Condo rooms are cheaper? Thought that condo rooms go for about at least 1k. Master condo room around 2k coz i know my boss has condo room which he renting for that amount. You'll get 36 inch flat screen tv and can use air-con all day.

When i first came to singapore, I was in deficit mode though my pay slightly above $2.5k, dun ask me why, maybe I was to obssessed with shopping. Branded goods here are relatively cheaper as compared to Msia.

Plus, I remit S$1k to Msia every month so i survive on around 1.5k.

So, my advice is that, dun shop too much and control the urge to shop..

Condo rooms are cheaper? Thought that condo rooms go for about at least 1k. Master condo room around 2k coz i know my boss has condo room which he renting for that amount. You'll get 36 inch flat screen tv and can use air-con all day.

I was offered a sort of room at my boss condo since he renovated the place which has a high ceiling to 2 story condo. So can theres ALOT of room at the 2nd floor but got no window and very stuffy plus got no privacy since its just one big open space, got no door or anything so anybody can just walk up the stairs can look at you.

If my boss had offered me one of the rooms i would have taken it since its only 10-15min walk to the office.

Well, if i stay with my bro at pasir ris, i can at least cook which is a perk and got more freedom. Plus can share food bill with my bro and his GF. But nowadays i dont eat so much, so i just pack sandwich and salad can oledi. Thats if i have access to a proper kitchen which i dont now. Plus i wont have any restrictions on using washing machine or having the hassle to take my clothes when a house owner want 2 cook or something like that.\

Too bad i have to contemplate the distance which is my main gripe. If the circle line open end of this to early next year then i can live with the distance for half a year. But i suppose i can adapt to it.

Sure can imo, provided if you don't splurge 

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Added on April 16, 2009, 5:13 pm

Rental in AMK quite expensive also right? Single room near AMK station is around $600?
Was looking for a room near AMK initially, but now since i can have the whole unit at bedok i wouldn't say no even though it is quite far from the city 

Yea branded goods are cheaper. 
But everything else are more expensive - clothes, skincare, make up, shoes etc.

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Added on April 16, 2009, 9:47 pm

More importantly, you have something to go home to after a hard day at work.

When i first came to singapore, I was in deficit mode though my pay slightly above $2.5k, dun ask me why, maybe I was to obssessed with shopping. Branded goods here are relatively cheaper as compared to Msia.

Plus, I remit S$1k to Msia every month so i survive on around 1.5k.

So, my advice is that, dun shop too much and control the urge to shop..

if you're the one paying a lot of ppl will go 

How much you earn also you can "burn" in singapore. Even earning USD 200 a day can blow most of it off.

You can 'burn' any amount in any city, isn't it? Not just Singapore. It depends on what you want to spend on. Unless it's something only Singapore sells and you personally simply do not want to buy anything else?

Well there are more choice compared to malaysia for clothing. Whenever i go back to malaysia, especially my hometown. Everything over there is dated stuff. I find it odd that i havent seen a single british india store in singapore yet.

eh i thought yesterday night news report part of circle line open by may this year? not sure if i heard wrongly though, was on phone when the report was on tv.

eh i thought yesterday night news report part of circle line open by may this year? not sure if i heard wrongly though, was on phone when the report was on tv.

Where the hell is kuala pilah?

But like chess gal said, when come 2 sing, sure will splurge coz got more choices here. Then later will have to reign in expenses.

Actually, I don't rightly know where it is... although I know it exists and it's pretty ulufied. Which is why it's my example of a backwater.

Between you & me... I think successful young urbanites like chess gal will splurge no matter where they are. Being in Sg is just a good excuse .

For me, it's the reverse. I'm actually spending a lot less since coming to Sg because I don't have a car here. Back in KL, the car instalments, running costs, petrol/parking/tolls plus the cost of modifications were huge. Here, the few hundred bucks a month on public transport & taxis is tiny, in comparison.

yup, 28 may if im not wrong.

Actually, I don't rightly know where it is... although I know it exists and it's pretty ulufied. Which is why it's my example of a backwater.

Between you & me... I think successful young urbanites like chess gal will splurge no matter where they are. Being in Sg is just a good excuse .

For me, it's the reverse. I'm actually spending a lot less since coming to Sg because I don't have a car here. Back in KL, the car instalments, running costs, petrol/parking/tolls plus the cost of modifications were huge. Here, the few hundred bucks a month on public transport & taxis is tiny, in comparison.