Hi, back again to share a little bit of my life in sg. Never expected that i encountered many problems in the beginning. On june 19th, i arrived here and the next day i started to work also did medical check up. Thought that everything would b ok but then a bad news came when i collected the result on thursday. Problem with the result and the doctor didn't dare to make conclusion whether or not i was fit. Felt so shock and sad as i was so sure that i never had any kind of major illnesses before. Because of this, i was almost discharged by manager but then i asked her to give me one more chance to do the check up. She agreed and sent me to another clinic for med check. Luckily, i passed the 2nd check, doctor has stated that i am fit. Haiz...the problem still hasn't stopped. The manager didn't submit my pass yet, she said i am still under probation. I didn't know what she was planning, really felt insecure with my status. My social visit pass was also going to expire soon. She even asked me to go out fr sg and in again, so troublesome. Then I decided to go to johor baru, the nearest city fr sg and stayed there for few hours. Who know, when i checked out from jb, the malaysian officer bullied and cheated me. He said he couldn't let me out unless i had a flight back ticket to my hm town. He asked me to go to kuala lumpur, which it's impossible for me to do that or else he would bring me to his boss. At the end he said he would let me out but i had to give him "money". Haizz.. I think it is just his trick to gain profit fr me and i was too silly that time,believed with everything he said. Really a bad experience.
I finally got another mth of visit pass again and kept working without clear status. The good news came on july 25th, the manager finally proceed me to MOM for submitting. I went to MOM office and settled all the requirements, few days later, i got my working pass card. Hope such things of trouble will end up here and everything will go smoothly for me.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
whoelse can i trust?
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Working in Singapore
Hi, all my readers, i am coming back again. This time i am not going to tell about my trip. Well, i think i will suspend my hongkong and macau trip plan as i got a new job in Singapore. It will be very long long time for me to be able to go overseas again.
This time i will share with you about my experience of getting a job in Singapore.
Many people said that getting a job in Singapore is a bit hard nowadays. You may be hired in a company but it is not a guarantee that u will really work there until the MOM (Minister Of Manpower) has approved your work pass application.
Actually my main purpose of looking for job in Singapore is because i want to live in there. Do you still remember how i admired Singapore so much on my Sg vacation story? I was looking for the way to be able to realize it and now, the chance has come to me.
I read from many sources of how to get a job in Singapore. Basically there are 3 ways for foreigners to get job :
1. You play safe. You can apply the jobs from your own country by email. Just send your application as many as you can. Make a good resume, find the jobs in JobsCentral, Monster.sg, Jobsdb, Jobstreet etc. Then waiting for responses from employer. Some will call you back and do phone interview, but some might ask you to come for face to face interview. If they agree to hire you, the employer will apply pass application for you to MOM. It will then depend on MOM to approve or reject the application.
The disadvantage of this is the chance of being called back by employer is rather slim. They will think why should hire the ones who stay far outside if can get from inside Singapore easily. Especially if they have to make international calls, they will think twice unless you have special skill that they really need. That's why, some job seekers will put Sg number and virtual Sg address in their resume and use the number in their home country so the employer will think that they are in Singapore. You can do this way to enlarge the chance of being called back but remember, you have to bear with the expensive roaming fee.
2. You go to Singapore directly and use your 1 month social visit pass to find a job there. Or else, you can apply for EPEC (Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate). If approved, usually you can get up to 1 year of long term social visit pass to find a job. The step is almost the same with number 1, but the chance of getting a job is larger since you are in Singapore so employer can reach you easily. But at last, it will still depend on MOM to approve or reject your application. It is recommended for the ones who have strong financial as it requires a lot of money to spend for living there until you secure a job which could be months if you are unlucky.
3. You apply LPR (Landed Permanent Resident) first, it is very costly because you have to pay a sum of money to apply. It takes a long time approx. 6 months or more to get the result. No matter what the outcome is, your money will not be refunded. But when you get your LPR approved, you can get 1 or 2 years time to find a job and once you secure a job, your LPR status will be converted automatically to SPR (Singapore Permanent Resident) status. As we know, once you are an SPR holder, many chances are opened widely to get any kind of jobs you like.
