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akala ko sa bus nangyari
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May nasagasan/sinagasaan pala ng bus, dun daw nag start ang riot.
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http://ph.news.yahoo.com/fire--rioting- ... 51999.html

Deceased foreign worker in Little India riot tripped and fell after being ejected from bus: Police

"The 33-year-old Indian national who died after being run over by a bus was drunk, said Singapore police in new details that emerged from its investigation into an accident that triggered the first riot in Singapore in more than 40 years."
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Kailangan ba ng show money kapag pupunta diyan para maghanap ng work? Anong visa usually ang kinukuha?
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di paps.

kadalasan dyan papasok as tourist, tapos dun na maghahanap ng work
pag gusto ka ng employer me sila na magaayos ng working visa mo.

yun nga lang syempre kailangan mo ng panggastos habang andyan ka since mo di mo alam kung kelan ka makakahanap ng work.
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kurtsky wrote:Kailangan ba ng show money kapag pupunta diyan para maghanap ng work? Anong visa usually ang kinukuha?
Sir, medyo "inaccurate" yung statement ninyo. I don't mean it in a bad way, so sana wag mamasamain.

1. If naghahanap ng work at nasa F&B, nursing, construction, yung mga blue-collar jobs, placement fee po ang need ninyo. Ang show money kasi parang guarantee yun na may pera kayo pero hindi ibig sabihin ibibigay ninyo yung show money.

Kung white collar job naman, I.t., bank, office, etc etc, may headhunters na mag hahanap ng work and mga company ang nagbabayad sa kanila. To be sure, tanungin ang agency/headhunter na kausap. Pero in general, wala.

2. Show money minsan pa nga Philippine immigration pa maghahanap sayo nyan sa airport natin. Kasi nga since madaming pumupunta sa SG para maghanap ng work, yung immigration natin minsan mahigpit yan.

3. In general, walang pakialam sayo ang Singapore immigration kung pupunta ka para maghanap ng work under a tourist visa. Hindi sya katulad ng Australia, US, etc na kelangan mo muna ng permanent residence visa para lang maghanap ng work.

4. Kapag nasa Singapore immigration na at tinanong kayo kung anu gagawin ninyo, wag na po tayong kabahan at magisip pa ng gaano, sabihin na kagad na vacation lamang. Bihira naman sila magtanong, pero kung medyo kabado po tayo baka mayari pa kayo.
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Questions are different from statements. Just saying. :)
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silent_will wrote:Questions are different from statements. Just saying. :)
No problem paps! :grin:
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Madali ba mag apply for job sa SG ngayon? May call centers ba dun na natanggap pinoy?
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kurtsky wrote:Madali ba mag apply for job sa SG ngayon? May call centers ba dun na natanggap pinoy?
Sir madali mag-apply, pero ang hindi sigurado kung iapprove ng SG ang work pass. :lol:
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deathblitzer wrote:
kurtsky wrote:Madali ba mag apply for job sa SG ngayon? May call centers ba dun na natanggap pinoy?
Sir madali mag-apply, pero ang hindi sigurado kung iapprove ng SG ang work pass. :lol:
No, sir its not madali to apply. If you are referring to sitting all day submitting cv online oo madali nga pero landing an interview is a different thing.

Kasi some employers/headhunters nowadays mismo ang naiwas n rin sa pagkuha ng foreigners kasi mga clients nila are specifically asking for locals/pr so ang siste nadededma ang mga foreign applicants most of the time - regardless kung may extensive experience n yung applicant sa sg mismo or not.

I got tons of calls from dozens of employers who's attracted to my exp alone pero since PRIORITY na ang locals/pr ngayon, set aside n nila application ko. Walang pang 2 minutes tapos na usapan.

Sure you can try to find work in sg, hindi naman kasi totally pinagbbawalan ang mga foreigner sa sg, pagdasal mo n nga lang na you could land an interview kasi dun mo malalaman if you have a good chance, if not, move on.

Last na balita ko, magbabago n naman ang procedures in getting foreigners this coming july so things are gonna be tricky for ALL foreigners lalo na yung mga bagong salta lang. This is across all LOB kahit p mga pr n mismo nangangamba at mga renewal ng existing work passes ay medyo pahirapan n tlaga.

