Monday, 02 November 2009

• Singapore By Night

  

  We went to The Marina Barrage and had a steamboat dinner at the 7th Storey restaurant with my in-laws. The picture above was taken with my phone camera as I have forgotten to bring along my camera. It is a night scenery of the city. It reminds me of The Bund in Shanghai.

  The weekend was hectic. My Indonesian maid fell sick. She was having severe abdominal pains for many days. Our family doctor suspected appendicitis and referred her to the hospital. I spent the entire Friday afternoon at the A&E before she finally got warded. The CT scan showed that it was not appendicitis, thankfully, otherwise she would have to undergo surgery. That would have been a double whammy for me cos not only would I have to do without a helper for a month and I would have to take care of her instead. The estimated cost if she had the surgery was $4200 as she is a foreigner and hence not entitled to any government subsidy. The hospital made me pay in advance $4200 upon admission. Anyway the final diagnosis was severe UTI (urinary tract infection) and she was warded for three days and that cost me $1200. Thank God for insurance. Luckily I did get her medical insurance. Health care cost in Singapore is very expensive so make sure you are adequately covered otherwise you cannot afford to be sick. The $1200 was for two nights stay in the hospital, blood tests, urine test and a CT scan plus some antibiotics. No wonder some people say it's cheaper to just drop dead. I have spent all morning filing in insurance claims.

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