What say you? Of course no. Download at your own risk
Why not? My current job is actually for Singaporean and SPR. Due to my knowledge and experience, I got the job.
Who cares?

Just that out of 100, chances are 1%
50% 50% will get caught.

But if you are on dynamic IP, very hard to get caught.

If you are real unlucky, you will receive a warning letter for the 1st time.

Just becareful for downloading US torrent. Usually the officer are the seeder
Starhub Mobile Broadband all the way!

M1? Don't go for it. Many of us quit from M1

Pergh, too damn rich already.

that's just you.
i work here at much lower pay.
but it gives me better career path over malaysia.
i don't sacrifice most of the things you mentioned, i still can go back to hometown once or twice a month.

lol, a lot of us already leave our family when we continue our studies unless you are from big city like KL. I am from mlk, work in KL and Singapore has no different as I will not stay with my parents in both caes. Bf/gf, just go together lor, nothing to be worry. I really wonder why u keep saying 3500 only worth to work in sg.

Some of us are only paid below the salary mentioned above but yet we find ourselves surviving here. We are able to save a little (not much). Well, little is better than nothing right? I could earn a lot but yet I spend all of it on pointless stuff ending up without a penny at every end of the month.

The important thing is to learn to budget and manage your expenses. Allocate an amount of your salary to be keep as savings. But try not to save too much. As a human, we need to enjoy or relax. So try not to feel guilty if you are spending a little bit for your own consumption. Treat it as a reward for your hard work.

I tend to notice that humans usually will tend to spend based on their impulse. So beware on what have you spent! Even small penny meant something financially in the long term.

agreed.

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Added on December 24, 2008, 4:09 pmbut Singapore is a really damn boring place lol...
u either go pub weekend or pub again...
still prefer life in KL

Food & overall human behaviour. singaporean kiasi and kiasuness really pissed me off (my singaporean friend admit the kiasi and kiasuness within most singaporean). And i really doubt the food stall's cooking skills, bloody sucks. but if u talk about hotel food and varieties, singapore win.

I have to disagree about the considerate and better-mannered part. Have you seen how Singaporeans act once they cross the causeway/2nd link?
They are only "considerate and well mannered" inside their own country. Guess they need to release tension/stress as well.

I read from news that Malaysia has not been hit by the economic crisis. Is this true?

In Singapore, the job advertisements on the newspapers are getting thinner.

Well. I wasn't just talking about driving. I mean general behaviour.
Did you notice that Singaporeans start littering once they are in Bolehland? They don't do it in kiasi/kiasuland coz of the enforcement.
Granted, they could be PRs (i.e: Malaysians) but all of them can't be PRs.

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Added on December 29, 2008, 10:17 am

Let me see, you get the news about Malaysia from a certain economy degree holder that happens to be a minister, right?
If anything, the recovery rate of Malaysia will be slower than Singapore.

anyone can tell me how much would a room with preferred attached-toilet cost in tiong bahru area or nearby surrounding area (bukit merah, queenstown, etc.)?

anyone here staying around tiong bahru that has room vacancy or want to share out a whole unit??

hi all,

i m moving to singapore next month, 2 questions need help:

1) do we need to pay headhunter if we get a job through them? if yes, how many percent?

2) do we need to pay commision to house agent if we rent a room or a house through them? if yes, hw much? in malaysia usually oni house owners pay commision right? but seems like this doesn't apply in sg....

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Added on December 30, 2008, 2:55 am3) i m going to taxed at 15% flat rate even my salary is oni 2200sgd?

well..first class in degree of business admin wont give too much advantage eh? well..any line will do as long as im learning. since its my first official job, im more urge to learn up..but since im not too wealthy, i cant take low salary..as you see in this thread many says if earn less than 2k better dont go. hehe.if i were to apply your company, i would take up biz exec i guess.IT so high!aih..

like being pointed out quite many times, its all depends on how u spend ur earnings. 

u'll be amazed to know how much 1 of my fren can save up by the salary of 1.8k in 1 year.

I truly agree on your point. A person could actually save even though his salary is SGD1200; it all boils down to your expense allocation. I am working as a consultant here in Singapore, and I could easily save $800-1000 per month.

Let's see,
Rent - $500
Meals - $10 per day, $300 per month
Utilities - $50
Postpaid mobile line - $40
KTM return tickets every month - RM80
Misc. expenses - $100

As you can see, basic expenditure is like SGD1000-1050 only. This is my 7th month in Singapore, and to be really frank my savings in my SG bank acount till now is at least 3x the amount of my savings account in Malaysia (after working for a year in a local MNC).

Need some advise here, i'm a contract staff and currently planning to apply PR. But my agent do not want to help me fill up the Annex A and provide me the testimonal.
They says is not mandatory for PR application and is tough to apply for PR in the first year of contract as I wouldn't have worked in SG for 6 months with a 6 months valid EP.

How true is this? Did anyone try to apply in their 1st year in Singapore and got their PR?

Hmm, even for permanent staff they also need to have EP right..
So it is eligible to apply if my EP is lesser than 6 months? for Annex A i know is not mandatory, but it will help ica to access our application expeditiously, donno why they don't wan fill up for me.

And any idea if i can apply without the testimonial?

You guys never read news kah? The government at SG said they wan to fired more than 20k workers from malaysia liao and you all still wan go there work. It's obviously they don wan malaysian to 'chiang fan wen' with the singaporean liao mar. Still wan go there for wat. Go there edi, than kena fired lagi. Waste time only