@@chunwengfxck you! I will let all Malay Johorean recognised your face for makimf joke of Malaysia more poor than Singapura. Even you failed to called Singapura not Singapore
My late mother working in food factory in Singapore. Even though she works from 9am - 3pm, she needs to wake up at 4am to catch a bus and queue at CIQ. Then, when back home to JB, she arrived around 7pm-8pm. I love my mom. She is working hard to raise and pay for my education.
@@dannyong4843 Thank you dear. But, She passed away in 2016 due to cancer. I still in study at that time. It so sad that she never able to see me graduated and have a good job now. 😣😣🥺
In secondary school, I had Malaysian scholar classmates living in JB, who would wake up at 4am every morning just to make it to school on time. I have no idea how they did it, but they always performed brilliantly in school n I NEVER heard any of them complain about what they must have had to sacrifice in order to pursue their education. Looking back many years later, I still have the utmost respect and admiration for these amazing Malaysians.
Same. My school was in the east and one of my classmate lives in JB lol. It's insane. Only in secondary my Malaysian classmates lives in our school boarding house.
To take it up a notch, I work in IT and got hired by a company based in Singapore as a mid level engineer during the pandemic. I worked from home in Indonesia, which is cheaper than JB and minus the cost of the commute. I literally could buy a house here using my salary after working for a year
I work in NZ but fully remote. I'm currently in Singapore and to keep the timing the same as my team mates I am starting at 4am! It's not too bad provided I go to bed before 10am.
Lol. They are doing it for themselves. What respect r u talking about. Stop giving msians credit. If there is a job that pays 4 times in jb, many sg will commute everyday to jb. Singaporeans with misplaced sympathy for them should wake up.
This video is so well done. I am a Singaporean with many Malaysian friends working here. Totally respect them for integrating into our culture and taking the toll of moving out of their comfort zone to achieve their goals in life. 💯
Integrating into our culture? Lol. 9 out of 10 I hv seen keep telling us how Msia is better. Big joke. Proud and poor people are worse than rich and proud people. Lol.
We have to work double triple hard to compete with Singaporean n expat for overseas too..... with only one objective in mind: Better prospect, more stable n 'equitable' opportunity for ALL n compete on merit basis . Cultural n socio aspect is almost the same, hence lesser issues created n assimilates with ease into Singapore's society.
@@KUKUMAIL your comment is very confusing. No Malaysians can't compete with us on the same level. Citizens should have privileges. Before U say I am anti foreigner, do you think if Malaysia is the richer country now, U would allow foreigners to get the same privileges. 😂. Losers always want same privileges. 😂
'At the end of the day, when the sun sets and it's time to go home, for the most of us, we would do anything for the people that we love.' - Chun Weng. Inspiring words. This quote reminds us that our love for those closest to us is unwavering, and it's in those moments of reflection that we realize the depth of our commitment to their well-being. Beautiful sentiment!
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Just came across your channel and wow. Your storytelling skills are impressive. I work in Singapore so I think my testimony carry some weight. Of course working in sg and living in malaysia makes the most financial sense. But in the long run, it is not worth it. So that leaves 2 options. 1) working and living in Malaysia 2) working and living in Singapore. It’s true that Singapore rental is high, but even after rental expense, I still find myself saving more even without the conversion and that’s because everything else is so much cheaper. Chicken rice in SG cost $3.5 and that same plate cost rm8 in jb. The job progression is so much better in Singapore as well. Of course don’t expect to be treated the same way as the local. But generally, the annual increment and the bonuses are way better than in Malaysia. I can afford the latest gadgets and when I go back home to visit my family, the spending power of Sgd is mind blowing in malaysia. Don’t hate me.. I love Malaysia but it just makes so much more sense for me to work in Singapore
@@doremido_life for me, my working hours are 830am to 6pm and I believe this is generally the same for most office workers. If I were to live in JB and work in SG, I need to work up at 430am in order to wash up and reach JB Sentral at 530am. Then after all the queue/ custom/ bus ride to woodlands, it would be around 730am and that leaves me 1 hour to reach office in Raffles at 830am. When I leave work, it would take me 3.5 hours on average to reach back home in JB. After my dinner and shower, that’s already 1030pm and it’s time for bed. No personal time at all. If I want personal time, I need to eat into my sleep time. This is not sustainable.
@@lioneltang7543 I don’t know if you meant that positively or you are trying to throw shade at the sg government. If it’s the latter let me remind you that Singapore originated from immigrants from multiple countries notably China and India. Our forefathers are all immigrants into the country. Foreigners contribute to the country as much as the locals do.
RTS will change this, live in JB, R&F, 10 Mins walk to Bukit Chagar RTS station, 10 Mins clear both customs, 5 Min to wooland North, 5Min board onto TEL line to everywhere in Singapore. Anywhere within one hour.
thats the dream - but getting into Chagar will take 2 hours hahaha. As it is now the drive from Taman Pelangi to JB Sentral on a weekday night takes 1 hour. Chagar station can't have power failure haha
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Amazing how much you’ve improved in filming, storytelling, and overall quality of your videos nowadays! Great content, entertaining and very informative 🤝🏼
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
If you’re barely scraping by in Malaysia and don’t have much education, it’s definitely worth making some sacrifices to make ends meet. Trust me, it’ll be worth it if you can cover all your expenses without too much stress.
As a Singaporean...I thank you those Malaysian that commute daily to work here. It is really tough. Thanks for contributing the growth of Singapore. Myself I have nvr look down on them but thankful. 😊
@@panda63725oh Pls msia has no talent. Majority of them are subpar pmets who speak worse English than sg and just as shitty chinese. It's not a tech or finance hub, wat talents they produce.
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
I am a Singaporean working every day already, so so so tired. Every evening walks like a zombie. I just can't imagine how you guys cope with every day of to and fro.
Msian working in SG for the last 10 years. This video is spot on except for 1 part. It's not 'doing the amount of work'. The work culture in SG is very competitive and fast paced. You better keep up
I was in a global consultancy firm in kl and working along side ppl from sg. I felt i was doing at least equal or more work than sg counterparts for the same job level yet no one in malaysia was able to get promoted that year while there was so many promotions in sg. From then on i made it my mission to work in sg and got it ;) Ppl in sg really have life so much easier in general
Many are being forced to work abroad ..no want is willing to be separated from parents and family.. hope MALAYSIA catch up and ppl there wont have to struggle like this.. is money the devil that matters .
Stay in JB and work in Singapore only works for two type of people, self employed or business owners who have the luxury to drive in and out during non-peak hrs. Eg. After 9am, and before 5pm. Other than that, it is totally not worth it to sacrifice sleep hours to get that spending power, in the long run your health deterioration would outweigh the benefit of 3.5x. Also, there are a lot of negative hidden factors such as job progression maybe affected, less opportunity, etc. Cheers.
Post-covid and with some jobs and companies allowing hybrid type of work (3 days in office / 2 days work from home) would be one situation in which i would think about doing this commuting things...otherwise it's too much of a price on the physical and mental health !
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Exactly,sleep deprivation will lead to high cholesterol and high blood pressure,totally not worth it in a long run.should be ok for 2 to 3 years,save enough,paid all the debts and work in Malaysia.
@@StarxPlayz7 Oh I didn't check my post and just found out there have been some likes and replies after one year. Lol. Right, I'm speaking this from a self-employed perspective and definitely, I know it's totally not feasible for any employees to do so. Frankly, there is still one of my employees who travels in and out daily and I offered flexible and staggered hours for her so that she would skip the hefty jam in the return journey and hopefully, she would spend more hours on my engagement at home! cheers.
Hi from KL and been doing this since 2018, but it is better to rent in Singapore there to avoid that crazy border crossing. It depends on your starting earning salary. Then again just waiting until RTS to be completed. Anyway I do know the way of crossing via bus between JB-SG. Lastly think about your long term retirement savings if you decide to retire in Malaysia then it would be worth while in my opinion. Plus for Malaysian having SG PR then one can open a CPF account. So when you retire then you have both CPF and EPF retirement savings.
@@doremido_life ...it all boils down to what is your earning salary and what is your rent budget. Obviously if you are a JB resident it is a different individual perspective given the close proximity of JB and SG in distance where home is much close by. Anyway I am commenting for an individual non native JB or Johore state. After all it is an individual personal choice. Lastly, is how much one wants to save $$ to repatriate back one's home country. So there is no wrong or right answer and it's a subjective matter, which is what can be economical for others might not be economical for others as well so it depends and boils down how one manages their own finances and spend on what they think is important in terms of"needs" rather than "wants"...lol.
