The biggest bangla in our SG office lives in a bungalow in Sentosa Cove. Rental S$26K a month. Want to buy S$30 million.

If it's not to do with job and money, what's wrong with being a bangla?

With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Anyway, just ask your friend to go out to a group dinner in Malaysia. Go to a nice, expensive restaurant, like Western, Japanese, Korean, hotel etc... then when the bill comes - ask him to pay. Then say if he cannot afford, you can pay. See S$ or RM salary endures more wallet pain.

Not really. The basis/denominator of the 20% and 16% is capped at $5000.

Once you're past 5K, anything above that is CPF free (except for bonus which has a different formula).

This post has been edited by seantang: Aug 14 2012, 06:42 PM

Helpdesk people just absolutely love callers like you.

Watching the NDP parade repeat on Channel 5. Tony Tan's inspection of the honor guard was super careful and calculated. He stopped to talk to 4 soldiers... one Chinese, one Malay, one Indian and one female.

Of course not. What your employer pays you is related to what you can do, not what your lifestyle is.

Yes,.. but what SG, NY, HK or Timbuktu will pay you will vary greatly according to how much the employers there need it / value it.

You should be asking about expenditure / cost of living to maintain a lifestyle. Not about expected salary which has nothing to do with lifestyle.

And a single level of salary can maintain a range of different lifestyles... depending on who it is.

For Singapore... you can maintain the same lifestyle S$1 for RM1... as long as you don't drive in SG. And you should be aware that your lifestyle in KL is that of a local-born whereas in SG, you are a foreigner. There will be things you need to pay for in SG (at least initially), which you probably for take for granted in KL like parents' resources (housing, transport, childcare support etc), citizen's resources (like govt subsidies) and existing social & support structures eg. family, friends, social activities, hobby haunts, knowledge of the best deals etc.

This post has been edited by seantang: Aug 19 2012, 09:43 PM

Sounds like you went for your first "open house" organised by the agents. That usually deteriorates into a bidding war. But you're right. You have to be quick. You need to be firm on your budget (ie. pay right to limit of your budget without having to think, think, think) and you need to target a location, not a flat. If you're going for HDB and mass market condos - know that no flat will be perfect for your family/circumstances, and you can always compromise/improve once you move in. So don't fuss over small stuff like room layout, wall colour, slightly small size of this room/that room etc.

My last 2 flats... I took it the moment I walked in the front door. The living room was bright, inviting and it felt comfortable to come home to (no hantu, damp, dark, lonely feeling etc). Location and budget was right,.. so other stuff can be managed.

Unless you're buying very high end, there's no use fussing over too much feng shui for SG properties. They are built at such high density that there's ALWAYS something that will be at odds with one feng shui covenant or another. IMO, as long as the very basic principles are okay, it's a go.

All new launches are purchased sight unseen, on the basis of some pictures and a Lego building. So, that's even worse than wet market. So, at the end of the day, it's all about location, amenities and facilities. That's the primary basis for the rental as well. Don't sweat the small stuff.

This post has been edited by seantang: Aug 20 2012, 09:38 PM

Normally it's $500 per month.

If they cut the corner of your Malaysian driving licence after giving you the extract, does that mean that you cannot drive yourself home from the JPJ office? Need friend to drive you home since you don't have the SG licence yet?

If everything you do is kacang putih, then the things that you learn faster is also kacang putih. MNCs won't pay you for the kacang putih that you've learnt.

So even if you justify joining a small company to "learn faster", make sure whatever you learn is worth money to your future career.

I've had interviewees coming to us with a good degree but a few years experience with a no name company where they are currently have a managerial position. When we offer them an exec's salary instead of a manager's, they will start talking about how they managed "Purchasing, HR and Admin" on top of accounting. But the fact is that I am not going to give you a MNC manager's role because you bought Milo from the pantry, banked in the payroll/CPF and supervised the secretaries and tea lady.

Without fail, they were expecting a big jump in salary when they move from small firm to MNC. But that never happens because the pao kah liao they did previously is worthless to the MNC.

Kalau ada ASB, diskaun rumah 15% dan senang dapat lesen dan pinjaman, memang takde stress lah.

But what quality of experience would you have gained if you did not start out from a quality university?

Wah, super reverse logic. You want to work hard because you want money. They don't want to work hard because they already got money. So, are you being unfair to them?

Who said you had to work extra hard to get paid the same as locals?

If you get hired, whereas the locals don't, they don't get paid AT ALL.

Absolutely agree. Unless the company is paying for and organising everything, don't bother coming to SG for only a few months. Take a few months break... freelance, do pro bono / charity or something.

This post has been edited by seantang: Sep 10 2012, 10:12 AM

The retard is spamming multiple threads.

If they give up their PR, West Malaysians can withdraw all their CPF at 55 years old. All other PR holders can withdraw immediately after giving up their PR.

If you don't give up your PR, you can't withdraw everything regardless of which side of whatever country you're from.