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What to expect from an Employer Agreement before coming as Expat to Malaysia:

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Hi friends welcome back and glad to see you here!!!

Either for Business or for Employment, many people relocate to other countries leaving their mother land behind. It is good opportunity to know new cultures, atmospheres, global experiences. But it is not always as pleasant as expected if you don’t take proper care before relocating.
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As an Expat living in Malaysia, I personally faced some problems and now and then receive queries from my fellow colleagues. As we are working here, most of the problems come from employer’s agreement or contract which we have to sign before coming to Malaysia.  At the time of agreement/contract sign we may miss out some points which might cause major setback later. So I want to share some top important points which need to be taken with high priority.

1.       Genuine Company: 

When you got an offer from a company which good pay and other benefits don’t simply accept it without doing proper investigation about the Company. There are many companies which are “Black Listed” or “Suspect Listed” in Malaysian Immigration. Without knowing this, if you accept the offer then you will be troubled at the time of entry in Malaysia. Even though you could able to manage to enter, later on you will face lot of problems.

So my sincere advice to all aspiring expats who want to come to Malaysia, please make a thorough inquiry about the employer who is providing visa/pass for you.  If you have any friends in Malaysia ask them to inquire for you about the company, or else you can contact Malaysian Immigration for assistance.

2.     Proper Employment Pass:

 There are different types of Employment Passes available in Malaysia. Please check Immigration Official Website for more information. Check with your employer for how many years they are going to provide your EP and what type. You should be aware of this clearly.

Be careful with the companies which ask for money to proceed with your visa/pass processing. A good company should not charge anything

3.     Clear Salary Negotiations and Benefits :

Generally, people will get attracted to the offered salary without thinking much about other benefits. If you are one of them please concentrate on the below points.

Medical Coverage: Don’t forget to ask Medical Coverage. Medical facility is expensive in Malaysia compared to India. So better check with HR about the Medical benefits provided and it is only for you or your dependents or not. If you are relocating with family like mother, wife and kids then better to get full family coverage.

Accommodation: In Malaysia Accommodation is quite expensive. A normal, 2 bed room condo comes around RM 2,500/- per month. If you plan for good area and 3 bed rooms flat then the price might go higher. Check with your employer whether company provides any accommodation or not. If not ask to give house rent allowance or something. If not, then plan accordingly.

For bachelors normally they will say for few months company will provide the accommodation. Make sure it is combined accommodation with other employees or individual rooms etc based on your convenience.

Tax:  Normally companies tell the Gross Salary when they discuss with their employees. Some people may get an impression that they will receive that much amount in hand every month. But it might not be true always. Normally there is Income tax deduction from employee’s salary every month.  So when you discuss about salary negotiations, ask about income tax. Some companies pay income tax on behalf of their employees.

Children Education Facility: If you are married and have kids whom you plan to educate here then please do inquire about Schooling and Education facilities prior. If you want to go for International Schools then make sure you know the fee structure other extra fee etc which might be troublesome if not planned earlier. Check with your employer whether any facility for Schooling and Education of children.

Dependant Visa: The common thing happens in most of bachelor expats is, they come as single after few months they gets married. J As common, when they want to bring his/her spouse to Malaysia, dependant visa comes into scene. So again need to contact with employer.
Some companies demand for money to proceed with dependant visas.  So it is better to check with them prior.

Leaves, Bonus and Hardship Allowance:  Make it clear about the number of leaves per month or per annum and what types of leaves available. Generally most of the companies provide Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Hospitalization leave and Maternity leave. Make an inquiry with your friends.

Some companies pays yearly bonus to its employees. It is important to mention about Hardship allowance in agreement. Better to discuss this too.

4.     Clear Contract Agreement:

 Another common problem in bachelors face in Malaysia is, payment when there is no job. To make it much clear, people join to some job consultancy and placed on Client location as work assignment. The Job Consultancy will have some agreement with the Client. Based on that only employees are placed in jobs.

Generally, once the job ends with particular client, the job consultancy shows new Client to work. In some cases, if job consultancy fails to show new job for its employee, then employee has to stay at home without any work. In such situations, consultancies won’t pay salary to the employee as he/she did not work. These situations are really miserable for employees. They don’t go to work and they don’t get the pay. So it is better to discuss bench salary beforehand.

5.     Career Growth and Performance Appraisals:

 Don’t forget to check with your employer about the career growth and the frequency of performance appraisals. Performance appraisal directly connected with salary hikes. Sometimes when your designation upgraded then only hikes are given. Discuss the company policies and other stuff.

