Just answering question from other members, got nothing to do with happy or not. Have a happy day.

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Added on October 9, 2011, 9:19 pm

You can buy anything in JB or any SG condo now but you can't buy any Singapore hdb until you clear all your private properties and you fulfill other hdb rules.

For those who got their hdb earlier, $2.5k is enough to pay for their SG hdb and a JB house.

are u actually a female?
that looks like a slightly tall chick body stats.

why drink milk? No wonder nothing changed lolz.. 3x a day is normal.. But eat more doesnt mean gain weight, must eat correctly if u wanna gain body mass, you need alot protein intake. Cheapest protein you can get is chicken breast, then some protein nutrition drink will help alot. You need to increase protein intake, at the meantime you do some proper gym, then you will look buffed This is general step, in details you gonna refer to pros out there

same here..i even taller....
are you drinking full cream or low fat milk?

100 paintball tak cukup mang. one round already finish all

can't join you guys again this time cos I'm only flying back to SG on the 23rd

@Materazzi I'm 182cm, used to be like a stick, 65kg when I was younger. Now oldfag liao and metabolism slow down ... I'm 87-88kg lol.

If you move to China, when will you be back to your family? 2 years?

this year alone, 2 of my colleague age 50 surrender their IC for good and another 30+yo friend got brain stroke. If $ is not a huge different, go for option #2 as time with family and friend is something you can't buy later.

ok, try ask for housing and other benefit to move your family to China, else then you consider #2.

Hmmm... I'm either overpaid or undertitled 

Based on the context, I think the survey refers to "Business Analyst" as a field, rather than a role/rank/title. Perhaps they should have used "Business Analysis" instead.

We just hired a comms DIRECTOR from a very well known fashion/cosmetic/brandowner (the kind your wife will forgive you for having a mistress) and gave that person a specialist job title and a cubicle instead of an office.  Now that person reports to someone who in terms of job level, is a first level manager. And yet we still managed to offer an increment significant enough to entice that person to jump ship.

That just goes to show how meaningless job titles are.

Big house and worklife balance only for me when i'm 40+ or 50(nearing retirement)....now when I am still young and have fire in my belly, all i think about is earn more money so that i can eventually retire in laid back Australia. $$$$$ That's why i left Aus!

What's the preoccupation with big houses? If you want a big house, go buy a ranch in Texas.

I want an expensive house that appreciates in value above the market, in a location that adds to its value and that's convenient to me and just big enough to be comfortable & small enough to be easy to maintain.

Work life balance? Ya sure. I went to work at 9am and left at 5pm on the dot when I was working there. Earlier on Fridays to do the pub crawl. But that's why in my company, the people in Sydney report to the people in Singapore or Shanghai. I make sure they meet deadlines just like everyone else in Asia. If they can do their fair share of work and still keep their 9-5 hours, that's fine with me.

The Australians who want to be ahead of their peers though are all here in Singapore or in Shanghai.

Higher post tax pay in Aus compared to SG? You gotta be kidding! Tax is also deductable in SG. After tax deductions, you virtually pay nothing in SG. In Aus, the more you work, the more you get taxed. So even if you do a part-time and a full-time job, you will find that yr take home pay almost the same. Plus cost of living in Aus is much higher than in SG.e.g. you cannot find a meal worth <AUD5 in australia. Conversely you can find pretty decent food for <SGD5.

1. Don't look at gross salary....look at net take home pay and potential. You are never going to get far in Aus coz 1. Australia is NOT a regional hub for anyone except Australian companies. 2. You are NOT caucasion. and FYI i would go for the 60k/yr in SG because the opportunities are more than the 90k/yr in Aus.... That's why you see alot of Australian in SG.....on local package too!

2. Taxes take a considerable part of your salary! HDB is actually very affordable if you are Singaporean with the various grants given by the SG gov. Nobody ask you to buy a 2,000 sqft private condo in Marina Bay! and don't tell me property prices are cheap in Sydney and Melbourne and increasingly Perth! I've lived in Sydney for 2 1/2 years and property prices are NOT cheap or cheaper than SG by much!!!!!

3. Cars in SG is "as cheap" because you take home a larger portion of yr salary (lower taxes) to pay for it! Plus

4. Houses appreciate faster and higher in SG compared to Aus! Plus there are new legislation on carbon taxes in Aus making it more expensive to drive!!!

Bottomline: Look at the big picture. Don't be swayed by big numbers alone but really drill down the core of the issue and decide....

How do you come out with these figures again?
And, the "take home net pay" is before or after tax?

