Singapore

Childbirth

• While maternity leave lasts 16 weeks (4 weeks before pregnancy and 12 weeks after), your employer is only obliged to pay you for the first 8 weeks.
• Fathers are now also entitled to share 1 week out of the 16 weeks.
• They buy a prenatal package and a delivery package.

Health care

• Has an efficient and widespread system of health care. 
• It is also renowned for its world-class health infrastructure, technological advancements in the health-care industry, expert doctors and specialists.
• Every working person in Singapore is required by Singaporean law to make a payment to Medisave (a type of health insurance) These funds are used to pay for for the contributor's hospital expenses, as well as their dependents.

Child care

• Children are brought along in most situations except business and very formal events.
  
• There are childcare centers, but many are very expensive.

Foods

• They'll eat five or six meals a day
• The main foods are rice, fish, chicken, and vegetables.
• Since there are many different nationalities they produce a variety of different foods ( i.e. Chinese, Indian, Malay, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish, French, Thai and even Fusion) something for all tastes.
  

Homes

• About 85% of Singaporeans (17 in 20) of the resident population live in such houses flats. The rest live in privately built homes or apartments. 
• The choice of housing purely depends on budget, location, facilities/amenities, transportation and personal preferences.
  

Families

Families in Singapore are like families in most countries.

Schools  

• There is an intense focus on education.
• There is a lot of private and public nurseries, kindergartens, and play schools.
• Children start school at age six.
• Children spend six years in primary school and four years in secondary school and then go on to a vocational school or university, depending on their grades or money.
• Competition for entrance to the best schools is fierce.

Games 

• Chapteh
• Goli (marbles)
• Hopscotch 
• Tops
  

Religions

• Buddhism 
• Islam 
• Hinduism 
• Christianity 

Languages:

• English  (the most widely spoken language)
• Malay
• Tamil
• Mandarin

Culture

This population of Singapore is a combination  of many complementary ethic groups, composed of 77% Chinese, 14% Malay, 8% Indians, 1% Eurasians, and some others of another descent. Although these racial groups still remain individual – for instance, in celebrating their own festivals and religious events – they open-heartedly share and celebrate other cultures, too.

Holidays/ Celebrations

• Major festivals include Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Chinese New Year in which most families welcome everyone (friends, relatives and visitors from other ethnic groups) to their home to share in celebrations. 
• These are very colorful events which are centered around religion, age-old myths, and family traditions.

Clothing

             

Interesting facts about Singapore

• The lowest minimum recorded temperature ever is Singapore was 68F and that was 80 years ago!
• Singapore is one of the three remaining city-states 

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My Top 3 Clusters From the Career Assessments:

1. Human Services
2. Education & Training
3. Health Sciences 

A registered dietitian would fall under the health sciences career cluster. 
                                                                 
To Be a RD, first you need to:

• Obtain a bachelor's degree from an program approved by ACEND (the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Complete 1,200 hours of supervised practice at a community agency, health-care facility or food service corporation.
• Pass a national test gave by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Continue professional educational requirements to keep your registration

                                              
 Job Description:  

• Plan food and nutrition programs
• Treat and restrain ailments (ex.eating disorders, obesity) by encouraging healthier eating habits 
• Help establish realistic short and long term goals
• Assess nutritional needs of                  clients
• Design Personalized meal plans
• Equip people with techniques to stay on track with their nutrition plans

Skills And Abilities:

• Responsibility
• Critical thinking
• Deductive reasoning
• Excel at science and math
• Good decision making skills
• Understand the principles of nutrition, dietary need and weight control

High School Classes I Plan to Take:

• Dual Credit Psychology 
• Anatomy 
• Dual Credit Algebra
• Practicum of Education & Training

My goal is to attend Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

To apply, you must go to applytexas.org. If you need more information go to this page http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/apply.

To find out how to be admitted to go here http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/admitted. 

A Day in the Life of a RD

I would have to be at the hospital around six and be prepared to work with patients aged anywhere from 13-93 years old of both sexes. I would need to look over their current nutritional state and try to find ways to improve it. To avoid being a hypocrite, I would enforce my "eat clean" attitude by also making healthy choices. Depending on their needs and goals, I would guide them in the right direction and make plans to get them there.