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post Aug 28 2008, 12:11 AM

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QUOTE(Find The Way @ Aug 27 2008, 11:56 PM)
Is 13th month pay really a must in SG law? I thought it is optional although I heard most companies in SG practicing it. But then at least my company does not pay 13th month...  cry.gif
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What type of company are you working? Normally those Tan Ah Beng chinaman company seldom pay 13 mths bonus...unless u ask or they confirm with u tat they will pay 13 mths bonus during the interview.
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post Sep 11 2008, 08:42 PM

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QUOTE(XfX @ Sep 10 2008, 09:52 PM)
My fren said SG got halal punya babi, is that true?
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Ya, datz rite. Halal punya babi means if those plates and spoons have touch the babi after being eaten by chinese, the malay still can eat them after washed them (no nid to sembayang) OR if the malay stall is operating next to a char siew fan stall, the malay won't mind if the smell of the babi goes to the malay stall...bcos it is halal punya babi..

This is wat u call unique and racial equality.. where u can always see malay and chinese stall operating together in a food court peacefully.

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post Sep 23 2008, 06:09 PM

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Ok, may I know wat is more worth to buy in Malaysia than in Singapore in terms of daily nessesities bcos I am going back to M'sia tomolo after I miss my homeland for about 6 mths.
AFAIK, 3in1, shampoo, computer hardwares, stationeries, snacks and rice are all worth to buy in M'sia after conversion. What else, I wanna make full use of my car. haha

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post Sep 24 2008, 01:34 PM

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QUOTE(snipersnake @ Sep 24 2008, 12:36 PM)
Guys

I just want your view. I am working in Singapore. I was transffered here when our Malaysian branch closed down.

I am bonded here until Jan next year. Since my boss if one fcuking racist, ignorant, heartless b!tch, i am thingking

just to cabut if I get another job in Malaysia. I dont care of the bond. So my question is:

a) can overseas company (that I signed the bond with) sue me in Malaysian court?

Please, share your views. Thanks
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That's mean your boss is a Malay which hate the Chinese? OMG
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post Sep 26 2008, 06:30 PM

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QUOTE(crapp0 @ Sep 26 2008, 04:07 PM)
You forgot 2 mention that she is a girl. Nowadays as an employer they dont give 2 crap about whether u girl or boy, if you can do the job then settled. Its the employee which is one who wants 2 pick which job suites he/she. Since you dug your own grave, just lie in it.

Btw i have a fren who is working in KPMG malaysia, does anybody know the market rate for an auditor with 3 years exp? Btw currently he works OT sometimes 4-5 hours a day but doesnt get any OT pay. He graduate from tarc with an accountancy degree from UK and has ACCA cert.
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I think he may demand for $3K to $3.2K with ACCA and degree + 3 yrs exp. However, be prepare to work hard and accept loads of stress over the weekends and even public holidays.

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post Sep 27 2008, 12:36 AM

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Remember guys:-

Singapore = Sillypore
Malaysia = Bolehland
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post Oct 2 2008, 01:45 PM

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QUOTE(seantang @ Oct 1 2008, 09:05 PM)
What do you see are the benefits of giving up your Malaysian citizenship for Singapore's?
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I think the benefit is you can buy 1st hand HDB instead of 2nd and then sell-it off 5 to 7 yrs later and earn a better capital profit. Take the profit and buy a semi-D or even a bungalow in Malaysia after you return to Malaysia.

This is like owning a free semi-D for free.. That's why nowadays many Malaysians convert to Singapore citizenship as wat TS do...
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post Oct 2 2008, 04:12 PM

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QUOTE(westcoastbay @ Oct 2 2008, 03:42 PM)
I do not think its so simple.

1st, you got to be at least 35 years old if you are single to purchase a flat directly from HDB. HDB always gives priority to married couples.

Housing grants are lower for singles than for married couples.
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Maybe TS is a 35 yr old single or he is married with a Malaysian instead of a Singaporean... Ask TS to confirm this.
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post Oct 2 2008, 04:44 PM

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QUOTE(seantang @ Oct 2 2008, 04:18 PM)
Firstly, are you eligible to buy a 1st hand HDB in the first place?

1. Like westcoastbay said, are you married? Family units are given much higher priority than singles.

Secondly, if you're married to a Singaporean, that's good enough to get yourself onto the ballot for new HDB flats.

2. What is your income? The income gaps are quite narrow, and unless you buy your flat early in life, like many Singapore couples, you won't get any of those cheap & cheerful 3 room flats. With something like only 5K salary, you are already forced to buy 4 or 5 room flats, which are only 20-30% less than private condos (with 1 or 2 fewer rooms of course). If you earn above 8K a month, you're not entitled to buy new HDB flats at all. If I am not mistaken, even buying 2nd hand flats is limited to executive units and above only. For those prices, might as well pay a bit more and get something freehold which appreciates faster and much easier to sell later on.

3. What makes you think non-Malaysian citizens can buy property in Malaysia? If they could, there'd be no reason for the MM2H program, no?
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1) Tat's why need TS to answer your 1st question.
2) Are u sure high salary must buy expensive HDB, low income earners will enjoy the benefit of buying cheap HDB?
What if let’s say now I earn only $4K, 2 yrs later I earn $10K?
My company MD, which I believe shld be drawing a salary of at least $10K is staying in a HDB now.
Mind to share any source?
3) Maybe TS is married to a Malaysian, husband take up Singaporean citizen, wife remain as a Malaysian. So, when in Malaysia, her wife can buy a house under both husband and wife's name.

