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FAQs

Employments:
Job opportunities are still good. Those with higher education level/experience stand a better chance and command a higher starting pay. Good command of English in resume writing or interview is a huge benefit. The following are the list of available online job sites:
1. Jobstreet
2. Contact Singapore
3. Jobs Central
4. JobsDB
5. eFinancialCareers.sg

The most effective but expensive method is to do it the old fashion way. Come over to Singapore, and then extend your visa to long term. During your stay in SG, flip through the recruitment newspaper and apply for your job through the company itself. This way, you're almost guaranteed to be in front of the queue from those who applied through Jobstreet. You can also attend their interviews without any delays while you're here in SG.

Various employment passes are available to enable you to work in Singapore depending on your skills and pay. Employers will help you in the application of passes. Your job is however pending on the approval of the pass. Information of types of passes are available through MOM's website. Do not worry of what passes you get. Eventually all will allow you to work in SG. Some do fuss about it due to "status" and extra benefits (i.e: credit card and contract phone applications). Just be hardworking and move up the passes or apply directly for PR few years down the road.

All you need to know about PR application and requirements are available here: http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=151&secid=150

Please take note that ex Singaporean PRs who renounced their status without serving the National Service will have their job and employment pass applications greatly degraded.

For an idea of current payscales (finance), here's Morgan McKinley's Singapore Salary Guide 2011.
Robert Walters Salary Survey 2011

CPF and Taxes:
Malaysians working under employment/work passes are exempted from paying CPF. Singapore PRs have to contribute to CPF according to the rates found here: http://mycpf.cpf.gov.sg/Members/Gen-Info/C...es/ContriRa.htm

As for the complicated tax returns, i'll just provide the website so everyone can search under their own categories. http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page01.aspx?id=88

Accomodations:
HDBs everywhere! Prime and new areas should cost around SGD600 and above per room (with or without utilities). You can still find small & cramped sub-SGD400 per room in remote or rundown areas. If you can afford the luxury, apartments and condos are the way to go. SGD1000 onwards per room is the current market price. Normally comes with swimming pool and gym facilities.

Below are some useful sites:
http://www.flatsdb.com/
http://www.hdbflat.blogspot.com/
http://singapore.roomsdb.net/
http://easyroommate.com.sg/ (looks more like a dating site )
http://www.sg-house.com/
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/

Transportation:
No need to describe any further. Been compared and discussed too many times between SG and MY. In SG, you can be anywhere in the island just by using public transport. The all too convenient EZ link card can be used in both MRT and bus (even McD yeah!). For places out of reach, taxi is the answer. Don't worry, you won't get touted with expensive fares. They are a bunch of professionals with accurate meters. First entry onto cab is SGD2.80 or SGD3.00. The rest runs on meter plus any surcharges from tolls, airport surcharge or stopping period. If you are travelling in group of 4, taxi is the cheaper option on certain routes compared to others.

Coach: http://www.journeymalaysia.com/ptasingapore.htm
SBS bus maps: http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/iris3/nextbus.aspx
MRT maps: http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/images/tn_networkmap_big.jpg
Directions: http://gothere.sg/maps or http://maps.google.com.sg/

Malaysians can drive in cars/bikes to work in SG. For SG PRs, you have to drive singapore registered vehicles. More info here: http://www.lta.gov.sg/motoring_matters/ind...oring_guide.htm

Expenses:
This is very subjective depending on the spending power of different individuals. But here are the basic breakdowns on rough estimates:
1. Accoms SGD600 (varies)
2. Food SGD500 (varies)
3. Transport SGD60
4. Entertainment SGD300 (strip it off if wanna save)
5. Shopping $$$

TO CHECK FOR YOUR PR APPLICATION STATUS, KINDLY VISIT THIS LINK
https://ienquiry.ica.gov.sg/index.do

This post has been edited by deodorant: Dec 17 2011, 12:16 PM

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This is not a chat thread.

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This post has been edited by deodorant: Dec 16 2011, 12:02 AM

hi minyak wangi, i think you need to update the accommodation price a little bit. nowadays, $600 u hardly find a decent room.


This post has been edited by Lester1987: Nov 16 2011, 02:04 PM

Can. share room lar. 2 person share 1 room.

Well I updated the prices for like 1 person 1 room. The hairdressing salon I went to the other day, the hair-washer lady (Malaysian) was 3 ppl sharing one master room. Didn't ask how much she was paying though.

Anyway, one of my friends here (early 30's, M'sian, SPR) got accepted a couple months ago to SIA's Cadet Pilot program, & he's in ground school right now. So even SIA hires foreigners!

