Balik to retire lah

My thinking .. say you start work at 20 until 55 (35 years)
Work in SG 35 years / 2.5 (exchange rate) =  14 years

Work in Singapore 14 year (20 + 14) = 34 balik retire and enjoy life

Been working here for a year+.. Means a year I did not touch my car and go back frequently.. Honestly $$ drives me, some of my peers contemplating to return back get married, family all. But I dont care, not family orientated. Perhaps the only thing i miss is driving. Been taking bus to work all while haha.. How do you guys cope with this? Stay emotionally mentally strong, at least for 5-10 years

ACCA/CPA sounds like so-so so singaporeans dont really see them like WHOAHHH she got a cpa membership or something... is it ://

instead they value more on working performance. correct me if im wrong lol

Wow... My cousin is going to work here, in medical field (but not doctor/nurse, I also not so sure what position).

Seriously... In medical field, expat package is really common?

Fresh grad, monthly basic is already high enough. Then that's not all... Housing allowance, 600 each month. Then before start working, most expenses can be claimed too like hotel, flight ticket, relocation etc. Then working on shift got shift allowance lagi.

Same fresh grad but salary more than 40% higher than mine. *I jelly*

Maybe I made wrong decision and went into the wrong field since the first day of my uni

Wah liao sick leave also dont have? The world we live in today makes our parents look like they are having a better work life balance.

Hi, I would like to know is there any alternate way to secure a financial-economics related job in SG? I was a fresh graduate from one of the local uni in Malaysia and I had send quite a number of resume and applications to the sg based companies via their career portal or job hunt sites like jobstreet, jobcentral. However all of it end up with unsuccessful application or not even give me a reply. Anyone can give me advice? Appreciate your help a lots~

whoaj. big4 in sg. *am freaking jelly no offense

SG50. Long live bapa Singapore     
You want to pay double tax? No people stopping you, go ahead. Hidup kronies  .

So far so good for me. Maybe I've got trained during the uni time to eat shitty food.
I see long queue then change restaurant/stall one

But there's some crazy queue I see in SG. One serious one is at 313@Sommerset (or Orchard central? They're like all in the same building so I can't differentiate). The yogurt at B2 or B3 named Llaolao or something. Last time I see, the queue turn one whole round around their outlet till the end of escalator, continue again at another end near emergency exit. Sot one really I rather go there on a weekday to skip the queue.
Prefer the price back home.

*Calculator mode ON:
2 vege 1 rice $3.5
$3.5 x 2.585 = RM9.0475
RM9.0475 = 0.9 x M'sia McD Big Mac Set

In short... You eat one mix rice in SG can get 0.9 x Big Mac Set in M'sia*

Jk

hi guys, am in a dilemma

i am previously an external auditor (2 years exp), but currently an accountant (since aug) at a listed co. with E pass. Am enjoyed working at friendly environment here with friendly colleauges, but not feeling that i'm doing my best in this job and am thinking of moving back to audit line, i have some concerns here:

1. my friend did mention that e pass has better chance of applying PR, is it so?
    should i continue my current job and change job after getting PR?

2. To my knowledge (maybe not so comprehensive) most of the msian auditor (i mean the external auditor) are holding S pass here? What are the effects/disadv if i'm to degrade my Pass for the job i prefer?

pls advise, thanks in advance

well, i'm ok with minor (perhaps not so minor if converted to RM) paycut if i get the job(and career) i prefer,
perhaps i should rephrase my question, given my current condition (previous post), what price i need to pay (especially those intangible such as: chances of pr application, e pass/s pass issue) aside from highly possible paycut, for me go back to the job i like.

off-topics: btw, i dont understand that i'm being remunerated 2k+ but i get an e pass instead, according to the MOM, e pass is for those salary >3.3k?
                and, not sure whether this is true, according to my col, it's due to my co.'s repu/size?

I meMaybank2Ukan some money back today at 2.59, with $15 fee.

I spent 2 minutes at my desk this morning and $15 to kowtim the entire transaction, end to end from my SG bank account into my MY bank account.

$15 and +0.01 upside isn't remotely near worth it to go to my bank branch, queue up at the counter (or withdraw from ATM repeatedly over a few days, and then make a trip across the causeway, walk around ultra safe JB with pockets of SGD bank notes looking for a money changer, change money and then walk around some more with pockets of RM looking for a bank branch to deposit it. Then if something unfortunate like bank teller count wrongly, or money get stuck in cash deposit machine - will mean more trips across the causeway to resolve the issue.

1. The few money changers around Orchard are only offering 2.57. Lower than Maybank2u.

2. Even if I change in SG, I need to bank in the money in Malaysia, no?