tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post1442101421220763213..comments2024-03-19T18:44:15.041+08:00Comments on Little Stories: Challenges on the Job FrontGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-10037772498569590512009-10-28T23:08:17.726+08:002009-10-28T23:08:17.726+08:00you blog is very nice article and news , its very...you blog is very nice article and news , its very help for me <br /><br />keep develop up <br /><br />Thankstax jobshttp://www.taxvacancies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-21186922767614496692009-10-16T00:00:23.927+08:002009-10-16T00:00:23.927+08:00"Can we then opt for the slower lane and let ..."Can we then opt for the slower lane and let faster cars past us by? Can we, as a nation which believes it's running ahead of the pack, bear and live with that? Without this GDP growth and aging population, will there be sufficient revenues and taxes to spend and take care of our own people? What about that expensive 3G SAF to deter the bad guys?"<br /><br />Fast lane over slow lane within one's country ?<br />Fast pack over slower pack within one's country ??<br />GDP growth ? Population ? Expensive 3G SAF ?<br /><br />The cracks are showing, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-5168226407336928812009-10-15T17:30:18.786+08:002009-10-15T17:30:18.786+08:00The property market correction may have started......The property market correction may have started...<br /><br />Business Times - 15 Oct 2009<br /><br /><br />Developers' home sales down in Sept <br /><br />By KALPANA RASHIWALA <br /><br />SINGAPORE - Developers sold a total 1,143 private homes (excluding executive condos) in September, down 36.6 per cent from the 1,804 units they sold in August. The figures were released on Thursday by Urban Redevelopment Authority.<br /><br /><br /><br />Copyright © 2007 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved.ACSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-38165999608896938302009-10-13T14:39:34.505+08:002009-10-13T14:39:34.505+08:00Hi Outer Layer,
What has PSA and HDB rehire hiatu...Hi Outer Layer,<br /><br />What has PSA and HDB rehire hiatus got to do with the property market now? Your initial point was prices in property are going up because of participation by civil servants.... You did not say how many, so I assume this is your hypothesis or is it based on anecdotal evidence?<br /><br /><br />Here are some facts (for those whom have bought private property, please correct me if I am wrong).<br /><br />To be able to be eligible for a housing loan, one can only borrow up to 5X annual household income and that person should have at least 20 more years of employment. <br /><br />For those clerks who are making <br />S$7,000 pm, they have already been working for 20 years... so they are about 45 years old.... so would the bank lend them $420,0000 for the next 20 to 25 years? We could argue that their spouse make the same, so they could garner a total of S$840,000 of loan... So in essence, you could be right.<br /><br />However, I don't think there are so many civil servants with this sort of pay that is enough to tip the price of the market. And the latest statistics on pay does not jive with your argument. The number of high income (15,000K and above) and lower income (below S$4K) has gone up but those in the middle stayed almost the same.<br /><br />The fact is the demand for property has gone up so much (because of influx of foreigners and our population went up to close to 5m now compared to 3.8m just a few years ago) but building housing are slower (the supply) to meet demand. And to make matter worse, HDB has embarked on building based on demand and to market price... so with prices so close to private 99-year executive condos, many opted for these instead of HDB, further driving up prices. <br /><br />My view is prices will come down soon because pay cannot catch up with rising prices.<br /><br />If you notice from previous booms and bust in property (check URA for property index), when the mass market moved, the property market would correct soon after. Typically, the trigger would come from some external economic factor because most developers could hold the stock.<br /><br />Have u been checking at the launches? The onus is on you to provide evidence to counter my point. So you should "ask PSA, HDB about their reasons for expensive layoff-rehire hiatus", which happen a very long time ago....<br /><br />I am not against you or anyone else. Its just that if its based on hearsay and I know its not true, I will respond based on what facts that I know.