just to share some of my experience, after 1 year working in sg. 

food:
hawker food is quite affordable, u can get by ur lunch/dinner with $5
restaurant in mall normally range from ~$8 to any price

transport:
u can get to anywhere in sg by public transport - mrt/bus
so no problem with transport actually. just that u need to plan ur time well
if u stay near to ur office , then thats good and u can save alot in transportation.

accommodation:
a common room here (1pax) include utilities&internet normally rental range from $400-$700 for hdb
if condo around $800-1000+
some include aircon which is always good as weather here 80% of the time is hot

misc:
hippie cafe in sg: coffee price around $5-10, big breakfast can range from $10-30+ depending on the area where the cafe is
library in sg: apa book u mau pun ada, can borrow with a small fees
daily necessities: i see some of my fren always go JB to buy shampoo,food,watson,etc. but for me i would not spend the time going out to JB purposely buying shampoo and stuff.
tax: not much rebate like in malaysia
bank: open dbs/posb easiest, as they accept malaysia IC. also most common bank in sg, can find the atm at every corner.
mobile no.: singtel,starhub,m1. imo, starhub is the balance between singtel and m1, m1 is cheap but line not stable, singtel is stable not price higher.
entertainment: in sg, far more expensive than compare in malaysia.

imo: u can save alot $$$ in sg, unless u always go hippie cafe/restaurant, drink alcohol, or go geylang.

Applied in August.

Approved in feb .

was wondering guys. whats the alternative way to travel to Singapore from places like Subang?
1. Bus - What bus do you think is the safest and best?
2. Train?
3. Hitch?

Take causewaylink la... Why can't cross?

Hi commtrader,how much is the average return for reit?5%?How to buy REIT yup?Have to open an trading account?Thanks in advance.

hi all, I'm planning to drive in Japan this coming Oct and I'm holding the Malaysian license...

what I wanna ask is, can I get International Driving Permit (IDP) in SG instead of going back to JPJ in Malaysia? probably from Malaysia Embassy just like our passport?

i did mine many years after i got my PR, just BTT, nothing else leh...
if you convert yours before your PR, then the license will have expiry date, and needs to be renewed once, after you get your PR.
if you convert yours after your PR, then the license will have no expiry date.

one of my friend who got his license before PR naively thought his license will be automatically extended/converted to become no expiry upon getting PR, and found out waaaaay after the expiry date(3 years after expiry, to be exact). so now he lost both his malaysia license and SG license, need to start all over again.

sometimes it's also cos rules and procedures change. last time when i had EP there was stuff like P1 P2 Q1 different rank of EP. then somewhere along the line MOM abolished those rank, but it's not like they will broadcast the changes to all previous EP holders

similar story with work on IPA, last time memang can work with IPA, but like the other poster has pointed out, now cannot d, must wait for company to apply pass and get notification letter then only can work.

I am a big fan of mileage cards (if you have a decent level of spending), Example DBS Altitude, Citi PremierMiles, Citi Prestige, etc etc.

Swipe card get points/miles. Transfer miles to KrisFlyer and redeem for biz class / first class tickets.

2 years ago my wife and I flew on SQ Suites to Tokyo. Then later this year we're flying my parents to Melbourne and my parents in law to Seoul (business only though).

Don't mind the spending part but the qualify part is true eh... Based on the websites' requirement I can't meet the annual salary range just yet.
Eh wrong... Got 3 cards can apply.

DBS Altitude OCBC Titanium Rewards AMEX SIA KrisFlyer

But still don't think i going to get it yet. Just got 2 other cards from OCBC probably use for few months first only see how it goes.

Yupp totally no life
It's basically 16 hours work + 8 hours sleep for 7 days a week for most of us
Are you ready for that?

sorry if this is answered before, but if we convert while we are on SP/EP (not PR yet), are we required to surrender our Malaysian driving license? I saw some feedback that JPJ will ask us to surrender when we request for the report from them

Question, how many of you managed to buy a property in Singapore?
lets say I am 25 and I earn RM5k. I can easily afford a 3-bedroom condo even in Klang Valley, and I don't have to pay for my rent. I can also choose to rent out the rooms for investment.

I can't say the same for Singapore though, around $600-1000 will always go into rent, and a single PR is not eligible to buy HDB.  and I don't think i can ever afford a private condo in Singapore

hi guys, im on the verge of being offered a Field Technician  position in singapore with a US based company. They are in the oil and gas industry.

so far im unsure what benefits they are willing to offer me. i suppose it might be just the standard ones like medical.(no housing/  transport. its all under me for those)

ive read about the tax there and im not that sure and just have rough gestimation.

if i were to ask for  a basic of 4.5k - 5k, with the intention of at least taking home about 3.5k of salary post expenses + taxes will this be a good figure? or a is it a viable figure

simply put im looking at a rough figure of Rm10k +/- per month to take home so to speak.

is it possible? all replies and help is appreciated. thanks.

Can someone kind enough to tell me how's the mrt crowd like from eunos to tanjong pagar?

If i start taking mrt from kallang mrt at 830am izit very crowded?