My younger brother works for SIA and not only malaysians are hired, indons, koreans, japanese and indian nationals are hired as well but in limited quantities but thats gonna change since the younger generation of singaporeans are picky and generally dont like being in the service line.

my brother was offered this program back in 2004, but that stupid fella chose to study computer in UM rather than the SIA offer.
now he see me working in Singapore, he say he wants to work here as well. really vomit blood.

Then in this case, just curious, what line do they want to be in as Service line is one of Singapore's bread and butter.

They want to be the "Fat Cat" who sits behind the desk in the comfort of an air conditioned environment, ordering their subordinates while telling themselves, "Yes, i've made it".

Bad decision? maybe.
Stupid? I doubt it.

sux, u just describe me, but they call me "fat pig"

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Added on November 16, 2011, 5:46 pmcare to elaborate further ?

This post has been edited by ivanswk: Nov 16 2011, 05:46 PM

the Morgan McKinley's guide in first post is more for finance people, here is a more detail link :

http://www.robertwalters.com.sg/career-adv...ary-survey.html

the problem with that program, is that they have too many trainees that successfully completed the program, but there is no enough position in the cockpit area for them. My colleague has a friend that got stuck in this kinda situation. He finished the program but now he's still waiting for his number to join the crews.. The wait has been almost 1 year..

thailand pays lot than sg.

http://www.robertwalters.com.sg/files/sala...survey-2011.pdf

Not if you use the current exchange rate. Unless I'm reading it wrong - according to the survey, a CFO only earns THB3 million per annum. That's less than what most of my accounting managers in Singapore get. Actually that's less than what the accounting manager in our Bangkok office gets.

eh, FX rate lah. 1THB = 0.04SGD something like that.

i was introduced by mackiddo... to join this tered. so, got welcome drinks?

who wants to buy firstcoach ticket back to malaysia during CNY, u can buy now at their website... still have alots of seats...

overloaded..wont load!!

i have no problem to login now...

[quote=Walaoeh!,Nov 17 2011, 12:39 AM]
i have no problem to login now...

Can login...but i got this wor

Due to overwhelming demand, our server is currently experiencing some congestion. Please try again later. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

got meh... how to buy?

emr.. i have no problem log in and out woh...
maybe jz now i keep refresh many times, then after 100 times refresh, my ip address is allow to go in

Like i've said i've got NO problem trying to login.....after logging in i get that

same

This post has been edited by alaskanbunny: Nov 17 2011, 12:45 AM

i meant i have no problem to choose bus time, seats and pay lah...

initially i got same message oso since 12:00am, then after 10 mins continuous refresh, i dun see tat message anymore...

which bus time u want? i can help u to check..

6.30pm tues 17th?novena-bangsar

The selection yields no result, please try to search other trip.

still not open i think...

jz now i see the plaza-subang oso same.. after awhile then can liao..

This post has been edited by Walaoeh!: Nov 17 2011, 12:51 AM

so its for travelling dates between 19th jan to 31st jan lor?
u just registered an account with them or how?
Y i still get that stupid congestion page

jz now i see the plaza-subang oso same.. after awhile then can liao..

jz keep try refresh it... it works for me..

U refresh the page on this link right?
http://www.firstcoach.com.my/fcweb10c/loginmain.php

looks like their server only allow certain ip at same time to go in...

the rest jz show them the stupid message...

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Added on November 17, 2011, 12:55 amyup...

This post has been edited by Walaoeh!: Nov 17 2011, 12:55 AM

the website is stuck now... zzz, i thihk back to msia i use larkin liao...

dont think so ler..i try via my VPN also getting that same stupid message....

use firefox, download this add-on:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reloadevery/

then let it auto reload http://www.firstcoach.com.my/fcweb10c/loginmain.php in 5 seconds

then go drink coffee, once u able to see the choose bus page, then u can slowly buy...

that page now doesnt even load now...looks like its down

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Added on November 17, 2011, 1:00 amgive up...good morning ppl...time to ZZZ

This post has been edited by tailtwist: Nov 17 2011, 01:00 AM

That's the position that everyone aspires to be.

Who in their right mind wishes to be waiting on others for life?

http://www.soshiok.com/critic/article/16565

Kong Kee fries the best KL Hokkien mee in Singapore

Kong Kee Seafood Restaurant
611 Lor 31 Geylang
Singapore 389550
Opens: Daily 11am to 1am
Tel: 6443-8221 to make a reservation

congrats ..

for claypot rice

http://www.geylangclaypot.com/

I went and tried the Happy Crab you recommended opposite, damn shiok Love the crab roe!

Kong Kee is kinda expensive though, so never went there.