I grew in JB, left that city at the age of 19 for singapore - studied and worked, married, bought and sold my first HDB, bought a condo then bought another HDB when it was legally to do. Now just relax and watch the world go by everywhere in the world. All at the ripe old age of 55@@ebcho1 - still holding that malaysian passport
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
If RM strengthen to 3 which is very likely given both internal, external developments and potential 30% increase in salary in JB, don't need to work in a foreign country anymore.
Living is all about lifestyle. You can live very cheaply in some Asian countries, but if you get sick, you will not find the type or quality of service that you would expect. Now and again I will go back to Singapore and the one thing that I appreciate most is where I live now, I can plck an apple or plum from my backyard and that was what I have always wanted to do - grow my own fruits.
Work 2.5 shift. You make more money. 1st shift : 7 hours 2nd shift: 7 hours 0.5 Shift: 3.5 hours = 17.5 Hours = 6.5 Hours (5 Hours Deep Sleep). Extra 1.5 Hours (3 Meals @ 20 mins = 1 Hour) 0.5 Hours (Bath & Toilet). Instead other people is pension at age 55. You can pension at 22, then make more than 3 times and retire at 66. That you can establish all your 3 childrens 1st Generation (Endowment Fund) and your children will work for next generation wealth. The initial to build generation wealth is always the hardest for the first stage and the subsequent generations will have many generations to pass down provided your generation childrens live a frugal life.
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
I'm a Singaporean living in Malaysia and working in Singapore . My wife is Malaysian. I have been trying to find a job in Malaysia but it is harder than I thought. I don't mind a pay cut but it seems no company in malaysia are willing to hire a Singaporean. I am in the oil and gas industry. I find the situation very weird
@@n__5049 That's protectionism for you. You think all countries are like Singapore welcoming "Foreign Talents"? Only when you lived outside of Singapore will you then know how open our policies are.
I’m from the US but have been to both countries. Idk why but I find this so interesting that one would commute to another country for work daily. That’s dedication
Because the distance from both check points are only 6 km lol. The cost of commuting is cheaper than NYC subway 2 ways. Just across the causeway where currency is 3.5x more powerful. Our culture and history about 99% similar, very easy for one to to get used.
U gotta understand. Distance wise, commuting from Malaysia to singapore is like commuting from New Jersey to Manhattan. And shorter than commuting from upstate New York on the metro north. The reason it takes so damn long is because it is two countries hence u are crossing international borders and all the security and immigration checks that come along with that
@@sart3735 You have proven yourself for being a vessel of idi0crity and stup1dity. I extend my congratulations for your appointment as the head of the anti-reunification extremist terrorists of Singapore. Singapore will soon have a Tuanku! 🤣
As a singaporean, if I am in dire straits, I hope to have the option to go to a ‘Singapore’ nearby and exchange my time and youth to improve my situation too.. grass is always greener..I am stuck on this expensive pirate boat
Life is always a choice. A choice they chose to make for their loved ones for a better-quality life. And i am sure many Singaporeans are also facing financial difficulties and would do the same if we can a row a boat to the other side to make a better living for our loved ones as well.
I’m Singaporean and live in Singapore. I don’t find Singapore that expensive, though. If you’re a normal person doing normal things, you won’t really feel financially stressed. I don’t own a car (for what?). I just have a HDB flat and go holiday once in a while. Nothing too fancy. Don’t feel like life is gonna break the bank. It’s doable. Don’t listen to Singaporeans moaning about life here because complaining is a national pastime for us. 🤣
Although the housing cost is higher in Singapore, the left over balance is a lot more. For example, if we get to save 10% in Malaysia or in Singapore, the 10% is 3.5x more in Singapore. I've worked there for 3 years and actually stayed there and live like a local. I'm lucky to be in the tech industry, but I think it's definitely possible to work and stay there. The time and energy saved can be used to advance oneself and improve the career further. Singapore also made sure foreign worker are paid fairly, so the salary is comparable to the locals and it's definitely enough
There is some difference about the food price . Let's said sg salary is 5k and chicken rice is sgd3.50 versus my salary is rm5k and chickken rice is rm7.00. U can't compare apple to orange but apple to apple . U actually spent more money on food in kl
It's only applicable to say Sg is cheap if you rent and stay in SG when you work. If you want to maximise the SG salary fully for msia use, trust me. Every morning you will tapao full load of meals and cigarettes to bring into Singapore.
I think if u want the best of both worlds, get a job in sg that doesn't require to work the normal office hours. Maybe a permanent afternoon or night shift job.
I used to commute btw the 2 countries to study and work. You can save alot because you will be too exhausted and left with little time to spend. But you have no energy to upgrade your skills and increase your earning power too.
I've been thru this life of hell once back in 2014 for 3mth working as accts exec monthly earning sgd2.2k rate 2.50... Had to woke up at 5 leave de hse by 6 and reach spore custom by 730... Clock in office at 9am then leave at 6pm reach home by 9pm... Merely spending 6hrs a day comuting... Same routine goes from Mon to Fri... I quit the job N shifted to kl having gud life with family... Prior to 2014 I used to work in spore btw 2002 until 2008 working as floor manager in MCD orchard rd... The conversion rate was even more worse during this period which is 2.20... Now I travel daily from rembau to kl for work with 1 hr journey by bike and return back to rembau... Total hr spent on road is just 2hrs wic is acceptable compare to traveling into spore
Rembau to KL daily bro? Crazy man🤪🤪🤪. Can't u take the Komuter service? Gua salute u bro - riding daily on bike (is it the super bike type?) n teach destination in an hour - u must be speeding like nobody business....🙇🙇🙇
@@KUKUMAIL haha thx bro... Yes 2015 to 2018 working in jln tun razak so it's one way 91km and straight highway from rembau... I work night shift that's y it took 1hr if normal working hrs mean wud be 1hr plus... No superbikes la kapcai je 115 lagenda... Then from 2018 to 2020 Mac work in Cyberjaya also travel using highway 45min drive... Since covid till now wfh je...
@@faizalkamal8035 Nite shift....ok lah the traffic not heavy. But gua 🙇🙇🙇🙇 u bro, travel daily rembau-KL downtown👍👍👍. Nowadays, kapcai really can speed lah Vs. my those day Honda kapcai C70- really Ah Pek speed🤣🤣🤣🤣. U take care n ride CAREFULLY on roads yeah👍
@@KUKUMAIL sudah biasa bro... That's y I said I rather travel to KL to work than spore wasting more hours on travelling je... Office work doesn't suit for those travelling back to JB daily... Sumore ur sgd salary shud be more than 3k than it's worth it but stay in spore la...
If RM strengthen to 3 which is very likely given both internal, external developments and potential 30% increase in salary in JB, don't need to work in a foreign country anymore.
Just stay SG if u plan to work in SG, you get much freedom on anything you wanna do (for income $4k above) For me, I achieved more by networking after work, and eventually got better career opportunities.
A lot of young Malaysian (Malay under 30yo) going to work in Australia with temporary work visa recently. But as your video mentioned saving money is limited cos cost of living is extremely high in major cities of Australia. I found out that some of Malay worked 3 months & return home.
If you make your meal daily, avoid drinking and spending on unnecessary. You can save money, I was there for near a decade. Just... Food were so expensive
those temporary work visa only allows you to menial work - it is legalised cheap labour. Australia is a waste of time - if you are not white then you will be in for a real shocker.
I am currently staying in Sydney at the moment. Being an international student living in Sydney city, everything (hereby I mean the expenses of dining outside in the restaurant and rental is far more expensive than in Singapore. You can't find a roll of sushi below AUD3.50 (at least AUD2.50 for the cheapest option like rice in the taopok - I forgot what they called it opps...). A lot of people would rather wake up earlier to make their own meal. At most, to not overspend, I buy coffee and 2 sushi rolls to feed and wake myself up in the morning for school days (I only have days per week to go to school, the rest of the days I camp inside the library, either bring my own food or I spend $15 for Ma La Tang, $7 Domino pizza, either one way can settle hunger issue lols. PS:// No cafe is selling their coffee at a price below AUD3.80 (unless you order Espresso). Also, talking about the cost of living in Australia, was already known as one of the highest among other cities on the planet earth. Unfortunately, it is higher than before COVID-19. Student accommodation has achieved $750-$800 rental per week in its highest period (here means the student apartment, or those newly built ones, with good quality features like in Central Park, during the mid-year of 2023). It has dropped a lot right now in the city, however still quite expensive as compared to a lot of suburbs. If you are coming over to Australia as an international student with a lot of budget, and you can cater to this amount of expenditure, it is still not a big deal or problem living in the city. Some budget ways if you are coming to study abroad, please consider staying in a suburb not as close to the Sydney CBD, like Epping. I have a classmate living comfortably in Epping, paying AUD478 per week for their rental, as two pax for a landed house with 2 garages. She's paying AUD200 per week, which means AUD800 per month. Hope all this information helps! As I am not sure if you are planning to go to Melbourne or any other cities in Australia... Sydney has the highest expenses among all :) in general @@Aliya-tc5un
Yeah, buying our own groceries is the best way instead of dining outside! Well the other side, the service line employees got so well paid as compared to other countries... @@micheal2186
I know someone from JB that commutes daily into Singapore every day for work. He has a routine of sleeping at 9:30 pm and waking up at 4:00 am weekday. Have been doing it close to 10 years and just gotten used to it. I myself has crossed in evenings during those peak hours for a visit sometimes and it’s no joke. So, it’s basically a full on endurance for those doing it everyday. There is no wrong or right if you want to stay in Singapore or commute from Malaysia daily instead. It’s just how much can you or want to save and the willingness of spending about 3 - 4 hrs of daily commute by foot. I would argue that there is a threshold that if your pay is above SGD 5,000/month, you will be ok living in SG directly and still have some decent savings given the buying power in SG. Lastly, I find that daily expenses in SG can be low if you are frugal with it. If you considered conversion, bulk grocery shopping in Malaysia is much cheaper.