<br /><br />That is how we could benefit from participating and reading in this blog - pushing the thinking and not rumour mongering.ACSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-187019199244077862009-10-13T12:38:13.684+08:002009-10-13T12:38:13.684+08:00Does it mean he/ she at least have some middle-inc...<i>Does it mean he/ she at least have some middle-income living standards, which what a lot of us who participate in this blog have been hoping for.</i><br /><br />ACS you are against the gahmen! gahmen want people to progress in productivity. That is why they got say pay is now no more senority base but performance base. What you suggest is seniority base!<br /><br />You anti-gahmen helicopter vision!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-85155070720346654152009-10-13T12:35:00.079+08:002009-10-13T12:35:00.079+08:00Dear ACS, you still don't understand my point....Dear ACS, you still don't understand my point. Why don't you, while having some time to check out all the condo launches, also ask PSA, HDB about their reasons for expensive layoff-rehire hiatus?The Outer Layernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-65498379224036609752009-10-13T11:28:25.668+08:002009-10-13T11:28:25.668+08:00To add, as I have mentioned in my previous comment...To add, as I have mentioned in my previous comments in other posts, the current way we manage National Service is also a big obstable for many PRs considering citizenship.<br /><br />Something needs to be done... Make it shorter, pay a chunk of the tertiary education for those who could make it to local tertiary education (which may spur some young men to study harder).<br /><br />Have better group general insurance cover for NSF and NSmen in case of accidents.<br /><br />Look at the processes in the armed forces in order to improve/ streamline so we do not have to wait to rush and rush to wait... maybe that could cut NS stint by a few months.<br /><br />NSmen overseas training adminstration & logistics could be done by others so NSmen could focus solely on training and not deal with so much logistics, that itself could cut incamp training by few days and they could save this money (salary to those reporting for incamp) for other purpose.<br /><br />2 years NS and on average 13 years in-camp training is too long and risky. This is excluding RT for those who fail IPPT. <br /><br />Having said that, keeping fit is everyone's responsibility, whether we have NS or not.ACSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-29517771779846565932009-10-13T09:58:27.039+08:002009-10-13T09:58:27.039+08:00Dear Anonymous,
"From ACS: Average and mean ...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />"From ACS: Average and mean wage for clerks is about S$2,000."<br /><br />BTW, in no where in my comments did I mention that clerks mean wage is about S$2,000...<br /><br />Where did you get this from?ACSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-1561187644535190952009-10-13T09:47:03.273+08:002009-10-13T09:47:03.273+08:00Hi Anonymous,
"the clerks in one school who ...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />"the clerks in one school who has been working for more than 20 years is getting more than $5,000 per month."<br /><br />For working 20 years, you are getting paid S$5,000 per month. Is this a good thing or bad thing?<br /><br />Does it mean he/ she at least have some middle-income living standards, which what a lot of us who participate in this blog have been hoping for. (e.g. many compare Australia where a the man who clears the rubbish has a middle income income and lifestyle)<br /><br />So for those looking for clerical jobs, shouldn't they go for clerical jobs in Government and not the private sector.<br /><br />Eventually, when the private sector needs clerks, they would have to hire at a higher salary. <br /><br />Shouldn't then economics takes care of this?<br /><br />If you discount on a increment of 3% to 5% per annum, his/ her starting pay would be about between S$1,800 to S$2,800pm 20 years ago. <br /><br />I don't know if S$5,000 per month as a clerk in school is believable. <br /><br />Regardless, it is still almost 30% lesser than the S$7,000 claimed by "The Outer Layer."<br /><br />BTW, if anyone would read today's news, UK Government is planning to sell their national assets in view of their rising Government Debt. Is this a good or bad thing compared to Singapore?<br /><br />For Australia, I am not sure the Government got any national assets to sell. Most of them are already in private hands.<br /><br />As I have said in previous posts, the way Western and Japanese Government spend on welfare is not sustainable. I am very certain we will see them changing in our life time.