6.     About Notice Period:

Check the notice periods. Generally in contract letter, HR mentions about the notice period should be given by employee before quitting the job. But make sure that they mention about the notice period should be given by employer to its employee. This is very important. If this is not mentioned you can be fired at any point of time without any notice. But vice versa cannot be same. If you want to resign from your services you should server minimum of one month notice.

Most of the jobs openings prefer immediate joining so make sure notice period a bit less. Don’t forget to check the buyout policy if required. Some companies don’t allow employees to avail balance annual leaves in notice period time. So better check it out.

If you think I need to add some other point to this, please let me know. If you feel this post is helpful please subscribe or leave comment. Share your personal experience with others which helps them from going in wrong route.






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Where to buy good Children Bicycle in Kuala Lumpur

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Cloth shops and Tailors in Brickfields

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Hi friends, hope and wish you are doing great. Welcome to this post.

Today I want to share the most interesting item for women, Sari and Punjabi Suite Shops and Tailors.

Malaysia is a combination different religions and cultures like Malays, Chinese, and Indians. So we can find variety of shops meant for dresses. As Brickfields area is dominated by Indian Community, you can find many Indian Cloth Shops.  In these shops you can find Indian Sarees, Ready Made Punjabi Suits, Dress Materials, Night Gowns, Blouse Pieces, Petticoats and many more.  

Top shops from Chennai, like Sri Kumaran’s, Saravana Stores etc have branches in Malaysia. But don’t expect that many varieties here. Every shop has its own specific Tailoring shop. So if you buy any Punjabi Suit material you can stitch from the same shop’s tailor. Tailoring charges have to pay separately.

Cost varies a lot compared to India.  In Punjabi Suits you can find latest trends in readymade items.  If you are really keen to buy, you can visit Masjid Jamek area where you can find many more shops especially for cloths with lots of varieties.  Price is much higher. 

Some of the Tailors provide services in hourly basis too.


Bombay Collections

Pandiyan Stores

Kumaran Silks





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Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

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Hi friends, welcome to this post. Hope you are doing great.

From hectic workloads, chasing deadlines, mechanical life style of morning 8:30 am to 8:30 pm work, practical thinking makes man really busy in his life. This modern life style not only affects the personality of the person but also affects his/her relationships too. If one continue life like this then they will lose the essence of it.

I am not telling to stop working.. J but plan your leisure times (weekends) with small family trips or trips with friends which makes you more relaxed and it is much better than watching movies, boozing etc. If you are in Malaysia, then don’t miss the opportunity to roam around this beautiful country. Malaysia is a place to live life very near to nature.

Today I am going to tell about a place which can be visited as a day trip or if you want can also stay there. It’s all about Fraser’s Hill Station.

Fraser’s Hill is a highland which is located nearly two hours away from busy Kuala Lumpur in Pahang Hills. It is also known as Bukit Fraser. This place is popular for its cool climate, nature activities. History says, British army, Scotsman Fraser who came to this place in search of Gold mines. Because of him this place got the name Fraser’s Hill. Whether he found the Gold mine or not I am not sure J but you can see the old colonial charm all around the hill. Most of the old stone cottages represent colonial style of living in olden days.

Visitors can visit this place throughout the year but be prepared for sudden rainfall most of the times. If you wish to stay there then plan to visit in off peak days so that you can enjoy cheap budgets. Temperatures usually range between 22 - 28°C during the day and 16°C to 20°C at night; with more rain, the environment becomes cold and misty.

Main attractions in Fraser’s Hill are its cooling climate, rain forests, Allan’s Water, Jeriau Waterfall, and The Paddock for horse-riding and abandoned colonial mansions. This place is also famous for its variety of birdlife.

Allen’s Water:

Allan's Water
It is a small lake which was turned into a park for recreational activities. Surrounding the lake are big trees and shrubs which provide a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere. Birds fluttering among the tree tops are common sights, with the occasional squirrel or monkey. Small paddle boats (for two people each) parked along the water's edge can be rented for a small fee, at MYR6 for 15 minutes. You can then paddle around the lake to enjoy the scenery.



Jeriau murky waterfall:

Jeriau Waterfall
The waterfall is not impressive and the amount of water is not large, but the setting is romantic, making a visit worthwhile.

The Paddock:
The Paddock


Activity at Paddock

It is a club for horse riding and Archery. Don’t expect too much about the horse riding as it is quite simple one but with lots of fun. The rate for horseride is RM8 for adults and RM4 for children. The rate for archery is RM8 for adulta (10 arrows) and RM5 for blowpipe for children.

