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http://sg.theasianparent.com/articles/episiotomy_postpartum_care_in_singapore/ "Episiotomy in Singapore" 2009 The Asian Parent 95% of Singaporeans have episiotomies 9.7% in Sweden 100% in Taiwan 63-90% China, Spain, South Africa, and Turkey "According to doctors ...episiotomy rates are so high becau...

Sorry to get into the blood and guts...but can anyone who has delivered in Singapore give me some info on whether you had one, whether it was in your birth plan, whether the doctor pushed it, etc? I know a lot of women don't care and don't mind episiotomies bc they speed up delivery...but for some r...

seriously. just keep it shaved or clipped at a tight buzz. My husb was starting to recede when he was 16. it's not that unusual. As a woman I can tell you with certainty, a high hairline makes you look wise; a bald head makes you look hardcore, and a super-short buzz is a nice compromise between the...

Wow, it's surprising to see such ignorance coming from teachers! Okay, that's a bit harsh, I know, considering the differences are minor. I don't mean to insult, but I wish every English teacher would commit to having a reference guide that concisely explains the differences in formal and informal u...

I have a question for teachers in (private) international schools in Singapore. Did you have to apply for anything with MOE if you were recruited and hired by a private school? Did you have to submit forms/documents before you could work? or did your employer do it? I am only asking about MOE (not M...

The difference here is you are talking about employers. That is one thing. The MOM is another. Employers don't care.... Anger? Nah. Pity is a more appropriate way as you are "advising" people of ways to screw up their lives here in Singapore. We are trying to help. What's your reason for giving 'ba...

There are some privacy issues that are horrifying to me, as well. A friend of mine was ill and sent his wife to the doctor to pick up a prescription for him. Just to pick up the prescription, mind you. While the wife was face to face with the doctor, he discussed the results of the patient's (my fri...

... Nobody CARES how many jobs you have during a career... :roll: Second You're wrong about that, sundrymorningstar. It seems at least 3 people care...or care enough to admonish an anonymous adult for his career choices--knowing nothing of his professional history, field of expertise, or the reason...

chococat, you're not playing devil's advocat nor is it a tirade. It's just verbal diarrhea from someone who thinks they know how MOM and ICA operate. :roll: First huh? Where did you get the idea I was describing MOM/ICA? I neither know nor care how they operate. My tirade* of a response was directe...

Two things... 1. This raises some questions: Are frequent or numerous job/career changes good or bad? Are they good/bad for employees? businesses? staff morale? creative problem solving? Are they perceived differently in different fields? SEE...! there are so many variables here, so many unknowns, ...

don't worry amarettos... these people (posters who responded with a "shame on you") must be pretty old school in their thinking. In the 80s-90s the estimate* was that up to 10 job changes was not unusual, but for career changes the number was around 5 (between ages 18 and 55.) The current mindset* i...

For foreign domestic workers from the Philippines: - The law states that they must earn a monthly salary of a minimum US$400 (app S$550). - Without this, their contracts cannot be authenticated by the Philippines Embassy. - Without an authenticated contract they cannot get the exit pass (to go on ho...

yes. ours gets an extra month's salary. because we always end up dipping into our 'emergency' money at Christmas (usually to squeeze in a mini-break to the beach) I split it up into 3 payments and tacked it onto her Oct, Nov, Dec paydays. She didn't mind; in fact she liked having the extra cash to s...

what...anything that sounds "sciency" will prove psychics/those-with-extra-abilities are frauds. do you know how freaking out-there unified field theory is?

wow, how clever you all are. no one has ever been skeptical of psychics before. and, gee whiz, no one has ever suggested that the majority of them are frauds either. grow up. denying the plausibility that some humans may have a greater aptitude for reading the microtexts and microsubtexts of the uni...