Yes, contribute to own country but that depends on how well your country treats you..

Ha ha... good one.

By the way, he's busted. Mindef confirms he is fake commando.

Somehow you know real commando won't anyhow behave like that

Yes, register at https://ebr1m.hasil.gov.my/

See also https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3007814

Empty vessels make the loudest noise.. especially the fat guy at the library.

The minimum income required to apply for a credit card in Singapore is $30,000 per annum.

Minimum income $30,000 pa is a MAS requirement.

Yes, Singaporean/PR or employment status does matter.

Because @Fiona Chin thinks the 40K requirement for foreigner makes HSBC the best?

Citibank needs minimum income of S$42,000 per annum for foreigner for credit cards.

Some choose to take Singapore citizenship and buy a property in JB when they retire.

Safer, yes. Strong dollar, yes.

But no more house. HDB flat, not unless you can afford private condo or house in Singapore.

To be eligible for PR, you need an work pass ( P, Q or S ) for the "workers" category. Other categories are Investors/Entrepreneurs and spouses of citizens and PR.

Since you mentioned company, you should be applying under the "workers" category.

The company plays a critical role in your PR application because the company will be filling up the Annex A to Form 4A. It is a one page form with questions about the company and your job that your company will answer.

Please note, however, the company in filling up Annex A does NOT mean the company is sponsoring you.

About that Chicken rice at Chatter Box. S$32 for chicken rice is a rip off no matter how good it is or if it is at a hotel. There are better things to eat for $32.

==== Cancelled the above because @deodorant removed the Chicken Rice link from the Signature =====

==== Update #2: now the link on the Signature came back ====

Anyway, forget about this, it's not important



This post has been edited by tengah: Oct 30 2013, 01:56 PM

Great blog by the way. Enjoyed reading it

So pricey for hawker food at the hotel.. if I go to hotel to eat, I would pay to eat "hotel" food.

For "luxury" hawker food, I would just go to lau pa sat. Price still above average at lau pa sat compared to hawker centres but cheaper than Chatter Box. But no air con at lau pa sat

Yes, outside food is a rip off, nowadays hawkers can charge as much as $10, on the extreme side, particularly when you pick more meat.

Sometime back, this guy was charged like $600 for ordering crabs, something like that.

Downgrade? Convert $2400 and see how much is that in RM.

Many people try to get job in Singapore, you are lucky that you are offered a job there.

I hope that not relative bro, just some dude. If it is blood brother, get rid of him as soon as you can because your own brother charges you $300 for sleeping in living room.

Anyway, you're a big fellow, pay a bit more and go find yourself a room.

This is debatable..

Financially, you make more money, then it is not downgrade.

Job scope/responsibility wise, then it is a downgrade since a RM10K job in Malaysia is normally a directorship or something similar and a SGD5K job in Singapore is normally an officer or senior officer job.

You may then say cost of living higher in Malaysia, but Singapore is safer and not race-based, so it is really debatable.

If the person is planning to return to Malaysia after the job in Singapore, then it is certainly a bargain since the FX conversion would make him much richer..

That RM10K salary didn't come from me. Here there are threads talking about so difficult to get RM3K job. RM10K? Far from it.

SGD5K is RM12.7K. Money wise, RM12.7K is greater than RM10K, downgrade?

Cost of living vs security bla bla bla

Ketuanan Melayu vs Meritocracy bla bla bla

Executive position vs Officer position bla bla bla

Whether upgrade or downgrade, it is debatable.

Yeah, it's a typo.

Yes, it will cost more to buy house and car in Singapore. It is cheaper in Malaysia but you trade that for your safety, civil rights, apa lagi mau etc..

You have never heard of people going back and forth Singapore to work. To these people, it is big profit to them.

Although you spend SGD in Singapore, when you finally leave Singapore and withdraw your money from SG accounts, you make a big pile of money there.

You trade that for your safety, civil rights in Malaysia, you are talking about two different countries, not Penang or KL so it is debatable in many aspects.

Every time the Police patrol stop you in Malaysia, you need to consider parting with kopi money. In SG, you better don't do that or you will be arrested for bribery.

You already said it... ".the amount you get to save does not necessary be more when you convert it back" - so this already makes it debatable.

If it is downgrade which implied not desirable as opposed to upgrade, what are all these Malaysians working in Singapore for? They like downgrade?

So it is quite debatable, on the countary. Not saying either option is good but depends on your needs.