SG license is permanent and doesn't need to be renew. lets say when u want to go back to msia for retirement, u can just convert them back by getting a letter from SG Traffic Police.
For msia side, no test needed, just shw the letter and they give you back your Msia license.

the extract is to show when you get your Msia driving license and to show did you committed any traffic offense in Msia.
regarding the destroying your Msia license, you need to ask Msia JPJ why?, it is JPJ that blacklist your license, not SG TP.

this is true and not true... if you read lta rules correctly, u are only allowed to drive using your msia driving license for the 1st year, anything more than that you need to convert to SG license.
but the reality is, they won't bother to check you if you are driving a msia registered car. But to be safe, better get your self a SG license.

i did mine in JB, when you ask for that letter, they will automatically ask u, mau convert lesen ka? then they wil give you a form to sign, it shows that you acknowledge that by getting the extract, they will cancel your msia license.

i don't dare to say no to them, because its freaking obvious that you are doing a conversion.

Guess what, the melissa mentioned in that article is our LYN member.. 1 of the pioneer that is active in v1 and v2 of this thread.

if u want it to be done in 1 day, prepare to pay premium, it can be done at Raffles Hospital. u need to pay $50 extra for the urgent case. u get your report within 3 hours.
my HIV test cost me $120++. if with X Ray, not sure how much.

mine is for PR application, so sendiri bayar. if u need for EP application, u can ask for urgent as well. but i doubt ur employer willing to pay.

basically LCCI is an accounting cert. even without SPM u can go take LCCI, after LCCI u can pursue higher to get ACCA.
just like for IT line, u got MCP, then go to MCSE, etc etc...

btw, the mei mei need a lift? i can send her home every day of she interested... but she must be willing to take bike la.. keke.

just an update, I am planning for a gathering in Early May. Feel free to drop by my other thread to vote your preference.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=1889740&st=0

As for Ting, you can go IRAS and declare your income and also declare that u are still working in Singapore, so they can refund u.

depends on your work location, 2.5k is quite a good pay i would say.. if u ask here, people will say 2.5k is peanuts.
try to ask in jbtalk forum, if u got 2k, u are consider very very good over there.

go back to your point, you can opt to stay in JB if ur office is near northern or western side of Singapore. then u can save a lot.
but prepare to sacrifice a lot on travelling time.

do good. depends on your work location. the traffic at causeway is crazy, sometimes no jam at all, sometimes very jam. from my observation, if u go in at 7am by car, sure jam like hell.
if 8:15-8:30, then most of the time no jam but sometimes still will jam. just arough estimation for you. if jam, the jam at kastam takes u aroudn 45mins to 1 hour (max). so u calculate ur self how long it take from kastam to your office.

Unless ur pay is $10k and above. If not, I would say it is almost impossible to survive if u want to stay inside sg. Renting a 2+1 room hdb cost u almost $2k nowadays. Might as well spend rm2k rent a corner lot terrace house for ur wife and child in jb and u travel daily. Actually, rm1.2-1.5k can get u a intermediate unit near kastam at jb. Just that u need to work harder wake up earlier to travel.

to be frank, if ur office is at payar lebar, i think its better to travel by causeway. cheaper and also the jam is more a less focus on the causeway it self. so wen u jam at the causeway, u can enjoy ur newspaper and breakfast.
if u going by 2nd link, the PIE rush hour jam is a night mare. is comparable to KL's Cheras - midvalley highway jam. 1 word, crazy. i tried riding a bike on that, wan cilok also hard. not only that, u need to factor in the number of ERP you will be paying if using PIE. if u travel by causeway, u can use SLE>CTE>bradell>bartley road... less jam unless got accident. also no ERP or only 1 ERP at CTE if not mistaken.

ah soon bak kut teh at taman sentosa, jalan wong ah fook curry fish head.

u can go for bukit indah, gelang patah is a bit ulu and not very convenient. i stil don't get it, why u wanna choose Tuas over causeway? causeway is always cheaper and more convenient if u work at paya lebar.
talking about safety, i would advice u to go for more new area. Austin, Tebrau, Setia Tropika, Bukit Indah area. most of those place more atas compare to other places. hence the property there are more expensive.
those bangla and indon cannot afford it hence making the place more secure and organized.

i am riding everyday, but to set ur expectation 1st, riding is cheap, but the traffic is 2-3x worst compare to driving (at the causeway).
but if u calculate the travel time, riding and driving consume the same amount of time. riding will spend around 20-40 mins at kastam.
driving will spend around 10 mins at kastam, but u save time on the road because u can avoid traffic jams.

yes and no, u need the IU to enter car parks as well. bare in mind, if u got no IU on your bike and u pass 1 ERP Gantry, the fine is $70 per gantry u pass.
my suggestion is to get a SG bike straight away... coz if u use msia bike, when u get PR, u can't use anymore.

just like my case, i bought a new bike on november 2010, an expensive bike, cost me almost RM10k to get it, installed IU, then january this year, got my PR. cannot use anymore.
so sad.. need to buy a lousy SG bike and use.

It should be EDL my friend.. Cannot blame them.. This is Malaysia.. What u expect.. Moreover the road is build on a flyover. So with the condition offered I am very satisfied. Has been using it to and flow from work since Sunday night when it 1st open to traffic.

i got the results within 1 business day, today apply, tomorrow morning got results. maybe because they are applying WP and not EP. high krass pass must be investigated properlyi guess.

$100? u must be kidding, if i get the cheapest iPhone plan, i only need to pay $600+ for a phone and i can sell that phone for 800+ the person who deal with you must have left his brain in msia.