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

Thanks for all the creative response that I get. Anyways, I got my bus ticket. I was so lucky, as the ticket was sold after my turn.



Smoking is prohibited by LAW !

This post has been edited by wu ming: Nov 11 2008, 11:43 AM

muslims in sg (not only malays r muslims) generally if their own food do not contain pork they dont care i hav a few muslim frens i eat bak kut teh they eat their sup kambing as long as i dun go dip my spoon into their food they dun dip theirs into mine no prob at all this is wat i truly call racial and reglious harmony. unlike msia totally unbalanced

so u can c sum tables muslims share table wif chinese or guai lou or watever race or religion espcially in sg whr the food courts are packed like a sardine can during meal times. however there r a few shopping centers who do segregate between halal n non halal food eg vivo city, century sq etc.

If talking about ideal world, i guess there is no discrimination in choosing any staff from any religion / race as long they can perform.

UNFORTUNATELY, there is no ideal world exist. Developed countries like US, Europe, Aust, NZ, SG, HK, etc etc and developing like Malaysia, Indon, etc etc all have discrimination issues. The diff is only that in developed countries, chances of employers getting sued from discrimination is higher.

But i do beliv discrimination exist, depends on the employer, not the country.

For, e.g (and i repeat example!!) Chinese bos, may not prefer Malay, from their experiences that Malays are less productive (sorry, but such general perception do exist in Malaysia, and AT LARGE).

So to sum it up, it's not the country, but they employer / hiring manager itself.

Anyway, no offence to the Malays, but this is just imho on people's perception.

AnyOne Take TigerAirWay B4?

Izzt Take MRT To Changi, Then Take Shuttle Bus?

yeah take mrt to changi then take the shuttle bus free to budget terminal

I just bought tiger airways flight ticket too. My flight's at 2050 hours and the itinerary says to check in at 1850. Must check in so early?? I'm worried that I can't make it coz I knock off work at 6pm

To be safe, it is always advisable to check in 2 hours before flight. The check in counter will usually close 40 minutes before flight. So, you check in 1 hour before flight is okay.

2moro nite dinner any1?
location - west, tbc
currently - 3 person attending

y?just small gathering to eat n drink n tok kok
washabushi@msn.com
i'll try to arrange the place convenient for every1

should b can attend also who else goin?
lol i located lavender la anywhere near by here also can dun tell me need go till jurong o woodland can dy

no worry, tiger always late. but must reach terminal one hour before flight.

Haha, I don't know about Tiger, cause not rich to fly here and there even it is budget airline

This post has been edited by Joshua_0718: Nov 12 2008, 12:35 PM

just bought my ticket back to KL...ghosh is only SGD 33.00 ALL IN. SUPER DUPER affordable. flight is the way to go...no long waiting at custom,short travel time and is CHEAPER than bus.

uh oh...
most of the forummer now is all at the west side...
not much at central...
most probably around clementi area?
TBC

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Added on November 12, 2008, 1:41 pmalthough their on time performnce very low...
better be early then sorry

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Added on November 12, 2008, 1:46 pmlcct to my place need more then 1 hr
bkt batok to changi need 1 hr
need to arrive earlier to airport
this that...
almost similar time...
y i like bus to KL?
more spacious mah...

This post has been edited by washabushi: Nov 12 2008, 01:46 PM

eii i wanna go ! who else is going ? ya lavender is good have very good food nearby

nice deal.... when u travelling?i prefer flight too bus need go up down up down stop at yong peng so long then reach kl midnite take cab also scared
take plane 9pm flight reach 10 klia take cab back reach home b4 midnite ok wat





clementi ada apa makan?
come lavender la haha more stuff to makan
ada bak kut teh,duck rice,steamboat hainan chick rice, soup tulang, nga pou chick rice, bbq steam boat(bugis area), wagyu beef buffet ($75 very mahal),hainan chick rice(purvis st), beef noodles etc

hehehe
damn i'm getting hungry din get much for lunch sigh...

Hello... I am also here for work in Singapore... Working place at Tanjng Pagar, shenton 8... haha...but stay in Woodlands... Sighh... very tiring to take MRT like this everyday.

Working life in Singapore is totally different than in KL...

Going back on 19 Dec and back here 21 Dec. i also prefer flight. Legspace, 1hour very fast one...take off then touch down dy. unless you are in the bus for 5hours then leg space is important.

fer..fast fast decide where to eat.

now 1 bkt batok, 1 jurong west, 1 clementi, 2 lavendar...
i need u guys to suggest as well...
i scared later u guys flame me...

did you guys meet before this ?