i always take the Tebrau KTM JB - Spore - only 5 mins ride, zero jam and it's a breeze at clearing customs cos the train can only accommodate a limited amount of passengers. There's plenty of buses when u reach CIQ Woodlands.
Hallelujah!!!! The daily jesus devotional has been a huge part of my transformation, God is good was owning a loan of $47,000 to the bank for my son's brain surgery (David), Now I'm no longer in debt after I invested $12,000 and got my payout of $30,000 every months
what should happen is the Singapore companies should use the " Glide time process or system " This way people could travel at a reasonable hour sya 10.00 am and then travel home to Jb after the crowds have dispersed. This way they would give 110% work effort and then travel home later
Many Singaporeans including my uncle during the 70s n 80s go to UK for manual work as dishwashers or restaurants waiter when the exchange rates back then were like 4Sgd-1£. He was paid £500 which was like $2000 for 12hours work n undesirable sleeping conditions n it was super good money back then when average salary in spore was $400/$500, certainly it was alot harder for Sporeans back then.
Who having 3 hours of sleep? U sure not? Too exaggerated...I work at tuas....most of my colleagues and me can wake up 6.30am, leave at 7am.. Reach to work by 8.30am. Finish work at 5.30pm , reach Gelang patah KSAB at 6.30pm...after that still can lepak at r&r gelang patah have a pack of fruits and cigarettes before heading home to gelang patah before 7pm...it's a choice u pick to stuck yourself in public transport. How efficient the shit is or they proclaimed, you still need to walk here walk there and pleaselaaa..it's not cheap after 1 full day travelling including the weariness. Ride motor, before go work, tapao roti, nasi lemak, or bihun/mee goreng include ikat mati kopi ais to drink while on motor definitely cost less than RM10 plus in for your breakfast and brunch in sg work, then u pump full tank rm6 at r&r before entering..upon exit u pay 4dollar sgd vep....be a smart guy to travel on Sg highway to avoid ERP and find parking where is free or right in front your office...total cost 4dollar vep sgd (13.60rm) + rm6 petrol plus RM10 food enough for 1 day...rm30 per day (8.80sgd dollar)...is definitely much cheaper than taking grab from Johor, take bus la, take mrt la, use your legs 11, lunch time need run to the crowded HDB kopitiam/food court centre...so end day it's a choice u made in life to earn the living...
Sorry my English is bad, write this in Chinese: 可能有些人会说，为什么不在大马找一份新加坡wfh的工作，为什么不在自己的国家努努力….然而不是每个人都那么幸运可以找到高薪的工作，好的机遇，基层人士如果不是生活所逼，谁会想每一天花6个小时上下班，牺牲时间和健康 你们的艰辛，努力，勇气，坚持，我佩服，辛苦了，要加油，要照顾好自己👍🏼
My Malaysian friend actually do find that the food in Singapore is cheaper than the food in Malaysia. Initially I don't agree with him until he says earning sing dollars and spending sing dollars compared to earning ringgit and spending ringgit. It's because you earn the same dollars on both sides but Singapore has a much higher dollar value. And it's because of the dollar value that makes that huge difference
Much respect to these hardworking people and the sacrifice they make daily to better their life and the life of their loved ones. I guess the best option is working remotely in Malaysia for a Singapore company. But not everyone has that choice. One thing that both the governments can do is make it easy to cross over so that these workers don't have to spend as much time commuting. Hope they also develop more infra to facilitate travel between SG and JB.
Don’t let the home rental deter you. The saving you get after deducting all costs will be equal to your MYR salary. So it is like MYR salary to save every mth.
I'm from Port Kelang moved to Jb with my wife and son (1989) So...Me three working at S'pore Company looking for bigger salary than Malaysia and i always skipping Shipping company because some company pay in usd or Sin $ ...and i've been working many company and many type of ship and traveling around the world and earning big pay too..but when i retired at the ages 55 yrs..what i most regreted was my EPF money or CPF in S'pore..can say that i've lost so much money because there are no deduction for foreigner ..yea..that time just thinking of big salary forgot about old age soon ..really really regret bro..(i'm a retired merchat seaman) (WHAT TO DO AYAM PATUK ITIK SUDU..BUT I'M NOT REGRET BECOME A SEAMAN) And my favourite song > Holiday by > Richard Wright..keep it up..bro..
Aik no saving whatsoever? Asb or epf or etc can deduct mthly what.. want to venture in shipping line or ioil n gas too but no experience so donno how. Tired of working in the office d.
My father working in Singapore past 25years, and stay in jb. Even I work in Singapore for 5years and did daily travel, then I feel not going to waste my time to do this forever. So study harder, you still can earn better in Malaysia..
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
I'm from Malaysia, but i only think of how to make money in Malaysia by being a freelancer, working 8 hours 5 days in a week and also doing diff types of online business. So i spent 12 hours for my full time job+ freelance+ other businesses. It's better earning compare to waking up at 4am just to work in other country that has higher conversion. In the long run, you may get more or less compare to working full time job in SG but at least there is a hope that your business can go up to RM20-80k monthly. So i got to say is take your risk.
You missed 2 issues I think. Number 1 is the retirement benefits of working in Singapore. Number 2 is how many hours of sleep you could get. Waking up at 4am is nothing if one sleeps at 8pm. Anyway good job. This reminds me so much of the other busy border crossing: Tijuana - San Diego. That and the JB-Singapore are considered 2 of the busiest borders in the world.
finish work already 5pm... only if u finish right on time. u think can go home and just sleep at 8pm isit haiya.. need to cook, clean, shower, if got family need to make sure kids/elderly folks already settle with themselves
Too stressful even for youngsters. You will have no life travelling 4 to 6 hours everyday. It would be better to rent a room is Sg for 1k may be? per month, and have some leisure time. I should think the cost will be about the same as travelling to and from JB. And make sure you get a pension in the end. Have lots of savings to buy a house in M'sia and retire happily. Good luck!
What retirement benefits? When one retires is when one is out of job - choice or not. Then you only rely on what you have kept away over the years. There is no retirement benefit.
I tried living in JB and working in SG for a month and traveling 3-6 hours per day through and back from work. While the first week was great, the rest of month, I found my health deteriorating due to lack of sleep and poor diet. Weekends are spent trying to recuperate. Earning SGD and living in MY makes a lot of sense if you can work remotely or if the is flexibility in timing. Otherwise, the effort and time stuck in transit and the value of time in monetary sense, health and mental wellbeing, it makes more sense to just live in SG.
Malaysia kicked Singapore out of the country due to differences, Malay leaders wants Malays are preserved in Malaysia while Singapore wants Malay, Chinese and Indian treated equally. As a Singapore i consider myself very lucky to born here, otherwise I will treated shit like non Malays in Malaysia, I really pity to the non Malays in Malaysia. What I can say is pray them well
this is the first time i landed on your video and you gained +1 sub from me. really love your storytelling skill, i literally watched every minute of it. keep up the good work
As a singaporean, i thank you for sharing the daily struggles and sacrifices of our fellow neighbours. It is a gentle reminder to be kind to everyone because everyone has their own struggles, some more than others. Thank you Chun Weng !
This same situation exists between Italy & Swiss! The Italian however does not have this problem of border! They get in the Switzerland very easily. By car or by train. They work there & come back to their home in some small town across the border where the rent is cheap.
