Did the moderator close the O&G thread as well for being "over 2500 posts"?

it is.

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Added on December 1, 2010, 9:31 pmYou boleh tahan ma... Commuting like that, most people beh tahan.


This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 1 2010, 09:31 PM

Very general rule of thumb, about 90% or S$8K-9K.

But it really depends on which industry you're working in, size & type of company and whether the job size is really the same. There are simply more regional and global job sizes in Singapore. KL is mainly local/national and maybe some regional.

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 2 2010, 12:07 PM

RM9K a month is about RM117K a year (assume 13 months salary). Tax is about 15K on 100K taxable income and EPF is 13K or 11%. So, your take home is only 89K or RM7416 each month (average over 12 months).

In contrast, S$117K in Singapore will be taxed $8.5K. CPF is $12.6K. So take home is $96K or S$7991 per month.

So, not only is your take home higher, but also a much larger portion of salary deductions goes to your pension fund rather than to the govt.

And if you save 50% of your take home, you will end up with RM45K in Malaysia after 1 year. In Singapore, it's S$48K or RM110K @2.3.

But frankly, I find that it much easier to save a higher % of my take home in Sg than Malaysia. For instance, I'm going to buy an iPad or Galaxy Tab for Xmas. In Malaysia, that would eat X% of my salary. In Singapore, the % is much smaller... X%/2.3.

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 2 2010, 02:16 PM

Your salary is also almost same number but different currency.

And for most big ticket, imported, non-household, non-food, non-consumer items - the prices are at parity no matter which currency you spend.

It's all about earning and spending power.

Last thing is how much of your income do you spend on these items... I might buy 2 tubes of toothpaste a year for S$20 at most. But I also buy a 2 mobile devices a year for S$2000. It's much more beneficial to me that mobile devices are cheaper or same price as in Malaysia. Toothpaste can 10X more expensive in Sg than My but still have insignificant impact on me.

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 2 2010, 03:07 PM

$$$$$? How much tuna, biscuits, detergent powder do you eat?

Umm, you reckon NEA or AVA will let a licensed canteen operator do that?

I think intelligent illegal canteen operators will not put themselves in a position where they subject the inventory for their illegal activity to daily customs scrutiny.

You are correct. Most foodstuffs in Singapore are imported from Malaysia. But by licensed and registered importers.

There's a difference between importing commercial quantities and bringing in food for personal consumption. There's a ceiling weight & value specified for personal consumption, if I'm not mistaken.

As above. Imports of food like meat, vegetables etc are regulated. The distinction between import & personal consumption applies.

So, it's not just how food is prepared, but also what food is being prepared.

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Added on December 3, 2010, 2:35 pmAsk your canteen operator. Do they go to JB every morning to buy a couple bakuls of veges or do they buy from the wholesale importer? Perhaps you're simplifying things too much?

Anyway... see the 2 following websites:

AVA - Bringing Food into Singapore... the key seems to be <5kg.

Importing food products into Singapore

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 3 2010, 03:30 PM

I might be. But it's usually great to rationalise until you run into someone who goes 100% by the book.

It is indeed. This weekend will be nice... shopping for a HDTV and a tablet. You have a good weekend too.

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 3 2010, 05:07 PM

Don't have this issue in AMK. I'm using Singtel mobile BB too.

I feel this is a power management issue. Most drivers have a setting that can be enabled to power down the device (modem, LAN card etc) after a short idle period. Change your overall power option to "Always On" and see if that helps. Otherwise, go to control panel and check the settings for each driver that might be important to the internet connection.

Aren't you the chap who walks 3-4km to work and does a half marathon every evening? Your std of 'walking distance' vs the average person may literally be miles apart.

EDIT: it's washabushi, not you. Tim chor seong

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 8 2010, 09:51 AM

That's how they are taught at driving schools.

An interesting observation from expatsingapore.com about the prevalence of reverse parking here

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Added on December 12, 2010, 1:21 amSome parking lots, I have to agree. For most though, not really.

If you notice, Singaporeans will typically swing the nose of the car into the opposite lane - making the angle less acute - and then reverse in. On the other hand, if you just swerve wide near the center line or a bit into the opposite lane before turning opposite full lock, it's entirely possible to drive straight into the average Singaporean parking lot.

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 12 2010, 01:23 AM

How is that?

I'm not quite convinced.

Firstly, there is no difference in fuel consumption whether you're reversing or going forward. It's all about engine rpm and throttle. True, of course you go faster driving forward and therefore warm up the engine faster... but how much longer does it take to reverse a car out of a parking lot? 15 seconds? Definitely not long or far enough enough to make any difference to warming up.

Secondly, in the tropics, the only time there is a engine fluid temperature difference that is significant enough to cause changes in fuel consumption is during the first start in the morning. After that, the temperature difference (as it relates to fuel consumption) is really not significant for the rest of day.

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Added on December 12, 2010, 3:02 pmI hid a main circuit breaker switch between the battery and the ECU. Works well if I park my car overnight. They can't move the car unless they use a tow truck. I also had a circuit breaker switch between the battery and the fuel pump, like the type they use in race cars in case of fires.

Then I have a circuit breaker switch hidden in the cabin between the ignition and the starter motor. I use that when I'm parking normally.

If you like, you can also pull fuses out of the fuse box to disable the car.

This post has been edited by seantang: Dec 12 2010, 03:03 PM

My personal wireman did it (my cousin).

Quite a few long weekends next year.

http://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices...lidays2011.aspx

Buying from Apple Store in MY instead of SG is already an automatic 10% discount at today's exchange rate.

Even if the tenancy agreements are legally binding, enforcing them is a whole different matter.

The question to ask... even if you sign the tenancy agreement and either party contravenes it... then what? What do you do?

How do you enforce it? Who helps you enforce the it? The police? A court? How long will enforcement take? In what form will that enforcement be in? How much does it cost to get a tenancy contract enforced? How do you prove your case in a tenancy dispute?