1. For sure either tiring and cheap or expensive and fuss free. Bus services are available fixed fare.. but the thing about it you really need to travel back so often?
Airplane u need to book super early coz Fri nite/Sun evening return slots are in high demand.

If you have hybrid WFH days then can play around.. still able to get $100 return SIN-KUL in short notice (few weeks) if you play the days right

2. Up to your contract.. technically you still need to be contactable.. if a day or two i think should be fine. My teammate also went back to home country but still working.
I would be more concerned about your minimum stay of 183 days in SG in 2022 to be counted as a tax resident here (generally lower tax% here than MY tax bracket).

3. Singtel/Starhub prepaid are quite easy to get at the airport or any 7E. This would last u at least 90 days or so (depending if u take cheapest $8 or 2nd cheapest $15 SIM).
If you're not in a hurry you can get a hotlink from MY and roam here 1GB/day at RM10/day only first.
can go and hunt for a prepaid number at malls/dealer shop/7E/Esso Cheers/mini mart

As long as you have some form of data (u need to be able to operate google maps at the very least)
On foreign passport you can only sign up prepaid until you get your paperwork sorted.. you can try giga as well ($10/mo for 10GB and minutes, and can rollover unused data) https://giga.com.sg/#why-giga

For phone plan once you have a bank acc/EP card issued then you'd be able to slowly pick one from the main telcos (starhub singtel m1)

4. One peculiarity - AA batteries are made of gold here (freaking expensive) if you buy in any major supermarket.
I found GP AA 6pack for $1.30 for at heartland malls' little stores.. pay by shopeepay scan and pay -50c discount

Also don't buy shampoo and conditioner at major supermarket (unless really no choice)..for some reason they're kinda expensive for small bottles
the neighbourhood CK mart should be much cheaper for huge bottles

You will probably need to bring enough cash to cover at least 2 mos' rental (eg 1600-2k for a 1+1) and food for two months because it can take awhile for your paperwork to be set up BEFORE you can open a bank account.
Beware of rental scams! Size up the unit, shoe rack, and the landlord before handing over your deposit.

HDB rental make sure the landlord registers you inside the HDB portal ya.
Best to get a local friend to help you out at least (if pay cash no paper trail) - if Paynow got paper trail.

Can start looking on carousell or FB for shortlisting some units.
No need to stay exactly at the MRT station if the buses are frequent. How to tell? see bus stop got plenty of bus numbers (6-7 or even more) then easy coz established route area. If just 1-3 bus numbers it may take awhile to wait for buses.

If you rent an old flat, ensure the electrical board has been refreshed (i.e. looks new and not from the 70's). You don't want the Bedok fire case to happen to you.
Also get the landlord to prove that the test button on the RCD @ DB box does cut the water heater power. This is important.

Bring along a couple pair of good sneakers.. you will definitely walk a lot here!

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jun 13 2022, 11:14 PM

Good info, thanks! Should be stickied or something, so everyone planning to move over can read as well

Regarding ur point number 2, what do u mean 'if a day or two should be fine'? You mean contactable within a day or two to fly back to SG?

Point #2 means if you wanna "work in MY for a day or two" because Fri/Sun flights too expensive so you arrange WFH on Fri,Mon so as to enable you to take a Thurs night/Mon night flight cheaply (i.e. play it cool to avoid the crowd)

If you don't think you'll be using your MY number often - now is the time to port to yoodo on the MY side with minimum commitment RM3/month just to keep the number for cheap

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jun 14 2022, 12:57 AM

Still a ways to go before 50 but nothing happens to your CPF acct. It sits there getting the yearly dividend and then once you reach 50 or 55 or something you get to withdraw it (in my uncle's case CPF actually contacted him after he moved back to Msia and told him can withdraw liao cos u cukup umur).

HI, I have just got transferred to Singapore from Malaysia.

I would like to ask how is the traffic for going through Singapore custom if staying in JB nowadays.