I work in Kuala Lumpur and I have to say, the traffic is very crazy. Especially in nearby pertronas twin tower or Pavilion Mall KL. The First time I went to KL for works after interview, i drive to there with my car and the traffic makes me late 10 min to works, but the manager forgive me because she knew KL traffic kinda confused to the people who're not from KL. And after I purchase a house in KL I never drive with my car agian, I took the MRT to my workspace. Btw guys, living in the country capital or famous big city is not easy while driving because it takes time and you 100% must use waze because if you don't, you'll gonna went lost. KL even have a 2nd floor bridge road and under the road have MRT (not all connect under the bridge), it like you live in the future. There also many european there (mostly Italian)
Hi chun weng. I suggest yo to be sg citizen. An educated person like you better be a Singaporean. Life as an educated person in Malaysia not good enough....
if no need to come to office every day, why not just drive Malaysia car to work once or twice a week .. save big compare to own singapore car and yet enjoy the full convinenence.
Thanks for talking about this. There are still Singaporeans who doesn't know (or care to know) that they earn a lot more comparatively to people in other countries, and only complain complain complain how expensive Sg is.
Im from philippines and work in Singapore for almost 4 years. And its quite dufferent now.everything is expensive. I like how you present yourself.not the typical Singaporean English. I lived in woodland for 2 years.before going back to my country. I keep watching your vlog from today...more power
We Sporean would love to spend money in JB, Pse vote correctly to progress in JB rather than sentiment RTS and HSR is what Malaysian need. Dont be swayed by the OLD politician
🙏 With great respect to All Sides ... Having just 3 hours of sleep or less per day ... Will affect our bodies & minds in the long run ... While renting a room in Singapore is getting higher & higher ... We think this arrangement of commuting to work to Singapore from Johor Bahru daily is only sustainable for the short term as had seen many decided to go back to work in Malaysia after 2 to 6 years periods of working in Singapore while staying in Johor Bahru ... Many old fashion factories in Singapore are already relocated to Malaysia , Thailand , Indonesia & Vietnam due to higher production costs in Singapore ... 🙏🕯🌏🕊🇸🇬🇲🇾
reminded of story that in jakarta parents sleep over nite in cars with school kids to beat traffic jams so kids will not hv, 2 stay awake at 4 am to beat traffic going 2 school
There are almost 1 million Malaysians working @Singapore with 300k travel daily . 😂 The Singapore factories that move to Malaysia are of low value . How would 🇲🇾 progress /Rakyat getting higher pay with these low value jobs ?
@@wjj7488 1,000,000 ??? 2 far fetch...1/12 malaysia's population ???...higher pay 4 civil service, policemen n politicians will stop corruption...works in sg..
It makes more sense if the Malaysian can get a high paying job more than sgd3000 in Singapore, then use sgd400 to share a room with a friend. This way, one can save time and energy. Though Sg rental is expensive, if we can cut cost in transport amd food, its still worth in to stay in Sg than to commute betqeen JB and Sg.
Hallelujah!!!! The daily jesus devotional has been a huge part of my transformation, God is good was owning a loan of $47,000 to the bank for my son's brain surgery (David), Now I'm no longer in debt after I invested $12,000 and got my payout of $30,000 every months
If RM strengthen to 3 which is very likely given both internal, external developments and potential 30% increase in salary in JB, don't need to work in a foreign country anymore.
@@leealex24 Sg govt will make sure they offer attractive salary to attract foreign talent to work in sg. Alternatively, sg can also set up factories here and hire local people to work in jb, only white collar people amd those work in the daily necessity industry workers will travel to Sg.
Once it's finished maybe that RTS Link would help reduce the commuting time. More border agents might help as well. If we sufficiently reduce the commuting time we might even see Singaporeans living in JB, commuting to SG.
I guess one benefit from the pandemic is that companies are open to flexi work arrangement so some office workers can wfh 2 days a week, then u have more time to sleep in on WFH days.
Living in Johor Bahru and working in Singapore is actually not that bad. Did you know that there are people in the United States who have to drive more than 2 hours to get to work? For some Malaysians, it actually only takes 45 minutes to an hour and a half to get to JB from Singapore. This type of journey time is extremely normal in many countries.
haha thanks to let me know the welknown traffic status in MY-SG border, never been there before but will be there very soon. Greetings from native Khmer in Vietnam/Vietnamese Cambodian.
The most 1 million out of 33 million Malaysians work in Singapore. How can most Malaysians have the best of both worlds ? 😂 According to 2023 World Happiness index: 🇸🇬25 Taiwan 26 🇲🇾55
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thanks man!@@joeonnmalaysia
Hei, bro, you know/hear about what's 1967 Currency Interchangeability Agreement(CIA) between Malaya(Malaysia), Singapore and Brunei😮?
0 x 3.5 = 0 buy me mcd cheeseborgor pls
@@chunwengfxck you! I will let all Malay Johorean recognised your face for makimf joke of Malaysia more poor than Singapura. Even you failed to called Singapura not Singapore
My late mother working in food factory in Singapore. Even though she works from 9am - 3pm, she needs to wake up at 4am to catch a bus and queue at CIQ. Then, when back home to JB, she arrived around 7pm-8pm. I love my mom. She is working hard to raise and pay for my education.
A mom who sacrificed so much n for her kids' future well being......🙇
Please take good care of her after you graduated and had a good job.
@@dannyong4843 Thank you dear. But, She passed away in 2016 due to cancer. I still in study at that time. It so sad that she never able to see me graduated and have a good job now. 😣😣🥺
@@ReefearEapear Sorry to hear that, be kind and good to your siblings, your friends and always remember her in your heart
You have a beautiful hard working mother ❤
In secondary school, I had Malaysian scholar classmates living in JB, who would wake up at 4am every morning just to make it to school on time. I have no idea how they did it, but they always performed brilliantly in school n I NEVER heard any of them complain about what they must have had to sacrifice in order to pursue their education. Looking back many years later, I still have the utmost respect and admiration for these amazing Malaysians.
Same. My school was in the east and one of my classmate lives in JB lol. It's insane. Only in secondary my Malaysian classmates lives in our school boarding house.
I think it’s just a matter of getting used to this daily routine.
nah, M'sian nowadays keep using the jam at custom as an excuse for them to come to office late.
The education system in msia is in a terrible state .
@@woontry4779 Can't be that bad right? There are like many Malaysians that seems to speak and write really well
To take it up a notch, I work in IT and got hired by a company based in Singapore as a mid level engineer during the pandemic. I worked from home in Indonesia, which is cheaper than JB and minus the cost of the commute. I literally could buy a house here using my salary after working for a year
I work in NZ but fully remote. I'm currently in Singapore and to keep the timing the same as my team mates I am starting at 4am! It's not too bad provided I go to bed before 10am.
www.mom.gov.sg/faq/personalised-employment-pass/can-i-work-outside-of-singapore-while-on-a-pep#:~:text=Yes%2C%20you%20can%20work%20overseas,Personalised%20Employment%20pass%20(%20PEP%20).
Can you elaborate what "IT" work are you doing? I'd like to know more 🤔
@@jacksonitsme I'm a DevOps Engineer
@@hookenz hi can refer me? Thanks
As a Singaporean, deep respect for every Malaysian who go through this daily…
Lol. They are doing it for themselves. What respect r u talking about. Stop giving msians credit. If there is a job that pays 4 times in jb, many sg will commute everyday to jb. Singaporeans with misplaced sympathy for them should wake up.
Now, you should feel yourself lucky as Singaporean
@@JH-kv8mt i always think i m lucky to be borned on right side of the causeway. Never envy msians no matter how cheap msia is.
@@sart3735 I refer to the davidcks
@@sart3735 wow so sour
This video is so well done. I am a Singaporean with many Malaysian friends working here. Totally respect them for integrating into our culture and taking the toll of moving out of their comfort zone to achieve their goals in life. 💯
Integrating into our culture? Lol. 9 out of 10 I hv seen keep telling us how Msia is better. Big joke. Proud and poor people are worse than rich and proud people. Lol.
We have to work double triple hard to compete with Singaporean n expat for overseas too..... with only one objective in mind: Better prospect, more stable n 'equitable' opportunity for ALL n compete on merit basis .
Cultural n socio aspect is almost the same, hence lesser issues created n assimilates with ease into Singapore's society.
@@KUKUMAIL your comment is very confusing. No Malaysians can't compete with us on the same level. Citizens should have privileges. Before U say I am anti foreigner, do you think if Malaysia is the richer country now, U would allow foreigners to get the same privileges. 😂. Losers always want same privileges. 😂
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. And stealing the jobs of Singaporeans
'At the end of the day, when the sun sets and it's time to go home, for the most of us, we would do anything for the people that we love.' - Chun Weng.
Inspiring words. This quote reminds us that our love for those closest to us is unwavering, and it's in those moments of reflection that we realize the depth of our commitment to their well-being. Beautiful sentiment!