Bird Life: 

This place is a special attraction for Birdlife. It  is home to 250 species of wild birds. In fact the International Bird Watching Event is held here. You can go to Jelai R. esort to watch birds but not necessarily

Children’s Park, Flower Garden near the Clock Tower and The Smoke House are some other places to visit in this hill area.


Map to this location:


Map
Hope this information gives you a brief idea about Fraser’s Hill. For more information
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** some of the photos are not belongs to this blog and are taken from others



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KL Fertility & Gynaecology Centre

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Infertility (not able to getting pregnant) is the highly raising problem among couples in modern days. Surveys show the number of people consulting Fertility Clinics is increasing day by day. It could be either the life style or weather or anything else. But this is a burning problem in the couples.

In this post I want to share a Fertility and Gynecology Clinic which is quite famous in Kuala Lumpur.  Some of my friends visited here and got good results.


KLFC
KL Fertility Centre, a medical establishment devoted exclusively to getting you pregnant. They have been providing fertility expertise for over two decades, helping couples have children across three continents. Services provided by them are IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination), IVF (Intra Vitro Fertilization), ICSI (Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) and Frozen Embryo Transplantation.
  
Dr Helena Lim Yun Hsuen  
Dato’ Dr. Prashant Nadkarni  
 The consultant doctors are Dato’ Dr. Prashant Nadkarni and Dr Helena Lim Yun Hsuen. Along with Fertility treatments they provide general Gynecology treatments too. Please visit their web site for much more information. Doctors are very experienced in their respective fields. For general fertility queries also you can visit their official web site.


Address

Wisma Perintis 47
Jalan Dungun,
Wisma Perintis,
50490 Kuala Lumpur,
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

Phone:03-2093 3500

Hours:

Monday
9:00 am – 4:00 am
Tuesday
9:00 am – 4:00 am
Wednesday
9:00 am – 4:00 am
Thursday
9:00 am – 4:00 am
Friday
9:00 am – 4:00 am
Saturday
9:00 am – 2:00 am
Sunday
Closed

Website:


If you have visited this clinic please share your ideas and experiences. If you feel the information is helpful please don’t forget to subscribe to this blog.



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Gandhi's Vegetarian Restaurant

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Gandhi's Vegetarian Restaurant is located on the Ground Floor of Scott Sentral Apartments in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. 

Gandhi's restaurant commenced operations more than twenty (20) years ago and were located opposite the Brickfields post office (POS Malaysia Brickfields). 

Gandhi Restaurant 

The new restaurant was opened recently with a spacious parking place and became an instant hit among Indian Vegetarian food cuisine lovers. 

Tomyam Soup is worth mentioning about this restaurant. The taste is really good. You can get all vegetarian items with non-veg flavour.You can order vegetarian chiken fry, vegerian chicken suop etc. Pcices are very reasonable and restaurant will be very crowded if you go in wrong times.. :)

Priyan Gandhi is the Owner. People wait for the ordered items in queue. You can get chines style vegetarian items too.

Operatinal Hours :

Break fast : 7:00 am to 11:00 am
Lunch : 11:30 am to 2:00 pm 
Dinner : 5:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Closed on Sunday, Monday for Breakfast and Lunch - 

Dinner is available on sunday and Monday



Gandhi's Vegetarian Restaurant @ Brickfields

Scott Sentral Service, 
Suite 3A/05, 
Ground Floor, 
28 Jalan Scott, Brickfields
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan Malaysia

Telephone: 0322733190
Fax: 0378776591

GPS Coordinates: N 3 8.07036 E 101 41.50913




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Kerala Ayurvedic Lifestyle, Brickfields

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Kerala Ayurvedic Lifestyle a prime Ayurvedic centre located in Brickfields,- Little  India offers Ayurvedic treatments and Therapies. Whoever believes in Ayurveda can visit this centre.  It is just located in the first back line of brick field road and next to Citra’s Super Market. It is rare to find ayurvedic therapies in these modern days. We are lucky that we have one nearby to us.

