Got pay one?

Sorry lor not sgd10k a month.

Yep agree with u.

Yupp, that's the kind of attitude that people can look right through

*well played*

Can i knw you drive from where to where on Saturday

For weekends (or even weekday nights), there is actually a lot to do in SG.
You just need to thicken the skin of your face.
There are A LOT of interest groups (cycling, board games, badminton...you name it, you can probably find it) out there on the internet.
Find one which you is within your budget and interested in then participate.
You will then have plans on how to spend your free time and also make new friends.
You are now in a new place...you will have to do something new before you get used to it.

Lol, i think small house , car price, boring sg, are all truths

Even singki complaint about this, dun think they wanna move to MY , lol

Just accept the fact lah

However, i do agree both country got its pro and cons

Just matter s whether you can adopt to it

Frm jalan syed putra, connect to federal hwy all the way to that big bridge LDP.. usual route, why there's a mid-day jam on a weekend?
Few reasons that I know will never be fixed, due to typical Msia anyhow planning and boleh attitude..

1) There's a Chinese school directly on jalan syed putra.. caused a choke due to cars double/triple PARKED on the highway itself... I spent a good 30 minutes not move a few centimetres.. really wanted to go down and smack all the brainless, inconsiderate parents on their heads..
2) Typical jam on mid-valley/old klang road exit. Just too much traffic and interconnections.
3) Stalled bus near exit to LDP.. causing a massive back-up of traffic.

All these combined lead to me sitting in car for almost 2 hours.. on a weekend. On weekday? this is normal.. 2 hours commute to city, 2 hours back. 4 hours of your life gone.

This post has been edited by the99percent1: Oct 30 2015, 11:46 AM

I think there are things to do here. Just tht i dun have a car then instantly everywhere oso lazy to go.

But what todo.dun make sgd10k cannot afford car lu.

For me is small house but for my wife it's an upgrade !

Car very individual ... wife felt ok cause need not to drive anymore , what's more important no need to serve car loan !!

So depending on individual , different people have a different background so expectation also different, growing up in a city vs a small town will have a different perception on SG lifestyle.

1) -> due to safety and convenience of transportation

2 & 3 - > is more of city council jobs on town planning

You really that bad luck? Traffic lights all turn red whenever you approach them?

I grew up in KL, stayed there for 20+ years before I went to Singapore to work.
Bought a car only after working in SG for 7 years (have been driving in KL for more than 5 years), my take:

1. KL is still a livelier place to work and enjoy life. Night life, the food, the entertainment... Singapore pales in comparison.
2. Driving wise, Singapore roads are well labeled and buildings/car parks are consistent in addresses and naming. Punch in postcode on Waze or Google Maps and you get there accurately. In KL... all I can say is
3. Less traffic in SG, nicer cars, less breakdowns... traffic wardens are so effective that you get something stuck at your wipers within 15 minutes if you park next to solid white lines, double lines etc.
4. Speed limit of 70 or 90kmph... yup this is really slow but eventually you will get used to it. For a small island I don't see a need for higher speed limit to be honest.
5. I don't miss KL's double parking, people parking right in front of my gate, uneven roads and loads of potholes, illegal U-turn everywhere and anywhere. Yup some folks say this is "freedom"

Me.

Whole KL branch shut down. Out of 20+ workers, only four got saved. I was one of the 'unlucky' fellow..

Gone from living like a king on SG package in KL to living below market rate in SG.. life sucks, but the experience/exposure Im getting now is better and more marketable. Stay a few more months then jump jump, increase the salary again..

Yup agree.

Before I settle down, most of my weekends are spent in City Square/KSL mall.
Go in in the morning, have a movie marathon for S$3 per ticket, then go massage, nicer meals, karaoke...
sometimes just go East Coast or Ubin for jogs or cycling if I feel like being healthy.

Honestly whatever you have been doing in KL, you pretty much can do the same when you are in SG.
Only difference is you have to start making new friends to share the same past-time as you.

Most of my friends who went back to Malaysia, 99% they are just home sick.
Friends all in KL, they feel lonely here.

They are truths for sure, but why do they have small houses and no car?
The real truth is the answer to that
Yupp the same applies to Singaporeans as well, not all Singaporeans are rich just like not all Malaysians have big house and nice car

Pros and cons, if they're happy in MY there's nothing wrong
To be honest it's possible that I may move back to MY in the future too, if I can't earn enough for a good life in SG

Learn to see cup is half full at every situation lo. Envy those people who earn 10k lo at least they don't have so much debt. Last time I used to owe banks 1-2 million of sgd. Stress leh.

Simple life after work go home in mrt, 2 sgd can reach already then swipe phone inside, walk 10 mins then reach home, lift direct to the door, no need to clean so much.

Now have to drive a freaking big car home. Pay car park pay erp, reach home see the garden so many fallen leaves then nea say breeding mosquito, inside liao still need to climb 2 flight of stairs to bedroom. Weekend more jia lat whole house u have to clean. U do a small renovation like add one more room paint here paint there, 300k cannot run.

How long did it take you to receive the tax clearance letter from LHDN?

Hahah once u get used to a certain standard of living it is hard to downgrade. Not like u ma, stay in gcb

GCB only for sinkie. Bill gate come buy also no need ask. The one I staying is kind of like the atap house type in Sabah.

Just giving example. Must learn to adapt ma. I can kpkb why the house so small, rain time water leak some more. People stay GCB land plot 20k sq ft minimum, those Sentosa Cove yatch parked at backyard, go out got driver one. Or I can be grateful with what I have lo then be syukur lo. Those in HDB taking MRT one at least still got roof over food on plate la. Much better than those on the street already. Syukur masih healthy at least .

2 weeks if you submit everything they ask for. This is without getting audited.

Can be ur husband sinkie ma.Inherited some gcb or some super big multimillion bungalow rite