Appreciate this comment so much! 🥹
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Just came across your channel and wow. Your storytelling skills are impressive.
I work in Singapore so I think my testimony carry some weight.
Of course working in sg and living in malaysia makes the most financial sense. But in the long run, it is not worth it.
So that leaves 2 options.
1) working and living in Malaysia
2) working and living in Singapore.
It’s true that Singapore rental is high, but even after rental expense, I still find myself saving more even without the conversion and that’s because everything else is so much cheaper.
Chicken rice in SG cost $3.5 and that same plate cost rm8 in jb.
The job progression is so much better in Singapore as well. Of course don’t expect to be treated the same way as the local. But generally, the annual increment and the bonuses are way better than in Malaysia.
I can afford the latest gadgets and when I go back home to visit my family, the spending power of Sgd is mind blowing in malaysia.
Don’t hate me.. I love Malaysia but it just makes so much more sense for me to work in Singapore
Hi Gabriel, could you please explain more why it is not worth it?
@@doremido_life for me, my working hours are 830am to 6pm and I believe this is generally the same for most office workers.
If I were to live in JB and work in SG, I need to work up at 430am in order to wash up and reach JB Sentral at 530am. Then after all the queue/ custom/ bus ride to woodlands, it would be around 730am and that leaves me 1 hour to reach office in Raffles at 830am.
When I leave work, it would take me 3.5 hours on average to reach back home in JB.
After my dinner and shower, that’s already 1030pm and it’s time for bed.
No personal time at all. If I want personal time, I need to eat into my sleep time.
This is not sustainable.
@@Whatexactlyispeace So you mean the time consuming is your concern. Alright, got it! Thanks for sharing 😁
Our government loves foreigners!
@@lioneltang7543 I don’t know if you meant that positively or you are trying to throw shade at the sg government. If it’s the latter let me remind you that Singapore originated from immigrants from multiple countries notably China and India. Our forefathers are all immigrants into the country. Foreigners contribute to the country as much as the locals do.
RTS will change this, live in JB, R&F, 10 Mins walk to Bukit Chagar RTS station, 10 Mins clear both customs, 5 Min to wooland North, 5Min board onto TEL line to everywhere in Singapore.
Anywhere within one hour.
thats the dream - but getting into Chagar will take 2 hours hahaha. As it is now the drive from Taman Pelangi to JB Sentral on a weekday night takes 1 hour. Chagar station can't have power failure haha
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. And stealing the jobs of Singaporeans
How long is it going to take to start the RTS. Are house prices in JB already going up because of RTS?
The words of wisdom at the very end, wins you my subscription. My fellow Malaysian, u BOLEH!
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Amazing how much you’ve improved in filming, storytelling, and overall quality of your videos nowadays! Great content, entertaining and very informative 🤝🏼
Thanks for watching man ☺️
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
If you’re barely scraping by in Malaysia and don’t have much education, it’s definitely worth making some sacrifices to make ends meet. Trust me, it’ll be worth it if you can cover all your expenses without too much stress.
As a Singaporean...I thank you those Malaysian that commute daily to work here. It is really tough. Thanks for contributing the growth of Singapore. Myself I have nvr look down on them but thankful. 😊
Dun speak for all Sg. A lot of Sg hate msian pmet.
"As A Singaporean " ..... I dun represents Singaporean.
Singapore steals Malaysia's talents - that's what Malaysians like to tell Singaporeans too nowadays.
@@panda63725oh Pls msia has no talent. Majority of them are subpar pmets who speak worse English than sg and just as shitty chinese. It's not a tech or finance hub, wat talents they produce.
@acpanda Did Malaysian being kidnapped and forced to work here ? Dude dun lidat lah. They are being paid too. Chill man.
When you're young it's good to work in SG. Your body can take the commute from JB to SG daily. Just do it for a few years...
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
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Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Money doesn’t grow overnight, but with the right investments, it can grow exponentially over time.
I am a Singaporean working every day already, so so so tired. Every evening walks like a zombie. I just can't imagine how you guys cope with every day of to and fro.
ops... well, I treat it as an exercise 😄
Yeah,i think working in S'pore is very2 stressfull thats why everyday very2 tiring when coming home.
@DoReMiDo_ Vigorous exercise I would say 🤣
you have not been hungry yet thats why no drive.
That's the only downside of Singapore. Otherwise I would consider moving there.
Msian working in SG for the last 10 years. This video is spot on except for 1 part. It's not 'doing the amount of work'. The work culture in SG is very competitive and fast paced. You better keep up
3x the currency rate, 3x the pace. Worth it!
I was in a global consultancy firm in kl and working along side ppl from sg. I felt i was doing at least equal or more work than sg counterparts for the same job level yet no one in malaysia was able to get promoted that year while there was so many promotions in sg. From then on i made it my mission to work in sg and got it ;) Ppl in sg really have life so much easier in general
Many are being forced to work abroad ..no want is willing to be separated from parents and family.. hope MALAYSIA catch up and ppl there wont have to struggle like this.. is money the devil that matters .
@vtn08 Singaporeans play hard work hard and smart.
@@vtn08is being other race than chinese will make one experiencing the same?
Stay in JB and work in Singapore only works for two type of people, self employed or business owners who have the luxury to drive in and out during non-peak hrs. Eg. After 9am, and before 5pm.
Other than that, it is totally not worth it to sacrifice sleep hours to get that spending power, in the long run your health deterioration would outweigh the benefit of 3.5x. Also, there are a lot of negative hidden factors such as job progression maybe affected, less opportunity, etc. Cheers.
Yes it's same like Indonesian who still work in malaysia while salary just 2x higher.
Post-covid and with some jobs and companies allowing hybrid type of work (3 days in office / 2 days work from home) would be one situation in which i would think about doing this commuting things...otherwise it's too much of a price on the physical and mental health !
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
Exactly,sleep deprivation will lead to high cholesterol and high blood pressure,totally not worth it in a long run.should be ok for 2 to 3 years,save enough,paid all the debts and work in Malaysia.
@@StarxPlayz7 Oh I didn't check my post and just found out there have been some likes and replies after one year. Lol. Right, I'm speaking this from a self-employed perspective and definitely, I know it's totally not feasible for any employees to do so. Frankly, there is still one of my employees who travels in and out daily and I offered flexible and staggered hours for her so that she would skip the hefty jam in the return journey and hopefully, she would spend more hours on my engagement at home! cheers.
Hi from KL and been doing this since 2018, but it is better to rent in Singapore there to avoid that crazy border crossing. It depends on your starting earning salary. Then again just waiting until RTS to be completed. Anyway I do know the way of crossing via bus between JB-SG. Lastly think about your long term retirement savings if you decide to retire in Malaysia then it would be worth while in my opinion. Plus for Malaysian having SG PR then one can open a CPF account. So when you retire then you have both CPF and EPF retirement savings.
Hi! May I know why do you think that's better to rent in Singapore? What if you are from JB?
@@doremido_life ...it all boils down to what is your earning salary and what is your rent budget. Obviously if you are a JB resident it is a different individual perspective given the close proximity of JB and SG in distance where home is much close by. Anyway I am commenting for an
individual non native JB or Johore state. After all it is an individual personal choice. Lastly, is how much one wants to save $$ to repatriate back one's home country. So there is no wrong or right answer and it's a subjective matter, which is what can be economical for others might not be economical for others as well so it depends and boils down how one manages their own finances and spend on what they think is important in terms of"needs" rather than "wants"...lol.
I grew in JB, left that city at the age of 19 for singapore - studied and worked, married, bought and sold my first HDB, bought a condo then bought another HDB when it was legally to do. Now just relax and watch the world go by everywhere in the world. All at the ripe old age of 55@@ebcho1 - still holding that malaysian passport
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
If RM strengthen to 3 which is very likely given both internal, external developments and potential 30% increase in salary in JB, don't need to work in a foreign country anymore.
Living is all about lifestyle. You can live very cheaply in some Asian countries, but if you get sick, you will not find the type or quality of service that you would expect.
Now and again I will go back to Singapore and the one thing that I appreciate most is where I live now, I can plck an apple or plum from my backyard and that was what I have always wanted to do - grow my own fruits.
Great storytelling and your best video so far!
Thanks for watching top G
Work 2.5 shift. You make more money. 1st shift : 7 hours 2nd shift: 7 hours 0.5 Shift: 3.5 hours = 17.5 Hours = 6.5 Hours (5 Hours Deep Sleep). Extra 1.5 Hours (3 Meals @ 20 mins = 1 Hour) 0.5 Hours (Bath & Toilet). Instead other people is pension at age 55. You can pension at 22, then make more than 3 times and retire at 66. That you can establish all your 3 childrens 1st Generation (Endowment Fund) and your children will work for next generation wealth. The initial to build generation wealth is always the hardest for the first stage and the subsequent generations will have many generations to pass down provided your generation childrens live a frugal life.
