Health Package

Took the Prime Time Health Package to do a routing health check today. It takes place in Polyclinic. Reason why I chose to go there is becoz, it sounds more logical. Times are bad now and if there are any abnormaility, they can refer you to the hospital. Trust me when I say you save a lot if Polyclinic refer you then the GP or private clinic does. So better to head there instead.

"Prime Time" a good naming convention for a health package but it sure does sound like I am old in my 60s. Hhahhaa...

Drawing of blood. Collect my urine and stools (did that last night and store in a container and bring it over to the Polyclinic. Gave them what came out as I wasn't sure how much they need though they say only teaspoon full. There are so many sizes of teaspoond so how much is it?) Answer a few questions but look like tons of it. Measure your weight, height, and also check eyesight. What I most like is that they include the retina photography. This is to check for any Cataract in your eye. I added the Thyriod test as I was once tested positive during my second child birth. I must add that the Dr. is not a local and he doesn't seem to be your friendly doctor. I joke about not having exercise when he ask me if I did. He's like so stone! Never the less, he did listen to what I have to say about my health problems. For that I can't complain. Besides, we "Singaporean" these days are too picky about jobs. So ... 2 weeks later go back to see the result.

Why is Friday 13 unlucky?

Today's Class 95.o radio question was "Why is Friday 13 unlucky?" The Dj says to do a Google search on this. Got a few results but what was interesting was I stumble on this article which wasn't quite related to the question above.

This one actually shares about the Britain's Superstitions. Some of them are funny.

Unlucky to walk underneath a ladder (Who ever walks under a ladder. Perhaps olden days people might but these days seldom ever see ladder that are high)
Seven years bad luck to break a mirror (This one everyone knows not just britain follows)
Unlucky to put new shoes on the table (Yeah ... and the new shoes will bite after that... and that is why it is bad luck)
Unlucky to pass someone on the stairs (Hmmmm... I pass someone almost everyday on the stairs but life moves on)


Read it HERE

Unexpected Access

I am not a big fan of actress Wong Li Lin. However, after the above show aired last night on Channel 5 at 10pm, I really admire (not as in crazy admiration) for her courage to do this. It is not easy having to face dead people and not forgetting the smell too. Tolerating the smell is the worst thing besides having to look at the person who is going to clear the intestines and other organs of the dead and prepare the dead body ready for the wake.

At the end of the show, you would also admire those people who does this everyday as a career. If weren't for them, the dead people have no one to rely on after death to clear up the mess they left behind and having to look good too before they are sent for burial. For this show, I SALUTE to these people who help the dead. It is a creepy and smelly task but yet they chose to do it. Not forgetting the co-ordinator in this show too who does all the co-ordinating with gasket and all after stuff to ensure the wake is set up properly regardless of what the dead's religion is and give the Next of Kin's best advice he could.

Read about Wong Li Lin's views Here

Lost of Faith?

I thought I have lost my faith in God since the incident of unfairness and never seem to be into anything about praying. However, lately I have gotten back to my prayers. So what happen?

So I get back to praying my rosary.. and soon enough I have been having streak of good luck. I got free rides out of the island early lately. Getting out from Jurong Island on a free ride means so much to me. I get to reach home early and rest and have fun with my son and watch over my girl's homework.

My guess is that God have known about what have happened and came to my aid.

6th Treatment @ Yun Nam

The usual .. nothing much to add. Caught some few white hairs but it seems they say that the hair is absorbing the medicine and partial of the white hair is turning black. Never heard of that before.. white can turn black... Hmmmm.... must search in internet how true is that!

Barney Nap Time Song

After searching and searching over the internet for this lyrics, I give up! So turn on the VCD to write the lyrics down myself. Sorry if it is not accurate. Here is how the song goes

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If you feel a little tired,
feel kinda sleepy and feel a little grumpy too
It could be nap time, little nap would be
Just right for you
It would help you feel better
Make you feel good and you’ll be happier too
You see everybody needs a little nap, everybody needs a nap

Everybody needs a nap you see
Close your eyes and sleep peacefully
And when you wake up in awhile, you’ll be wearing a great big smile

Everybody needs a nap you know
It will help you to be smart and grow
Be it young or old,
Everybody needs a nap
Everybody needs a nap

Repeat from start again

Budget Tight next few months

With all the spending lately, my budget is going to be tightened for the next few months. I know that having a credit card of my own is gonna give me this kind of problems but I still have control over it yet and until I do not have a job, I would chop the credit card off for good as I already achieve what I need and that is good enough for me.

When reviews for April on how the company is doing reaches, I am going to save... save.. and spend less... April time is critical. If company not doing well, I might not have a job then. I am not really worried but looking at the positive side as much as possible. If I do not have this job then, I can finally take a good break to look after my kids for good now and finally get out of Jurong Island. Hhahhahha...

