How much is SG's inflation now ? 2.5% looks low .

Not necessary putting into Malaysia's FD will do better than SG's FD. Due to interest rate parity, higher FD rate in MY than SG might be balanced with depreciation of RM against SGD.

I received an email from the MOM last week and was requested to do a survey for EPEC holder. This email reminded me that I have applied an EPEC permit last year which still have another 11 month before expiry.

So I completed the survey and the last question was asking me to provide my full name, email contact and occupation. After filling those requested information, there was a message mentioned they will send me update on the job status in Singapore since I had selected one of the questions of the survey that I have intention to search job in Singapore before the expiry of my EPEC.

I don't know what kind of job status MOM would send to me, hope that could give me some guides of securing a job in Singapore. And damn, I need to serve 3-month notice for my current job if I tender my resignation...XD

This post has been edited by kinwing: Aug 25 2011, 10:06 AM

Bad, I need job in between one

Me now work in an investment bank. Yah, agree that Malaysian will face a lot of competition with Chinese and Indian migrants in Sg for jobs. Have been trying to apply jobs in the first few months after received the EPEC, but I got a job offer from the bank in KL and later start to be very busy in work so I put aside my job search in Sg.

Then I received the reminding email from the MOM and sparked my interest to search job in Sg again, maybe this time I should have come and stay in Sg directly since I am permitted (with EPEC) to stay in Sg for 12 months.

This post has been edited by kinwing: Aug 25 2011, 10:29 AM

I got a friend who is a 'banana' (Chinese who does not know Mandarin or any chinese language at all) and he worked in DBS corporate finance. After 6-month he gave up and returned KL because he cannot 'tahan' DBS was too 'chinese-oriented' as his whole teammates except him (got a lot of teams in a corporate finance department) were from China and they spoke Mandarin in office. He felt being isolated so he left, he swore will never return to work with DBS

Yah I know, I just shorten some of the procedure such as getting a sponsor to assist me for the long term visa application, but that shouldn't be any problem since I got relatives and friends who are either citizen or PR staying in Singapore and they agree to be my sponsor. Now the only thing that stop me is find a job in Sg loh, but I am kind of lazy of walking out from my comfortzone now, anyway will try to apply Sg jobs again this week from jobsdb, jobstreet and efinancier.

lol...My friend told me old dog cannot learn new tricks liao He totally has no basic in any chinese language including dialect, even he in KL also hardly see him he speaks Cantonese but he is still doing fine in KL, of course not in an environment that only speak chinese loh. Or put it this way, I just treat my friend as other race like Malay or Indian who don't speak chinese at all, can't blame him due to the way and environment he was bringing up.

Mind to explain more on single or multiple entries? From my understanding, single entry means I can only enter Sg 1 time with the visa, and next time the visa can no longer being used even it is not expired, whereby multiple entries mean I could enter Sg as many times as I could within the permitted period.

I have friends working in Sg but most of them are in non-financial field, so I don't really have much close connections who work in banking/financial sector. Of course, I got friend's friends who are working in IB or banks, but since I am not close to them so I would try my effort 1st before I become desparate.

I don't want to generalise or stereotype girls from Sg. So I don't really buy in story of friends' friends about sucker babes, unless it comes from whom being sucked .

This post has been edited by kinwing: Aug 25 2011, 12:48 PM

Thanks for clarification. I think I did not read carefully for how to apply for LTVP. About the online appointment for LTVP, will it be an interview when I go to collect the LTVP card?

I recalled I had posted something on EPEC in this thread last year
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=35880957
"..And i oso got the EPEC approved by MOM on last week as well. However, getting EPEC doesn't grant me a right to stay long period in SG and this is not what i understood initially . EPEC only opens a door for me to apply long-term social permit and i oso need a sponsor who is citizen or PR or working in SG..."


http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=35885117
"...In the EPEC letter tat i receive stated:"...The holder may, after arrival in Singapore, apply to the Visitor Service Centre, Immigration & checkpoints Authority for a longer term Social Visit Pass, valid for up to 12 months to enable him/her to seek employment...". Based on the said statement, i think EPEC holder needs to apply the long term social visit permit to stay in SG for 12 months. Whereby normal entry to SG, Malaysians is eligible to stay in SG no more than 14 days, not 30 days as mentioned by cks2k2, unless the visitor would like to extend to stay more than 14 days n needs to apply to immigration for the approval of short term social visit pass.

in addition, at the back of the EPEC letter, there r qualifying notes as stated below:-
(1) The applicant named overleaf is eligible for an Employment Pass if he/she:
(a) secures full-time employment in a company of good standing in Singapore:
(b) is not engaged in a low-value added occupation (e.g. manual worker);
© submits an application for Employment Pass together with original or certified copies of educational certificates;
(d) is not on Government agencies' adverse record.

so based on the abovementioned notes, i think the EPEC holder can get EP easier than those without an EPEC (of course it's still not guarantee)..."

EPEC holder can get EP easier than those without an EPEC could be due to the profile of EPEC holder have been verified by the MOM before he/she applies for EP.

Indeed I am more familiar about Sg than JB since I had come to holiday, study and work in Sg previously, and I don't really know where to get cheap accomodation in JB .

Yah, since it's free no harm to get one, just register online and will know the result within few days. But no guarantee of getting the EP since it is approved by MOM in discretion with case by case basis.

Btw, MOM gave any specific reason why the one with EPEC still being rejected for his/her EP application ?

Have talked to my friends yesterday during yamcha session about my intention on looking forward to work in Sg. But they sound so discourage because Sg's living standard is high.

I can't agree to them, as if I am getting the same pay scale of KL in Sg, I might save less in Sg due to high living standard in Sg, but after currency conversion I still save more (example save SGD1.5K > RM2.5K). Not to mention that Sg might have lower food and transportation cost than KL, so I might be able to save the similar dollar that I can save in KL and this will at least double my saving. As long as I don't own a car (I don't drive in KL either) and have no intention to be permanently settle down in Sg and buy a high-end condo, the so-called high living standard is not a big deal to me.

Then they turn to the topic that Singaporeans are kiasu so working environment will be daunting. Fair enough, it is working life and every work got its nature of pressure. It is not different from what I am doing in an IB at KL now, I worked more than 16 hours everyday (24/7) for few weeks just to catch the deadline for the submission of an IPO project, and words from bosses will be hard to swallow if works not up to their requirements. Getting double pay with the same pressure, good ? Indeed, I could have more fincial job related exposure in Sg for my future career advancement.

Then we also discussed about the distance from hometown. For me it is also no difference if I work in KL or Sg since I am from Ipoh. Maybe Sg is a little further south than KL, if take bus will take another 3 hours longer only, or I should just take budget flight then. Anyway, I have asked my friend to arrange a meeting with his friend who is now working in UOB out to yamcha on this Sunday (he back to KL for long puasa holiday), hope can find out more from him and pass him my CV.

May I know how much the flight cost you each trip? If below RM200 should be fine. Btw, I thought white coffee of Nam Heong taste better ? It some more list its "Old Town" recently.

Hi friends,

I am going to visit SG end of November. I am planning to go for the Universal Studio in SG, just want to find out information as listed below:

-how much entrance fees I need to pay for the theme park
-Is this Universal Studio located nearby to any one of the casinos in SG?
-What kind of transportation I could take to reach the Universal Studio? By MRT and which station?

Thanks for anyone who have been there to leave your guidance.

Thanks buddy .

Haji Raya. Not sure if it is holiday in Singapore or not, but Monday is holiday in Malaysia .