This is one of your best videos bro. Would love to see more vlog style videos in the future
Thanks fam!
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
I'm a Singaporean living in Malaysia and working in Singapore . My wife is Malaysian. I have been trying to find a job in Malaysia but it is harder than I thought. I don't mind a pay cut but it seems no company in malaysia are willing to hire a Singaporean. I am in the oil and gas industry. I find the situation very weird
maybe they just donwan the hassle of getting a visa for you if u dont have one.
@@nasigorengtomyam7452 I already have a spouse visa
Pengerang got jobs?
@@Seramics have but not for Singaporeans sadly
@@n__5049 That's protectionism for you. You think all countries are like Singapore welcoming "Foreign Talents"? Only when you lived outside of Singapore will you then know how open our policies are.
I’m from the US but have been to both countries. Idk why but I find this so interesting that one would commute to another country for work daily. That’s dedication
Because the distance from both check points are only 6 km lol. The cost of commuting is cheaper than NYC subway 2 ways. Just across the causeway where currency is 3.5x more powerful. Our culture and history about 99% similar, very easy for one to to get used.
it's happening in your country as well, from Mexico to the US.
Switzerland / neighbouring countries too ?
U gotta understand. Distance wise, commuting from Malaysia to singapore is like commuting from New Jersey to Manhattan. And shorter than commuting from upstate New York on the metro north. The reason it takes so damn long is because it is two countries hence u are crossing international borders and all the security and immigration checks that come along with that
just like people in New Jersey commute to New York City daily for work - and spend 3-4 hours commuting by train or car. No difference.
My deepest respect and appreciation to all those malaysians willing to sacrifice sleep and time to travel daily to sg to work.
If we go malaysia work for one third pay then is really called sacrifice la. Because they will have to beg us to go
Thank you so much for your respect!
Lol. Wat respect. They spill their blood for their country?
@@sart3735 You have proven yourself for being a vessel of idi0crity and stup1dity. I extend my congratulations for your appointment as the head of the anti-reunification extremist terrorists of Singapore. Singapore will soon have a Tuanku! 🤣
As a singaporean, if I am in dire straits, I hope to have the option to go to a ‘Singapore’ nearby and exchange my time and youth to improve my situation too.. grass is always greener..I am stuck on this expensive pirate boat
i came from JB to work in Spore, set base here and now work out of singapore - foreign income not taxable. very shiok
Life is always a choice. A choice they chose to make for their loved ones for a better-quality life. And i am sure many Singaporeans are also facing financial difficulties and would do the same if we can a row a boat to the other side to make a better living for our loved ones as well.
4 better lifestyle sg quit 2 australia, uk, usa ..houses n cars r cheaper
I’m Singaporean and live in Singapore. I don’t find Singapore that expensive, though. If you’re a normal person doing normal things, you won’t really feel financially stressed. I don’t own a car (for what?). I just have a HDB flat and go holiday once in a while. Nothing too fancy. Don’t feel like life is gonna break the bank. It’s doable. Don’t listen to Singaporeans moaning about life here because complaining is a national pastime for us. 🤣
What about marriage and kids? Wouldn't those add up the costs?
@@arihantkumar6469don't be human if you can't manage your finance and time.
Love your last sentence!
What is the average rental cost over there?
@@benwalling1584 about 1k per room. usually people come with friends or couples so split rent
Although the housing cost is higher in Singapore, the left over balance is a lot more. For example, if we get to save 10% in Malaysia or in Singapore, the 10% is 3.5x more in Singapore. I've worked there for 3 years and actually stayed there and live like a local. I'm lucky to be in the tech industry, but I think it's definitely possible to work and stay there. The time and energy saved can be used to advance oneself and improve the career further. Singapore also made sure foreign worker are paid fairly, so the salary is comparable to the locals and it's definitely enough
There is some difference about the food price . Let's said sg salary is 5k and chicken rice is sgd3.50 versus my salary is rm5k and chickken rice is rm7.00. U can't compare apple to orange but apple to apple . U actually spent more money on food in kl
He pointed that out.
Zero points for your listening skills. 👎 He already mentioned it.
You're right❤
It's only applicable to say Sg is cheap if you rent and stay in SG when you work. If you want to maximise the SG salary fully for msia use, trust me. Every morning you will tapao full load of meals and cigarettes to bring into Singapore.
petrol cheaper by 50% , hair cut -45% , taxi -35% moon cakes _65% ,big mac _40% ,joss sticks -70%, kumbing soup -50% etc
Best of luck Chun Weng, fortune favors the brave, go find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Love from Singapura.
I think if u want the best of both worlds, get a job in sg that doesn't require to work the normal office hours. Maybe a permanent afternoon or night shift job.
My respect to the hard working Malaysian working here!
I used to commute btw the 2 countries to study and work. You can save alot because you will be too exhausted and left with little time to spend. But you have no energy to upgrade your skills and increase your earning power too.
Who say? I have colleagues from technician upgraded to engineer in 2 years. We all travel in and out daily.. So what's the problem upgrading skills?
I've been thru this life of hell once back in 2014 for 3mth working as accts exec monthly earning sgd2.2k rate 2.50... Had to woke up at 5 leave de hse by 6 and reach spore custom by 730... Clock in office at 9am then leave at 6pm reach home by 9pm... Merely spending 6hrs a day comuting... Same routine goes from Mon to Fri... I quit the job N shifted to kl having gud life with family... Prior to 2014 I used to work in spore btw 2002 until 2008 working as floor manager in MCD orchard rd... The conversion rate was even more worse during this period which is 2.20... Now I travel daily from rembau to kl for work with 1 hr journey by bike and return back to rembau... Total hr spent on road is just 2hrs wic is acceptable compare to traveling into spore
Rembau to KL daily bro? Crazy man🤪🤪🤪. Can't u take the Komuter service? Gua salute u bro - riding daily on bike (is it the super bike type?) n teach destination in an hour - u must be speeding like nobody business....🙇🙇🙇
@@KUKUMAIL haha thx bro... Yes 2015 to 2018 working in jln tun razak so it's one way 91km and straight highway from rembau... I work night shift that's y it took 1hr if normal working hrs mean wud be 1hr plus... No superbikes la kapcai je 115 lagenda... Then from 2018 to 2020 Mac work in Cyberjaya also travel using highway 45min drive... Since covid till now wfh je...
@@faizalkamal8035 Nite shift....ok lah the traffic not heavy. But gua 🙇🙇🙇🙇 u bro, travel daily rembau-KL downtown👍👍👍. Nowadays, kapcai really can speed lah Vs. my those day Honda kapcai C70- really Ah Pek speed🤣🤣🤣🤣.
U take care n ride CAREFULLY on roads yeah👍
@@KUKUMAIL sudah biasa bro... That's y I said I rather travel to KL to work than spore wasting more hours on travelling je... Office work doesn't suit for those travelling back to JB daily... Sumore ur sgd salary shud be more than 3k than it's worth it but stay in spore la...
If RM strengthen to 3 which is very likely given both internal, external developments and potential 30% increase in salary in JB, don't need to work in a foreign country anymore.
This is my first time happened to see channel. Very awesome, thank you. New subscriber. Hail from the Marshall Islands
Just stay SG if u plan to work in SG, you get much freedom on anything you wanna do (for income $4k above)
For me, I achieved more by networking after work, and eventually got better career opportunities.
Thank you Malaysians for sacrificing and taking such noble actions to ensure that your family is taken care of.
A lot of young Malaysian (Malay under 30yo) going to work in Australia with temporary work visa recently. But as your video mentioned saving money is limited cos cost of living is extremely high in major cities of Australia. I found out that some of Malay worked 3 months & return home.
Why they return home? I'm planning to move to Australia in few months time any suggestion?
If you make your meal daily, avoid drinking and spending on unnecessary. You can save money, I was there for near a decade. Just... Food were so expensive
those temporary work visa only allows you to menial work - it is legalised cheap labour. Australia is a waste of time - if you are not white then you will be in for a real shocker.
I am currently staying in Sydney at the moment. Being an international student living in Sydney city, everything (hereby I mean the expenses of dining outside in the restaurant and rental is far more expensive than in Singapore.
You can't find a roll of sushi below AUD3.50 (at least AUD2.50 for the cheapest option like rice in the taopok - I forgot what they called it opps...). A lot of people would rather wake up earlier to make their own meal. At most, to not overspend, I buy coffee and 2 sushi rolls to feed and wake myself up in the morning for school days (I only have days per week to go to school, the rest of the days I camp inside the library, either bring my own food or I spend $15 for Ma La Tang, $7 Domino pizza, either one way can settle hunger issue lols.