I heard riding a motorbike or electric bike will be faster than bus or car. or maybe even a bicycle.

I'd like some advice on how long does it takes to wait in traffic and going through the whole process. Thanks.

HI, I have just got transferred to Singapore from Malaysia.

I would like to ask how is the traffic for going through Singapore custom if staying in JB nowadays.

I heard riding a motorbike or electric bike will be faster than bus or car. or maybe even a bicycle.

I'd like some advice on how long does it takes to wait in traffic and going through the whole process. Thanks.

No relocation or expat benefits come with your transfer?

Anyway if you can put up with waking up as early as 4:30am or 5:00am you can try taking motorbike or public transport

If driving on your own depart by 6:00 - 6:30am should be fine

Also per-COVID there used to be option to join carpool so you’ll have to follow the driver schedule ready at the pick up area

i) flight not tiring, used to do it weekly for years. uni time before airasia expensive but papa pay. airasia is not expensive. now not sure. can see many familiar faces taking the same flight weekly so you not alone.

ii) after WFH culture its much more acceptable now. I asked for a 4 days office 0.5 day on plane 0.5 day at home when sign on HR made big fuss. lucky boss is ang moh style.

My bro just received an offer for SG position as senior eng. He is contemplating renting at Medini/Sunway Iskandar JB and doing the daily commute to Tuas Singapore. Anyone with any experience could kindly share it here. He is interested to know the time required for commute driving into Singapore.

Hi,
Am thinking to travel every weekend between bukit indah and Sg.
Friday night back and Monday Morning depart.
What is the best time to travel into sg via second link On monday morning? Let say 9am, is the traffic smooth enough already?

I think the questions about time to cross Causeway & Tuas is getting too many here. Why don't you check this Live Traffic Camera during the peak hour to judge for yourself, weekend vs weekday

Link

During my last few trip across woodland via bus and tuas by car.
Google maps were quite accurate.

You can adjust the time and date and get a guesstimate.

Receive an offer from SG, in dilemma whether to take it up or not.
Main Con is the stress level, and got to sacrifice some family time since plan to travel weekly…

Uni time before airasia expensive but also airasia not expensive? Don't so understand that part.

Oh usually those familiar faces taking the same flight weekly, why do they do so? Why did u do so? For you and them, is it mostly family/business related?

Also I saw this news on Lowyat.net that day (https://www.lowyat.net/2022/276286/firefly-resumes-flights-singapore/)...but when I checked the Firefly website, its not cheap also

stress? sg work culture quite chill actually. see what industry you in.

Which industries are the chill ones?

most MNC in SG emphasize on work life balance. to be honest all the company i work in SG more chill than those i work in KL.

Long time ago before budget airline can land at Changi, only MAS and SQ flying to my place, around 1k that time if not wrong. Mama want see her daughter so papa forced to pay . Most people I guess is for family, weekends no people working. Buy ticket months earlier, 200-300 sgd kl return trip now?

Hello, sorry I have rental questions again. I was introduced to a landlord who was willing to rent out a room in their HDB flat for 3 months, but on an informal basis. This will not be acceptable for my EP because it's not registered with HDB, right? Anyone has experience renting a HDB flat for less than 6 months?

edit - addition questions:
1. What about living with a relative in a HDB, where no rental is involved? How does one fulfill the EP requirements? This is an option that I have, but prefer not to take.
2. Does MOM come to check where you live, and make sure that you stay there for at least 6 months (HDB) or 3 months (private apartment)?
3. If let's say I rent a HDB room for 6 months, break the contract after 3 months and move to another location, will there be any issues with the EP (assuming I've already negotiated the penalty with the landlord)?

Or basically any residential address will be sufficient to get the EP card processed, and where I stay doesn't matter, as long as it's updated by company/MOM?

This post has been edited by gome: Jun 21 2022, 10:01 AM

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This post has been edited by DenshaOtoko: Jun 21 2022, 02:03 AM