Hehe!! Who knew! I am in the top 5!

What else is in the picture? Clearly based on money alone, SGD4000 seems much more lucrative then 6000MYR!

Precisely! I wonder what else is being considered by the person who posed this question apart from the currency alone.

Personally though, I can make it such that there'd be MYR6500+ extra on a SGD4000 salary. I shamelessly frugal.

This post has been edited by studyboy: May 12 2014, 11:20 PM

S$3500 can live like a king? That is amazing!

so true!! I guess it is worth travelling daily for a luxurious life in JB.

LSE? Go for the university option.

Welcome!

Hello to all PRs and any Singapore Citizens here!

I am due to enter NIE for teacher training this August and in order for that to happen, I need to look for two guarantors before the 21st of June. Would anyone here be willing to assume that role? The guarantors basically are liable to any damages and fines should I choose to leave NIE or not serve my 3 - year bond.

Of course, I have no intention of breaking the bond and plan to honour all 3 years of it! However, should anything happens to me in the course of my training or service, my family have the financial means to cover any fines or damages. I am asking the goodwill of two persons out there to lend me their signature for this. (One must be a Singaporean, the other a PR)

Basically I have no relatives in Singapore and my friends here are all under a bond with MOE so they are not eligible. I have tried asking around but to no avail so am turning to you guys here. If I cannot find two guarantors to accompany me for my Teacher Training Agreement signing next Saturday, MOE will retract their offer and I may very well have to say good bye to Singapore!

For those who would like to know more, feel free to PM me. I am willing to provide more details and meet up with the person.

Lastly, all help will be much appreciated. This is something which I cannot handle alone unfortunately and I have exhausted all seemingly viable options.

This post has been edited by studyboy: Jun 13 2014, 02:38 AM

I understand that completely! An acquaintance of my father provided the same suggestion I thought wouldn't it be more prudent if one obtains the Banker's guarantee instead! However, even that I worry as I might not have sufficient time to do so! A substantial amount of money has to be transferred to Singapore.

Unfortunately the surety for tuition grant is subjected to very lenient criteria. In particular, a surety for a latter could be one on a scholarship. Whereas for myself, the surety must be free from a bond, which compounded matters! In fact, those under a tuition grant would not be eligible. That was a surprise to me.

Nah, I believe MOE would like to retain their trained teachers hence the measure.

Still, thank you for responding. I really appreciate that! At this juncture, I am open to any suggestions.

This post has been edited by studyboy: Jun 13 2014, 10:43 AM

That is an alternative provided by MOE but I don't have any $$ here in Singapore. I worry that the bank might take too long a time to deal with this. Though I am seriously considering it.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway!

This post has been edited by studyboy: Jun 13 2014, 10:42 AM

Thanks for your suggestions! It is not so much about the money really but rather the guarantee that I won't default on my bond.

Ahuh! If things don't go as planned, I will eventually have to talk to MOE and work something out! The banker's guarantee is always available but still, it is not feasible for me unfortunately.

Thank you very much! I think I should be fine but if need be, I might contact you.

Hehe, I know right! Fiona chin is the dai ka jie here!

This post has been edited by studyboy: Jun 14 2014, 08:28 PM

You could try Aeroline or First Coach. Their buses depart from 1 Utama and takes you into Singapore seamlessly!

hello all!

Could you guys help me with a query? Say if I would like to rent a new place starting 12th of January, when do you guys think I should start looking?

I plan to use a full week starting from the 8 December to look for the place. Would it be sufficient?

Thank you in advance!

Thanks for the advice! Early this year, I was lucky to get a room of my liking only after one viewing (amongst 5 or 6 viewings booked)! Of course, the latter is quite uncommon so I was wondering how long it took others to look for one.

I know what you mean! Early this year, I booked all my viewings within a week in Malaysia, pop into Singapore for my first viewing and decided to rent the place there and then. However, I recognise that my situation then might have been uncommon. I suppose not given your case!

What is this 400 CNY ticket you are talking about? Flight ticket back to Malaysia?

Hi all,

What is this Letter of Intent thingy when it comes to renting? I don't remember writing this when I was looking for a room early this year. Have you guys written something like this before?

Edit: In addition, did you guys pay your deposit/ rent by cash, bank transfer or cheque? Apparently the latter is preferred as it can constitute as proof of payment (As suggested by HDB board lol)?

Next, say if I found a place to rent without engaging an agent, who is responsible to get the Tenancy Agreement stamped? I know I am to pay the fees though.

I ask for every one's goodwill to bear with my silly questions for a while! I had it really easy the first time round (renting matters) and was pretty fortunate that everything went smoothly! My previous landlady handled everything which I initially took to be the norm!

This post has been edited by studyboy: Dec 5 2014, 02:51 AM

Look at it this way, you only celebrate CNY once per year!