no need alot of $$ for a gathering jus have a few drinks can liao or jus plain old dinner any nice food spots to rtecommand?
getting tired of sg food all taste the same

Guaiguaizai,

We started work on the exact day haha. Wht industry you're in btw? Homesickness strike me real hard in my first week, but i guess you can work somthin out eventually, count me in for the badminton if I could join I would =)

Cheers

i'm staying at the place where u r working haaha i found a place chick rice near by bugis u guys wanna go ry it out?
Those places not accessible by poor ppl wifout car
this u hav gotta b joking msia food anytime is better then sg. can give sum example of the so called "nice" food in sg?if can i also wanna give it a try
other then those restaurants eg. new york new york, hog's cafe, etc hawker food in sg basically is all the same.

may i know is it enough to survive if i earned S$1500 in singapore as account assistant ?

any advise ? thank s......

Oh, that is interesting. May I know how your friends sourced their job from? Malaysia newspaper (TheStar, NST), Online or word-of-mouth?

Opening position available in xilinx Asia Pacific, pls PM me to get contact:

Data Specialist, Dev Systems Customer Service

Looking for a self-motivated, customer service oriented person to be part of a dynamic, quality/performance oriented Data Management team within the Software Customer Service organization. 
The data Specialist will be required to maintain details of the customer master information, troubleshooting customer data issues, performing data clean up, and system/order testing.  The Data Specialist will also be expected to contribute to improving processes and driving system changes. 
Job responsibilities :
Processing customer information following set standards and procedures into Oracle database.
Processing information within set service level agreements.
Proactively troubleshooting customer data issues.
Proactively resolving discrepancies customer master information between source systems.
Actively contributing to the ongoing effort of improving and standardizing processes.
Working with IT to resolve data management issues. Also, assisting IT with system/processes testing.
Working with Source Systems Subject Matter Experts to ensure that best practices are being kept and to ensure a high level of quality.
Analyzing daily reports and dealing with any issue that arise. 


Job requirements :

Looking for 2–5 years experience in Customer Service, with specific experience in data management.
Associates degree, or equivalent related experience
Good focus and attention to detail is essential. 
Must show strong analytical skills demonstrating a continuous focus on process enhancement.
Must enjoy both working alone and in a collaborative environment
Must be able to identify, action and escalate issues which may not fall under standard processing.
Ability to manage multiple tasks while producing high quality work in a deadline driven environment.
Ability to identify errors, self monitor quality, and identify areas of self improvement.
Courage to ask questions and willing to take initiative to ensure good company citizenship practices.
Must embody Xilinx values which include but are not limited to: being customer focused, respectful of others, someone who strives for excellence, someone who drives accountability, promoter of teamwork, work with integrity, open with communication, and enjoys their job
Demonstrated ability to learn new technical and non-technical processes quickly.
Must have a positive, solution-oriented outlook.
Self motivated.
Knowledge of Oracle business application a plus
Experience in research via the internet is a plus

I think BT or whatever p2p download is illegal in SG and they can charge you for illegal download offense... That's what I heard from others.

too bad, nope. 
well i do use BT here... juz not that frequent as my fren suggested. 
btw any basketball gang in SG here ? i wanna play but no kaki. 

POSB - more branch
OCBC - less queue for ATM

but u better check with ur company which bank they pay ur salary

Yeah man .. all talk no action haahhah

I'm going back Msia this weekend... when i come back I try to organise one... 
Edited:
On second thought lets just do it !
Title: LYN Malaysians in Singapore Gathering.

Date / Time: Sunday, 27 July 2008 at 6:00p.m.

Venue: Kenny Rogers Marina Square.

Contact: PM me with your name and mobile number.

Notes:
Selected this place cause, nearest MRT is CIty Hall MRT. Also Marina Square easily accessible by buses. The other thing is usually there's not a lot of people at KEnny Rogers just in case a lot of people turn up the venue can accomodate for all of us.

SGD15-20, not much diff compare msia just you pay in SGD

I prefer top up more a bit to enjoy tony roma

Why bother, singaporean no need pay annual license fee.

Who can intro me a room (budget round SGD300 to 350; no nid air-cond or fan oso nvm)

Prefer area in woodlands, jurong east, redhill, queenstown, commonwealth, Chinese garden or choa chu kang… very very thank you…

hmm...
Some of my ex-schoolmate working around here got their PR when their salary around SGD1500.
(Enginnering grad fr USM-one year back). I wonder anyone break this record?
As long as the company is willing to back you up, it shud be fine.

