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 Working in Singapore V17, All about living in the Lil' Red Dot

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post Jan 14 2015, 03:59 PM

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QUOTE(Fiona Chin @ Jan 13 2015, 09:12 PM)
Cook yourself leh so easy. Even atas restaurant serve vege with rat, can imagine what are those home run bulk cooking dodgy kitchens without NEA monitoring would serve you?
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Owner won't let me use kitchen woh sad.gif
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QUOTE(LiangZhuge @ Jan 14 2015, 03:59 PM)
Owner won't let me use kitchen woh sad.gif

buy slow cooker and rice cooker and put inside room
every morning before go work dump all ingredients inside and on slow cooker
go work come back cook rice
tadaa rice and soup+liao every day.
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post Jan 14 2015, 04:17 PM

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QUOTE(deodorant @ Jan 14 2015, 04:07 PM)
buy slow cooker and rice cooker and put inside room
every morning before go work dump all ingredients inside and on slow cooker
go work come back cook rice
tadaa rice and soup+liao every day.
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Then your room will smell of food smile.gif
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post Jan 14 2015, 07:42 PM

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QUOTE(deodorant @ Jan 14 2015, 04:07 PM)
buy slow cooker and rice cooker and put inside room
every morning before go work dump all ingredients inside and on slow cooker
go work come back cook rice
tadaa rice and soup+liao every day.
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Why not bring both to office straight cook in office finish makan only come back tongue.gif




Btw... Anyone got any rooms near green line towards the central to recommend arh... Budget only 650 and below.


Last time still ok... This time find room arh... Only discovered that 650 want get decent room not so easy eh... Most rooms simply higher than 650 easily 750 d. Just start work cannot afford so expensive one cry.gif

Also many rooms only meant for Female doh.gif Good deals many for female only doh.gif doh.gif
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post Jan 14 2015, 09:00 PM

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QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jan 14 2015, 07:42 PM)
Why not bring both to office straight cook in office finish makan only come back tongue.gif
Btw... Anyone got any rooms near green line towards the central to recommend arh... Budget only 650 and below.
Last time still ok... This time find room arh... Only discovered that 650 want get decent room not so easy eh... Most rooms simply higher than 650 easily 750 d. Just start work cannot afford so expensive one cry.gif

Also many rooms only meant for Female doh.gif Good deals many for female only doh.gif doh.gif
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What do you mean decent? Would you want aircon and wifi as well for 650? My friend stays at Toh Guan and pays about 550 per month (no aircon). Good deal!
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post Jan 14 2015, 09:28 PM

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QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jan 14 2015, 07:42 PM)
Why not bring both to office straight cook in office finish makan only come back tongue.gif
Btw... Anyone got any rooms near green line towards the central to recommend arh... Budget only 650 and below.
Last time still ok... This time find room arh... Only discovered that 650 want get decent room not so easy eh... Most rooms simply higher than 650 easily 750 d. Just start work cannot afford so expensive one cry.gif

Also many rooms only meant for Female doh.gif Good deals many for female only doh.gif doh.gif
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My place got one room near Lavender. Males only drool.gif . You want? Should be 600-700 range I think.
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post Jan 14 2015, 10:37 PM

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Hi everyone, how are you? I have been working in Singapore for quite some while, and am thinking if I should apply for a PR. I have some foreign friends who have been here for some time too but a big majority of them don't plan on applying for one since the "paycut" for CPF is pretty horrendous.
I am hesitating if i should do the application, and would appreciate it if you could answer some of my questions.
1) say i apply for PR, got it, and don't renew it after. Will i be able to still work in singapore (not having done the renewal), AND will i be able to take out my CPF since I am no longer a PR?
2) i want to bring my parents to live in singapore. A search online indicates that there is this pass called long term visit pass. Can i apply for one if i am not a PR (some told me there are special provisions for malaysians?)?
3) or alternatively i can apply for the social visit pass? does it work like a normal tourist pass which means my parents can stay in singapore 60 out of 90 days?

