Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
birthday babe
i had a very pleasant birthday
to begin, my friends surprised me by popping over the night before. i was surprised! i mean, we used to do those things when we were smaller. but nowadays, i don't read so much into this "at the strike of midnight i'm a year older" type of thing. but it was so nice! they stuck a candle in a sara lee chocolate cake. i really liked it. so touched i am. being a working day, they left around 1240am.
the next day, being the morning person i am, i went to Sentosa at 7am in the morning. went to walk on the beach. I figured it was the only time Singapore isn't hot. even then, it wasn't that cool either. Underwater World opens at 9am and we headed there because i happened to have free tickets. It's a really cool place. the fishes look so graceful. I remember a particular fish that swims by flapping its fins up and down (instead of front to back) and as it glides through the water, really looked like it was flying. the dolphins were adorable too! the dolphins were pink and seemed to respond when u wave at them :)
we then headed to Orchard. i haven't seen Somerset 313 before. and Mandarin Gallery. there's this thing about places that are spanking new and clean. everything seems to sparkle. Lunch was at Straits Kitchen. we spent 2 hours slowly picking our food and eating pickily. what a luxury.
With all the activity, we parted for our afternoon naps. and met again to go the Night Safari! If you think it would be empty on a weekday, think again! It was packed! But i loved it. It felt like a trip back to nature, amidst the lush greenery. the night was really cool. It made me wonder if the weather in Singapore is meant to be this cool, only that because we cut the trees and build the buildings, resulting in warmer weather. So all this hotness was brought on by ourselves? i'm not sure. :)
by 10pm, we were out of there, feeling blissfully exhausted. happy birthday to me :)
to begin, my friends surprised me by popping over the night before. i was surprised! i mean, we used to do those things when we were smaller. but nowadays, i don't read so much into this "at the strike of midnight i'm a year older" type of thing. but it was so nice! they stuck a candle in a sara lee chocolate cake. i really liked it. so touched i am. being a working day, they left around 1240am.
the next day, being the morning person i am, i went to Sentosa at 7am in the morning. went to walk on the beach. I figured it was the only time Singapore isn't hot. even then, it wasn't that cool either. Underwater World opens at 9am and we headed there because i happened to have free tickets. It's a really cool place. the fishes look so graceful. I remember a particular fish that swims by flapping its fins up and down (instead of front to back) and as it glides through the water, really looked like it was flying. the dolphins were adorable too! the dolphins were pink and seemed to respond when u wave at them :)
we then headed to Orchard. i haven't seen Somerset 313 before. and Mandarin Gallery. there's this thing about places that are spanking new and clean. everything seems to sparkle. Lunch was at Straits Kitchen. we spent 2 hours slowly picking our food and eating pickily. what a luxury.
With all the activity, we parted for our afternoon naps. and met again to go the Night Safari! If you think it would be empty on a weekday, think again! It was packed! But i loved it. It felt like a trip back to nature, amidst the lush greenery. the night was really cool. It made me wonder if the weather in Singapore is meant to be this cool, only that because we cut the trees and build the buildings, resulting in warmer weather. So all this hotness was brought on by ourselves? i'm not sure. :)
by 10pm, we were out of there, feeling blissfully exhausted. happy birthday to me :)
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Dependants' Protection Scheme (DPS)
I couldn't figure the name initially. But i figure the purpose of this is to protect your dependants from any financial trauma upon your permanant incapacitation or death.
An extract from the CPF board's website:
The Dependants’ Protection Scheme (DPS) is an affordable term insurance scheme that provides insured members and their families with some money to get through the first few years should the insured members become permanently incapacitated or pass away.
Currently, DPS is administered by two insurers, Great Eastern Life and NTUC Income. The scheme is extended to CPF members who are Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents, between age 16 and 60, when they make their first CPF contribution.
DPS is an optional term insurance which covers CPF members for a maximum sum assured of $46,000 up to age 60. The coverage is worldwide. The DPS benefit will be paid out if the insured member passes away or becomes permanently incapacitated such that he or she can no longer work.
If you bother looking at your CPF statement and see an annual deduction of $36, then you are insured. This amount is paid out in instalments in the case of incapacitation (certified by a doctor that you won't be able to work anymore), or a lump sum to your nominee upon your death.
Just a nugget of information that i learnt today. cool huh?
An extract from the CPF board's website:
The Dependants’ Protection Scheme (DPS) is an affordable term insurance scheme that provides insured members and their families with some money to get through the first few years should the insured members become permanently incapacitated or pass away.
Currently, DPS is administered by two insurers, Great Eastern Life and NTUC Income. The scheme is extended to CPF members who are Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents, between age 16 and 60, when they make their first CPF contribution.
DPS is an optional term insurance which covers CPF members for a maximum sum assured of $46,000 up to age 60. The coverage is worldwide. The DPS benefit will be paid out if the insured member passes away or becomes permanently incapacitated such that he or she can no longer work.
If you bother looking at your CPF statement and see an annual deduction of $36, then you are insured. This amount is paid out in instalments in the case of incapacitation (certified by a doctor that you won't be able to work anymore), or a lump sum to your nominee upon your death.
Just a nugget of information that i learnt today. cool huh?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)