PS:// No cafe is selling their coffee at a price below AUD3.80 (unless you order Espresso).
Also, talking about the cost of living in Australia, was already known as one of the highest among other cities on the planet earth. Unfortunately, it is higher than before COVID-19. Student accommodation has achieved $750-$800 rental per week in its highest period (here means the student apartment, or those newly built ones, with good quality features like in Central Park, during the mid-year of 2023). It has dropped a lot right now in the city, however still quite expensive as compared to a lot of suburbs. If you are coming over to Australia as an international student with a lot of budget, and you can cater to this amount of expenditure, it is still not a big deal or problem living in the city.
Some budget ways if you are coming to study abroad, please consider staying in a suburb not as close to the Sydney CBD, like Epping. I have a classmate living comfortably in Epping, paying AUD478 per week for their rental, as two pax for a landed house with 2 garages. She's paying AUD200 per week, which means AUD800 per month. Hope all this information helps! As I am not sure if you are planning to go to Melbourne or any other cities in Australia... Sydney has the highest expenses among all :) in general @@Aliya-tc5un
Yeah, buying our own groceries is the best way instead of dining outside! Well the other side, the service line employees got so well paid as compared to other countries... @@micheal2186
I know someone from JB that commutes daily into Singapore every day for work. He has a routine of sleeping at 9:30 pm and waking up at 4:00 am weekday. Have been doing it close to 10 years and just gotten used to it.
I myself has crossed in evenings during those peak hours for a visit sometimes and it’s no joke. So, it’s basically a full on endurance for those doing it everyday.
There is no wrong or right if you want to stay in Singapore or commute from Malaysia daily instead. It’s just how much can you or want to save and the willingness of spending about 3 - 4 hrs of daily commute by foot.
I would argue that there is a threshold that if your pay is above SGD 5,000/month, you will be ok living in SG directly and still have some decent savings given the buying power in SG.
Lastly, I find that daily expenses in SG can be low if you are frugal with it. If you considered conversion, bulk grocery shopping in Malaysia is much cheaper.
i always take the Tebrau KTM JB - Spore - only 5 mins ride, zero jam and it's a breeze at clearing customs cos the train can only accommodate a limited amount of passengers. There's plenty of buses when u reach CIQ Woodlands.
Hallelujah!!!! The daily jesus devotional has been a huge part of my transformation, God is good was owning a loan of $47,000 to the bank for my son's brain surgery (David), Now I'm no longer in debt after I invested $12,000 and got my payout of $30,000 every months
what should happen is the Singapore companies should use the " Glide time process or system " This way people could travel at a reasonable hour sya 10.00 am and then travel home to Jb after the crowds have dispersed. This way they would give 110% work effort and then travel home later
Many Singaporeans including my uncle during the 70s n 80s go to UK for manual work as dishwashers or restaurants waiter when the exchange rates back then were like 4Sgd-1£. He was paid £500 which was like $2000 for 12hours work n undesirable sleeping conditions n it was super good money back then when average salary in spore was $400/$500, certainly it was alot harder for Sporeans back then.
洗大餅，there were a period of time Chinese from different countries move to UK for this, not only SG. 跳飛機
jb nurse did the 4am route n works in sg...she made so much money she bought TWO houses n her son is in college... say THANK YOU
Who having 3 hours of sleep? U sure not? Too exaggerated...I work at tuas....most of my colleagues and me can wake up 6.30am, leave at 7am.. Reach to work by 8.30am. Finish work at 5.30pm , reach Gelang patah KSAB at 6.30pm...after that still can lepak at r&r gelang patah have a pack of fruits and cigarettes before heading home to gelang patah before 7pm...it's a choice u pick to stuck yourself in public transport. How efficient the shit is or they proclaimed, you still need to walk here walk there and pleaselaaa..it's not cheap after 1 full day travelling including the weariness. Ride motor, before go work, tapao roti, nasi lemak, or bihun/mee goreng include ikat mati kopi ais to drink while on motor definitely cost less than RM10 plus in for your breakfast and brunch in sg work, then u pump full tank rm6 at r&r before entering..upon exit u pay 4dollar sgd vep....be a smart guy to travel on Sg highway to avoid ERP and find parking where is free or right in front your office...total cost 4dollar vep sgd (13.60rm) + rm6 petrol plus RM10 food enough for 1 day...rm30 per day (8.80sgd dollar)...is definitely much cheaper than taking grab from Johor, take bus la, take mrt la, use your legs 11, lunch time need run to the crowded HDB kopitiam/food court centre...so end day it's a choice u made in life to earn the living...
Superb video, bro!
Thanks for watching! Love your videos man!
Sorry my English is bad, write this in Chinese:
可能有些人会说，为什么不在大马找一份新加坡wfh的工作，为什么不在自己的国家努努力….然而不是每个人都那么幸运可以找到高薪的工作，好的机遇，基层人士如果不是生活所逼，谁会想每一天花6个小时上下班，牺牲时间和健康
你们的艰辛，努力，勇气，坚持，我佩服，辛苦了，要加油，要照顾好自己👍🏼
@@playingcasual2024 我只是说佩服这些能为了更多钱而到SG做工的人，因为我做不到，sorry我看不出哪里高尚了😅（??)
Welcome to the ' Dream Rich Malaysian Association'. Wish you reach your goal soon. 🖖
My Malaysian friend actually do find that the food in Singapore is cheaper than the food in Malaysia. Initially I don't agree with him until he says earning sing dollars and spending sing dollars compared to earning ringgit and spending ringgit. It's because you earn the same dollars on both sides but Singapore has a much higher dollar value. And it's because of the dollar value that makes that huge difference
Much respect to these hardworking people and the sacrifice they make daily to better their life and the life of their loved ones. I guess the best option is working remotely in Malaysia for a Singapore company. But not everyone has that choice. One thing that both the governments can do is make it easy to cross over so that these workers don't have to spend as much time commuting. Hope they also develop more infra to facilitate travel between SG and JB.
Nice to see Ash on your channel
I am one of her subs
Don’t let the home rental deter you. The saving you get after deducting all costs will be equal to your MYR salary. So it is like MYR salary to save every mth.
I'm from Port Kelang moved to Jb with my wife and son (1989) So...Me three working at S'pore Company looking for bigger salary than Malaysia and i always skipping Shipping company because some company pay in usd or Sin $ ...and i've been working many company and many type of ship and traveling around the world and earning big pay too..but when i retired at the ages 55 yrs..what i most regreted was my EPF money or CPF in S'pore..can say that i've lost so much money because there are no deduction for foreigner ..yea..that time just thinking of big salary forgot about old age soon ..really really regret bro..(i'm a retired merchat seaman) (WHAT TO DO AYAM PATUK ITIK SUDU..BUT I'M NOT REGRET BECOME A SEAMAN) And my favourite song > Holiday by > Richard Wright..keep it up..bro..
so do you have saving acc
Aik no saving whatsoever? Asb or epf or etc can deduct mthly what.. want to venture in shipping line or ioil n gas too but no experience so donno how. Tired of working in the office d.
Cheers and just hope the coming new HSR would make these better! Fingers crossed!
Damnnn Thanks for sharing. I never thought of how people work in sg as Malaysian.
Thanks for watching boss!
My father working in Singapore past 25years, and stay in jb. Even I work in Singapore for 5years and did daily travel, then I feel not going to waste my time to do this forever. So study harder, you still can earn better in Malaysia..
minimum wages help “correct imbalances in employer-employee bargaining power”, the politician said.
I experienced the same thing but as a singaporean schooling in singapore and living in JB. Wake up 4-5 am, reach home 7-8pm everyday.
I like you quote "if you cannot defeat them join them"
Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
This is my first time encountering you but this video is really really well done! Good job!
Wow I did not know I was so blessed as a kid in Singapore to wake up only at 6.15 and end school at 1.30. I will work harder next time
Yeah,work hard and save more for retirement.
Truly blessed to be born in Sg bro, school juz 5 min from home, still i can see ppl do 50m dash from my window!😂😂
@@PeterLeo-m6whii
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Zero respect for Malaysians being lazy and betraying their country for money. Stealing the jobs of Singaporeans and lowering average wages because these desperate Malays would accept any miserable salary because it’s 3.5x
I'm from Malaysia, but i only think of how to make money in Malaysia by being a freelancer, working 8 hours 5 days in a week and also doing diff types of online business.
So i spent 12 hours for my full time job+ freelance+ other businesses. It's better earning compare to waking up at 4am just to work in other country that has higher conversion. In the long run, you may get more or less compare to working full time job in SG but at least there is a hope that your business can go up to RM20-80k monthly.