Thank you for your help in advance. I have tried to search for the answers but the ICA website does not give clear answers. Actually, my decision to apply for a PR hinges on mainly bringing my parents over to SG, and if they can actually stay with me for long term without me being a PR, i might not consider applying for one.
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post Jan 14 2015, 10:43 PM

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QUOTE(studyboy @ Jan 14 2015, 09:00 PM)
What do you mean decent? Would you want aircon and wifi as well for 650? My friend stays at Toh Guan and pays about 550 per month (no aircon). Good deal!
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550 in fact is good deal!

Now got one room, 2km from nearest MRT but can take bus to MRT, middle of EW line. 650 aircond wifi. Another nearer to MRT but also $650 still not sure got wifi/ac or not doh.gif

Aircond still ok... Got aircond also I on 1-2 hours only each day. Only sometimes sleep till forgot to off then very cold wake up off tongue.gif

In fact I care more about WiFi biggrin.gif

Other rooms near Tiong Bahru, Redhill, Clementi etc want find 650 without AC also hard. Seriously expensive doh.gif

QUOTE(JohnJon82 @ Jan 14 2015, 09:28 PM)
My place got one room near Lavender. Males only drool.gif . You want? Should be 600-700 range I think.
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600-700 got what?

Actually after going through the room rental sites, I almost come to think that... Places near East coast (eunos/bedok/paya lebar etc) actually easily as expensive as those towards the West (clementi, redhill, tiong bahru etc)... It's like on average, Singapore room rental is already at that level doh.gif

Unless go up north maybe can get 450 500 like that. Towards the south all so bloody expensive doh.gif

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QUOTE(cherryl9 @ Jan 14 2015, 10:37 PM)
Hi everyone, how are you? I have been working in Singapore for quite some while, and am thinking if I should apply for a PR. I have some foreign friends who have been here for some time too but a big majority of them don't plan on applying for one since the "paycut" for CPF is pretty horrendous.
I am hesitating if i should do the application, and would appreciate it if you could answer some of my questions.
1) say i apply for PR, got it, and don't renew it after. Will i be able to still work in singapore (not having done the renewal),  AND will i be able to take out my CPF since I am no longer a PR?
2) i want to bring my parents to live in singapore.  A search online indicates that there is this pass called long term visit pass. Can i apply for one if i am not a PR (some told me there are special provisions for malaysians?)?
3) or alternatively i can apply for the social visit pass? does it work like a normal tourist pass which means my parents can stay in singapore 60 out of 90 days?

Thank you for your help in advance. I have tried to search for the answers but the ICA website does not give clear answers. Actually, my decision to apply for a PR hinges on mainly bringing my parents over to SG, and if they can actually stay with me for long term without me being a PR, i might not consider applying for one.
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http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/pas...es/default.aspx

Answers are provided as of what I know (I'm just 5 months here in SG tongue.gif so no way I'm a PR yet~)

1) PR no need renew right? What you need to renew is REP. If you never renew REP, you still can stay in SG. But after you go out to MY you cannot come back in biggrin.gif

2) S Pass/EP also can apply LTVP with conditions to fulfill. See the link above.

3) No idea


Regarding CPF...

If you're West Malaysian (Peninsular), you can only withdraw all your fund in CPF AFTER 55 year old and AFTER you renounce your Singapore PR status.

If you're East Malaysian (Sabah/Sarawak), you can withdraw all your fund in CPF BEFORE 55 year old AFTER you renounce your SPR status.

If you want to keep the SPR status, there's a limit in amount of money you can withdraw even after you hit 55 year old.
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post Jan 14 2015, 11:05 PM

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thank you for your reply Iwan. Just was wondering, if i have a PR, and if i renounce it, say after 3 years, can i still work in singapore under a work pass?
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post Jan 14 2015, 11:05 PM

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QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jan 14 2015, 10:43 PM)
Actually after going through the room rental sites, I almost come to think that... Places near East coast (eunos/bedok/paya lebar etc) actually easily as expensive as those towards the West (clementi, redhill, tiong bahru etc)... It's like on average, Singapore room rental is already at that level doh.gif
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Imagine you have 2 condo now, earn till siao, every month extra money after installment from rental. Thanks FTs!
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QUOTE(cherryl9 @ Jan 14 2015, 10:37 PM)
the "paycut" for CPF is pretty horrendous.

QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jan 14 2015, 10:50 PM)
Regarding CPF...
If you're West Malaysian (Peninsular), you can only withdraw all your fund in CPF AFTER 55 year old and AFTER you renounce your Singapore PR status.

Actually the official wording is residence, i.e. "If you are a Malaysian citizen and have left Singapore permanently to reside in West Malaysia." If you are West Malaysian and planning to leave SG to go Australia, theoretically (according to the website, at least) you can withdraw all CPF before 55.
QUOTE(JohnJon82 @ Jan 14 2015, 09:28 PM)
Males only drool.gif

"Males only" ... followed by the drool emoticon ... ?!?

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post Jan 14 2015, 11:43 PM

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QUOTE(deodorant @ Jan 14 2015, 11:15 PM)
Actually the official wording is residence, i.e. "If you are a Malaysian citizen and have left Singapore permanently to reside in West Malaysia." If you are West Malaysian and planning to leave SG to go Australia, theoretically (according to the website, at least) you can withdraw all CPF before 55.

"Males only" ... followed by the drool emoticon ... ?!?
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hmm.gif is it? Anyway... Most probably back M'sia one right? If that's the case... It's still good for me since I'm from the jungle state biggrin.gif




hmm.gif I just noticed after you mention. Maybe I should avoid them. Don't know later got what party in that house at night tongue.gif

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Hello My friends just got offer from NCS.

He will be working in NCS hub ang mo kio.

1)Which is the better area/ HDB block to stay nearby?
2)walking distance to office and it is good if nearby surounded by recreation park
3) how is the enviromnet in NCS? mind to share?

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post Jan 15 2015, 02:55 AM

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QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jan 13 2015, 10:45 PM)
Anyone use CIMB Speedsend before?

Today saw the rate at their Currency Exchange Counter.

Cash RM2.615 only but "Speedsend" 2.661. Asked about the charges the lady said around $5 for 2000 (not sure how true). But then... Suddenly system down, I want send money home also can't sad.gif

If got CIMB M'sia account, instant transfer. Other banks take few days according to the counter staff.
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I am using Citibank and can transfer between my SG and MSIA account instantly.

As for rate, CIMB is always better compare to Citi
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QUOTE(ntick @ Jan 15 2015, 12:18 AM)
Hello My friends just got offer from NCS.

He will be working in NCS hub ang mo kio.

1)Which is the better area/ HDB block to stay nearby?
2)walking distance to office and it is good if nearby surounded by recreation park
3) how is the enviromnet in NCS? mind to share?
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Hi, firstly do your friend know what NCS company is? NCS is outsourcing IT company which mean you might station in client company and your friend need to confirm where is the client company only rent the room nearby.

second, normally those area nearer to mrt or recreation park will have higher rental fee. depend on you whether you go for cheaper or for your comfortable.

third, NCS is outsourcing company which mean they dont care about your career. they just hire come entry IT or fresh graduation people and put you on that client company. I have friends from NCS and they also saying that they wont stay longer.
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QUOTE(cherryl9 @ Jan 14 2015, 11:05 PM)
thank you for your reply Iwan. Just was wondering, if i have a PR, and if i renounce it, say after 3 years, can i still work in singapore under a work pass?
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technically, yes
practically, may not be so easy to get the pass approved.
worse if u become a PR again, u need to "return" all the CPF monies with interest.
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wanna work in sgpore badly. any singapore job hunters website looking for malaysian? please help me.  icon_question.gif  icon_question.gif  icon_question.gif  icon_question.gif . i tried monster,jobstreet all looking for sgporian. others like stjobs sumemore worse all looking for sgporian.
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anyone here can advise on the job's website?
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after more than 1 month's CV spamming action, i only get 1 call, which is from SingTel... sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif
pray for better offer ~.~
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QUOTE(LordCZ @ Jan 15 2015, 02:54 PM)
after more than 1 month's CV spamming action, i only get 1 call, which is from SingTel... sad.gif  sad.gif  sad.gif
pray for better offer ~.~
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Same but ive finally got selected for 1st interview at one of the banks there. Anyway for bank interview, do we need to wear a suit or the tie and shirt combi would suffice?

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