<br /><br />In any case, what I feel to be a big room for improvement of this Government is the National Service. I don't really mind it but I believed we are not fairly compensated and treated as a citizen for the risk and time that we have to take. (One example is NSF/ NSMen were paid so much lesser than a regular and both takes the same risk and expected to perform on par).<br /><br />A friend of mine became a handicap after an in-camp training accident years ago... Sole bread winner... and the state has never really taken much care of him nor his family.<br /><br />I don't mind having foreign talent and in fact I welcome them, but if you put NS into the equation for jobs and equal chance of entry into primary schools, it becomes an issue.ACSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-26999138350452547262009-10-12T19:51:14.402+08:002009-10-12T19:51:14.402+08:00From ACS: Average and mean wage for clerks is abou...From ACS: Average and mean wage for clerks is about S$2,000.<br /><br />Dear ACS, the clerks in one school who has been working for more than 20 years is getting more than $5,000 per month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-52791165269433252122009-10-12T14:56:47.213+08:002009-10-12T14:56:47.213+08:00Hi Jack Ryan,
I completely agree with you. Well s...Hi Jack Ryan,<br /><br />I completely agree with you. Well said, indeed.<br /><br />Dear Outer Layer,<br /><br />I have been checking out condo launches for a while now and I still do not know by going there and observing, you could tell a civil servant from one who work in the private sector, or own a business...<br /><br />Please share with me how do you determine.<br /><br />Even if what you say is true, how could you be certain that some of them do not have side income?<br /><br />Please be mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive when you think of your hypotheses and be prepared to defend it with facts and not hearsay.ACSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-74647637461298250292009-10-12T14:39:15.805+08:002009-10-12T14:39:15.805+08:00I can say for sure, if you check with our universi...I can say for sure, if you check with our universities, the lab technicians. Those who stay already for more than 10 to 20 years and reach grade 1 for staying long enough, got $7000 a month. And protected by union. They do about same thing every year. And if nobody book the lab, actually got nothing to do.<br /><br />And ya, many of them O level about there only. Because they the generation if have O level is very big already.<br /><br />Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-54799712418388348202009-10-11T23:56:13.377+08:002009-10-11T23:56:13.377+08:00isn't this company breaking the law by so open...isn't this company breaking the law by so openly discriminating against Singaporeans? if so, shouldn't the authorities do something about it? can any of us report them to MOM? would any actions be taken against the company if we do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-45418210537363127702009-10-11T23:03:30.544+08:002009-10-11T23:03:30.544+08:00Very interesting point you make in your post, how ...<i>Very interesting point you make in your post, how the United States, Canada, or the whole of Europe should welcome you with open arms while you refuse the same to others who wish to make a honest living in Singapore. </i><br /><br />And say that to foreigners asking for more privileges in Singapore, but asking their own government to give less to freigners (including Singaporeans) in their countries. Kudos to our overseas scholars justifying being good to foreigners even if they don't stay because "they will leave with goodwill to Singapore". I see they can really feel it in their own bones.<br /><br />Good luck son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-3840814797412329222009-10-11T22:56:55.909+08:002009-10-11T22:56:55.909+08:00Dear Jack Ryan, please explain Sychelles, Maldives...Dear Jack Ryan, please explain Sychelles, Maldives. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-59085596126326339352009-10-11T22:55:30.127+08:002009-10-11T22:55:30.127+08:00Dear ACS, you are doing the simple average. If you...Dear ACS, you are doing the simple average. If you note, I am refering to those who create a disbalance in the average.<br /><br />You do not believe the older generation non-officer level in civil service are drawing more than a fresh graduate? Check out your nearest condo launch.The Outer Layernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-15574420958974335712009-10-11T22:02:08.538+08:002009-10-11T22:02:08.538+08:00Dear Mr Wang
