22-07-2012 08:19 PM | ||
Unregistered321 | ya more like now, wants to change course and the only course that interest me is this two as i would say it is more related to my diploma in eee. | |
21-07-2012 09:46 PM | ||
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February, gmeprt you have to choose between sit uog and nu offshore now? or you looking to apply to either in the future? |
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21-07-2012 01:30 AM | ||
Unregistered | btw i studied eee in poly. | |
21-07-2012 01:27 AM | ||
Unregistered321 | hi bros, need some advice here. i am stuck with the choice of SIT uog mechatronics and nu offshore eng. what are the job prospects? | |
09-07-2012 04:13 PM | ||
Unregistered | ya i have a friend who worked at oil rig for 4 years. SGD100/day allowance on top of salary. food and lodging provided. | |
09-07-2012 02:35 PM | ||
poor and stupid | $1000/day are the frogman. If you have connections then is bunkers, else engineers die big time. Anyway what do engineers do anyway? google? | |
07-07-2012 04:09 PM | ||
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29-06-2012 10:13 PM | ||
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The transition was rough, most of the company don't recognise military experience even though I was in a technical position during my bond. You have to be prepared for pay cut and also start fresh all over again. If you are thinking of leaving the force, the best advice I can give you is not which course to study but rather that you should leave asap if you have fulfil your bond obligations, you say you are bonded until 2015, that makes you like 30? Abit too old but I would say for people switching field, relavant working experience would be the most important thing. Don't think about completing the part time then come out at 32 year old or even 37 years old...way too old |
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28-04-2012 04:29 PM | ||
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Wow!! Such an inspirational post!!! I'm really motivated now to pursue an engineering degree and one day become my own boss.... To be an entreprenuer and start my own garung guni business!! Whoopea!!!!!! Quote:
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22-04-2012 01:03 AM | ||
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Unemployed 53-year-old Singaporean wtih NUS engineering honours degree turns to scavenging trash to feed his family Unemployed NUS graduate decides to become “Karung guni” man Editorial TR EMERITUS An engineer who was retrenched in 2007 had to resort to scavenging for rubbish to make a living and support his family of 7. 53-year-old Mr Koh is an engineering graduate from NUS with honours. After working for some years, he finally landed himself a top job in a big company in 1993. Subsequently, he worked there for the next 14 years till 2007 when he was laid off. Although the company wrote him a good testimonial, it wasn’t easy for him to find another job. After he was laid off, there was a change in his outlook and he began to centre his life around his family more than his work. He has 4 daughters, ages from 5 to 9. His mother lives with him. Together with his wife and himself, he has to support a family of 7. So, why did Mr Koh decide to get into rag and bone (“karung guni”) business after he was laid off? As jobs were hard to come by especially for people at his age, he said that he wanted to get into eco-friendly business. “Some of the thrown-away electrical appliances only have minor problems. It’s a waste to see them being thrown away. After I repair them and clean them up, they are as good as new.” In fact, the fridge, kettle, fan, etc in his house were all salvaged from the rubbish dumps. He has been picking rubbish for the last 3 years. Every morning, he will get up before the sun is up. Wearing a T-shirt and a pair of shorts, he will be the first to go to the dump sites to look for good items to pick. “I start work at 5am every morning. I will go to the rubbish chutes and HDB corridors to look for discarded items. I have to often endure cold stares from some of the residents.” He recounted that sometimes, some people who saw him pushing a cart of discarded items would immediately cover their noses and avoid him. Others would throw sarcastic remarks at him. “They thought I’m an illiterate who goes around picking disused items. I’m a university graduate!” As to how much Mr Koh is earning from his rag and bone trade, he declined to say. He only said that he makes enough to support his family. Before Mr Koh was retrenched, he disclosed that he was making $8,000 a month with bonus up to 5 months. He said that few months before he was being laid off, he whistle-blew on certain procedures in the company for being not proper. He felt that this might be the reason he was laid off. “On the day I was laid off, it was raining and only 1 person from the company came out to see me off. It was pretty gloomy.” Mr Koh recounted another incident. On one of the mornings, he was pushing his cart of loaded “junks” in a HDB estate at Toh Guan Rd. He stepped away to get his bike for a moment. When he returned, the whole cart and “junks” disappeared. At the time, there was a Bangla cleaner around. Mr Koh saw the Bangla cleaner came out from the utility room. The Bangla denied seeing his cart. When Mr Koh wanted to enter the utility room to check, the Bangla told him there was no key. So, Mr Koh had no choice but to call the police. The police came and asked to see the supervisor. The supervisor came and opened the door to the utility room. Mr Koh’s “missing” cart together with the items were found inside the room. The supervisor after questioning the Bangla cleaner, took out $100 and gave it to Mr Koh, hoping that Mr Koh would let things rest. Mr Koh said, “After being busy for one whole morning, I was insulted by this. I feel very frustrated.” |
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