Hi guys, when wanna go for a drink or jap buffet?

i tried kiseki at "the Heeran" pretty good spread. if got others let me know
can join u guys.

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Added on March 15, 2012, 1:39 pmand drinking... haha!

This post has been edited by chanti-sama: Mar 15 2012, 01:39 PM

lolx. good point.

i dont think companies are following the salary survey by robert walters/kelly services/etc. they tend to give lower..

by the way, what is his base salary in KL?

my basic in kl is RM4800.
anyway i think ill take up the offer. will sign the letter and fax to them. most important now is for me to be near my fiance. maybe once i'm there i can think about better opportunity. since it took me 2 years to get this, who knows how much longer i have to wait if i pass this up. maybe it'll be better once i'm there.

thanks guys for the help and advice. see u all there soon

Good on ya mate. Life is a journey.

My fren came last year.
He said it was a total disappointment.
Finished the expo in 5 minutes.
Application? They will ask you to create a jobsdb online account and drop your resume there.



4.8k to 3.8k...ok la.
Not much drop.

You don't need Sg license to drive Msia car in Singapore. There's a separate requirement for driving Msia car, example must not have Sg residential address, bla bla bla

This post has been edited by PepsiCo: Mar 15 2012, 03:08 PM

In Sg, transferring property 'HDB' has to be at the market price - assessed by a valuer/bank. Hence, the process will entail capital gain tax in a typical boom market. I think Msia has the same clause as well. Transferring the property to your siblings is actually quite "costly" and not advisable from a tax point of view. It's better to play by the rules set by HDB. Compliance is better than evasion.

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Added on March 15, 2012, 3:27 pmIn the scheme of things, you and your fiance should have a sustainable long-term plan. Rationale, realistic and executable considering the time horizon you intend to pursue those plans. Frankly, I will not make the transition if I dont intend to start a family in Sg (given your circumstances).


This post has been edited by keelim: Mar 15 2012, 03:27 PM

I can drive my lovely car.. yeahh..

Just now received SGD 6 penalty ticket coz 5 mins late to renew the parking coupon... ha ha

Eh you missed the whole point of the salary report. It's the report following the company, not the other way round.

Edit: I notice a lot of ppl take pay cut in term of number when moving to Singapore. That's not healthy. You should at least aim for 1:1 unless you're overpaid in M'sia. I got 5% increase in number (before conversion) when moving to Singapore last Sept. Then I got pro-rated 13th month salary on Dec, CNY ang pao on Jan, pro-rated 3.7 months bonus on Feb, and 5% salary pay rise this year back dated to Jan 2012. Not bad for a guy who spend 1/4 year in Singapore goyang kaki in 1st month, receiving training the 2nd, celebrating Christmas and New Year the 3rd lol.

Don't spoil the market, people.

This post has been edited by ky_khor: Mar 15 2012, 04:04 PM

Can't really remember wats the original questions, but i beliv sombody wanted to buy HDB property, but got a Malaysia property.

Hence, i beliv was refering to transfer the property in Malaysia. An in Malaysia, if its more than 5 yrs i beliv no RPGT or very minimal if any. 5% on profit. Further, market value of pretty vague. U appoint the valuer and u tell the valuer dun value so high lor. Using bank's valuer (on the pretext of refinancing ur property) is also another way. Banker dam kiasu / conservative in valuation. So if ur property profit RM100,000 at most u pay 5% = RM5,000 only. WIth that profit ur property should be about RM1m, RM5,000 cannot pay meh.

About transfer to siblings, not sure attract RPGT or not, but provided less than 5 years. But i beliv trasnfer to parent no nid.

On HDB compliance side I dun see any risk. U transfer ur Malaysia property to somebody, so tat u can buy HDB. HDB have a hard time proving whether u are genuinely selling to ur sibling/parent or 'transferring'. Anyway, so what if i was transferring as a gift to them? Most important make sure no property loan. How is Singapore to prove whether u are selling or transfering ur property in Malaysia? Are they going to talk to Malaysia government for a G2G initiative just to catch such things, and its so hard to prove that the transferee is holding the prop as transferor as a nominee?

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Added on March 15, 2012, 4:22 pmUnfortunately we dunno wat sort of samples robert walters is using. If they only sample from MNCs, then is will skew towards higher end.
anyway, gotto take it with a pinch of salt.

On taking paycut or not it depends on a lot of factors. Type of industry, type of work, type of company, type of expereince u have, type of qualification u have, reasons why u wan to move here, growth rate in the furture, opportunity cost. Cant really assume its the same lor.

This post has been edited by Aloong: Mar 15 2012, 04:22 PM

the only chances they catch you is someone go report you I guess.

I'm up in central north east. Meeting fellow M'sians is always good. I am into just the simple food like mamak or kopitiam. Just a simpleton.

Anyone here part of MISS club? Saw an article in Star Property today : www.starproperty.my/PropertyGuide/Finance/19558/0/0

Back to getting the Extract of Driving License from JPJ, for those who has successfully got the Extract of Driving License without getting your license cancelled or blacklisted, what did you put down as 'Tujuan' in the application form?

This post has been edited by hokin: Mar 15 2012, 06:39 PM

Ok, anyone queueing up tomolo for the new ipad?
SG really released this one the same day as US.
MY always follow SG backside one... LoL.

tmr?ppl would have started Q-ing NOW!!!
or shall i say...they will be in a Q already!!
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This post has been edited by tailtwist: Mar 15 2012, 08:16 PM

yup...saw the q at casseway point liao

Kiasu ppl is kiasu...

Check out CNET. Apparently this first batch of new iPads are all North American models. The LTE in the new iPad is not compatible with the LTE systems currently being rolled out in Asia. If you're getting the celular model, I'd wait for the next batch. Otherwise buy the cheaper wifi model. No point paying a steep premium for something you'll never be able to use.

Hi all,

Going to work at Raffles Place. Wondering which area is a good place to stay, preferably near to town. And how much to budget ah? Looking for a room, and not staying with owner.

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