I had my Annual Physical Exam last Monday and I have spent an Hour and 30 minutes to finish everything. Wow! It was fast! It could have been faster if I didn’t wait for the doctors who conducted the physical exams. But at least now, all I have to worry about are my deliverables.
Well, it’s just like any other APEs but not like the previous year, this year’s APE included dental checkup. And I was so relieved when the dentist said that I only have a tooth to extract, which is like the tooth that caused me a lot of pain when I was in grade school, other than that, everything is just fine.

As a health insurance benefit of the company, we don’t just get APEs, we also get to enroll our family members as dependents which means that we no longer need to personally get a family health insurance for our loved ones.  If you watch the news, especially in the States, health insurance is very crucial to get the proper health care that you need especially when someone gets ill.    I know, everyone would agree that Health Insurance Plans doesn’t come cheap.   Which is why, I don’t really mind paying part of my health plan or if my plan is a part of a group health insurance plan, for I do get to save a lot compared to getting an individual health insurance plan for my dependents.  Like, what’s the use of getting another plan when my dependents and I are enjoying almost the same benefits.  Sad thing though not all companies in the Philippines can afford giving out Health insurance benefits to it’s employees.  However, people from companies like these need not to worry for pre-need companies do provide different health insurance qoutes for individuals with different needs.  I understand that affordable health insurance are pretty hard to come by these days, but one just have to keep in mind that having a health insurance is equivalent to getting some peace of mind.  This is the reason why when someone would ask me for an advice if they should go work for another company, I always tell my colleagues to check out the benefits of that other company and try to compare it with the benefits from our company.  For other companies may give good compensation but have benefits that truly sucks.