hi everyone,

my leave has been approved.


anyone has yet to buy bus ticket? my fren has one extra bcoz he has just decided to take 1 day leave on 7 Feb (Monday).

Here's the details:

Bus Company: Causeway Link Express
Departure Date: 06-February-2011
Departure Time: 11.55pm
Departure Location: Terminal Bersepadu Salak (TBS) at Bandar Tasik Salak Selatan.
Arrival Location: Jurong East MRT Station.
Price: SGD 27.00

Please contact: Mr. Ang +65 8403 3693 thanks

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Added on January 17, 2011, 10:16 pmI am being rejected twice heart-broken

25 YO. 2 years working exp in Singapore. construction field. design engineer (structural +geotechnical) AKA CHEAP LABOUR

1) Aug 2009 - rejected on Nov 2009
2) Jun 2010 - rejected on Dec 2010
3) appeal hopefully this time will be approved...

just for sharing, u may try when u think the time is right all the best ya!

This post has been edited by fbjkl: Jan 17 2011, 10:16 PM

whoa, how come rejected 2 times... low pay? criminal record? not so good school?

Dont you know Singapore isnt encouraging people to just take up PR but citizenship. Running upto the GE their sure to placate the citizens by not increasing the number of PR's.

Try your luck after the GE, not before. Any how, it reeks of desperation if one quickly apply for PR as soon as one touches down in a land.



This post has been edited by crapp0: Jan 18 2011, 08:46 AM

Anyone heard about a company named StuartWright in sg?

i'm in marine line but not keppel / jurong. heard so far their bonuses almost alike.. in terms of months.
not sure though about salary. but in my impression Keppel guys looks much better overall.

Exposure is super great ... but workload is the huge turn down. Same for both shipyards.
if you manage to pull through years in shipyard you might be someone great someday

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Added on January 18, 2011, 8:51 amany lucky ones got their PR approved these days .. ?

This post has been edited by wseng: Jan 18 2011, 08:51 AM

My frens bro got his PR approved in 2010, but then again he's an executive manager in infineon and has an MBA.

It depends really. Working for keppel or sembawang, expect a rather big bonus payout. Keppels bonus for 2010 was 8.5 months if im not mistaken. Sembawang wasnt trailing far with around 6 months.

You can focus on pressure vessels or piping as a specialization. Asme boiler and pressure vessel for the marine industry and api standard 510 for OnG pressure vessel inspection code.

Personally im focusing in HSE and osha training since i find the safety regulations that are implemented here isnt as effective as the standards followed overseas by either shell, transocean or BP. In singapore, they tout themselves on safety but its just a selfish excuse to cover their ass and to appease their clients since they follow singapores method of following rules, with large fines rather then properly educating and making people realize the problem.

just reminded me...is that meant I can't take airasia flight to go back to malaysia this end of Jan as well???? omg....

Frankly speaking, have we debate on the benefit of getting PR before?? I used to be very eager to apply for PR when i 1st landed on SG, but after staying here for a while, i find that getting a PR doesn't really give us a lot of benefits compare to holding a workpass. this is what i found out so far, correct me if i am wrong.

Pros :
1. cheaper education (if u plan to study)
2. easier to job hop and also last option when come to company wanna retrench people
3. can buy resale HDB when u reach 35 years old or married.
4. CPF contribution (for west Malaysian, even after we give up PR, we can only get back when we reach 55 years old).
5. easier to pass immigration (no nid queue the long queue and can use the automated lane)

Cons :

1. cannot drive Malaysian registered car or Bikes.
2. u have to start paying CPF contribution which is a freaking 20% of ur salary.
3. SG gov might force u to convert into a Singaporean after 5 years or kick u out (not sure how true is this, but i dun wanna risk).

The main reason that is holding me back from Applying for PR is because i got 2 cars and 1 bike in Malaysia and i find it a waste if i wanna sell it off coz its very new. Not only that, if we get a PR, buying a car in Singapore is super duper expensive.

Even if you're not a PR, as long as you're residing in Singapore, you cannot keep a foreign car overnight in Singapore. So, unless you reside outside Singapore, this is not a con. But if you don't reside in Singapore, it's impossible to get a PR anyway. Moot point.

CPF is capped at 900 ie. 20% of a max salary of 4500. Any salary above 4500 is not subject to CPF. Anyway, I don't see an issue with being forced to save 900 per month, if I get a return of 675 per month (employer portion) - which is like 75% interest per month!

If PRs are not safe, what makes you think work pass holders are safer?

This post has been edited by seantang: Jan 18 2011, 02:18 PM

I'm interested in working in Singapore.. currently in banking industry for 2 years.. any1 can help?? send me a pm pls

not really, when i travel back to JB daily, i see a lot of PR taking bike to work daily on Singapore bikes. I can apply PR with a Singapore residential address coz i have relative in Singapore and my official address on my workpass and also all my things in SG is on my aunty's house address. still wondering whether to apply or not. I heard that the chances of getting is quite high coz a lot of people(pinoy) in my company applied and they got it with just 6 months working in SG.

i'm still waiting for my offer letter from Singapore...huhuhu!!

How hard is it to get a job in SG if someone has 10 years of experience but only has a diploma?

not agree on Pros point #5.


new type of EP you can also use your m'sian passport to go thru the autogate like pr and s'porean i am using it..

i got only STPM and only 3 years working exp before i come down to SG. it all depends on how much u are asking. even a PMR people can work in SG if he is only applying for a cleaner job. Please be more specific on what job are you looking for and how much u are expecting, then we can advise from there.

Since you are technically residing in Singapore (as your permanent resident address is in Singapore etc), then you cannot drive a foreign car in Singapore if you've been 'residing' here more than 12 months. Those PRs you see in JB should also be 'technically' residing in Singapore if not physically.

1. Get a Singapore registered car, I bought an Mazda 3, Dec 2005, monthly installment $612, it is not that expensive compare to working in Malaysia and buying a car in Malaysia.
2. If you do not pay CPF, you lose out on the employer contribution. It is our money anyway.

Those Pinoy guys that got their PR approved ?? is it in 2010 year ? Year by year they are getting fewer and fewer with 2010 only 29k people got approved of their PR ...

How much is the COE??

Now COE prices are still SKY HIGH!!