Thinking about a visit?
Anything you would like to know to Singapore then please ask here. I probably know the answer or know someone who does
Thinking about a visit?
Anything you would like to know to Singapore then please ask here. I probably know the answer or know someone who does
yeah mate, when the 7's on? and also the jkt 'tangs are touring there in October....
jakarat bingtangs are an AFL football rules club and they are going to tour to singapore in october to play against hated rivals singapore wombats!
actually there is a tournament in october you are right
Singapore Cricket Club Rugby 7s
doesnt seem as good as previous years Standard Chartered tournament though
and as for australian rules well who gives a toss?
27-28th! Brillant!
I'm there! got a spare room?
Do you know how to get a job there making around $100K USD? And what I have to do to get that job?
Sorry IloveDogs -
Careers advice is beyond the intended scope of this thread. If I knew the answer to that then I would be doing it too.
Is YouTube banned there and are there any TV companies looking for undiscovered talent?
not banned, yes loads but i think they actually want real talent - so your out of luck!
Youtube is not banned there.
Quite a few TV stations are based here, MTV Asia, ESPN, Nickelodeon, AXN etc as well as some local production companies. I am not really a 'media' type person but I do see a lot of western and local homosexuals around, talking crap and drinking coffee so I assume there is a fair amount of arty stuff going on here.
As mentioned above this is not a careers thread.
Singapore is the kind of place where they really want to see a good track record. Even if a company wants to hire you the next hurdle is to convince the Ministry of Manpower that you are better qualified than a Singaporean to do the job.
But anyway its always worth a try I guess. Not many Singaporeans take the arty farty route - most want to be lawyers, doctors, accountants etc.
And this is still not a careers thread.
Actually there are a number of very good international schools there, and also the regional office for the international baccalaureate organisation, but they are the same, require properly qualified staff and a proven track record.
Not many people leave singapore, so jobs do not open up particularly often, same same HK really.
And this is still not a careers thread.
Teaching is not a job.
Slimboyfat, not exactly a S'pore question but perhaps related ...
*yes I'm getting geared, albeit very slowly, up to leave the LoS or to better say, looking for new shores, not keeping all my eggs in the TH basket*
cons: Living in S'pore (years back, I've lived there for 4 mos. straight) can, at times, be daunting for many reasons. It's a relatively small island, all the rules and regs, cost of living (e.g. highish rents, cost of property, of cars etc.) not the cheapest and the " I'm so serious " S'porians at times can be a tad trying ... to mention but a few reasons;
pros: good infrastructure, banking, health care, youtube and the caning of foreigners like Scampy etc.
I am also told that the laws are pretty fair even if one is not a citizen of this island state...
sooooo
how about living in Jahor Bahru (and/or hinterland say Senai or even further afield, topography of which I am fairly sure, generally speaking, tends to be/resemble TH's modus vivendi) and when in need of "order" ... to escape from the chaos ... do the commute by ferry, bridge, car, bus, taxi, train or whatever.
I understand that many Malays do the daily commute and traffic at peak hours is atrocious but not too bad outside of rush hour.
Thank you for your (and anybody else's) thoughts re. a Spore/JB combo!
What colour are the buses?
There are 2 bus companies. Both have red white and black as their bus colours, but in different configurations.
Welcome to SBS Transit
SMRT Bus Guide
i'll be there in 2 weeks. staying for 3 days. any recommendations for me to go see or places to eat kind sir?
Nice thread.
MrT:
Well, yes and no. We are PRs in Singapore but just left to com here, we know a few other Expats who have also left recently. All of their jobs were filled with locals. This is also the case for many new jobs.Not many people leave singapore, so jobs do not open up particularly often, same same HK really.
Don't think that Singaporeans are in any way less educated than anyone from the 'west', in many cases they are more educated - in Oz, the UK or the US. (They do lack creativity, though)
Added to this you now get very many Malaysians with equal qualifications who are happy to earn 50k instead of 100k and work towards getting PR in Singapore.
The main problem you will face in Singapore is the huge increase in rental accommodation, that has taken place in just the last few months due to many things, among them being en-bloc sales of older apartments.
As for living in JB and commuting . . . not really an option.
Having said the above I don't think Singapore is the right place for many Thailand-based expats . . . just too different.
thanx for the reps ^ ^^
agree JB is a dump, been there
not much worse than many lossian, cambo lao shitholes, prolly better than many
and further down the road perhaps there are some nice spots in w malaysia
If and when, I won't be doing the commute, no need, though day trips, long weekends, to the fair City why the fek not?
Dear SBF will you pick me up at the budget terminal tomorrow at 6am and take me to Changi to catch my next flight?
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