speaking of spass/epass ... any of you holding P1 pass?

not really, i have a lot of friends getting more than 2.5k salary still holding S pass.
my aunty getting more than 2.5k salary also but only holding WP. how do you explain?
i would say it would be base on qualification. coz most of those S pass holder doesn't have a degree and my aunty only SPM.

You are

I said more towards nia.
I got fren with less than 2k got EP also.
As far as the myth goes...sg is also quite inconsistent, though not as bad as back home.

i is ikan bilis (considering age/experience) ler, i wish i was P1

Actually,

Ministry of Manpower set 2.5k for EP or 2k for S-Pass..

In reality, how many company really pay up to that amount?

Some practice is when they (company) help you apply for EP / SP, they will key in 2.5k for EP / SP 2k , to get the approval from Ministry for your pass.

A lot of small / medium company do that..

One of my colleague, Malaysian Work Permit holder, salary more than 3k exclude commission.. He wanted to get SP also can't because qualification its only SPM.. Applied more than 3 times and give up at the end..

Can't convince the MOM officer at all to get SP or EP...


My opinion is education and salary will contribute 50:50 for your SP or EP approval.

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Added on June 9, 2011, 2:14 pmAnd for those that have good qualification in international school..

You might try to apply for EPEC before come to sg and find a job..

It will be bonus for you whenever you're selected for the job.

EPEC Application System

Submit picture, your highest qualification (international recognize school/college/uni), passport and etc.


Good Luck


This post has been edited by danny_ptlm: Jun 9 2011, 02:14 PM

anyone travel from singapore to redang b4?

what coach to recommend? i need to get to merang jetty.
currently aiming on five star

oh, got it. lol. Thanks Thanks. Working night shift, brain hardly can work.

This post has been edited by rickysim84: Jun 9 2011, 02:35 PM

LoL, I will be heading to redang next week... travel to KL LCCT to take AirAsia to Redang.

you can take Berjaya Air directly from Sg to Redang though.

Berjaya Air operates from Budget Temrinal.

i need to go by coach, coz i cant dive if i fly there..
wanna book the right coach, comfortable one

I believe even with a comfortable coach, you will still feel uncomfortable as the journey is too long from SG to the Jetty.

This is why I opt to fly there instead of by road.

KL to KT already is 7 hours by bus. Singapore to KT probably easily 9 or 10 hours ... that's a loooooooong travel time leh.

no choice, i wont be allowed to dive if i go by flight.

Thanks but flight is not an option due to time constraint for diving.
Anyway, Penang to KT is also about 9 hours and we have done that a few times.
Heck, I was in even in the bus from Penang to Sg for 12+ hours.

This post has been edited by crazy25kid: Jun 9 2011, 04:14 PM

You just need a number of hours after the flight before you can dive, right? If the time period is less that the time you save flying vs bus, then kowtim lor.

to be exact, it's 16hours

if i take night bus > reach there morning > then take boat to island > i can dive already
if i take night flight > reach KT airport at night > wont have a place to sleep, and i can only dive the following day around evening already (if 16hours from midnight)
if take morning flight > no need say already... 16hours lol

I think that only applies to jets flying long haul at high altitudes.

If you're flying to these resort islands, most likely you're flying turbo props like the ATR-72 etc. Their service ceiling is much lower. They are not even designed to manage any decompression problems, for eg. no double plate glass or oxygen masks.

I last took a bus back to my hometown (Kuantan, KT is ~200km away) late 2009.
It takes ~8 hours to reach just my hometown. KT is a good 2.5 to 3 hours away.
Take note that there is no highway and the roads are all trunk roads (single lane, no road divider and pretty windy) all the way.
Not a very comfortable journey and pretty exhausting if you are a light sleeper for overnight journey.

Do not expect the journey to be anything like the aeroline buses on west coast.
Just setting the expectations here.

Yes for 1 year strating from the date of ur pass.