To me I feel it's definitely worth it. I have a device contract though. Gonna see if I can settle it in full and switch to this.

Just went to the Maxis center to terminate existing device contract and switched over to this unlimited roaming in Singapore. Gonna be gooding.

Apparently not. The subline has to be upgraded to principal and also pay the full 158 minimum to qualify. But if it is any consolation, the newly upgraded principal can be grouped under the original principal account and be paid by the latter. Say in my case if I upgrade my subline it would be 158+158.

If you mean the IPA for EP, I just got mine yesterday. Took 8 days from the moment they put in the application.

Btw, anyone here work in CBD? Got any recommendation on how I might get a season pass near MBFC?

Yep, filled out a form and provided copies of passport and certs.

This post has been edited by vincentleong: May 12 2017, 02:13 PM

I think it's called the Form 8 – Employment/S Pass Application form.

Um... Not really. I've been driving my Malaysian car into Singapore everyday. But then again, my colleagues said I should really get a car in Singapore instead. They claimed that even with COE thrown in, it's cheaper to get a car in Singapore than having to pay for the VEP and other costs on a daily basis over 10 years. I have not worked out the TCO to determine whether that is true. If any sifus here can advise that'd be great as well.

Oh, to add context, I'm already working in Singapore.

This post has been edited by vincentleong: May 12 2017, 03:12 PM

I'm driving a Japanese car at the moment. Thinking of switching over to a continental. (Everyone can think right?) Will do a calculation one of these days.

Take it easy bro. It can take up to 3 weeks especially with more stringent control recently.

The point is valid. I drive between SG and MY every work day. I suspect that I won't be looking to go back to Malaysia for work anytime soon so this is going to be long term for now.

Yes! And thanks to all the advise from everyone on this forum things turned out very well.
Driving from JB to CBD should take about 1.5 hours on a good day, I imagine.

That... I have not considered before. Didn't know that SG cars get targeted more. Very unfortunate for our friends from Singapore. I'll keep this in mind. Thanks for the advise.

That's prefect! Thanks for the tip, iceypain! Appreciate it much!

Your argument makes a lot of sense. Rhymes a lot with what I was thinking. Do they still check for 3/4 fuel when exiting? I don't see the officers checking for that at the checkpoints.

You have good tastes in cars bro, BMW 330e. I like BMWs too but I've heard too many complaints about frequent faults with the car. Not that there's a faultless car but recently the Audis with their new virtual cockpit really caught my fancy.

That's another headache I'll revisit at a much later date.

Definitely not keeping any car for more than 10 years.

Everyone's definition/interpretation of what each of those items mean can be different/subjective under the seemingly endless variation of conditions/environments. However, your friend's desired lifestyle is similar to mine so I'll hazard a generalization based on my own experience. I'll also assume your friend is single and live 10 minutes' drive to work in the CBD, along with dropping all other considerations that is not in your list.

Your friend could be looking at spending something in the range of S$6k. And here's a sample breakdown:

Condo S$4,000 (c.850 sqf)
MRT S$50
Grabcar S$200
Hawker S$230 (breakfast and lunch every work day)
Grabeat S$300 (dinner every work night)
Drinks S$300
Restaurants S$560

I don't know about movies though. I am so tired on weekends that if I have time I'll sleep it in or work on my own projects/chores so "movies" is pretty much limited to what's on HBO/Fox Movies. I much prefer Discovery Asia or BBC Earth though but this is off-topic. =)

Hope this helps your friend adjust his expectations/lifestyle and/or plan accordingly.

Anyone has the latest on conditions imposed by both countries for crossing the SG-MY border? My MY driver’s license has expired recently, weighing my options for a quick trip to UTC in JB to get it renewed.