I am looking for more info as I am looking for jobs to work in Singapore recently and I am glad that thread like this existed and help those of us who have lots of unanswered question in our mind. Kudos to all the seniors for keeping this thread alive.

Having asking most ppl in KL without any knowledge or experience working in Singapore is like a nightmare as 1 would tell you it's good to head to SG and then you have the rest 10 ppl telling you how bad it is to work in SG, this lar, that lar.

I want to ask how long would one takes to pass the immigration dept queue from JB to SG using 1)bus or 2)bike.

What is the best time to reach JB customs to start queueing? Any difference between CIQ and Tuas checkpoint?

Thanks.

Sorry as i have not been clear. Thank you guys for the reply. As mention by @crazy25kid I would be staying in JB while working in SG full time. The reason i asked on the public transportation is because when i was queuing using car to get into SG, I saw the buses queue is much faster than cars entering SG. That was about 3 years ago if i remember correctly.

Just want to ask anyone who took buses and motorcycles and see if there is much comparison in these 2 mode of transportation. I don't mind walking if taking bus is faster than motorcycle. But i have a motorcycle at home too. So I'm looking for more info on these 2 mode of transport.

A lot of ppl told me that to go into SG, I would need to Q as early as 4 to 5 am. Is it true? Thanks.

Thanks for the tips bro ... I have checked out the location of jurong and tampines and i know what you mean. But between Tuas checkpoint and Woodlands checkpoint, are the queuing and custom clearance time for both checkpoint is the same or woodlands have longer clearance period time due to more ppl going to woodlands? Because if Tuas has lesser queuing time, I would opt to stay nearer to Tuas. Hope you get what i mean. My worried is the clearance time on the custom checkpoint. Once in SG, I will be able figure on how to go around, I guess.... haha.

I don't think there is mrt station at tuas checkpoint. Nearest I saw is Joo Koon (EW29). As for woodlands, the station would be woodlands (NS9) or Marsiling (NS8). This is only what my theory is of taking mrt if i am working in SG. The info is just a theory of how i think i would go with public transport in SG unless my working place will be far away from mrt.

Thank for the detailed info. My concern is that i don't want to be late for work should i get a job in SG. With your info, I can at least estimate what time I should be getting up and ready to go work. So can I say that I needed at least 2 hours to spare in order to get to my work place from JB causeway to SG work location?

No choice bro, definitely most people would choose less pay for more free time if i read you correctly which means working in MY would be a better choice. I am in my mid thirties and looking for a better job opportunities which equals to better pay in SG plus the high conversion rate in SGD against RM. The reason I want to give it a try in SG is because we are unable to cope up with the cost of rising in MY.

I'm married with 2 kids and I already starts to worried if I would be able to even send them to college in the future. Not mentioning that buying a house with a RM5k income is almost impossible when i am the only sole bread winner. We are not those spendthrift but we need to prepare for for the future aheads of us.

If I continue to work in MY, I forsee that I would still be running around with max income of 7 to 8k in another 5 to 8 years and that if taking into consideration that the economy is good and the bosses are making more money and they are willing to raise your pay. But that really depends on which company you land into, otherwise it's going to be tough to reach that income bracket.

I would eventually move my family to JB and get a property in JB if I forsee SG is going to be a better option. I felt so uneasy to leave my family, but the thought of the sacrifice made today would eventually be better for the whole family in the future which have made me to look into SG as another option.
I would rather sacrifice for a better pay and queue like the rest of the malaysians do and spend my time with my kids on the weekend if this option of working in SG is going to materialize.

Thanks for the info bro. Really appreciate this. I always heard that there is going to be long queue but never really understand how long it's going to take. I'm in my midst of applying, i guess it won't be that soon for me to get a job. I will let you know when i am coming over and join you guys for yam char

Yes, the first step is always the hardest. Great to hear that your parents made it when they choose the harder road to walk on. It's not easy when considering how each family has to cope up with this big change in life. Good reference for me to keep on pursuing to work in SG

Yup, being with the kids is important as they are looking at their parents as role model. I want to spend as much time with them and teach them well. Cos when they grow up they will be busy with their friends. Where got time with the dad then.... haha. Thanks for the advise and the encouragement. Really helps to made up my mind when i still feel unsure if i am doing the right thing. I sometimes felt that i bring the family more trouble when i do this career change. Tq.