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How about carrying traveller cheques?

If I am not wrong, the exchange rate is not worse than currency and it provides additional security.

numbeo is a good resource for comparing cost of various items. For example the following is to compare between Bangalore and Singapore.

This should give you a good idea.

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co ... =Singapore

.... 2) It says somewhere in the Offer Letter that this offer should not be construed as a promise or guarantee of employment for any defined time. I however am asked to commit myself entirely, declare I wont work for nobody else, have no outside business interests (profit or non-profit making) etc...

With C, you can hang yourself; C++ gives you a rope "object" to do that.



I read this online long time back. Still remember this

All the best for your future discussions with this company. Hope it works out for you. It would be interesting to know your experience after you start working there.

Good that you decided to not pursue the Ops role

sundaymorningstaple wrote:ulu ulu, had you bother to do any research on this board and WD40 you wouldn't have posted that. Local queue jumper by chance?

It appears you are considering this opportunity primarily because you want to continue working in Singapore with your current pay. Have you considered the possibility that this operations job might be off-shored to a lower cost location in a couple of years? As the JD says you will be working for Lo...

100% correct, JAVA/J2EE is very common skill in india. what about the chances over there? As already pointed out by other posters, plain Java/J2EE application programming is a common skill and unlike to get you a job in any developed economy if you can't find a job in India. You have to have someth...

That was my thinking when I applied for PR in Jun 2012, at that time, life was just perfect. I had a cushy job that will I thought will last for quite a long time, but today thats not the case. I am not sure how many more months my job will last and I dont see anything even 10-15% lower salary avai...

Wd40 wrote: Hence my philosophy is; when tap of money flow slows down below an acceptable rate or stops for even a minute, its time to leave

I wonder why did you apply for PR if this is your philosophy? If you wanted to stay here as long as you are making decent money, wouldn't an EP suffice?

I don't think your employment gap will be an issue. Everyone is aware of the current market scenarios. There are redundancies in the financial industry in many economies. Lot of qualified people find themselves out of job for no fault of theirs. You should be able to demonstrate something positive y...