BTW, I went to Takashimaya's cold section for sushi... so good and fresh and cheap, now I wish I am staying in Singapore so I can have it whenever I want

anyone here ever experienced taking train from KL to Singapore or vise versa? I ve checked the price it's much more cheaper than the prices for air tickets...not too sure y most ppl prefer to travel by bus..

yes expensive compare to kl
mainly for those who dun frequent back to kl

Its slow and noisy. That's the reason.

Because the train is slow... quite a few stops. And the frequency of buses and flexibility of pick up/drop off points is much higher.

Besides, KTM now stops in JB. Tg Pagar has been returned to the SG govt.

thanks for your info.. But I heard that there is a new station called Woodland CIQ somewhere nearby the boundary of Sg?

its a hub... there's the customs check point for cars, bikes and buses as well as for trains... there's a mrt station too... and starbucks, northern area of singapore...

Erm...the train hub does not have an MRT station yet.
You can take buses to mrt, I suppose the nearest is Marsiling (not sure about the other direction) .
I heard that it will be moved to near Causeway Point (woodlands MRT) which is has ongoing renovation.

This post has been edited by crazy25kid: Nov 17 2011, 02:42 PM

you need to have the TIME.

I love to take train when I have the time. I went the the old tanjung pagar mamak for supper then took the mid night train to KL, 7am reach KL just nice for breakfast. Now you have to board from Woodland (pay SGD) or JB (~ same number but in RM).

You pass the SG and MY custom check in woodland, once on the train you can sleep will KL.

train is safer than bus.



This post has been edited by r1v3r: Nov 17 2011, 06:26 PM

Icic..thanks for ur info..

Will there be any taxis available to go to the city area after passing through the Sg and MY custom check in Woodland CIQ? As I have scheduled for an interview at 830am in the city..I m afraid that I might not be able to reach on time if I were to travel by MRT or bus....thankss

there is a taxi stand just as you come out from the CIQ building.

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Added on November 17, 2011, 7:35 pmand the vibrations too

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Nov 17 2011, 07:35 PM

Their still running the trains from singapore to malaysia? thought it was closed down or something.

Plus i heard the trains are very dirty and you can actually see cockroaches running around in the cabins.

The last train I took was the ETS from KL Sentral to Ipoh. Actually not too bad. Spacious, comfy seat, new and clean (get it while it's hot, cos after a few years, it'll be dirty and decayed like every racially and politically managed service in Malaysia), fast (top speed was 141kmh on that day) and good NV suppression (noise, vibration). Also don't have the irritating "kang-kang" every xx meters due to the expansion joints.

Hie guys, anyone know how is the work environment as network controller like in AT&T??

i never took train from m'sia to s'pore so i dont have the experience. but from kl to haadyai i did before, fyi...time will be longer and always stop stop stop along the destination. some ppl still prefer bus because the place they stay might not have the same route with ktm which they might need to take taxi or bus for the de-tour. if air-plane ticket is cheap and affordable, why not take plane to save the time, right?

I always take sleeping couch when travelling in train - at night (KL-SG, KL-PG) Never take intercity train in the broad day light before. Have not taken KL-SG train since the closure of Tanjung Pagar.

anyone know if there is a job in SG hiring graphic designer?
please inform me by PM because 1 of my friend looking for this job>.<


thanks so so much!

sienz, last flight again out of sg, worst is, row 30

i think that's the 'safest' row ... in term of ....

I got offered a job situated in Science Park Drive. Now looking for a room to rent somewhere nearby that area. Any recommendations> My budget is till $500 only

Pros - safe, better values, convenient & strong currency. Cons - no life, non-citizen, high expenses, stay in pigeon hole, public transport.

nearest would be ghim moh or queenstown.. no matter what you cant walk to work.. its in the middle of commercial area

why no life?

why non citizen?

why high expenses?

why stay pigeon hole?

why public transport?

if you make enough... all those on top is not a problem...

singapore driver is bad.

and the travel company just leaves the hand.

http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp111113_014.shtml

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Added on November 19, 2011, 12:44 pm

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Nov 19 2011, 12:44 PM

u can search at jobstreet sg

"and the travel company just leaves the hand."

Come again?

Direct translation from Chinese lol

imma guess it means letting it go
and take no responsibility?

I think he means the accident was so bad that the driver's hand was severed and his employer, the travel agency just left it there at the accident scene for the csi to find.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 20 2011, 08:59 AM

and your english is also very very bad

i'm actually thinking about the same thing

oh yucks ... that's hella disgusting



Of your list, I only really feel that the public transport vs private (car) transport affects me, and even then only when I try to do a cab booking and they say sorry sir no taxi available.

