They only look for infectious disease only, HIV blood test and TB lung x-ray last time for my case. Went Geylang recently ?

O good good, can give me the contact? Private car or SG cab? Some SG cab only can stop at dedicated places in JB? He use Second Link or not?

The flight at Senai is 9pm, so leaving on Friday evening 6pm after work, take cab better? Causeway if use bus will be jam I assume. Changi one is 5pm so I have to take half day unpaid leave, boss .

O ok ok thanks, will ask him later about the places he goes.

Ya, look like very tight. Need race car driver. Normally take how long to clear the Woodland custom and JB custom on Friday night?

Ya got, just started recently. I took it few times. Free from Queenstreet CW2 to Senai and return, need to print out the bus ticket from Airasia and show them. The shuttle was on schedule every time so far, 30 mins to Senai from JB CIQ.

Flying back to Sabah. Already flying once per month from Changi, bought during promotion about near to 100 SGD. Now want fly twice a month. The flight from Changi is 5pm, need half day leave. Senai one at night so no need leave. If take unpaid leave for Changi flight, take the 45 SGD cab without leave for Senai flight more worth. But look like cannot work out. Will try one time to see can make it or not.

Ya have to come out good result first before negotiating with boss again. Actually most part of my job no need to be in office, or even in SG. I tried working from home second week of CNY, but found that I "really" have to work during the office hour, instead of surfing around, so that end of day I got something to report.

You using which roaming when back in Malaysia? My incoming call is 60 cent per min. Boss face very black when I show him the roaming bill...


Seems like my plan to leave at 6 can't make it. Have to nego with boss for leaving at 3 or 4 already. Thanks all for your feedback.

Hmm same telco. Ya sometime no choice. Thanks .

Know someone who went back to Malaysia for 2-3 years, when try to renew his REP online last year, rejected, then came to SG to apply, they gave him 1 year REP, asked him to work here or run his company for renewal next year.

Never heard of the 183 days criteria, don't make sense for those fly here there people.

This kind of company can leave asap. Good company should encourage the employee to upgrade themselves for employee's own future. Best company is they sponsor your course, without any obligation. Normally study/exam leave 3 to 5 days per year.

Have la, I took a 2 year course, pay myself type, get to leave 1.5 hours earlier from work 2-3 times a week for class, and 5 days study/exam leave per year. Actually 5 days not enough per year. I always over shot because last minute do homework and prepare for exam, total study leave applied is about 10-15 days, but company just close one eye. Was head hunted during my course but choose to stay. So not necessary employee always leave after graduate. Those boss who think so mean they think their company not good enough to keep you there after you upgrade.

For other personal exam I also apply for one week study leave to prepare. No problem one. Just be sincere lo don't fake got exam can already.

The local uni scholarships are bond free... where you hear need to bond one? The bond is MOE bond for international student, regardless of you get the scholarship or not. Some tycoon scholarship also bond free. Why so good? Charity, reputation etc.

Maximum deduction for insurance + CPF contribution is 5k IIRC. If CPF contribution is over 5k, cannot deduct insurance already. Only life insurance can deduct I think. Can read at the same place where you declare, click the "!".

IF you declare, pay less tax. Total income - insurance premium paid - other things = income to be tax.

Where the others start?

Private property can rent out short term to tourist or not?

For the new HDB rules ah, PR cannot rent out the whole unit, but still can sublet individual room if he staying inside?

From HDB website, think this one just come in after the Budget recently.
http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10323p.nsf/w/...at?OpenDocument

Guidelines for Renting Out the Whole Flat
Citizenship
Flat owners who wish to sublet their flat must be a Singapore Citizen (SC). Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) flat owners are not allowed to sublet their flat.

Guidelines for Renting Out Rooms
Eligibility Conditions: Flat Owners

1. You are allowed to sublet your bedrooms if you own a 3-room or bigger flat.
No prior approval from HDB is required for subletting of the bedrooms. However, flat owners who sublet bedrooms in their HDB flats will have to register with HDB within 7 days of doing so. They are also required to notify HDB when they renew or terminate the subletting of bedrooms, and when there are changes to their subtenants' particulars.
Flat owners must comply with HDB’s subletting rules and regulations.

2. Owners of 1 and 2-room flats are not allowed to sublet their bedrooms.

Never say anything about PR in renting out rooms. So mean don't affect?

The bolded titles are 2 different categories for each link below.

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10323p.nsf/w/...at?OpenDocument

For renting out whole flat, HDB say only SG citizen can.

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10323p.nsf/w/...om?OpenDocument

For subletting a room, PR owner staying, extra room want to rent out, HDB say flat owners, no say PR or Citizens...

This post has been edited by JohnJon82: Mar 18 2013, 10:38 PM

From saving nothing to near to 3k depending how u want to live. HDB with aircon - 15-20% salary gone.

Work no stress. Going out to the city on weekends is more stressful. People everywhere.

Just my opinion, don't shoot me. No area of the condo given right? If the place very far from my workplace or city, say need 30 mins or more MRT ride to work, the 2-3 minutes compared to 7-10 minutes walking distance are not so attractive.

Based on the 4k to 4.5k for the same area, will say about 1.2k to 1.5k max. 1.5k if the place is really near to my workplace or places I go often, travelling time saved is significiant. I have been staying 5 mins walk to my office for near to 3 years now. If have to put the saving of 1 hour per day for return trip from work in money terms. I willing to pay 500-600 extra now. 20 hours per month, if you take the time to work (OT), it worth much more than that, plus no need to pack the MRT everyday. Anything higher, I will consider buying one. This is me la, based on my % budget of salary allowed for accomodation. If I am those elites then different story.

We used a formula to determine how much each pay for a unit without owner last time. Assign unit to each place, the weightage of the unit you decide. Eg. Masterbedroom 2, Common Room 1, Living Room 1, Kitchen 1 = Total 5 unit. For common area like living room and kitchen, take the total common area unit / total no. of people in the house. Then rent for each people = Total rent / the bedroom unit + divided common area unit. If total 2 people in house, then the common room one will pay 2/5 of the rent. If owner inside, as tenant I will expect to pay less, add unit for "owner's presence".

This post has been edited by JohnJon82: Mar 20 2013, 01:28 PM

Hmm, ok, assuming the location very convenient to me, 1.5k, seems low, because my budget is low.

Maybe can try the forum below, their budget for accomodation should be bigger.

http://classifieds.singaporeexpats.com/index.php/cat/120

http://classifieds.singaporeexpats.com/index.php/cat/134

Ya this one I also curious. Which bus faster after immigration? Some queue for SBS bus because they use SBS to immigration, continue with SBS cheaper?

Anyone take CW2 during the weekends? Wait and take CW2 to Bugis faster or take CW1 to Kranji then switch MRT faster?

Smoking in queue is prohibited everywhere.

Don't confront them directly la dangerous, unless you can 1 fight 10. Call NEA and hope they got officer few minute walking distance away.