r the big 4 in singapore still hiring?

age is just a figure~
young ppl are more
we can stay up late night till morning~

Mature male ah?... <buttoning up shirt and combing hair>...

lol, so i guess chess_gal can bring the friend/colleague for our next gathering d. . I am sure more guys would turn up this time around

wah suddenly so many buaya

i think i will go out less edi lo...unless nearby la...
i just rent a condo
will spend of my time relaxing n utilize the usage of the facility over there

wah rent condo? the rental increase by a lot?

still affordable if share with ppl...
of coz da price is a bout at least 20% more then hdb

Anyone looking to buy a flat or a condo during this downturn? From what I gather from my "old hand" colleagues - this situation is shaping up to be the best time in 15 years to pick something up. A lot of property companies have bought en bloc and land banks at peak prices in the last year or so. They will have to build and sell quickly (ie. cheaply) in order to liquidate that land bank or else they'll die paying interest on the loans if the land just sits there doing nothing. Got a lot of projects going to complete soon as well.

This post has been edited by seantang: May 18 2009, 06:23 PM

In my opinion, not yet.

Property price drops in particular mass market properties tend to lag the economy.

However, the signs are already there as evidenced by the 15-20% drop in private property prices year-on-year as well as zero value COVs for almost half of all HDB resale flat transactions over the past couple of months or so.

Overall, the residential property market has proven surprisingly resilient in light of the economic downturn in comparison with the likes of Dubai and the US (> 60% decrease in prices).

Prices are still significantly higher than they were pre-2006 as they went through the roof (i.e. average 70% increase for 2007 and 2008). If Singapore's economy remains in the ngative zone over the next 12 months, I think a good time to pick up residential properties would be in Q1/ Q2 2010.

This post has been edited by SPS: May 18 2009, 09:34 PM

Um.. we're out of Q1/2009 and just about a month into Q2/2009 now?

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Added on May 18, 2009, 7:04 pm

I sure hope you find a country in which there is no racial or religious discrimination. I can't remember the last time the Singapore PM wasn't Chinese. In fact, in my lifetime I've only seen (or remembered) two Singapore PMs -- LKY and his son.


This post has been edited by wodenus: May 18 2009, 07:04 PM

My friend said I'm like Malaysian Hugh Jackman, ngam?

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Added on May 18, 2009, 7:43 pm1. It is just because Malaysia is far worst than what we have here.

This post has been edited by kockroach: May 18 2009, 07:43 PM

I agree that there is no country where there is no racial or religious discrimination.

But since the fall of South Africa's Apartheid regime, there is only ONE country in the entire whole, wide world which has racism and religious discrimination institutionalised into it's constitution, it's laws, it's govt, it's official policies and practices.

You bring up Singapore... true, there is no non-Chinese PM but that's a reflection of political power structure. Nowhere in the constitution of the country does it say that a non-Chinese cannot be PM. For sure, the Chinese dominated voters will not be voting a non-Chinese into power in this lifetime, but that is the ballot box talking - not institutionalised discrimination. In the unlikely event that the party that wins the election nominates a non-Chinese to be PM, NOBODY can stop him from becoming the prime minister.

In Perak, where DAP was voted in as the party with the largest number of seats in the ruling coalition during the 13th General Election - a Chinese MB was rejected because there was apparently a clause in the Perak constitution that said a non-Muslim cannot be MB.

In Singapore, you do well in the exam, you get a place in Uni in the course that your results entitles you to. If you happen to be non-Chinese, so be it. NOBODY can stop you from getting your rightful place in the uni except yourself (ie. your poor results).

In Malaysia, you can do well, but there is still a maximum quota for non-Malays in places overall, and in places in top courses. There is also a minimum quota for matriculation entries into unis. Matriculation only offers a low percentage to non-Malays. Top matriculation schools are all boarding schools (eg. MCKK) and all boarding schools are effectively bumi only.

Only in Malaysia, does different races pay different prices for exactly the same house. Those are bumi discounts. In Singapore there is allocation of HDB units for different races to ensure that all races mix, but nobody gets a discount that other people won't get equally.

There's so many other examples,.. but I'm too tired to write.

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Added on May 18, 2009, 8:39 pm
Your friend actually said you're like some apek called Hew Chik Man, isit? You heard wrongly only...


This post has been edited by seantang: May 18 2009, 08:39 PM

1. well said
2. no, I didn't listen wrongly.

P/S, any one know how to go to Teban Garden by bus?

Apologies. It should be 2010.

Here's something that I just read. Only 30% of scholarships in Malaysia are given for merit OR for the underprivileged.

The other 70% is entirely racial, non-transparent and completely arbitrary.

I wonder is PSD allow ppl of a certain race to enter uni's when they

1. Can afford to goto a private instituition
2. Dont have the necessary credits to study there

is it that arbitrary? I wonder how they would answer if someone where to say it would be a waste for those who are eager and scored well but the quota for the "others" is maxed out.

I thought that the leftover brilliant ppl could get assistance such as scholarships from companies who practice CSR.

Btw, lets say im thinking of applying for PR, if i do get it, if i not mistaken its valid for 5 years, but what happens if i dont work in singapore for the 2nd year of my pr validity but then return back to get a job on the 4th year, its still valid right?

This post has been edited by crapp0: May 18 2009, 10:10 PM

When the PSD Director can tell the press that scholarship decisions are based "not only" on academic results but also on extra-curricular activities, the interview and "other social considerations"... can it be anything but arbitrary?

Hi guys and gals, I would like to know in which industry you all are working (I know some but not all). Hope you all won't mind to share

Btw I'm from telecom field.

NO NO NO.... dun come here and snatch my rice bowl!! hahhahah

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Added on May 19, 2009, 12:52 amBtw, today i met both washabushi and bryon in Jurong East.. small world indeed.. hahha.. Bryon mentioned that there is also this cari forum where they have regular gathering, so perhaps we can join cari forum hahhahah

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Added on May 19, 2009, 12:54 amhahha... but kockroach u sudah berpunya, my friend is super nice and pretty ask washabushi.... right right right?

This post has been edited by chess_gal: May 19 2009, 12:54 AM