Go to forums.gameaxis.com. This is a pretty active gaming forum, with lots of local discussions on new releases, favourite shops etc.

Depends on the rank he's at, leaving KPMG. If he's still a junior after 3 years, then probably nothing more than 3000-3500. Leaving as a newly promoted senior (<1 year), 3500-4000. Leaving as an experienced senior (>1 year ie. promoted after 1-2 years as junior), 4000-4500 as clearly high performer. If leaving as a freshly promoted Asst Mgr, ask for 5000-7000 as he's obviously a high flyer (partner material).

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Added on October 28, 2008, 11:27 pmJust apply lah and see what happens. Worst come to worst, you get rejected and just reapply in a few months.

This post has been edited by seantang: Oct 28 2008, 11:30 PM

Was it really necessary to cut & paste all the details?

Sg's MAS has stopped supporting the SGD. In fact, they are releasing more SGD into the system via banks. Seems that curbing inflation is not as important as increasing money supply.

Right now, it's a real gamble. The SGD will no longer rise consistently like before. Its strength or otherwise vs other currencies will really depend on the balance of payments between the 2 countries.

I'm not really bullish on SGD, although I am happy enough not to be holding any AUD or NZD. The MYR though still bears an extremely high political risk (as if the economic downturn was not bad enough).

This post has been edited by seantang: Oct 30 2008, 02:34 PM

If you really want to, you can drive if you're willing to spare roughly S$1000-1500 per month. I can spend up to S$40 a day just to go to/from work in taxis (ERP and surcharges during peak kills!). With 20 working days a week, that's $800 a month already. So buying a car is really not much more than taking regular taxis, especially if you need to go longer distances or go places after work or during weekends.

This post has been edited by seantang: Oct 30 2008, 11:56 PM

Very wide question. Anything from $1500 to $150,000 or more, depending on experience and responsibilities.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 3 2008, 08:26 AM

Sending messages in Sg using a Sg number to another Sg number, or in Mys using a Mys number to another Mys number will always be a local SMS charge to the sender. Even if the receiver is in a foreign country. That's because the sender has no control over the whereabouts of the receiver.

Whether the receiver is charged anything when he receives a SMS while he is roaming is another matter.

Most postpaid numbers are not charged anything ie. free. I don't get charged to receive any SMS from anywhere on my Starhub number when I'm roaming.

Prepaid... I only have Maxis prepaid and it is also free when I receive a SMS while roaming.

As compared to what? A citizen? Or a EP holder?

It's essentially a long term visa. Not a qualification or certification. You don't pay anything for it, and you can't sell it. What 'value' are you looking for, and how does the 'value' drop if it's easy to get?

If you really look like your avatar, you should have no trouble finding a roomie.

I doubt it

PR application fee is S$100. 5-year Malaysian driving licence is RM100. Is this what you call "paying" for the PR and you want to get "value" from this $100 payment?

Your PR is evergreen. Do they take away your blue IC after 5 years? No. It is your re-entry permit which needs to be renewed periodically. If you do not leave Singapore, you don't need a re-entry permit. And even if you do travel, you can get your Malaysian passport stamped just like any other tourist - if I'm not mistaken.

Fai wah (cantonese). Are these things (visas, PR applications etc) free in other countries?

Why are you comparing PR to citizen? You only paid $100 for the PR and $10 a year for the re-entry permit. And you want the same rights and benefits as citizens for a 100 bucks?

I wonder what your feelings are (as a Malaysian) when Indonesians coming to Malaysia as adult migrants get blue ICs, land and bumiputra 'benefits' - when non-bumi Malaysians who have been in Malaysia for 5 generations cannot even get long term visas (much less PRs and work permits) for their foreign spouses.

If you are so concerned about paying the same tax and not getting the same benefits as a citizen... then become a citizen. That application is free (I think).

Otherwise, the real comparison is PR vs EP/WP.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 5 2008, 02:20 PM

Try registering as a Jamaican. I hear they get the most favourable responses.

Nope, it's still alive and kicking, especially reserved for people who are unsure of their nationality.

Or would you prefer the more traditional Singaporean... "ah but then?"? Or the quintessential PCK... "use your blain"?

Me, I just found the Jamaican thing more amusing.

Anyway... what choice do you have if you're asked to state your nationality? Bluff that you're Singaporean... apply for the job first... and only tell them you're Malaysian after they interviewed & come to know the 'real' you?

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 10 2008, 09:30 PM

No worries. No need to apologise as it's obviously the school's fault for failing to teach how to properly frame questions. Nothing to do with you.

Just moody lah. Work's been tough. There's a real expectation right now of at best, haircuts and worse, rolling heads. And we in Singapore are under pressure from our China office folks, whom the bosses in Shanghai are already hinting that their people need 2 tea-ladies working 8 hour shifts each because they spend such long hours in the office.

Luckily most of them are new and need the old hands in Singapore to train them. Guess who's always too busy to conduct training?

Anyway, knighty, my apologies.

I don't think so. Most companies I know allow time for prayers.

The difference with Malaysia is that prayer is OT (Own Time), not company time. So, if you take an hour off for prayers, you work an extra hour before or after that. And you're expected to plan your work or arrange backup with your colleagues if you have something to do exactly at that time.

I don't know about you, but I work next to a big one right beside Orchard Road.

Firstly, Singaporean Malays don't seem to mind eating in shared food courts as long as the food they eat is halal. Unlike Malaysia, they don't expect to protected from non-halal food or expect everyone else to go halal in their presence. You eat your halal food, the non-Muslims eat theirs. You don't pick food off their plates, and they don't touch yours. Still cannot share a table? Or even share a food court?

If the stall next to the halal stall is non-halal, is that wrong? They don't share utensils or kitchens etc. That's like saying that Muslims cannot have non-Muslim neighbours because the presence of kafirs in their proximity will adversely affect their piety.

Let me put it this way. There would be no discrimination against Malays for customer facing jobs, if they also speak Mandarin. 70% of the population speaks Mandarin, you can't just pass that off as having no business purpose.

For back office jobs, English is more than enough unless you want to join a small family business where the boss is still an old timer Chinaman.

Btw, Indians don't seem to have any issues securing jobs.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 11 2008, 02:15 AM

Didn't you already post this earlier?

Could you like stop repeating the same post?

No, I can't. Can you please not spam the thread? Tq.

How can that be?

All the high paying jobs in high paying industries, HQs etc are in the CBD, Shenton Way, Orchard etc.

At the end of the day, I don't think it's "area" specific, but organisation specific. The best paying jobs in Sg are the global & regional responsibility ones at the MNC HQs. In terms of industry, it's the banks hands down... although that's a bit doubtful nowadays.

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Added on November 22, 2008, 9:20 amObviously there's no such rule as you've already "i went out to Johor n came back to renew my visa and prolong the staying period.. then i got an extension of another 1 month.."

You've answered your own question.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 22 2008, 09:20 AM

Aiyo... go bookstore and buy a street directory lah. Or log onto SMRT, SBStransit or StreetDirectory.com and use the journey planner.

No denying that. Absolutely true.

The correct question to ask is if this "appreciation" will ever happen? If so, when? Within your lifetime, you reckon?

Another related but equally pertinent question to ask is 'why'? Why is the S$ worth 2.38 time the RM? Why do MNCs, investors, industry and professionals choose the little red dot when a whole sea of green is available both north and south? There's a little bit more to it than just the exchange rate, don't you think?