You are damn funny man. On one hand you say you dun care about title only care about the money or "take home pay" on another hand you show me this sh1t above? SO what do you really want? a good pay or a good life? If good pay, go to SG if you want good life with average pay go to Aus 

Everyone has his or her own priority. Mine is to make money and to enjoy my wealth later. Others like to party till no tomorrow and spend all their money today and worry about having the next meal tomorrow. To each his own.
I'm not saying Aus is good or bad, but if you are talking solely on the fact of money i.e. take home pay, career progression and earning 5 or 6 figure salary then SG is the place. If you just want a average lifestyle, not rich, not poor, just basic luxuries, just like every tom, d*** or harry, and you care more about spending time with your family (if you have one in Aus) then Aus is the place....

Dynamac isnt an OnG firm, more of specialised frabrication company. Like alpine engineering or some other third party outsource manpower company, your gonna get bullied by the owners (aka SBM, petrobas, exxonmobil, transocean and various shipyards where you will be working at).

Setsco inspection is somewhat similiar to my previous company where there offer professional inspection services which may entail ndt inspection, RA, visual inspection, tank inspection, corrosion inspection etc.

From personal experience, you gain alot more experience and expertise in an inspection services company since your not limited to just one method of inspection but the a plethora of inspection methods. Plus you get to meet with potential employers. Like how i got my current job was through working with them as a sub-contract inspector.

I've spent many years in one of the top 3 OnG corporation in the world and i fully understand the system that have in place to safeguard the people, the equipment and the environment. do you ? probably you could tell us your work experience to come to such an understanding of your statements ? If not, don't talk to me about being arrogant.

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Added on October 20, 2011, 4:14 pm

I truly believe that all accident are preventable and humans are to be blame. Ppl failed to follow procedures is the major one. A place is only dangerous if the risk is not managed well. I do have some info on Pulau Bukum incidents but unable to share it due to the ongoing investigations.

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Added on October 20, 2011, 4:17 pm
one shouldn't give opinion without the credentials, etc experience in that field at least ? This is not some kopitiam talk, especially with a sweeping statement like 'dangerous OnG industries'

A lot of people are earning 5 figure salary in SG. It's so common it's nothing to shout about. Take for instance, my office. I think everyone in my office except for the foreigners(like me), the <5 years exp. people and the dead wood are earning 5 figure salary. No sweat! In Aus, no such luck, mate. You start of with a little bit more than you did in SG and then it hits a plateau. No more room to grow both in terms of money and career prospects. Like I said, just comfortable meaning can comfortably have 3 meals a day, car and a house. Nothing more than that.

I think you better "count" again. Are you sure you're an accountant? You don't count so good.

S$62K gross will be taxed S$2,090 (3.4%). That leaves an after tax disposable amount of S$59,910. IRAS

A$52K gross will be taxed A$9,150 (17.6%). That leaves an after tax disposable amount of A$42,850. This is excluding medicare levy and flood levy. ATO

At a managerial/directorial salary (150-250K) that professionals typically draw, they would be paying close to half their gross income to the taxman if they were in Australia. In Singapore, the maximum tax rate is only 20%. It's even lower in HK.

The other thing is that A$52K not equivalent to S$62K in terms of cost of living. Most non-produce (ie. not meat, not vegetables and not beer) in major Australian cities are more like A$1-A$1.2 to S$1 in terms of purchasing power. Most imported products are more expensive in Australia vs Singapore due to the logistics costs of the distances involved and size of the country.

Australia's GST is 10% vs 7% in Singapore.

Ooops, you're right. My bad. Should have read better. Sorry about that.

You pay superannuation is Australia as well. Singapore's 20% is capped at $1000 per month. At higher salaries, this is quite low. And you can pull all of it back by buying property.

I'm using StanChart Super Salary, no minimum deposit for account opening, no fall below fee, only catch is every month your salary much credit at least 1.5k to the account, its debit card give 1% rebate for all Mastercard spending... its the one and only bank account I have in SG.

Like I said before, what's the preoccupation with landed property? With a million bucks, you can buy a few hectares of land in Perak or Pahang.

Compare the std abode. This means 4 room HDB in Singapore and a landed (semi D?) in Australia.

Public education for PRs is quite cheap in Singapore as well.

Yes, I did. And do you see a lack of cars in Singapore? Obviously lots of people can afford cars, even at the inflated prices. And like I said... Australia is very expensive to maintain a car. Just one accident, tow, repair and reinsurance... you've eaten quite a bit of the COE difference already. Trust me, I know. I rearended someone with my aunt's old Corolla a long, long time ago in Melbourne, and I used one whole semester of my school fees to pay for the repairs and the difference in her subsequent insurance costs. I had to change my course and register for the work experience program and work full time for a year to save money to pay for my final year. Just one accident, and I graduated one year later.

Are you talking about CPF? Why is it tax? You'll get it back when you give up your PR (55y.o. for Malaysians). Plus you have the option to monetise it in property.

Forever? You want to base your long term immigration decision on current FD rates?