5th Treatment @ Yun Nam

Ok... the 5th treatment and I am half way to the ten treatments I have signed up for. So ... is there any improvement? We shall see tonight.

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10PM

Came home from my treatment tonight and the results is good. She showed me new hairs have pop out like new dou miao (small bean stalk or similar to baby hair, fine ones standing up). I noticed that the patch is some what getting closer in patching up but still needs improvement though. Very happy with the results. However, as usual when your package is coming to an almost ending, they will sure try to psycho you to continue saying "you seen it for yourself"clause and how it works.. so you need more to improve speech. Yeah so she gave me this speech but she is good enough to give me at great discount to sign up for another 10 treatments in which I only come once a month. Tempting offer really! However, as economy get worst, I don't feel like to commit as I don't know if I will still have a job. Besides, I haven't quite recover the cost for spending the first 10 treatments. So I told her that another 10 treatments is tempting offer but I can't commit due to economy blah blah .... then she continue to explain that if I maintain it myself I still have to buy different products to make sure that growth of hair continue to grow which comes out about the price of 5 treatments. I know .. I know... it may sound like a gimmick but I think it is worth it then another 10 treatments. Besides, the product in which I have to get to maintain myself is about the 5 treatment of the price, I might as well get the 5 treatment.

Retrenchment Stats

My x-company have axe people. Phew! Lucky, I ran fast if not I would be axe too becoz I am under contract. Somehow I knew it is going to happen. Sigh.. look at the stats below.. not sure how long this will last and fear within in me if it is going to happen to me too even company is doing alright. There is no more security in jobs

Borders Book Store @ Singapore Orchard Branch

Yesterday I was on leave and went to Borders. I have been to Borders @ Orchard a few times but of the few times, I have never bought anything from there. As I had a gift card with me, I thought I could get some good books I have in mind. So ... I list it out and there were roughly about at least six of them I would like to get. However, out of the six, I only found 1 book. That is so sad :(! Borders are filled with many books but there isn't much interesting book I want they have it. I spent several hours not reading a book but finding one to use my card. Sigh ... the books isn't cheap and would like to spend the gift card wisely. No matter, I finally did find books to use the gift card. Whew! & it took me 1 1/2 hours to do that!

Another feedback about Borders. The manager there wasn't polite nor friendly. Two times I encountered the same manager and two times she never did serve me with a smile. Arrogant manager! First was that I ask her to open the shelve. She gave me a kind of look! & why is she holding the keys? She could have given the key to her staff to do it but she do it herself and it is not like the locked shelve have $100.00 crystals in it. Oh yeah, I approached her staff first and her staff look for her. Second time I encountered her bad attitude was that I was paying for my books. Then she got a phone came in. Guess what.. she picked it up! Wow... a manager don't know how to serve customer is really comes to as a suprise! When she pick up the phone she acted like a B I T C H... wow what an impression! Still, when I told her the book was a bit torn and asked she have a new one. She answered without politeness nor a smile nor a applogetic way that all the stock are on the shelves. I feel so sad for Borders that they have hired a unfriendly manager who have no customer oriented service. They need to send her to the Certified Service Professional (CSP) Programme by WDA because she is so NOT PROFESSIONAL!

10 years colleague

Yesterday my left eyebrows was twitching. Believe or not when this happens, it means that I am bound to bump into someone I know somewhere soon.

So it happened today! Today there was a delivery to the lab and the delivery boy came by my desk to pass me the DO and Invoice. Guess what? He say I look familar and mentioned the place I used to work in before which was 10 over years ago. I ask for his name as I wasn't sure who he was; my memory ain't that of a good ;). Not bad, I say! You still can remember me! I left the job 10 over years and he still can recognize my old face now. Hahhahha... what are the odds of that! Things like this never happen to me! But anyway, I suddenly have that good feeling of being remembered; I think!

Singapore Hospitals - Which Hospital specialize in what area?

In Singapore we have quite a few different hospitals and namely include the below.

If you do not know which hospital is specialize in which area, you might end up wasting a lot of time as you would end up being referred to another hospital instead. So to avoid this, go direct to the right hospital who have specialist there to give you the immediate attention you need.

All skin problems go to

National Skin Centre

All eye related issues go to

Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Alexander Hospital
National University Hospital
Jurong Medical Centre

All heart related issues go to

Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Alexander Hospital
National University Hospital

All cancer related issues go to

Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Alexander Hospital
National University Hospital

List of speciality HERE

Cancer

Recently my colleague have been diagnose with 1st stage of cancer. This have triggered me to do some minor research on the top list of cancerous illness and what food groups would help to fight this. In addition, the symptoms to the kinds of different cancer.

Top cancer affecting women and men by Singapore Cancer Registry, Interim Report (Trends In Cancer Incidence In Singapore 2001-2005). Read it HERE

For other cancer like
Nose Cancer
Breast Cancer

Help in grocery list for cancer patients here