Malaysian and Chinese PRC Bus Captain

The misperception or prejudice, that I have on them previously is now been replaced with a sense of gratitude towards them.

Yes, without their contribution to this public transport industry, I believe, our daily lives and economic progress will have encountered much intermittence, inconvenience, un-satisfactoriness and frustration.

To quote an English Idiom, “Make hay while the sun shines”. This proverbial, which I think, is well suited to describe my Chinese PRC and Malaysian BC colleague. If you have an opportunity to do something, do it before the opportunity expires. 

After several interviews and kopitiam session with my Malaysian and Chinese PRC colleagues; I can confidently sum up that, they too encountered all the difficulties, hardship and challenges, and much more. However with their take home monthly income and after translation into their country currency, it is able to “boa rong” or fully compensated for the numerous stated shortcomings and un-satisfactoriness that has been expounded in this blog till to date. 

My Malaysian and PRC colleagues, are taking the favorable currency exchange rate situation to work here.

A Chinese PRC BC can earn up to about SGD2400/-. They will spend about $400/per month for daily expenses. On a monthly basis, they could have a saving or send back of some RMB9,000 minimum with the current exchange rate of 1:4.65. 

Previously, while working in ShenZhen, I was told, a fresh mechanical designer engineer, only earns about RMB3,000. Now, even with China inflation rate, I think, it is still very favourable for the Chinese PRC BC working here in Singapore.

For the Malaysian BC Colleague, if they choose to rent a room here and do not wish to commute daily between the causeway; and spent about $600/per month. On a monthly basis, with the balance income, he converted it into Malaysian Ringgit of around RM5,000. 

With this money, Malaysian BC can start to buy a house and car in Malaysia. My two nephew, both graduated in Malaysia University, and working with MNC, told me that, their starting salary is around RM3,500/per month. So, I guess, with just some basic English and a driving licence, a  Malaysian BC is certainly has a better deal here.

However, for locals, for young entrants like myself, with an average take home income of  $2,200/- is just hand to mouth on a monthly basis. What TT (bulim depot) has taken to pay the locals with a slightly higher basic is a good and welcomed move.