interview through jobsDB, ST701 and go to SG for interview.
The food here don't taste nice sad.gif laugh.gif
Do you find any nice food around Jurong Point?
do you get sufficient sleep? i was considering of staying at JB, but I don't have transport to travel to n fro SG.
I m just here for the 3rd month and I feel like going back.
Perhaps I don't like the life here sad.gif
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i normally sleep at 12am, wake up at 7am. leave my house at 730am, reach office around 845am. if u really wanna travel to work and go home straight, ca reach home around 715pm la. not that bad actually. because i sometimes will go to company gym for 1 1.2 hours, so reach home around 9pm after dinner. but u need to have a bike la. if u wanna travel by bus. then i would say forget about it. my friend stay near to JB kastam, he start work at 8am and he need to leave his house at 5:30am. crazy. if i stay at his place. i can leave my house at 8am to reach my office at 9am by bike.
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post Mar 4 2011, 10:39 PM

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Envylor... I should get a job in singapore..
any opening for oil and gas project engineer... i know spore mainly downstream.. sigh...
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post Mar 4 2011, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE(lamteng82 @ Mar 4 2011, 10:39 PM)
Envylor... I should get a job in singapore..
any opening for oil and gas project engineer... i know spore mainly downstream.. sigh...
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try swiber. i applied before but no response lol.

every afternoon during working day i will pass by slumberger and exxonmobil. and yeah, they're downstream side.
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post Mar 4 2011, 11:49 PM

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QUOTE(seantang @ Mar 4 2011, 08:48 PM)
Perhaps you are mistaking loneliness, the fact you're away from family and friends, and the reality of having to adapt to a new work & personal environment - as representing the "life here".

It's something every foreign immigrant has to deal with.
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For my case, I like my new work environment and the area I'm staying is very convenient t travel by bus and train and buy groceries. But not the house where I stay cause not used to stay with owner... still sourcing for room with no owner... haha.

Anyway, is it normal to face very unstable 3G connection if we staying at high floor? I'm staying on 21st floor and 3G connection here is very bad... need to refresh few times only can load a page...


Added on March 5, 2011, 12:00 am
QUOTE(peppermint1 @ Mar 4 2011, 11:58 AM)
ya. career 2011 at suntec frm 3-6 march.
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Heard next weekend IT Fair at Suntec?

This post has been edited by Shinichi: Mar 5 2011, 12:00 AM
giorgene
post Mar 5 2011, 12:06 AM

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Guys, other than sentosa and mbs, where else I can organize a project review and lesson learnt session for 2 days 1 night, it's a company event. Any club house you all can suggest to me? Or any other idea?


Added on March 5, 2011, 12:08 am
QUOTE(lamteng82 @ Mar 4 2011, 10:39 PM)
Envylor... I should get a job in singapore..
any opening for oil and gas project engineer... i know spore mainly downstream.. sigh...
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You ask for job vacancy but you never tell your experience and background?

This post has been edited by giorgene: Mar 5 2011, 12:08 AM
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post Mar 5 2011, 12:10 AM

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QUOTE(Shinichi @ Mar 4 2011, 11:49 PM)
Heard next weekend IT Fair at Suntec?
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Yup, 10th - 13th March.

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post Mar 5 2011, 12:11 AM

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QUOTE(alaskanbunny @ Mar 4 2011, 10:01 PM)
how old are u? wanna go on a date?  rclxms.gif
jurong point er.. i ate at kopitiam, mini steamboat very gooding..  rclxms.gif
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Knn, wtf!! Buaya spotted!! Lol
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post Mar 5 2011, 12:12 AM

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i been work at sg for almost 2 years and i hate singapore life....living there is WORK WORK WORK...food sucks,people sucks...every month feeling want to go back kl...
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post Mar 5 2011, 01:08 AM

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QUOTE(toughnut @ Mar 4 2011, 08:08 PM)
seem like you're 1 month senior than me hahaha. i came here on christmas last year. dont like the life here? i feel like no life lol.

5.45am wake up from bed till 7pm reach home... although only 1 hour spend on transportation...
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My routine is very similar to you.

I wake up @6.00am daily and work till 5pm. Reach jurong point by 6.00pm. Transportation is provided by my company's bus so I can sleep on the bus lol.

I think the char kuay teow stall outside of jurong point (in between mrt and jp) is quite good leh. The standard can easily rival those found in KL but nowhere near the standard of Penang's one.

As for cheap western food, I always love to eat at Botak Jones in Clementi. One big plate of burger with 2 side dishes only cost me $8.50
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Hi all, can we print Air Asia boarding pass at Changi Airport? Is there any charges? I just performed web check in and realized I'm unable to print boarding pass.

By the way, if I signup Singtel postpaid plan, I'll need to pay a 1 time activation & sim fee right? What if I port to Starhub next month, do I still need to pay the 1 time activation/sim fee when porting?

Thanks.
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post Mar 5 2011, 01:17 AM

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Hi, guys is there any vacancy available in Singapore or in any particular company? I would like to work for 3months before entering university. I rusted at home. LOL seriously, help ~ btw I am from Melaka and I have relatives staying in SG.

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