Have u considered updating your resu...Dear Mr Wang<br /><br />Have u considered updating your resume in following way:<br /><br />1. willing to work on saturday and sunday<br />2. to accept the 7 days leave recommended by the employment act and not the 14++ days given by your current employer<br />3. promise not to surf the internet or by involved in blogging whuch can take up a lot of time.<br /><br />U will then be more competitive than many foreigners inspite of your reservist liability!!lee sgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-39413481084088633242009-10-11T15:39:52.905+08:002009-10-11T15:39:52.905+08:00By Hardwarezone forumer Ixnay (cont)
You voted fo...By Hardwarezone forumer Ixnay (cont)<br /><br />You voted for PAP, and your sons get to spend 2 or more years as free labour in National Service and 13 more years as reservists, so that the foreigners can have a safe country to work in.<br />You voted for PAP, and you found out that each of your son is worth $30k, because that is what you are going to get if your son die while serving the foreigners.<br />You voted for PAP, and you get a grand party every year on 9th August celebrating more salaries for PAP.Not everyone is invited though, you will still have to ballot for it.<br />You voted for PAP, and they tell you that there is a corner called Hong Lim Park where you can go to talk all you want, other than that, shut up unless you have something nice to say.<br />You voted for PAP, and you get a world-bottom “nation-building” press serving you the latest propagandas, regardless of truth.<br />You voted for PAP, and in order to buy a car, you have to first pay for a piece of paper that cost more than the car itself.<br />You voted for PAP, and you must vote for PAP! You cannot even think about not voting for PAP. Because a certain inaccurate old man said that he will call in the army if you don’t.<br />So vote for PAP. Read the list above again, and vote for PAP. Go ahead, vote for PAP. More good years eh? Vote for PAP. For Swiss standard of living. Vote for PAP. Mee Siam Mai Hum ok?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-17483185716287131272009-10-11T15:39:31.011+08:002009-10-11T15:39:31.011+08:00By Hardwarezone forumer Ixnay
You voted for PAP, ...By Hardwarezone forumer Ixnay<br /><br />You voted for PAP, and you get to pay 7% GST instead of 5%.<br />You voted for PAP, and they peg power to the price of oil even when 80% of Singapore’s power comes from natural gas.<br />You voted for PAP and your CPF money gets lock up for another 3 years more than the original.<br />You voted for PAP, and your ministers demanded a 85% pay raises.<br />You voted for PAP, and your job went to a foreigner.<br />You voted for PAP, and your neighbors become foreigners.<br />You voted for PAP, and your elderly gets to enjoy the dignity of employment by cleaning toilets, scavenging trash bins for aluminum cans and selling tissue papers.<br />You voted for PAP, and your minsters tell you it is your fault that Mas Selemat escaped.<br />You voted for PAP, and your government would rather lose millions at sinking foreign banks rather than to save you from starvation.<br />You voted for PAP, and not only do your ministers literally spit on you, but their scions tell you to “get out of their elite uncaring faces”.<br />You voted for PAP, and you are amply rewarded with ERPs at your doorstep.<br />You voted for PAP, and Lee Hsien Loong pledged to fix the oppositions.<br />You voted for PAP, and you got a Division 3 Prime Minister who needs 2 mentors to hold his hand.<br />You voted for PAP, and you got a large serving of Mee Siam Mai Hum, at your own expense.<br />You voted for PAP, and your salary stayed stagnant for more than a decade while the cost of living shoot sky high.<br />You voted for PAP, and you see the foreign kids get a place in school while you child get zilch.<br />You voted for PAP, and you find that your public transport is no longer “public”.<br />You voted for PAP, and your ministers want to house 1,500 foreign workers right smacked in the middle of a peaceful neighborhood without any concerns for you.<br />You voted for PAP, and the government readily reward your men with more hookers than they can ever poked in Geylang.<br />You voted for PAP, and your government happily demands $5000 ang pao from you when your maid runaway or get pregnant even though you had nothing to do with it.<br />You voted for PAP, and your government glorify themselves with Olympic sized banners of their ghastly faces to scare away ghosts during the Chinese 7th month, courtesy of your S&C contribution to your town councils which is suppose to go toward making life in your neighborhood better.<br />You voted for PAP, and they protect the interests of the petrol companies by making you pump 3/4 tank before you cross the causeway.<br />You voted for PAP, and they see nothing wrong with fining you for driving a foreign registered car into Singapore.