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post Oct 2 2008, 05:23 PM

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[quote=siren]3) Maybe TS is married to a Malaysian, husband take up Singaporean citizen, wife remain as a Malaysian. So, when in Malaysia, her wife can buy a house under both husband and wife's name.[/quote]Isn't that an argument not to give up Malaysian citizenship? Which is what I was said in the 2nd part of point 1?

And why I used Singaporean wife / Malaysian husband as an example, rather than Malaysian wife / Singapore husband is because Malaysia is still strictly paternal in its immigration policies. Citizenship of foreign born children, PR, visas etc for foreign spouses is still heavily biased in favour of Malaysian men.
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Wat i mean here is currently there are 2 Malaysian PR as couples working in SG, either husband or wife convert to Singaporean citizen, the other remain as Malaysian.. Hence, this pair of couple have both the benefits of owning a new HDB and buying a property in Malaysia later on.

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post Oct 3 2008, 11:01 AM

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QUOTE(Annie @ Oct 3 2008, 10:54 AM)
Condo price drop by 1.8%, next quarter HDB flat price will drop.

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10296p.nsf/Pr...38?OpenDocument
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Condo price drop no use leh, only benefit potential HDB buyers; rental price drop got use lah...

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post Oct 16 2008, 08:31 AM

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QUOTE(agrace @ Oct 15 2008, 09:04 PM)
i'm staying in Boon Lay.
the problem is, she wants to increase the rent from next mth onwards, since today is 15th, she is only giving me 2wks notice.
she told me to consider, but in fact, she has posted the ad online a wk ago.
and she's bringing ppl back to view my room just now.
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What is ur current rental per mth BTW?

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post Oct 27 2008, 10:32 AM

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QUOTE(sukhoi37 @ Oct 27 2008, 02:13 AM)
Yeap, using Zero DAC+ now.
SLS = Simlim Square (near to bugis)
you can also go to Funan (left side exit from City Hall MRT)
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City Hall where got left side exit? U either go straight to the escalator to Raffles City or turn right to Suntec or Marina Square via Citylink Mall... Correct me if I am wrong.
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post Oct 27 2008, 01:09 PM

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QUOTE(nicvoo @ Oct 27 2008, 12:05 PM)
lol u r wrong hahaha
shows tat ur eyes only follow the girls hehhe
u come to the mrt exit 2 routes left fo st andrew's church straight or u can say right is raffles city exit which branches out to citylink mall
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i mean after u tap ur exlink card and walk pass the control station.. go straight up is raffles city right? turn right is citylink mall rite, where u passby bread talk, guardian, G2000 etc etc.. where can u turn left? the left side is a piece of concrete wall la....

btw, where is the andrew church u are talking about?
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post Oct 28 2008, 06:34 PM

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QUOTE(Joshua_0718 @ Oct 28 2008, 05:28 PM)
Anyone using Starhub mobile broadband?
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Don't use Starhub pls, their customer service is pretty bad... use Singtel instead, u will never regret.
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post Oct 29 2008, 12:36 AM

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I wonder where u guys go every weekend?

In SG, no car, at nite go mamak afraid can't catch the last MRT, even mamak is hard to find.

Go Orchard, cityhall shopping... but nothing to buy, even got things to buy, go everyweek oso sien edy.

Go JB, no car.. lazy to take bus (JB oso no where can go except Jusco)

Go for futsal, no kaki...

Go for dota, got kaki but no cyber cafe.... even got cyber cafe, PCs are damn slow, cant even compare to KL CC..

So, most of the time ended up at home doing nothing...
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post Oct 30 2008, 12:33 AM

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May i ask what is the best forex rate and worst forex rate u guys experienced b4 from converting SGD to RM?
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post Oct 31 2008, 12:45 AM

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QUOTE(WyjSwmW @ Oct 30 2008, 08:07 PM)
for those who used to drive or like to drive during those days in Malaysia will sure miss ur car at home...

last time can drive to work while in KL but now have to take crowded MRTs to work.

last time can go mamak yamca with frens at 3-4am no nid scare no transport, now need to worry cant catch the last MRT at 11.30pm.

last time can drive fetch my pretty gals go clubbing, now take MRT go clubbing?? Lol.. paiseh paiseh...

No car to drive in singapore really boring... wanted to go out oso lazy, wanted to woo some singaporean pretty gals oso a bit hard.
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Lol, i not only miss my car... i missed and sacrifice a lot of things.

Car, gf, mum, pets, buddies, friends, nasi lemak, teh tarik, mamak, dota, torrents, warez, my comfortable bed, my room, my stuffs, my house etc etc just to get a double salary a month in SG.

How good if I can earn SGD by working in KL tongue.gif tongue.gif
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post Nov 10 2008, 12:50 AM

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Can someone recommend me a mamak which I can hangout with my fren and watch EPL till 4-5am in the morning during weekends... I am staying around Serangoon.

So far I can only notice all mamak close shop at around 10.30pm... so sien. Shopping complex oso, 9.30pm... all staff no mood and prepare to close shop edy, unlike KL... 10.30pm still very vibrant like in mid-valley and bukit bintang.
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QUOTE(nicvoo @ Nov 14 2008, 04:34 PM)
no $$ to grab lol
tis weekend crocs sale grab shoe better hehe
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crocs sales? last week CK sales better... CK jeans normal sell for $1,000 but last week sales offer only sell for $200.. grab 1 jeans and 2 shirts.. then last time LV sales... 1 wallet normal sell for $2K but sales only $500.. damn cheap...

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