This post has been edited by deodorant: Nov 20 2011, 10:36 AM

this is what I mean.
2 people died and the victims had to pay all the hospitalisation fees around 2k/day.
My english is very bad yucks..

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Nov 20 2011, 09:00 PM

How in the world did you think that we would associate "leaves the hand" with "taking no responsibility"?

Your English there wasn't bad. It was actually bizarre rather than bad.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 20 2011, 09:19 PM

^

you said thailand has less salary than sg..but you know the cost of living there cheaper than malaysia?? ecen food price is cheaper than china.. Let's become expat in thailand

What's your definition of expat?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Nov 21 2011, 06:50 AM

Then Indon, Bangla and any non SG worker also an expat here.

IMO, have to factor in the position and pay package.


The one big motivation to work in SG is : converting our SGD saving back to RM.

I only eat that much and most of my meal <$10, how much can I save if I work in Thai?
Is it enough to offset the currency and salary (thus the saving) differences?
I do not speak/read Thai, so will I get a lower salary compare to my peer?

How much of your salary do you spend on "cost of living"? Discretionery stuff that you buy (like gadgets etc) are not cheaper.

I think i can relate to that leave hands term because
in Malay there is a term
"lepas tangan" which also means takes no responsibility
kinda the same in a way

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate
"In its broadest sense, an expatriate is any person living in a different country from where he or she is a citizen. In common usage, the term is often used in the context of professionals sent abroad by their companies, as opposed to locally hired staff (who can also be foreigners). The differentiation found in common usage usually comes down to socio-economic factors, so skilled professionals working in another country are described as expatriates, whereas a manual labourer who has moved to another country to earn more money might be labelled an 'immigrant'."

so indon, bangla are considered 'immigrant'


This post has been edited by Walaoeh!: Nov 21 2011, 11:48 AM

What if your a malaysian but you work as a kitchen helper? still consider as "immigrant status"?

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Added on November 21, 2011, 12:18 pm

So you just manage the work flow for installing, repair etc in regards to piping?

So you have no prior knowledge of ASME B31.3 process piping eventhough your in charge of that area? You even got ASME wrong, aduhai.

Like this you have it easy since i need to cover your area as well as structures.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Nov 21 2011, 12:18 PM

different ppl with different definition can call it different thing mah...

for me i dun fxxking care...

Yeah I have an easy life actually, because we use orbital welding in gas piping for semicon industry. Nothing technical sigh.

Merc would disagree since its all about what class your from. or what work pass you hold.

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Added on November 21, 2011, 4:09 pmIts very technical if your a welding inspector since you pre-approve the welding procedure required for a particular item. You guys using SAW or TIG for your orbital welds?

This post has been edited by crapp0: Nov 21 2011, 04:10 PM

zzz... i am always an alien immigrant... the same while i was in us, the same now... kuli's life is difficult..

You can become "Last of the meheccans". Anybody read the news about the deaths at the SEA games?

After that shiat, the sports minister of malaysia made this comment

"Why is it that they reserve such hatred for us? Why not Thailand? Why not others? It is not because of the perceived maltreatment of Indonesians locally.In my opinion, it is because opposition leaders have been making a bee line for Indonesia to bad mouth our country," said the minister.



This post has been edited by crapp0: Nov 22 2011, 10:33 AM

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i suppose i shouldn't be surprised at anything that comes out of our ministers' mouths by now though.

I think what he mean is 撒手不管 in chinese.

Viet brides hot commodities

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/M...122-311871.html

Statistics by the National Registration Department showed that between 2009 until Oct 15 this year, Vietnamese women continued to make up more than 30% of the foreign brides.Women from China and Indonesia are second and third on the list of preferred brides with an average of 26% and 15% respectively. Others are from Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar and India.

Human trading anyone?

Suxiest reporting in..


Working in Sales line... at Bugis.

any staff discount can share ?

Hello to All senior working in SG.

Just wanted to ask about some internet connection problem, I sign up a phone package smartsurf 300 with 12gb monthly data plan. But one of the things make me very confuse is what mean by [Unlimited @ $30/mth (No Bill Shock) ] for their data plan isn't they mean I only can exceed the internet usage for SGD30, and after I reach the limit they will disconnect me? Coz i planning not to sign another contract for additional broadband for my laptop, if after 30sgd I still can continue using internet they I will just need to pay another 30 per month, rather that sign another contract to lock myself 2 years.

Thank you.

hello, newbie here

where is the bus station that bus will stop for route MY-SG??

and how to make call to SG from MY? +65 or +02?? help here

1.MY - Woodlands CIQ - Golden Mile Tower(nearest Mrt station-Lavender/Bugis MRT station)

2.
+65 XXXX XXXX

or

02 XXXX XXXX