Well, whatever your choice is, it's all up to you.
Maybe in my case, it can be considered as lucky. Oh no....should be because God leads the way for me. Nothing is impossible in Him ^o^
I started to find a job via website around April 2011. I sent so many applications, should be hundreds of it by now. And on May 11th, 2011 I got response email from employer asked me to call them for interview arrangement. I called them and agreed for interview one week later. I booked flight, submitted leaves to my current employer and flew there for an interview. Well, actually it is a waste going there for just one interview, that's why I looked for another walk in interview for that day. Before I went, I prepared all the documents with English translation and legalization (those all are requirements from MOM).
Never expected..they agreed to hire me directly during interview that time. They didn't even ask me too many questions, just explained to me what kind of business they run for and what my responsibilities will be. After I dealt with salary, I signed the letter of employment and they submitted my work pass application to MOM. The plan of attending another walk in interview was being cancelled due to I was too excited with my first interview result. Really never expected that I could pass the interview easily. I then decided to survey office surrounding and headed back to airport as my flight time was about 6 PM.
Back to my current office, worked as usual while waiting for the pass result. On May 28th, just about 10 days from my application date, I was being informed that my pass application has been approved by MOM, wow!! another exciting thing. I submitted my resignation and here I am...counting down for the day of my new life and new job in Singapore. Haiz... but still have more steps to do before I officially start to work. I still need to do medical check up as required by MOM, present in MOM office for registration and finger printing, and wait for my pass being issued.
Hope that I am able to survive and doing greatly there. Thanks God that my dream comes true. For you guys who have the same dream to work in Singapore, just keep ur spirit up and never give in with it! See you again next time...
This time i will share with you about my experience of getting a job in Singapore.
Many people said that getting a job in Singapore is a bit hard nowadays. You may be hired in a company but it is not a guarantee that u will really work there until the MOM (Minister Of Manpower) has approved your work pass application.
Actually my main purpose of looking for job in Singapore is because i want to live in there. Do you still remember how i admired Singapore so much on my Sg vacation story? I was looking for the way to be able to realize it and now, the chance has come to me.
I read from many sources of how to get a job in Singapore. Basically there are 3 ways for foreigners to get job :
1. You play safe. You can apply the jobs from your own country by email. Just send your application as many as you can. Make a good resume, find the jobs in JobsCentral, Monster.sg, Jobsdb, Jobstreet etc. Then waiting for responses from employer. Some will call you back and do phone interview, but some might ask you to come for face to face interview. If they agree to hire you, the employer will apply pass application for you to MOM. It will then depend on MOM to approve or reject the application.
The disadvantage of this is the chance of being called back by employer is rather slim. They will think why should hire the ones who stay far outside if can get from inside Singapore easily. Especially if they have to make international calls, they will think twice unless you have special skill that they really need. That's why, some job seekers will put Sg number and virtual Sg address in their resume and use the number in their home country so the employer will think that they are in Singapore. You can do this way to enlarge the chance of being called back but remember, you have to bear with the expensive roaming fee.
2. You go to Singapore directly and use your 1 month social visit pass to find a job there. Or else, you can apply for EPEC (Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate). If approved, usually you can get up to 1 year of long term social visit pass to find a job. The step is almost the same with number 1, but the chance of getting a job is larger since you are in Singapore so employer can reach you easily. But at last, it will still depend on MOM to approve or reject your application. It is recommended for the ones who have strong financial as it requires a lot of money to spend for living there until you secure a job which could be months if you are unlucky.
3. You apply LPR (Landed Permanent Resident) first, it is very costly because you have to pay a sum of money to apply. It takes a long time approx. 6 months or more to get the result. No matter what the outcome is, your money will not be refunded. But when you get your LPR approved, you can get 1 or 2 years time to find a job and once you secure a job, your LPR status will be converted automatically to SPR (Singapore Permanent Resident) status. As we know, once you are an SPR holder, many chances are opened widely to get any kind of jobs you like.