·      Abhyangam ( Body massage) 
·         Dhara ( Thakra dhara, Sirodhara),
·         Patra potala swedam,
·         Sirovasti,
·         Kati vasti,
·         Janu vasti,
·         Tharpanam,
·         Choorna swedam, 
·         Pinda swedam   ( Navara Kizhi),
·         Udwarthanam, 
·         Thala Pothichil,
·         Navara Theppu,
·         Nasyam, 
·         Herbal Facial,
·         Pizhichil,
·         Pichu,
·         Vasti,
·         Virechanam,
·         Medicated  Steam bath,
·         Thalam, 
·         Lepanam,
·         Head massage



Kerala Ayurvedic Lifestyle

Address:

Kerala Ayurvedic Lifestyle @ Brickfields
No.37, Jalan Thamby Abdullah Satu,
Off Jalan Tun Sambanthan,
50470 Brickfields,
Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2260 3436
Fax: 03-2260 4436

Hours of work
Daily: 10.00AM – 10.00PM



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New Malliga Enterprises, Brickfields

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New Malliga Store:
It is a departmental store along with ladies accessories and other artificial jewellery.  One can find house hold stainless steel items, kitchen accessories like Indian Wet Grinders, nonstick pans and many more. First floor completely meant for women accessories. If you go to Brickfields, just visit New Malliga store once. You will find interesting.
Place:Brickfields ,Kuala Lumpur
Address:No. 256, 258 & 258A, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields 50470 Kuala Lumpur
Telephone:603 – 22730204,
Fax: 603 – 22792777



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Bombay Point, Brickfields

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Bombay Point, Brickfields
Bombay Point:
If you are interested in Artificial Jewellery , there are many shops in Brickfields. Bombay Point is one shop where you can find much artificial items in reasonable prices.  You can also find ladies accessories like makeup items, bangles, necklaces, ear rings etc.  It is the very next shop to Modern Stores.
Artificial jewellery looks so good that one cannot differentiate between gold and artificial gold. You may not get so many variety designs in gold items as you get in artificial jewellery. Most of the Malaysian Indians prefer this jewellery for weddings along with gold ornaments.    



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Putrajaya

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If you are in Malaysia then don’t miss the chance to visit Putrajaya. Putrajaya is the Administrative Capital of Malaysia. It is a well-planned modern city with world class sophisticated working and living environment.  The big administrative buildings, wide roads, the colorful bridges, well maintained parks, neatly trimmed bushes alongside the roads and many more tells the beauty of Putrajaya.  Almost round 40% of the land has been left for greenery which is worth mentioning. It is known as “City in a Garden”

The main feature of this city is man-made lake which is spread 650 hectares to cool the city and help in flood control.  Another highlight of this beautiful city is its mosques.  Words are not enough to write except one go and visit the place personally.
On top the beautiful visiting places, regular events takes place like, Floral Festival, Hot Balloon Festival, Million March, Youth Carnival, International Firework show etc which makes the city in news always.

Below are top tourism icons of Putrajya.


Mosque from Lake view

v       Perdana Putra (Prime Minister Office) :

It is an office complex of 6 floors. For a new person who doesn’t know about it may think this building as a Moghul Mansion. The Green glazed Onion shaped roof resembles the elements of Islamic Moghul architecture.  At nights with lights, the builds looks awesome.




Prime Minister Office
 v  Parks of Putrajaya:

Nearly 12 unique parks can be seen in this city. Most of them are Botanical Gardens, Wetland Parks and the Agriculture Heritage Parks. Wet Land Parks are constructed with Fresh Water wetlands in the tropics.

v  Seri Perdana:

It is the residence of Prime Minister of Malaysia and official place to receive foreign delegates and other official personnel. The construction looks alike with Perdana Putra with Green Glazed Onion Shaped roof and Islamic design.

v  Mosques:

The worth mentioning mosques in Putrajaya are, Putra Mosque and Yang di-Pertua Agong mosque. Putra mosque is a pink dome one which is constructed with rose-tinted granite. It facilitates 15,000 worshippers at a time. The second mosque is constructed with impressive steel façade.

Putra Mosque
v  Bridges in Putrajaya:

There are nearly 8 bridges in putrajaya of various sizes, design and importance. Putra Bridge is the important one which connects the Government Offices and Other routes. At night time this bridge shines with illuminated with changing colored lights. Other bridges include seri Gemilang Bridge, Sri Wawasan Bridege, Sri Saujana Bridge.


Main Bridge

v  Putrajaya International Convention Centre:

It is a landmark which is designed the shape of a silver Malay belt buckle. 

As I mentioned earlier, many planned events takes place in Putrajaya. Below is the list for the year of 2013:

March : Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Festival.

June: Festival Bunga and Taman Floria (International Flower Festival ) : Some photos from 2013 Floral Festival. If you did not go then you missed it this year. 










August: Putrajaya International Fireworks Competition.

September: Putrajaya Islamic Art Festival

October: Putrajya Night Marathon

November: Lighting Festival

December: Putrajaya International Dragon Boat Festival.





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