SINGAPORE THREAD PART 5 NA ITO!!!!

[yapeegurl]

^pero girl meron din disadvantage ha.. shempre sacrifice ko ang comfort zone ko.. and shempre ang mga locals alam natin na karamihan sa kanila a-r-o-g-a-n-t-e.. lol.. so risk din.. pero ang sakin lang kasi, basta after ng trabaho, kanya kanya naman.. so kebs ko sa kanila sa work basta ok work ko and am getting paid good.. lol

lipat na girl! or try mo na lang magpa interview first then see mo job offer muna before you grab.. try try lang.

[blooming]

sakin naman pay/travels are fine, parang napipikon lang ako sa office.  24/7 ang trabaho, walang exag. ni wala akong time maggupit ng nails ko.    iniisip ko lang baka may mas magandang trabaho out there with the same pay. 

[Grayce]

and the locals can be very demanding also hehe

[yapeegurl]

@Grace, true yan! LOL.. hindi din talaga maiwasan na magkaron ng discrimination kahit papano..

[poohbear]

mga sis, pag nagpunta as tourist for two weeks, how much ang pocket money na dapat dalhin considering na maghahanap din ng work? how much usually ang rate ng bedspace? any inputs would be appreciated.

[yapeegurl]

sa mga transient, bed space is around $15 a day.. (try to PM IT_Specialist kasi business nya yan)

food for the entire day will be around $15.. transportation a day (bus and mrt) siguro mga $10 maximum.. depende kasi kung saan ka pupunta.. what else do you need aside from food and transpo? I guess you'll bring your toiletries from pinas.. times 32 if you'll convert to peso..

[mimiku]

basic salary is 1800. Enough naman yun I think, coz my friend survived for 6 months na dito. Nasa lifestyle lang talaga.

yung isa kong friend na receptionist sa office (PR sya), she started 1.8k.. yung isa naman na sa hotel, she started 2k.. now she's earning 2.5k ata..

Thanks guys!

[Grayce]

moving to sg by next month. can't wait nauna na bf ko dun last saturday lang. and with my current work situation enough sign nang hindi ko nakukuha sweldo ko for 2mos na tanggapin ko ang job offer sakin sa sg.

[blooming]

^ good luck sis!

@ pia/grayce, on locals being demanding... bakit parang nasa ibang bansa ako? haha

tingin ko kasi nahawa nako sa kanila sa work life balance chuva.  hindi mo sila mapapatrabaho ng wkends at OT.  pero ang nangyari tuloy kami naman natambakan.   

[sydxoxo]

@grayce -- that's great. lucky you. what kind of work sis? my other friends didn't get lucky and bumalik din sila dito, others naman mataas na positions nila. based din siguro sa work experience noh? may apartment ka na? how much rent? we're planning to check s'pore for work opportunities e. maybe you can update us if ano mangyare syo dun since magstart ka from scratch. good luck!

[jhbsnoopy]

hello po..my sister is planning to go there this June. She is a pharmacist and had an experience working in UAE, do u think she can find job there? Can somebody please give us an idea what is the situation or the demand for medical workers there?

[Grayce]

@grayce -- that's great. lucky you. what kind of work sis? my other friends didn't get lucky and bumalik din sila dito, others naman mataas na positions nila. based din siguro sa work experience noh? may apartment ka na? how much rent? we're planning to check s'pore for work opportunities e. maybe you can update us if ano mangyare syo dun since magstart ka from scratch. good luck!

going to work for this fitness club to sell memberships if ever. actually, kung di ka mapili madami naman job opportunities sa sg minsan kasi nasa pride na rin ng tao yan kung kakagatin nila yung job kahit na sabihin mo na mataas na ang position nila sa pinas.

re: apartment, i have relatives in sg, but will be renting my own pag nakahanap na ako so dun muna ako sa auntie ko pagkadating ko dun. basic rent starts at $500. Meron rin mga $450 kung makachamba ka and depends sa location and if master bedroom ang kukunin mo. then utilities will cost around atleast $50. i asked around na kasi while i was still there :p

may mga taga tampines or pasir ris ba dito? looking for a place kasi around that area for a friend

[alexandrea]

Does Singapore accept the old passport pa (yung green), or do they only accept the e-passport?

[blooming]

^ so long as valid sya (>6 months fr expiry).  passport ko yung green pa, ok pa naman. 

[alexandrea]

^ Thanks sis! Kelan ka nag Singapore?

Sa 2011 pa kasi expiry ng passport ko, sayang naman kung papapalitan ko na now.

[mimiku]

Question po, magkano po dapat ang salary mo enough para makasurvive and makaipon ka sa Singapore? 1500 po ba or higher??? Thanks.

[pinkpotato]

mimiku, depende din sa lifestyle mo. i know some people na nakakasurvive naman sa 1500 or 1800. yung iba may pamilya pa.

[mimiku]

mimiku, depende din sa lifestyle mo. i know some people na nakakasurvive naman sa 1500 or 1800. yung iba may pamilya pa.

Okay. Thanks. =)
I want to get out of this country na kasi.

[yapeegurl]

alexandrea, mine's also the old green passport expiring in 2012 pa.. been living here in singapore matagal na mag renew ako passport 6 months bago mag 2012

[Grayce]

mimiku, depende din sa lifestyle mo. i know some people na nakakasurvive naman sa 1500 or 1800. yung iba may pamilya pa.

Amen. it all boils down to your spending habits/lifestyle talaga.