Well, whatever your choice is, it's all up to you.
Maybe in my case, it can be considered as lucky. Oh no....should be because God leads the way for me. Nothing is impossible in Him ^o^
I started to find a job via website around April 2011. I sent so many applications, should be hundreds of it by now. And on May 11th, 2011 I got response email from employer asked me to call them for interview arrangement. I called them and agreed for interview one week later. I booked flight, submitted leaves to my current employer and flew there for an interview. Well, actually it is a waste going there for just one interview, that's why I looked for another walk in interview for that day. Before I went, I prepared all the documents with English translation and legalization (those all are requirements from MOM).
Never expected..they agreed to hire me directly during interview that time. They didn't even ask me too many questions, just explained to me what kind of business they run for and what my responsibilities will be. After I dealt with salary, I signed the letter of employment and they submitted my work pass application to MOM. The plan of attending another walk in interview was being cancelled due to I was too excited with my first interview result. Really never expected that I could pass the interview easily. I then decided to survey office surrounding and headed back to airport as my flight time was about 6 PM.
Back to my current office, worked as usual while waiting for the pass result. On May 28th, just about 10 days from my application date, I was being informed that my pass application has been approved by MOM, wow!! another exciting thing. I submitted my resignation and here I am...counting down for the day of my new life and new job in Singapore. Haiz... but still have more steps to do before I officially start to work. I still need to do medical check up as required by MOM, present in MOM office for registration and finger printing, and wait for my pass being issued.
Hope that I am able to survive and doing greatly there. Thanks God that my dream comes true. For you guys who have the same dream to work in Singapore, just keep ur spirit up and never give in with it! See you again next time...
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Phuket Photos
Sorry, pictures below are not in the correct order.
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| Sky view taken from the plane |
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| Phuket Rd in the morning |
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| Situation at Rassada Harbour just before the trip |
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| We were on one of the boat that would go to Phi Phi |
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| Leaving the harbour |
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| Going to reach Phi Phi soon |
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| Tourists took photo near Phi Phi island |
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| A view of the cliffs there |
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| Was she shocking with her front's image? |
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| Viking cave |
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| Phi Phi island |
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| Many boats stop around the cliffs |
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| Look! We can see the fish clearly |
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| Still near Phi Phi |
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| Maya bay / beach |
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| Phi Phi just like a small village |
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| Love with the water there |
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| Me, taking a pose |
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| Dinner at S&G Resto |
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| Simon Cabaret billboard |
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| Are we both ladies? |
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| He is too pretty |
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| Which one is the true boy? Hahaha |
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| Many night clubs at Bangla Rd |
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| Tuk Tuk, public transportation in Thailand |
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| Bangla Rd at night |
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| Mini bar in the boat heading Pha Nga |
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| Lobby Hotel |
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| On the top of the boat |
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| Another boat that will go for Pha Nga tour |
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| Our boat for Pha Nga tour |
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| Canoeing at Hong island |
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| James Bond island |
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| Still at James Bond island |
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| We can take stairs and see that limestone from different side |
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| Cave in James Bond island |
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| Cliff at James Bond island |
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| Ready for entering the cave |
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| Watch out with your head, anyway |
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| Canoeing in and out the caves |
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| BBQ satay |
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| It's full of mist when raining |
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| Local food stall with no signboard |
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| Jungceylon mall at night |
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| Papaya Salad |
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| Tunk Ka cafe |
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| Patong beach |
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| Our room, oops...a bit mess |
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| Tiny clean bathroom |
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| Jungceylon at day |
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| Karon view point |
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| Promthep cape |
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| Lighthouse museum |
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| Promthep Cape |
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| One of temple at Chalong temple |
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| Tunk Ka cafe |
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| Dish prepared for us in Tunk Ka cafe |
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| Food haven, food court in Jungceylon |
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| My lunch before city tour |
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| Roasted pork rice |
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| Tom Yum Goong in Tunk Ka cafe |
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| Another dish in Tunk Ka cafe |
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| Fried mix veggies in Tunk Ka cafe |
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| Getting close to Phi Phi island |
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