<br />You voted for PAP, and you discover that world-class super talented multi-million dollar minister with all the state resources and manpowers cannot even catch a limping man in this tiny island state after more than half a year.<br />You voted for PAP, and you realise that your MP’s job is not to speak out for you in parliament, but to tell you to tighten the belt, bite the bullet, eat lesser and work longer.<br />You voted for PAP, and your kids have to stay with you till 40 years old, as they cannot afford the cheapest “public” housing.<br />You voted for PAP, and your government tells you that their interpretation of subsidies is the profit that they forgo making, instead of actually paying part of the cost.<br />You voted for PAP, and everyone in Singapore suddenly got elevated to Swiss standard of living, except you, and everyone around you.<br />You voted for PAP, and your neighbors can sell your home for you (en-block), whether you like it or not.<br />You voted for PAP, and your organs automatically belongs to the government (HOTA).<br />You voted for PAP, and you have to pay administration fee to use your own money when you are sick (Medisave).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-21499094318648922372009-10-11T12:24:58.182+08:002009-10-11T12:24:58.182+08:00Jack Ryan,
The Economoic strategy is perfectly fi...Jack Ryan,<br /><br />The Economoic strategy is perfectly fine. However, the problem lies in its HR policy: the workers(citzens) are not enriched with the share of accumulated wealth. Profts just went into reserves,turned into failed investments, without providing the basic benefits like housing, medical, etc. <br /><br />Brunei has accumulated wealth from her resources and she shared the wealth, even though disproportioned. <br /><br /><br />Best regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-47670228182955550512009-10-11T11:55:59.348+08:002009-10-11T11:55:59.348+08:00You can complain till the cows come home but your ...You can complain till the cows come home but your next generation of sons & daughters will still have the same persistent economic & social problems if you do not opt for political change.<br /><br />I sometimes wonder whether my fellow Sporeans are scared of their own shadows or images in the mirrors. To borrow Nike's motto, "Just do It", cast in that vote that opts for alternative parties becos you disapprove of the current policies. <br /><br />What is there to be afraid of? 30% of the voters have done that time & time again but they are getting tired of being the ones who have to speak out for the rest who keep grumbling on new media: blogs, forums etc. Complain & complain.<br /><br />Do yourself a favor, not happy? being disadvantaged at work? being priced out of property? disillusioned with the heaps of PRs thrown in your face? Then do the right thing & make the 30% of voters who vote for alternative parties grow much larger.<br /><br />This is your challenge not mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-72449404406585330682009-10-11T07:23:15.588+08:002009-10-11T07:23:15.588+08:00Why all this noise and complaints? Nothing will ch...Why all this noise and complaints? Nothing will change. Once you can do it, just leave this country for somewhere better like Australia and your life and your families' life will improve tremendously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-25830276138217394032009-10-11T02:11:06.703+08:002009-10-11T02:11:06.703+08:00i don't understand this.. is there a lack in g...i don't understand this.. is there a lack in getting suitable singaporean for the position of an admin? <br />http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2527453Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-74682565283285415502009-10-10T21:47:02.638+08:002009-10-10T21:47:02.638+08:00"Applicants should have a diploma or a releva..."Applicants should have a diploma or a relevant trade certificate, with 3-5 years’ work experience, and “preferably non-Singaporean (PR welcome),” it added."<br /><br />Preferably, this ELECTRONICS firm should be asked not to operate in Singapore - so that it can have its requirements better fulfilled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-16613157230029486212009-10-10T21:41:05.591+08:002009-10-10T21:41:05.591+08:00Jack Ryan: "A wholesale repudiation of the st...Jack Ryan: "A wholesale repudiation of the strategy (eg. protectionism, restricting foreign labor supply <b>completely</b> will not work). I spent considerable time in consulting and have an insight into how businesses work, how they decide where to locate their operations."<br /><br /><br /><br />Who is asking for "completely"? Therein lies the failure of the argument, a typical PAP logic always using extremes to justify their own position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com