Rainbow- A short-lived thing of beauty

Photo of yesterday's rainbow courtesy of Qazwer in Clubsnap.com

I had a totally crappy day yesterday (today was just as bad) but on my way back, i spotted this thing of beauty spanning the whole of jurong east's skies. But of cos, other areas could spot it too but i felt it was there right on top of me.

The next second, i felt like i was filled to the brim with unicorns, fairy dust and magic kisses, and i almost broke into a song and dance in jurong east interchange. luckily all i did was to hurry grab my colleague who was nearby and shared that magic with him.

During my bus ride, i saw many people stopping to gape at the rainbow, smile at it and take pictures. As i near my home, the rainbow was almost translucent by then. But i think for that 30 mins or so, loads of ppl including myself had a silly smile plastered on their faces.

How to read...

okay dokey! The 2 readings which i dont understand or know how to read... for many years!! hahaha =) Hopefully it's useful to some of you...

Blood pressure reading

• Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of the artery.
• Brachial artery is a blood vessel that goes from your shoulder to just below your elbow. You measure the pressure in this artery.
• Systolic pressure is the highest pressure in an artery when your heart is pumping blood to your body.
• Diastolic pressure is the lowest pressure in an artery when your heart is at rest.
• Blood pressure measurement is made up of both the systolic and the diastolic pressure. It is normally written like this: 120/80, with the systolic number first.
• Normal blood pressure is 120/80 or lower. High blood pressure is 140/90 or higher.

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/heartdisease/treatment/128.html


Visual acuity reading

• Snellen chart is the chart used by opticians to measure the sharpness of your eyesight (or visual acuity).
• The chart is imprinted with block letters that line-by-line decrease in size, corresponding to the distance at which that line of letters is normally visible.
• The letters are called Snellen's test type. Each block letter is quite scientific in design -- at the appropriate distance the letter subtends a visual angle of 5 degrees and each component part subtends an angle of 1 minute.
• The results are expressed as a fraction -- the numerator denotes the distance at which the patient sees from the type, and the denominator the line he sees at this distance.
• E.g. an eye has 6/24 visual acuity, this means that the smallest row of letters the tested eye can discern at a distance of 6 metres is what a normal eye can discern at a greater distance of 24 metres.
• 6/6 visual acuity is normal vision. 6/5 represents the fortunate 10 percent of the population that has better than normal vision.

Typical day of our house's pet cat

Yesh, we have got an unofficial pet cat! =) Guess it belongs to no one cos there is no collar.. And for no apparent reason, the cat turned up one blue day and decided to only loiter along our corridor... Seeing that the cat looks so cute and is skinny (errh, before we start feeding it, it was very skinny...), my mum and sis start to feed it and well... it sort of become our pet! hahaha

7.30AM : Waiting to greet me before i go to work? Yah right... it's waiting for me to open the door so that it can sneak into house. then for me to lure it out again (so that i can lock the door), i have to feed it... Ah, clever cat! A good way to get breakfast...


Morning - Walk up and down the corridor. Nap behind the flower pots. Steal lazy glances at people who come out of the lift. Highlight of the morning: Wait for my mum to return from market.

Afternoon - The cat gets to come in to my house only when my dad is not around... and treats itself as the owner of the house lor. =P It will stroll from the living room to the kitchen, from the kitchen to all the 3 bedrooms and then returns to the living room again. No idea as to what it is looking for though...

Highlight for the afternoon : Tea time!

Highlight after tea : Nap! The cat's fave resting places...

jump into the tv console and nap on top of the dvd player! or

nap on the sofa!

When my dad returns home, the cat has to return to the corridor. oops!


Evening, after 8PM - The cat will 'wait' at the lift lobby for me to return home, and promptly enter the house the moment the gate is opened. It can only laze around the house for a few hours and will be 'chased' out by 11PM... Quite poor thing really, having to sleep outdoor and the night is cold...

Still... what a good life for our pet cat right??!! hahaha... Well taken care of by my mum and sis... =)

Redundancy VS Retrenchment

Hmm., what's the difference between redundancy and retrenchment?? None actually. Seems like a cause and effect situation...

What is Redundancy?
Redundancy occurs when, through no fault of your own, you are no longer required to work in
the job you have been doing. This usually happens because your employer no longer requires your job to be done by anyone. It is the job that becomes redundant, not you.

Redundancy may occur for a number of reasons, for example:
- a downturn in production, sales, or the economy generally;
- the introduction of new technology;
- business relocation;
- the duties of your position are re-allocated to other employees;
- the business merges with another business, or is sold; or
- an internal company restructure occurs.

What is Retrenchment?
If you lose your employment as a result of a redundancy, that is called a retrenchment. At this point there is a termination of employment. An alternative to retrenchment might involve, for example, you being redeployed to a different position but still with the same employer.

Employment Law: Entitlement to Retrenchment Benefits
Where the contract of employment is governed by Singapore law:
- there is no legal entitlement to retrenchment benefits unless expressly provided for in the employment contract or in respect of employees who are members of a union that has a collective agreement with the company, in the collective agreement.
- requirement to pay retrenchment benefits cannot be implied into a contract of employment by past practice or policy of the company.

The Employment Act provides that an employee employed for less than three years is not entitled to any retrenchment benefit if his service is terminated on the ground of redundancy or by reason of any reorganisation of the employer's business. (Argh, bad news for me then!)

Redundancy payments may only be claimed if expressly stipulated in the employment contract or the employer has implicitly agreed to it, or if there is a legitimate expectation based on past practice in some cases. Beyond that, retrenchment benefits are often paid voluntarily in Singapore. One or up to two months pay for every year of service is not uncommon.


Haizz... This is a really good timing to break the news lor... exactly after chinese new year celebration! And if i read/understand the words correctly, this is just the first round *shocked eyes! Must start thinking of my backup plans now... Hmm...