do you really think food is expensive in singapore?

[globalcookie]

So it varies a lot... my perception is, certain profession needs certain paper.

[satan_gal]

Originally Posted by AlvinLeong

unless you going for PE, no need degree.

I hear PE need at least a Dip? Else can't get laycen or cert or wadever it's called?

[AlvinLeong]

PE need degree. Good $ if nothing happen.

Registration as Professional Engineer
The Professional Engineers Board registers professional engineers in the branches of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. A person applying for registration as a professional engineer to the Professional Engineers Board is required to hold an approved degree or qualification listed in the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification and acquired not less than 4 years of relevant practical experience. He is also required to sit and pass examinations prescribed by the Board. The applicant is required to sit and pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination and following that, to sit and pass the Practice of Professional Engineering Examination. In addition, the applicant is required to attend an interview.

http://app.peb.gov.sg/pe_reg_intro.aspx

[Ariesdram]

Originally Posted by globalcookie

So it varies a lot... my perception is, certain profession needs certain paper.

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=761251

Yes very cheap for those earning $20k abv
Yes cheap for those earning $10k - $20k
Okay not too expensive for those earning $6k - $10k
Okay not very cheap for those earning $4k - $6k
No expensive for those earning $2k - $4k
No very expensive for those earning $800 - $2k
No almost cannot afford for those earning $400 - $800
Totally cannot afford for those earning below $400

Also depends on whether you need to service a house mortgage, pay car installment, insurance, etc. Everything being equal, it's a good guide.

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Originally Posted by Spakase
go over JB every fried noodle is delicious and Ipoh hor fun tastes really good, for half price.

Are you refering to earning S$ spending RM?

I am referring to the fact that hawker center food here is generally badly prepared. Eg Wan Ton mee, we see this sold everywhere but few tastes as good as the wan tan mee you find in Lavender or Chomp Chomp. If you study the way the Lavender & Chomp Chomp cooks prepare the noodle, you can see they run the noodle through hot and cold water. But most places simply throw everything into to boil and serve. The difference is the texture and springiness of the noodle. And the sauce, world of difference. In JB, you try wan tan mee from ordinary street stalls you'd be surprised at the better quality. It's not just the money, it's the quality, the heart put into the cooking. Our hawker food just don't cut it. The reason why they are cheaper in Msia is because rentals are escalating in Sg, costs of living are high in Sg therefore hawkers also need to earn eat, and the taxes on transportation in Sg is sky high. In Msia, they subsidise petrol, in Sg there is a tax on petrol.

[mictok]

Stalls at Malaysia can sell 50 bowls everyday and survive for the next 10 years,Spore sell 50 bowels everyday 6 mth later closed down.

[Royston]

Lavander wanton mee cannot make it already.

Originally Posted by Royston

Lavander wanton mee cannot make it already.

I ate when it was in middle road. Street side store on wheels.

I think if one goes to the right places, food is still not very exp. But of course the portion has greatly reduced over the years.