I got an offer to work in Singapore. Currently the employer is preparing the offer letter.

The location is at Changi business park (CBP). Anyone working there?

After some googling I found that the nearest HDB township is Simei. If my estimation is correct, its about 30 mins walking distance to CBP, which is not very near..

There are 'premium bus services' that goes to CBP from Yishun/Sembawang/AMK/Punggol/SengKang. Gives me more options.

After checking the rental rates, apart from Yishun, the rest of the areas are S$2000 and above. Any idea why Yishun rental is slightly cheaper? coz its a little further from the city?

I am really open to any mode of transportation. But preferbly something that can bring me directly to the office. (not like bus>MRT>bus..)
Yeah, I need the whole unit coz my family is moving with me.

Yeah, I am considering Tanah Merah, Bedok and tampines as well.
There are shuttle buses from Expo to CBP, have to pay a small fee coz the company that offers me do not provide free shuttle.

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Added on September 5, 2011, 10:00 amI am trying to find SGD2K for whole unit, but might have to fork out up to SGD2500.

This post has been edited by Dark NT: Sep 5 2011, 10:00 AM

haha, i am not at the CEO level.. no driver.

I was thinking of the premium bus service. Stay along the route. Just one bus will bring me to the office.
The bus stops very near to the office.

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Added on September 5, 2011, 10:03 ameventually have to get a car for my family. but for myself, i will take public transport to work..

This post has been edited by Dark NT: Sep 5 2011, 10:03 AM

You guys are great help. I read all your replies.
Cheers!

The quality is pretty... errmmm... inconsistent.
I like some of them though.

Except for a group of elites who are very well educated (often educated in the US)
They are assertive, aggressive, pushy, and often do not listen to others. (of course I am stereotyping but there's a reason for it)
Hopefully i won't bump into anymore of them

Its gonna be worse when your family moves there. The more non-income generating members you bring to SG, the worse -- really from an economy standpoint.

Rent a HDB : SGD 2,000
child care x2 : SGD 1,200
and since you have a familiy, (used) car installment : SGD 1,000

I just listed the top 3, which would already consumed >100% of your disposable income.

I am in a very similar situation. Going to start work soon in SG.
Personally, after working out the maths, I considered whether MY or SG is a better place for my family to live and to bring up the kids. The answer is clear so was my decision..

I do not think this is applicable in an MNC.

Generally MNCs follow a strict process such as -

1) All resumes must be reviewed by staffing, suitable candidates will be presented to hiring manager for further review, any dispositions of resumes must have the reason documented.
2) Shortlisted candidates are interviewed. Interview consists of at least 2 managers.
3) Observations and results are documented and filed by staffing.
4) If the hiring manager personally knows the candidate, the hiring manager has to excuse himself/herself from the decision making process (but not neccessarily the interviewing process).

I posted some SG related questions here some time ago.

Finally settled down in SG. Been here 2 weeks now. Living in Rivervale (SengKang), and working in Changi Business Park.

Any Xbox360 gamers here?

I am trying to apply dependant pass for my wife. One of the document required is the marriage cert. I submitted but it got rejected because it is in Malay. I called the High Commission in SG but they said they don't do translation service.

Anyone knows how to get the cert translated and endorsed?

I didn't coz the application is done through my company HR. And my HR claimed that other Malaysians can produced an English version of marriage cert.

I do agree with you that it make no sense for MOM to reject my application. Maybe the Malay staffs are all on holidays.