I always hear the same tune.....sinkies are choosy. Not all are choosy. Some choosy cos of the pay. Not cos nature of work. If i am a Msian, staying in kulai, i wouldnt mind coming to sinkieland. Why not when i can earn 3x more than my peers whos working in JB/Msia. Lets say a welder job...just like my jiuhukia neighbour. He earned plus OT $2000 that translate to M$6000 pm. Good pay...shouldnt be choosy. If I am paid S$6000 pm as a welder, why should i reject? But no...i only paid $2000 pm as a sinkie, living and spending in Sinkieland. I will try to look elsewhere for higher pay cos i need to feed my family here. U call that choosy? Just like security job or cleaner. Have few relatives....uncles and aunties...working security officer. Mentioned many many times leow....6 days week including sat, sun and PH...12 hrs shift day/nite, only 4 off days in a month. Where got choosy? U know hw much they are paid....only $2200 gross pm. U tell me this type of pay, working condition, standing 12 hrs....cushy job? Choosy?
Singapore's remuneration commensurate with educational qualification. Go to those big cities, New York, London, Tokyo, etc. They're the same as well. That's how a nation progresses. Most security guards (except their supervisors) are with Secondary education at most whilst some don't even complete Secondary 4. You expect these to earn above S$2,500? Even though the guy in Kulai earns x3 in RM, but he is also paying at between x2 and x2.5 in RM for his general expenses. A bowl of decent Wantan noodles (equivalent in standard to those in Singapore) will easily cost RM9 and above. Work that out for yourself. Please don't compare with those fritters that come with only 4 small shreds of char-siews and 2 miserable pieces of Wantans. Oh, I forget that you're a Malay and don't take pork. My apologies.
Yes...tere are some goods that are expensive than Sinkieland eg electronic goods. But essential goods by and large are cheaper than sinkieland. Essential needs like Medical...u know how much Msian are charged at public clinic? U know how much my msian relative wife paid when she delivered her child at maternity ward? U will be shocked when compared to Sinkie hosp/poly? Utilities....u go compare u will be shocked too when compared to Sinkieland. Aiyoh banyak lah bang. U dont be biase...go compare those essential stuffs between Msia and Sinkieland. Even when they are jobless they can any time have a cart along side the road and earn a living. Kamp house can even convert into a "restaurant". Dont even have to pay a single sen to the garment. Hows tat? Sure can survive lah those jiuhukia. But not sinkies. Sinkies mati katak.
Only products produced or sourced domestically are cheap. When your currency is weak, obviously you cannot expect to pay reasonable prices for imported products. It's totally illogical and just doesn't make sense. Yes, the charges in public hospitals are dirt cheap in Malaysia, because these are heavily subsidized by their government. However, this is also being slowly curtailed because their government had already announced that these subsidies will be gradually reduced effective 2019. Also, have you ever stepped into any 1 of them before? The environment and general facilities provided are pathetic as compared to even Singapore's public hospitals. You pay for what you get. This cannot be help because to be cheap will always come with only the basic provisions and they are okay with the average Malays because what they want is a place to attend to their illness and medical requirement. There's no need for any extravagance and they don't even complain because they knew very well that they'll have to pay x5 more for private medical treatment.
I have to also admit that nowadays, the public hospitals in Singapore are too conservative and will always make you do a lot of unnecessary tests and diagnostics. They always like to ask you to do biopsies, scope tests, etc. These are expensive and in most cases are not really necessary. I believe this practice is to beef up their hospital revenues and I find it not very ethical. They should have instead start with the basic oral or application treatments and only if the symptoms will still persists after these treatments, further tests should then be accorded. But in most cases, they'll straightaway ask you to make the next appointment for all these unnecessary tests (most of the times) and the patient will eventually feel all these extra costs at each visit to the hospital.
It is a known fact that living in Singapore is not cheap, but at the same time, still manageable if one learns to be prudent, especially for those average ones. The trouble is because almost everyone wants to be seen as "achievable" to their neighbors and relatives. During my teenage years, do I have tablets, handphones, eat McDonalds, etc. No..... I play with marbles, carom boards and eat whatever is provided on the table. I travel to my destinations by bicycle if they are within reasonable distance, not by air-con buses nor MRTs, not to mention even Taxis. Times have changed and expectations have increased. Cannot compare with those past years. That's why I'll still say that the majority of Sinkies are spoiled, both in their living patterns and work/salary expectations. Tame down one's expectations and can still be manageable.