So i got to say is take your risk.
You missed 2 issues I think. Number 1 is the retirement benefits of working in Singapore. Number 2 is how many hours of sleep you could get. Waking up at 4am is nothing if one sleeps at 8pm. Anyway good job. This reminds me so much of the other busy border crossing: Tijuana - San Diego. That and the JB-Singapore are considered 2 of the busiest borders in the world.
Hi! In fact, I usually sleep at between 9-10pm and I wake up at 4.30-5am. However there are people who sleeps late and wakes up early to do this. 😊
finish work already 5pm... only if u finish right on time. u think can go home and just sleep at 8pm isit haiya.. need to cook, clean, shower, if got family need to make sure kids/elderly folks already settle with themselves
@@kiwipalace Understand the situation you mentioned.
Too stressful even for youngsters. You will have no life travelling 4 to 6 hours everyday.
It would be better to rent a room is Sg for 1k may be? per month, and have some leisure time. I should think the cost will be about the same as travelling to and from JB. And make sure you get a pension in the end.
Have lots of savings to buy a house in M'sia and retire happily. Good luck!
What retirement benefits? When one retires is when one is out of job - choice or not. Then you only rely on what you have kept away over the years. There is no retirement benefit.
I tried living in JB and working in SG for a month and traveling 3-6 hours per day through and back from work. While the first week was great, the rest of month, I found my health deteriorating due to lack of sleep and poor diet. Weekends are spent trying to recuperate. Earning SGD and living in MY makes a lot of sense if you can work remotely or if the is flexibility in timing. Otherwise, the effort and time stuck in transit and the value of time in monetary sense, health and mental wellbeing, it makes more sense to just live in SG.
Bro this one is so good👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for watching bossman
possible only for Malaysian Citizens right ?
Malaysia kicked Singapore out of the country due to differences, Malay leaders wants Malays are preserved in Malaysia while Singapore wants Malay, Chinese and Indian treated equally. As a Singapore i consider myself very lucky to born here, otherwise I will treated shit like non Malays in Malaysia, I really pity to the non Malays in Malaysia. What I can say is pray them well
this is the first time i landed on your video and you gained +1 sub from me. really love your storytelling skill, i literally watched every minute of it. keep up the good work
As a singaporean, i thank you for sharing the daily struggles and sacrifices of our fellow neighbours. It is a gentle reminder to be kind to everyone because everyone has their own struggles, some more than others. Thank you Chun Weng !
You can also find cheap houses in Singapore, it depends on your luck.
A Malaysian woman here rented a room for 450 Singapore dollars. Still living in
Do you need a visa to rent in Johor?
I like your content and the perspective you have captured in this video. Do more of this kind of content!
This same situation exists between Italy & Swiss! The Italian however does not have this problem of border! They get in the Switzerland very easily. By car or by train. They work there & come back to their home in some small town across the border where the rent is cheap.
The various international rankings show that s'pore is far ahead of m'sia in many areas. So, all m'sians must unite to make m'sia less of a goner!
I work in Kuala Lumpur and I have to say, the traffic is very crazy. Especially in nearby pertronas twin tower or Pavilion Mall KL. The First time I went to KL for works after interview, i drive to there with my car and the traffic makes me late 10 min to works, but the manager forgive me because she knew KL traffic kinda confused to the people who're not from KL. And after I purchase a house in KL I never drive with my car agian, I took the MRT to my workspace.
Btw guys, living in the country capital or famous big city is not easy while driving because it takes time and you 100% must use waze because if you don't, you'll gonna went lost. KL even have a 2nd floor bridge road and under the road have MRT (not all connect under the bridge), it like you live in the future. There also many european there (mostly Italian)
how much total travelling cost to get in ad go back JB you spend per day ?
I am Sgean , Inp,an to go JB stay , can known cheapest rent a month how much Sir?
Super insightful and great story telling skills! Thanks for taking us along your journey 🙌 The chewing gum bit was too funny 😂
Good info and do this type of videos everything and everyplace. Do continue ❤
Hi chun weng. I suggest yo to be sg citizen. An educated person like you better be a Singaporean. Life as an educated person in Malaysia not good enough....
if no need to come to office every day, why not just drive Malaysia car to work once or twice a week .. save big compare to own singapore car and yet enjoy the full convinenence.
We would do anything for the people that we love. 😢
Can we find a job that we can work remotely in Malaysia but earn SGD ?
@@danson95 I guess yes?
Thanks for talking about this. There are still Singaporeans who doesn't know (or care to know) that they earn a lot more comparatively to people in other countries, and only complain complain complain how expensive Sg is.
Im from philippines and work in Singapore for almost 4 years. And its quite dufferent now.everything is expensive. I like how you present yourself.not the typical Singaporean English. I lived in woodland for 2 years.before going back to my country. I keep watching your vlog from today...more power
Happy to see a Malaysian's perspective on this. Great video!
We Sporean would love to spend money in JB, Pse vote correctly to progress in JB rather than sentiment RTS and HSR is what Malaysian need. Dont be swayed by the OLD politician
A good and interesting documentary vclip! 👍Thanks to Chun Weng.
🙏 With great respect to All Sides ... Having just 3 hours of sleep or less per day ... Will affect our bodies & minds in the long run ... While renting a room in Singapore is getting higher & higher ... We think this arrangement of commuting to work to Singapore from Johor Bahru daily is only sustainable for the short term as had seen many decided to go back to work in Malaysia after 2 to 6 years periods of working in Singapore while staying in Johor Bahru ... Many old fashion factories in Singapore are already relocated to Malaysia , Thailand , Indonesia & Vietnam due to higher production costs in Singapore ... 🙏🕯🌏🕊🇸🇬🇲🇾
reminded of story that in jakarta parents sleep over nite in cars with school kids to beat traffic jams so kids will not hv, 2 stay awake at 4 am to beat traffic going 2 school
There are almost 1 million Malaysians working @Singapore with 300k travel daily . 😂
The Singapore factories that move to Malaysia are of low value .
How would 🇲🇾 progress /Rakyat getting higher pay with these low value jobs ?
@@wjj7488 1,000,000 ??? 2 far fetch...1/12 malaysia's population ???...higher pay 4 civil service, policemen n politicians will stop corruption...works in sg..
My friend paid around SGD450 room rental...and he work at f&b for SGD3000. That's a huge win for me
I work in phuket earn SGD 3000 pay rental apartment SGD 200 per month
It makes more sense if the Malaysian can get a high paying job more than sgd3000 in Singapore, then use sgd400 to share a room with a friend. This way, one can save time and energy.
Though Sg rental is expensive, if we can cut cost in transport amd food, its still worth in to stay in Sg than to commute betqeen JB and Sg.
Hallelujah!!!! The daily jesus devotional has been a huge part of my transformation, God is good was owning a loan of $47,000 to the bank for my son's brain surgery (David), Now I'm no longer in debt after I invested $12,000 and got my payout of $30,000 every months
If RM strengthen to 3 which is very likely given both internal, external developments and potential 30% increase in salary in JB, don't need to work in a foreign country anymore.
@@leealex24 Sg govt will make sure they offer attractive salary to attract foreign talent to work in sg.
Alternatively, sg can also set up factories here and hire local people to work in jb, only white collar people amd those work in the daily necessity industry workers will travel to Sg.
Don't think too much of the hardship. Think of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Once it's finished maybe that RTS Link would help reduce the commuting time. More border agents might help as well. If we sufficiently reduce the commuting time we might even see Singaporeans living in JB, commuting to SG.
I guess one benefit from the pandemic is that companies are open to flexi work arrangement so some office workers can wfh 2 days a week, then u have more time to sleep in on WFH days.
Living in Johor Bahru and working in Singapore is actually not that bad.
Did you know that there are people in the United States who have to drive more than 2 hours to get to work?
For some Malaysians, it actually only takes 45 minutes to an hour and a half to get to JB from Singapore. This type of journey time is extremely normal in many countries.
I hope when RTS is operational, it would help reduce traveling time.
300k daily travel may become 600k by then if good and you save …..?
What is the opera song at 6:05 called?
Wow bro, 20k sub now congrats. Loved the way you use the fork to hold your mic in those days.
haha thanks to let me know the welknown traffic status in MY-SG border, never been there before but will be there very soon. Greetings from native Khmer in Vietnam/Vietnamese Cambodian.
Malaysian have the best of both world. Work like bees in Singapore and retire with styles in Kampongs.
The most 1 million out of 33 million Malaysians work in Singapore.
How can most Malaysians have the best of both worlds ? 😂
According to 2023 World Happiness index:
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