If COE was 20k (or under) instead of the 60-70k it is now I'm sure lots of us here would buy as well

speaking of mrt, fuuu today i first time experience peak hour mrt. wait at city hall for red line, watch 3 trains go by, 4th train only managed to just squeeze my way in. if i had to do this daily it would increase my stress levels considerably, lol.

hmm off peak scheme, government should revise it too. make it like uh ... 50% of regular coe (instead of flat rebate).

you tak suka you keluar? lol.

there isn't a proper section, a few times various people have tried to open in kopitiam, but /k/ tends to have tons of spam so those attempts all quite fail. at least here most of the posts are somewhat related.

besides, since LYN is a "Malaysian" forum, a thread entitled "Working in Singapore (as a foreigner)" will naturally also include talk about living conditions, differences between the countries, etc etc, so it's partially on-topic what.

I'm curious, have you ever worked or spent any time in Malaysia? You always seem to talk like you very experienced in MY/SG. Anybody who's worked in both MY and SG will know that it is easier to get $4.7k in SG than RM6.6k in MY.

I renewed mine a couple of months ago. I reached there about 20 minutes before gates open, only was about two dozen people in the queue. Once in, I headed straight to the counter and got the #1 number for the day cos I had everything ready already (photos, form, etc).

Few things to note: Embassy is fucuking far from the MRT station, it's like a 25 minute walk. Also, you have to go guardhouse to get your visitor pass before joining the queue.

I'm renting 4-room (3 bedroom) hdb in bedok, 5mins walk from mrt station, at 2.3k. I viewed a dozen units around this area (bedok tampines pasir ris simei) and it seems to be pretty much par for the course price for this nexk of the woods.

You should know yourself and your taste buds. The thing is that generally Singapore hawker food (i.e. cheap) is inferior tasting to Malaysian hawker food. Some people not so particular about food then can tahan. Food at restaurants is great and has huge variety but isn't cheap. Example, some ramen places charge $20 per bowl.

For me, I normally eat cheap on weekdays and splurge a bit on weekends, I end up spending about $900/month on food & groceries (not including special occasion meals which will easily run you into triple digits per meal).

eh, you don't apply yourself, company applies for you. EP is $2.8k a month and above, as long as you're offered that much the company should apply EP for you.

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Added on December 27, 2011, 12:43 am
kebodohan tahap maksima. this is an online forum. ALL of us here are doing exactly the same that is giving our own opinions about various subjects. you disagree either you argue or ignore, why you need to butthurt until like this?

This post has been edited by rexona: Dec 27 2011, 12:43 AM

Ah OK thanks, didn't know that.


you're right.

@wushihan: my apologies for the unwarranted 'kebodohan tahap maksima' part, was immature. my point still stands though that all of us are here on an online forum precisely to talk (only).


deodorant is only just the topic starter leh, got no other responsibilities other than editing first two posts upon request. besides deo surf too much /k/ and always kena vacation for trolling there

anyways, LTA statistics for cars registered between jan-nov 2011!

BMW 4,495
Porsche 567
Maserati 85
Ferrari 82
Proton 73
Bentley 55
Lamborghini 42
Rolls Royce 36
Perodua 14

I can't understand why Proton / Perodua are still able to sell cars here. The Proton Saga 1.3 is $89k, which is about the same price as the Suzuki Swift, and more expensive than the Kia Cerato 1.6. Or you could add about $10k and get a Toyota Vios, which is a vastly superior car.

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Added on December 27, 2011, 12:15 pm
Depends on company / sector? It's still pretty common in the big banks here to encash the 16% for nonPR/SC's.

This post has been edited by rexona: Dec 27 2011, 12:15 PM

eh this one is tipu. standard is 1 year lease = 1 month fees (shared by tenant's agent and landlord's agent).

ask your agent go fly kite.

http://www.citi-relocation.com/generalterms.html


1 year lease = 1 month agent fee, of which the tenant's agent (i.e. your agent) takes half, and the landlord's agent takes the other half. If your agent ask you to pay 1 month that means somehow they pakat to make you pay all the commission. your agent is supposed to represent your interests.

I signed a 2-year lease on my rental and I only paid 1 month agent fee to my agent (landlord paid 1 month to her agent).

This post has been edited by rexona: Dec 27 2011, 04:17 PM

not everybody can live day in day out on a shoestring college student budget. as salary rises, so would most people's standard of living / expenditure. like me, sure i can survive by renting a utility room for $300; but it's much more comfortable to come home to my own (rented) unit where i can laze on the couch, watch whatever TV i want, come and go as i please, be as dirty or loud or noisy as i please without having any housemate conflicts.