Current room pricing for common room shud be around sgd500-sgd700 (along the MRT green line)
Condominium around Balestier Rd > SGD1000 per room.

lol, whats wrong with the females here dude? most of them from MY anyway.

you've been listening too much craps and bullshi- from your friends. all those figures are not correct.

those wishing a hectic metropolitan life with great entertainment and nightlife can definitely think SG. but yeah, those wishing on a more peaceful life with great food, MY is still the place to be.

so u stay near s'pore, johor right. get yourself all the newspaper, english and chinese newspaper

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Added on July 24, 2008, 5:33 pmso what i do in m'sia?  i work in IT firm. salary damn low!!!!!!

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Added on July 24, 2008, 5:35 pmsometime think about going back to work at s'pore...but

damn right...the work pressure is damn high... but depend on where u work..

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Added on July 25, 2008, 9:56 am

repair pc , notebook. do some vb.net programming. current workplace most of time doing gov. ict project

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Added on July 25, 2008, 10:28 am
you can fill in the figure, if say staying at KL.

Can anybody here guide me on where & how should I apply for a broadband internet at sg? Do i need something like a fixed phone line to install the internet like Tmnet does or is there wireless kind of thing like maxis? I'm relocating to sg next week and will be staying at tampines.

Basically there's cable, which is Starhub. That's available to all flats and condos built or refurbished after 1990 or something (I can't remember the exact year). Every home, no matter a Starhub customer or not, gets an active cable connection. Everyone connects their TV to this cable connection for the free-to-air TV channels.

Starhub has 2 types of cable broadband - monthly and pay-as-you-use. The monthly one is tied to a certain address etc. So when you move, you have to inform Starhub. It's about S$30-40 a month for the lowest bandwidth.

I was using the pay-as-you-use one previously. It's $2.50 a day and the account is linked to the modem MAC address only, which means you can just take the modem to any other flat, plug it in and start surfing. I usually only used it during weekends. Weekdays I go online at work. You pay by credit card / cash card.

Singtel also has ADSL broadband, just like Streamyx. But to use it, you must first have a telephone line. Since I already have a postpaid mobile phone with more than enough free call time, I find paying S$20 a month for a house phone which I will never use, simply unnecessary. So Singtel's broadband is out of the question for me. Plus tenants need to pay to reconnect the phone line (the previous tenant will always terminate the account or transfer the line to a new address).

I now use mainly mobile broadband on 3.5G / HSDPA. Just subscribe, get a simcard and Huawei or Samsung USB or PCMCIA modem (usually free when there's a promotion, like now!) from Singtel, Starhub or M1. My package is the lowest speed (1mbps) from Singtel, one year contract, S$22 a month but free 3 months.

Even at that speed, you can dl around 2-3GB a day using torrents (comparatively, you can dl 8-20GB a day using Starhub cable - sometimes cable is really, really fast - but that's only 10-20% of the time). But for some stupid reason, Singtel still comes with a 50GB cap (and they charge a ridiculous $0.002 for each kb beyond that ie. S$2,000 per GB... and they do sue you for payment... so think carefully). Starhub and M1 are unlimited. I will switch after my contract expires this Christmas. I chose Singtel initially because it had the shortest contract (12 mths), 3 months free, free modem, free simcard, no other registration, administration or connection charges - during its Xmas promotion.

I like mobile broadband the best. With a laptop, there are really no wires. You can of course wifi with cable bb, using a router... but that's an additional S$100-200 for a router (which can pay for 6-12mths of subscription). And you can also use mobile bb outdoors. And of course, you don't have to inform anyone that you've changed address if you move somewhere else.

That's of course, true. But then, I know many people who have become heavy downloaders due to the availability of torrents.

But the main point is the consumer's relationship with Singtel itself. Singtel can always send you a bill saying that you have exceeded 50gb and ask you to pay for the excess. How are you going to argue with them if their records show that you have used more than 50gb?

And don't think this doesn't happen. All you have to do is listen to the morning call-in talk shows on radio (eg. 93.8 fm) and hear what the callers have to say. Recently they had a show about Singapore power and how some consumers' electricity consumption had impossibly doubled, tripled and quadrupled - but they had to pay anyway as they can never keep an independent record of their electricity consumption which can stand up as evidence against the meter reading.

Not long ago, Singtel sued a customer for S$20+K for going over his 10GB limit (before it became 50GB late last year). IIAM, the guy proved that he was out of the country for most of the month (and the max bandwidth x remaining days < 10gb) - but that was no defense as Singtel said someone else (eg his kids, wife, friends etc) could have used his computer and/or simcard. Bottom line is that whatever the corp giant says you've used, you've used. No argument.

Now Singtel has an online usage monitor on a webpage. Key in your simcard phone number and it'll show your month to date usage. I always take screen shots of it, just in case.

can i know what is the webpage to check the usage
i tried this link. but it is not working for me.
http://www.ideas.singtel.com/BOM/HS_usage01.jsp