Hey hey.. i'm going to Spore soon to work. Currently waiting for the permit to be ready. Am looking for a room to rent.. anyone got any recommendation? Hope to rent around Toa Payoh..

Thanks!

Hi all..

It has been 1 week since i came to Spore. Still trying to settled down. At the moment staying in a temporary accomodation given by the company but will move in into my permenant room 6th Apr.

Weather has been bad lately and now sick de

To jobseekers out there.. all the best!!!

ohh.. where are u staying in Chinatown? People's Park?

Is it? How much is it per sms? I thought it was 0.15cents?
I'm not sure.. planning to get a line tho..

hey hey.. good morning everyone in Spore and Malaysia!

Actually, yeah.. the first day here, i went room hunting and the amount of walking! OMG!!!!! I'm so used to driving and on tht day itself was the most i'd ever walked in the past 3 yrs! Almost dieded.. and now sick de

Those of you who are planning for futsal.. although i have never played futsal.. but can i just drop by and watch? I think i feel more comfortable around msians (hopefully no sporeans reading this).. maybe just to watch and hang out awhile if i don't have to work late..

Well then, keep us posted on the futsal thingy! Btw.. where is the venue ar?

It really depends tho.. if u're good, they dun mind paying the same amount they are paying sporeans or more..

Yeah.. i do agree that if you convert SGD1800, it's a lot in Msia. However, you still need to remember that you are going to stay and live in Spore. So that amount of SGD1800 has to go into accomodation (at the moment the property prices has gone up), transport, food and etc. Then if you can save from that amount.. then tht will be the amount you convert to RM.

All the best with the job interview..

Is it? I thought 30 cents only wor...

Hmm.. seems like there is a lot of ppl going for banking jobs in Spore.. all the best.. sorry i can't really help as i'm not too sure about the industry tho..

Yeah.. what happened on the job interview?

Is it true that Spore employers are double-std in terms of salary?

I have checked with Maybank SG.. if you have tht bank account and Msia Maybank, you online transfer your money to your Msian Maybank, it will cost you SGD15 if i'm not mistaken. But if you do it over the counter, it's SGD20-SGD30.. not too sure.. forgot de..

you can try: http://sg.easyroommate.com/

it's pretty good.. i found my place there

Anymore meet ups with msians in spore? I'm interested to go if i'm free

Err.. so are u selling it?
Like how much are u looking at?
If the price is right.. i don't mind..

Super.. I work at Toa Payoh area.. hehe.. let me know la
And yeah.. i thought it was indoor as well.. hmm..

Weekends.. what do u all do over the weekends?

Hi all..

Quick note: I have not read the previous posts.. so not too sure what is going on but when i saw this post.. i think i should write something to reply..

I think it is a lil unfair for you to say such things, although you were told about this. Yes, i am currently working in Spore.. and i resigned from my company and the branch in Spore found out and offered me a job here. No doubt, you have to be "REALLY REALLY good to do good in Msia" but i think, you need to do good just about anywhere you are at. Then, people will notice you (not because you suck it up) and appreciate your work.

About "average people" move elsewhere and can't compete.. i think it is an unfair statement. I think we need to proof ourselves as well in a foreign land. Why should a foreign land hire you if you can't perform? Or not credible? I would think that they have their own local grads or even local manpower available as well? Maybe not sufficient.. but still..

And about the exchange rate. Now.. this.. i have been talking about this issue since i got here (or even before) in Spore. Even my employers here wanted to pay me slightly lesser coz they said 'if you convert it back to RM, it will be so much more'. Do you know what i said to them? I told them straight off that 'unless you're telling me that i can convert to RM and pay for my lodging, travel, makan and other stuff, then yes.. please feel free to pay me that amount'. I think as a matured person working in a foreign land, we tend to look at currency as a dollar to dollar thing. And i do have to admit that the spending power here is higher compared to Msia.. and i shall not get into that coz my reply is getting a wee bit long.

IMHO, i feel that, no matter where you are, you have pros and cons. Am i doing better in Spore? Well, can't really say yet but i can say that i am good at what i do. Otherwise, i will not be where i am now. Have you thought that some people take this as an 'opportunity' to further develop their skills and develop themselves esp working in a foreign land? Not everyone wants to rub it into those who are working in msia's face that they are flashing big money. If you know any, then be mature and smile at them when you know deep down they are just simply being a kid..

Guess that's that from me. I'm not trying to offend anyone but that is just my opinion on this matter.

p/s: YESSS let's meet up..~ Let me know venue!~

POSB is $500 to open new account..

you can also try:
http://sg.easyroommate.com/

Yeah.. come come.. let's meet up this weekend..~