Shopping in Singapore is an art. The art of finding the best bargains and reveling in
a fantastic range of choices. One cannot help falling in love with shopping in one of
the best shopping destinations in Asia
If your first love is shopping, then Singapore should be your first destination of
choice. The island has big brands, local flavours, good bargains and the best in
shopping conveniences.
But like all true-blue shoppers, you probably have mastered the art of finding the
best bargains. And shopping in Singapore let you revel in a fantastic range of top
brands and the best prices.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Climate and Weather in Singapore
True to its Southeast Asian location, Singapore is characterised by a hot and humid climate. Located just 1 degree north of the equator, it quite naturally enjoys a tropical/equatorial climate. The island does not have clear-cut seasons like summer, spring, autumn and winter. The weather is warm and humid all year round. Rainfall is almost an everyday phenomenon, even during the non-monsoon period. These brief showers are usually quite refreshing, as they provide respite from the sun.
Due to its geographical location and maritime exposure, Singapore’s climate is characterized by uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall. The average temperature is between 25 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius. Thunderstorms occur on 40% of all days. Relative humidity is in the range of 70% – 80%. April is the warmest month, January is the coolest month and November is the wettest month.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Cost of living in Singapore
Room Rent
You can find a common room (have to use common bathroom) @ 500 - 600 SGD. But if you have a friend, you can find a room which can share @ 600 - 700 SGD.
Food
Normally if you eat from outside food courts, you have to pay 3 - 3.50 SGD per meal. So for the foods you have to pay 275 - 300 SGD per month. But if you can cook and your house owner allowed you to cook, then you can eat whole month for 75 - 100 SGD.
Transport
Minimum pay for the Bus and Train (MRT) is 0.71 SGD. If you come for the job by bus or train and if 2 - 3 SGD per round trip then 40 - 60 SGD per month and for the week end travels 20 - 30 SGD.
Mobile
You will have to pay around 20 SGD per month for the mobile bill.
Total 600 - 900 SGD depend on how you stay, eat and where you stay.:D
You can find a common room (have to use common bathroom) @ 500 - 600 SGD. But if you have a friend, you can find a room which can share @ 600 - 700 SGD.
Food
Normally if you eat from outside food courts, you have to pay 3 - 3.50 SGD per meal. So for the foods you have to pay 275 - 300 SGD per month. But if you can cook and your house owner allowed you to cook, then you can eat whole month for 75 - 100 SGD.
Transport
Minimum pay for the Bus and Train (MRT) is 0.71 SGD. If you come for the job by bus or train and if 2 - 3 SGD per round trip then 40 - 60 SGD per month and for the week end travels 20 - 30 SGD.
Mobile
You will have to pay around 20 SGD per month for the mobile bill.
Total 600 - 900 SGD depend on how you stay, eat and where you stay.:D
Monday, August 15, 2011
Accommodation in Singapore
Due to Singapore’s small size, land is a precious resource and property is constantly in demand. If you follow these links below you can have a idea of current rate of rents. :D
http://www.iproperty.com.sg/rental/
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg
http://www.iproperty.com.sg/
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg
How to apply for jobs
The process of applying for jobs in Singapore can be interpreted by different people in different ways. Here is my idea.
The most important thing is the CV. You have to create an eye catching CV and have to take some time to do it. This is a gradual process and can't be done over night. So, create a CV and just share it with us. Then we can make some comments on it. Don't be feel ashamed to post your CV here, because we all had same time as you are experiencing now. So this is the first task.
After a composition of a 'good' CV with the comments of the others, you can create profiles in Monster, efinancialcareers.sg, JobsDB, JobStreet, etc; My personal ideas is first two sites are genuine and you have to focus on them rather the later two.
Until this point you are not supposed to apply for jobs, because there will be a higher probability of receiving calls for the new profiles.
Then start your hunt. In order to do so, you have to create a covering letter and it would be better include it in the sending mail to the each agent or HR in a company. When you are doing to please save each your applications in different folders and name them with company name. In the future, when you will get calls, you can immediately go to the directory and quickly switch to the context.
Don't send same CV to the everyone. You have to edit your CV and covering letter according to the job description. You can also create a filter in gmail in order to filter the sent emails for the ease of future references.
These are my ideas and they may vary from the context. It would be better to have more ideas from our people around here and you can make your own philosophy of "How to apply for the jobs"
Good luck.
