depend on what u getting now
if u currently at RM 4k, then ok but if u now at RM8k plus then maybe not

next thought is wil you be strugling with that income or not
then u need to look at your current commitment mortgage, car loan, GF or wife and kid

^ tanjong pagar

presume to be easier to be a PR

hmm if your boss is MOM then ok loh hahaha

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Added on December 18, 2012, 11:53 ammid 30, forsee until here until 40+
turn down offers to go HK, life is good enjoying best of both world, commuting between kl and SG

This post has been edited by ivanswk: Dec 18 2012, 11:53 AM

thats the key word, definitely more prospect
from what i am hearing few of my competitors is opening up office here in SG, mostly from europe
look on the bright side, they might offer me heheh

this i agree

painful to see
cannot go further after the first page

your summary need to ultilise better, just do a total of your experience and try to impress

This post has been edited by ivanswk: Dec 19 2012, 04:14 PM

definitely cannot stay landed in SG, if u particular on that then maybe

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Added on December 19, 2012, 4:18 pmcause i agree with mah

This post has been edited by ivanswk: Dec 19 2012, 04:18 PM

[quote=stevieg8,Dec 19 2012, 04:20 PM]
[quote=ivanswk,Dec 19 2012, 04:17 PM]
definitely cannot stay landed in SG, if u particular on that then maybe

definitely not la..even in KL i only stay in a studio apartment..with that mentioned, would i be able to live in a studio in Singapore?

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http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/singapore-p...erty-for-rent/1

2k and up for a studio

This post has been edited by ivanswk: Dec 19 2012, 04:29 PM

rent a room first, especially one without contract, u never know, maybe 3 months u decided to go back

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Added on December 20, 2012, 4:58 pmHDB rental (2 bed room) = $2000 (East)
Car installment (2nd hand) = $1100
Food & Groceries = $1500
Occasional nice meals, gifts for kids, hobbies = $500
Parent in law allowance for taking care my son = $1000
Commitment back in Malaysia = 3000

hmm not included car, personal insurance hmm..



This post has been edited by ivanswk: Dec 20 2012, 04:58 PM

then again u got no kid yet so
my pay was awesome until my kid come along, then it just become average, need car and whole house to cater and allowance for childcare
but then again my kid make my life more awesome thou

at the moment, one

u have not seen PRC yet hahaha... ,
sg now is so flooded with foreigner, singaporean is not really a concern anymore, the pinoy etc ...
not on character but on the employment mkt

2 years back at a massage centre, the gal told me she a singaporean and not from china..
i was like wow, a sg masseur i never try that before
bang 3 month close shop, replace by a mixture of malaysian then taiwanese, then china, then left with pinoy..

the service industries is competitive

could be true
10 years now since most my peers graduate from the local U,
they were doing ok at the beginning
but like a marathon, the gap is widening now, what they really teach inside there

i am a failure in the MY education system, aggregate 33 pangkat 2 SPM
it was THE END for me at that time
looking back it could have been worst

come to think of it my best buddy din even turn up for the exam
both of us still doing ok in SG, hahah

think MY have a more lenient edu, u fail and still get second shot in life


This post has been edited by ivanswk: Jan 25 2013, 10:03 AM

since some have brought up education heheh ...
prompted me to look at top primary school, while planning for my son hhehehe...

http://www.edupoll.org/content/view/18/37/

Based on Edupoll’s proprietary research, the Top 10 primary schools in Singapore ( by prestige ) are :
1.Nanyang Primary School
2.Rosyth School
3.Henry Park Primary School
4.Tao Nan School
5.Raffles Girls’ Primary School
6.Anglo-Chinese School Primary & Junior School
7.Singapore Chinese Girls’ School Primary
8.Methodist Girls’ School Primary
9.CHIJ St Nicholas Primary
10.St Hilda’s Primary School

heard volunteer also need to Q, my colleague yesterday went for a parent interview
so most probably getting it
not sure $ is the main factor or not,
both husband and wife also high flyer
i need to check further

u want it right

matter of perspective and your resources
i always think is good to do someting rather then keep waiting for the best to come along,
for example a MBA that will cost u more than Rm 100k

http://www.hbs.edu/mba/financial-aid/Pages/cost-summary.aspx

when i did my MBA last time, which is bottom last two in uk and i cannot even afford to pay for it,
i need to nego kaw kaw for the co for it basiclly (almost begging level)

i dunno how to summarize how it benefit me overall, well it rank low, it kill most of my weekend, alot of personal money for alot of reference book, alot of late nites

what it did for me i think
i get a job in SG which also help in my PR application (i dun have a degree)
i move on, i dun look at another or better MBA (since i already have one)
my current monthly income exceeded the MBA cost, what ever u call them (ROI)
i learn somethin in the MBA (force learning), other things i learn like (my smart lecturer and my course mate, it keep prompting me i dun want to end up like them)

my industry not many people have a postgrad, it is uncessary which might be true
i dun need the top 10 MBA, by having 1 kapcai MBA,
i think it already put me up there within the 10% within my industry

so what next, at mid thirties,
doing another postgrad more relevant to my work at slower pace
expanding my family members
enjoy life

my thoughts is always do something when u young, and you get to to more later part of your life

a quick google with jobsdb, i notice it range up to 8k ,
so lower your expectation below 8k
5 figure maybe next few year later ok