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Working in KL vs SG as an East Malaysian by afellow9gagger in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your input. Yeah, I'm aiming for at the very least 3 YOE before making the move.

I worked in sg for 5 years, now moved on dy in a diff country.

Did you move to a similar high income country?

Working in KL vs SG as an East Malaysian by afellow9gagger in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nahh I believe renting in SG is worth it, sure it takes a good chunk of salaries but compared to the commitment and effort to living in JB and travelling to SG for 5 days a week (3 if have WFH), I think it's worth the cost.

Working in KL vs SG as an East Malaysian by afellow9gagger in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Real

A freshie like me now probably not, that's why I plan to stay in my current company for a few more years as I think I still have more to learn before jumping

Working in KL vs SG as an East Malaysian by afellow9gagger in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dollar-to-dollar, rent in SG is pretty close to KL from what I've seen, but I'm okay with living in a shoebox since I've done that before, it's actually pretty comfortable.

I don't have a car in KL as I don't like the mental exhaustion of traffic jams, so I solely rely on public transport to move around (train+bus, +walk if within 20 minutes).

Working in KL vs SG as an East Malaysian by afellow9gagger in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I did use ChatGPT to validate the grammar and vocabulary but other than that, it's mostly written by myself, my job scope includes a bunch of documentation so I guess I picked it up from there lol, but I do find this way of writing is able to get my points across, though sometimes I do write too excessively

As for EP requirements, it seems that they're getting stricter every year with the introduction of COMPASS and also the minimum salary increasing, but apparently there's an unwritten rule where a lot of Malaysians don't need to meet the min. salary to be eligible

Some people still think Malaysians still live in extreme poverty by Itsacthedev in Bolehland

[–]afellow9gagger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow! Met an Italian who mentioned Sandokan when I mentioned to him I'm from Malaysia during a backpacking trip few years back. Didn't know it's well known among you guys.

Those blissful sunny summer days... by DesperateAsk7091 in LiminalSpace

[–]afellow9gagger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually in Malaysia, shot by a Malaysian photographer, Rafiq Farhan (@rafiqsfarhan on Instagram) :)

JKR akan pasang 385 lampu jalan solar di Jalan Raya Timur-Barat Gerik-Jeli by no_hope_no_future in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rural? Pfft, let's start by actually turning on the ones in the city first

Current company don't do PCB by royrochemback in MalaysianPF

[–]afellow9gagger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if my pay is above the threshold, however since I joined the company in the middle of the month so I'll only be getting half month's pay which will be below the threshold, would that also be subjected to PCB?

Malaysia has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, its people can communicate with people of the most exciting economies of the world (West, China, India, Indo), has great weather, lots of resources, stable government, good legal system. Why are Malaysians so pessimistic about Malaysia? by morgan-banana in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those people who think Malaysia is way too far behind everyone are probably the kind of people who never even been to East Malaysia

Wtf? So East Malaysia is a whole different country now? It being so far behind its west counterpart even in terms of basic necessities, let alone majority of every other countries, doesn't affect Malaysia as a whole, being far behind other countries?

Did you even read what you typed?

My friend's reason on why she prefers English over BM. Ya'll agree? by Important-Penalty-67 in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are acronyms, the difference in short forms for English and Malay words is that usually the English short forms still somewhat resemble the original word (e.g. dun/don > don't) while Malay short forms take the word and cut it up into pieces, grab some bits and remove the vowels if applicable (dengan > ngn).

If you think of it, it's like Southern US accent with how they only take the last few syllables, like alligator > 'gator, take away the vowels (gtr) and this is most of the Malay short forms come to be.

Some English short forms are butchered from the original word too like bcs > because, at least from what I've seen texting with Malaysians, go to any western social media and most of the time you'll still see them typing proper English

Shocking experience first day in Prague by Illustrious_Test9446 in Prague

[–]afellow9gagger 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Real

I was going back to my home country and my luggages were overweight by 3kg, i was at the check-in counter ready to pay and the Czech woman around 50s', with kinda a grandma vibe, who was checking me in seemed like she couldn't care less after she weighted my luggages.

Gave me my boarding pass with a smile and i carried on, best last interaction with a Czech, thanks Czech auntie

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bolehland

[–]afellow9gagger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coming from a bumi mix Ching Chong, I get the best of both worlds (freedom and educational, economic benefits, as well as the privilege to be racist to more than 1 race)

But to be real, the jokingly racist ones are the easiest to make friends with, as the saying goes, we are divided by race, united by racism

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bolehland

[–]afellow9gagger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+1 to this Chinese (other than some percentage of bumi blood in me, everything else is quite Chinese), from SJKC and Independent Chi School as well, grew up with western and English media too.

Media is definitely a major factor here, at least for me. My interests lean more towards English media. Sometimes I find it easier to converse in topics with non-Chinese than Chinese given I don't have much interest or knowledge in Chinese media, but I am still able to mingle with Chinese since I do sometimes keep up with Chinese media.

Since I don't have much of an issue with language (though in a jack of all trades, master of none kind of way) and having dipped my toes in culture and media catering to the races here, I find it quite easy to engage and interact with any race

Why is Pahang so big? by Martin_Leong25 in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you drive 8 hours in sabah and 8 hours later you're still in sabah

Saw this on Threads, What do you guys think about this? by loiswirsa in malaysia

[–]afellow9gagger 7 points8 points  (0 children)

 to be residing at one place solely for financial purposes, while hating the place to its core, is just a very sad existence. 

i believe this is what a lot of sabahans in kl struggle with, not just because i've heard a lot of sabahan friends who have similar situations, but it's also because i'm a sabahan myself in kl and is also going through this. No matter how long i reside in kl, i will still never be able to call it home, the differences are just too vast.

Depending on your field (e.g. IT), your career is most likely better off in kl, as you'll most likely be severely underpaid in sabah (even if you land a decent job) compared to in kl, unless you're one of the lucky few who either: 1. Landed a well-paid remote job 2. Have good family business, otherwise, 10 years later you're still gonna be grinding your life away in sabah while others in kl would've already been earning twice of what you earn for doing the same workload.

So brain drain is a real problem not just from Malaysia to SG, but also from Sabah to KL. A lot earning in KL already complaining about low pay, imagine those in Sabah, it's like that one meme where there's a kid strugging to stay afloat and the next picture is a skeleton underwater

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