By
Eran Rathnayake
The most important thing is the CV. You have to create an eye catching CV and have to take some time to do it. This is a gradual process and can't be done over night. So, create a CV and just share it with us. Then we can make some comments on it. Don't be feel ashamed to post your CV here, because we all had same time as you are experiencing now. So this is the first task.
After a composition of a 'good' CV with the comments of the others, you can create profiles in Monster, efinancialcareers.sg, JobsDB, JobStreet, etc; My personal ideas is first two sites are genuine and you have to focus on them rather the later two.
Until this point you are not supposed to apply for jobs, because there will be a higher probability of receiving calls for the new profiles.
Then start your hunt. In order to do so, you have to create a covering letter and it would be better include it in the sending mail to the each agent or HR in a company. When you are doing to please save each your applications in different folders and name them with company name. In the future, when you will get calls, you can immediately go to the directory and quickly switch to the context.
Don't send same CV to the everyone. You have to edit your CV and covering letter according to the job description. You can also create a filter in gmail in order to filter the sent emails for the ease of future references.
These are my ideas and they may vary from the context. It would be better to have more ideas from our people around here and you can make your own philosophy of "How to apply for the jobs"
Good luck.
By
Eran Rathnayake
Employment pass Qualifying salary levels
Foreign professionals will face stiffer criteria to qualify for an employment pass, in a Government move to allay job concerns among white-collar Singaporeans and boost their employment prospects.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the change in his annual National Day Rally speech on Sunday night.
Mr Lee said the qualifying salary levels for foreigners holding Employment Passes (EP) will be raised while educational qualifications for applicants will be made more stringent.
The Ministry of Manpower will soon give more details on the new measures, he added. It will also work with its tripartite partners - employers and unions - to develop fair and responsible recruitment and employment practices.
His announcement comes a month after the Government had made it harder for employers to hire foreign professionals by raising the qualifying salaries for three types of EP: Q, P1 and P2.
Since Jul 1, the salary levels are: Q1 up from $2,500 to $2,800, P2 from $3,500 to $4,000, and P1 from $7,000 to $8,000.
From http://www.straitstimes.com/The-Big-Story/The-Big-Story-3/Story/STIStory_702077.html
What is the importance of EPEC ?
EPEC is not a complement for visa which will authorize you to stay Singapore. But, having EPEC will ease a lot of issues and catalyze the EP process into some extent. If you have it, then you can go through Singapore immigration with apparently no troubles, you MAY have a your own room (depends on the owner and the town council), you can apply for one year visa via EPEC then you can reduce the risk, you can make this EPEC holding as tool for the interviews, because all the nasty agents try to pressurise us if we are at the edge of expiration of visit visa.
What is Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (EPEC) ?
The Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (EPEC) is for foreigners who wish to have some time to look for a job in Singapore. The EPEC grants the holder up to a 1-year Social Visit Pass (SVP). The EPEC is issued on a one-time basis and is non-renewable.
How long can someone stay maximum in Singapore ?
You can stay up to 2 months. First month with the visa you receiving when you enter to the Singapore and after that you can extend that visa for another month from online.
How to get visa to enter Singapore ?
You can come to Singapore any time as you will get 1 month via ( Social Visit Pass) on arrival. Buy you must have a return ticket and the return date must be within 1 month. Otherwise you will have to face a lot of problems at the Singapore Immigration.
What is Employment Pass (EP) ?
You must have an EP to work legally in Singapore. But you can't apply for the EP yourself. First of all you need to find a Job in Singapore. You can find many job vacancies suits for your skills and qualifications though online job sites. After you are selected for the company, EP is applied by the employer and you are not required do any thing. But
getting an EP depends on the educational qualification. If somebody holding a degree which has been awarded by a qualified awarding body, definitely, can obtain an EP.
So what should do is, find a job in Singapore either from Sri Lanka or afer come to Singapore. But most appropriate way is to come Singapore because is very hard to find a job from Sri Lanka.
getting an EP depends on the educational qualification. If somebody holding a degree which has been awarded by a qualified awarding body, definitely, can obtain an EP.
So what should do is, find a job in Singapore either from Sri Lanka or afer come to Singapore. But most appropriate way is to come Singapore because is very hard to find a job from Sri Lanka.
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