Uulitin ko, yes you have a chance but expect the worst.
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grayfox17 wrote: Sure you can try to find work in sg, hindi naman kasi totally pinagbbawalan ang mga foreigner sa sg, pagdasal mo n nga lang na you could land an interview kasi dun mo malalaman if you have a good chance, if not, move on.
Yup, this is what I am referring to. It is relatively "easy" to look for a job, but finding one is a different story altogether.

Sure madali pumunta ng SG, and sure maganda dito, but remember, nakikipag-sapalaran ka pa din with your own time and money. So kung meron man magbalak na pumunta dito, planuhin ng mabuti at alamin lahat ng malalaman.
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deathblitzer wrote:
grayfox17 wrote: Sure you can try to find work in sg, hindi naman kasi totally pinagbbawalan ang mga foreigner sa sg, pagdasal mo n nga lang na you could land an interview kasi dun mo malalaman if you have a good chance, if not, move on.
Yup, this is what I am referring to. It is relatively "easy" to look for a job, but finding one is a different story altogether.

Sure madali pumunta ng SG, and sure maganda dito, but remember, nakikipag-sapalaran ka pa din with your own time and money. So kung meron man magbalak na pumunta dito, planuhin ng mabuti at alamin lahat ng malalaman.
dati ganyan din ako mag advice sa mga kakilala ko. Yung tipong "come at your own risk" pero ngayon hindi na ko nagpapagod mag bigay ng payo kasi 99% ng mga bagong salta ko n kakilala fails to land a single interview sa 1 month stay nila kht pa anong sipag nila sa pag apply - ako mismo nagsasabi wag n sila mag attempt lalo pa bagong salta sila at medyo hindi sapat ang exp kasi for sure dededmahin lang application mo, unless kakaiba at in demand ang LOB n papasukan mo.

Sinasabi ko n lang sayang lang pera at pagod nyo, maigi manatili n lang kayo sa pinas for your own good.
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Nasa singapore ako ngayon for the weekend. 94mbps yug internet nakakainis!
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^ woah! :shock: 94mbps ang internet ang bilis ah, nung pumunta kasi sa singapore di ko nasubukan na mag internet, busy sa pamamasyal..
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photographer wrote:^ woah! :shock: 94mbps ang internet ang bilis ah, nung pumunta kasi sa singapore di ko nasubukan na mag internet, busy sa pamamasyal..

Nagsisisi nga ako na di ko dala yung laptop ko. Couldve downloaded dozens of bluray films :lol:
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boga123 wrote:
photographer wrote:^ woah! :shock: 94mbps ang internet ang bilis ah, nung pumunta kasi sa singapore di ko nasubukan na mag internet, busy sa pamamasyal..

Nagsisisi nga ako na di ko dala yung laptop ko. Couldve downloaded dozens of bluray films :lol:
next time pag balik sa singapore alam na ang gagawin sa internet haha :lol:
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^yes mabilis ang internet sa sg pero wag garapal lalo n sa pag torrent dahil monitored yan at pag natsambahan kayo yari ka... dami dun nadadale lalo n sa mga hindi masyado informed. :)
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paano ba magiging maingat? any tips?
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Nayr wrote:paano ba magiging maingat? any tips?
sa sg? well, like i said, wag garapal yung tipong magdamag walang patayan kaka torrent lang.

Sa mga hindi nakakaalam kung pano nagkakahulihan, ganito yan: per hdb block merong assigned na linya for broadband so pag may isang nag reklamo na nababagalan sila kahit naka fibre sila ang siste itatawag ng user sa telco yan. So naturally SOP ng mga tech support ang mag investigate at pag nakita na umaagaw sa bandwidth eh isang user lang medyo ma-flag na nila yun.

Im no IT expert so unsure din ako sa technical details ng procedure na to pero sa tagal ko sa sg, wala pa ko naexperience personally n kinatok kami ng telco or pulis bec of illegal downloads, ang nag confirm sa kin ng ganitong procedure is mga kakilala ko mismo na IT at ibang kilala ko n nagwwork sa ibang telco din. May technique para maiwasan to at manatiling "under the radar" pero hindi ko na sabihin. Just keep it safe and wag n lang ggarapal talaga like i mentioned sa taas. Kaya nga karamihan sa min we just do streaming para sure n safe ka talaga.

Sa mga hindi naniniwala sa kin, research nyo sa google ang "ODEX case" way back 2007. Dun nyo makikita kung gaano ka-efficient sa pag monitor at pag exercise ng full extent ng law ang sg when it comes to file sharing.

It all comes down to common sense really. :lol:
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