Create a video of Lentor Estate with a red banner saying that it has 240 cases of dengue cases. A" mosquito man" referring to the National Environment Agency (NEA) inspection and vector control officers visits a 3-storey Lentor Plain house to check for potential mosquito breeding habitats. Mr Raj, the NEA Inspection Officer, Indian man, 78 years old, white shirt with NEA logo on shirt, blue pants, carry a back pack, has white hairs and white moustache, stands outside the gate of Ms Tan's Lentor Plain house, rings the bell, asks Ms Tan that he has to check her house, indoor and outdoor areas like flowerpot plats, gully traps and pails for stagnant water. Ms Tan welcomes him inside the house, If he finds mosquito breeding grounds in Ms Tan's home, she may be fined up to S$5,000, imprisonment for up to 3 months or both. Ms Tan is a Chinese woman, aged 70, short silver hair, white blouse, green pants, large spectacles and looks worried.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
6979. Tom cat missing
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Owner: 6th floor condo. suburban.
Tom cat missing 5 days
Owner looked for him daily, no success.
Brian:
Some towel with the cat's personal smell
Put where cats frequent, under tall mature trees full of birds
Some cat food, but that is not important.
Cat came out of hiding place.
Brian recalled.
Australia.
New place. Cat missing.
Put cat's towel outside door. Cat came back.
Owner and Brian at night waited.
Cat came out of hiding place
Owner gave Brian a box of chocolates.
Good job.
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Yes. Because this is an indoor cat that escaped from a 5th-floor condo apartment and has been missing for 5 days, I would change the search strategy substantially. The most likely scenario is that the cat is hiding nearby, rather than deliberately travelling a long distance.
1. Treat the 5th-floor apartment as the centre of the search
Don't immediately search all of Yishun.
Create concentric search zones:
Zone A — 0–50 m: highest priority
- The condo block itself
- Ground-floor landscaping
- Carpark immediately beneath/around the block
- Staircases and stairwell landings
- Lift lobby areas
- Drainage channels
- Bushes and thick vegetation
- Spaces underneath parked cars
- Bicycle/motorcycle parking
- Bin/refuse areas
- Behind electrical or utility structures
Zone B — 50–150 m: second priority
- Adjacent condo blocks
- Nearby carparks
- Pedestrian paths
- Dense bushes
- Covered walkways
- Drainage areas
- Construction/storage areas
Zone C — 150–300 m: search after the first two zones have been thoroughly checked.
For an indoor cat, I would not initially assume it has travelled kilometres away.
2. The 5th-floor escape route is extremely important
Try to reconstruct exactly what happened.
For example:
Apartment → corridor → staircase/lift lobby → ground floor → landscaping/carpark
or
Apartment → balcony/window → lower ledge/roof/landscaping
If the cat escaped through the front door, concentrate heavily on the condo's corridors, staircases, lift areas and ground-floor routes.
If it escaped through a window or balcony, tell me that. The search pattern changes considerably because you need to investigate vertical routes and possible landing points.
3. Search at the right time — this is particularly important after 5 days
Don't conduct most of the searching in the afternoon.
Best times
11 pm–2 am
and
5 am–7 am
The condo is quieter, traffic is lower and a frightened indoor cat is more likely to emerge.
Take:
- flashlight
- cat carrier
- favourite treats/food
- familiar blanket
- your phone
- a photograph of the cat
Walk slowly.
Stop every few metres.
Listen.
Don't continuously call the cat.
A frightened cat may be only a few metres away but remain completely silent.
4. Use the flashlight technique
At night, shine the flashlight underneath:
- parked cars
- bushes
- benches
- staircases
- drains
- raised platforms
- dense vegetation
Look for two reflecting eyes.
Do not simply shine the light from standing height. Get down low and inspect underneath objects.
A frightened cat may be compressed into an amazingly small space.
5. Don't chase the cat if you see it
This is one of the most important points.
If you suddenly see the cat:
STOP.
Don't run towards it.
Don't call loudly.
Don't send several people after it.
Crouch down sideways, avoid staring directly at it and speak softly.
Put food down.
Then wait.
An indoor cat that has been outside for five days may behave very differently from the affectionate cat you know at home. It may perceive people—including its owner—as a threat.
6. Set up a feeding station
Choose a quiet, sheltered location close to the condo, preferably near where you believe the cat first reached ground level.
Use:
- strong-smelling wet cat food
- a small amount at a time
- water
- a familiar blanket or bedding
Don't put a huge amount of food out.
You want to determine whether your cat is actually visiting.
If possible, use a motion-activated camera or CCTV.
This is much better than repeatedly putting food out without knowing which animal is eating it.
7. Ask condo security to review CCTV
This could be extremely valuable after five days.
Ask security/management to check:
the exact date and approximate time the cat escaped, then follow the cat's movement through:
- 5th-floor corridor
- lift lobby
- staircase
- ground-floor exits
- carpark
- surrounding paths
Don't just ask:
"Have you seen my cat?"
Ask:
"Can you help us identify which route the cat took after leaving the 5th-floor apartment?"
Even one CCTV sighting can dramatically reduce the search area.
Also ask security guards to keep a photograph of the cat on their phones.
8. Ask residents to check enclosed spaces
Give neighbours a photograph and ask them to check:
- storerooms
- balconies
- utility areas
- planter areas
- carparks
- ground-floor patios
- open corridors
- areas beneath stairs
A frightened cat can accidentally become trapped inside another person's property or an enclosed building area.
Ask residents not to chase the cat if they see it. They should immediately contact you.
9. Put up very simple notices
Don't make the poster too complicated.
Use:
LOST CAT — PLEASE DO NOT CHASE
Large photograph.
Then:
- Cat's name
- Indoor cat
- Missing from 5th-floor condo apartment
- Date missing
- Exact condo/block
- Phone number
- "If seen, please call immediately — even if the cat runs away."
The last sentence matters.
Someone may see the cat once and assume the sighting isn't useful because it disappeared.
AVS specifically recommends flyers around the neighbourhood, veterinary clinics and pet shops, together with online community groups and local group chats.
10. Expand the online search around Yishun
Post the photograph and location in relevant:
- Yishun community groups
- Singapore lost-and-found pet groups
- condo resident WhatsApp/Telegram groups
- neighbourhood Facebook groups
- local cat-caregiver networks
Ask people to report sightings rather than attempt to catch the cat.
If someone sends you a possible sighting, don't immediately rush there with ten people. Establish:
exact location → time → direction of travel → photograph/video if possible.
Then conduct a quiet search around that location.
11. Contact AVS and SPCA now
Since the cat has already been missing for five days, don't wait any longer.
AVS advises owners of missing pets to submit a Lost Report, contact the Animal Response Centre at 1800-476-1600, and contact SPCA.
AVS missing-pet guidance and Lost Report
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) also maintains lost-and-found services and says it scans animals for microchips.
If your cat is microchipped and the registration details are current, that substantially improves the chance of being reunited if somebody brings the cat to a vet or animal facility.
12. Contact the Yishun veterinary clinics
I would notify the nearby clinics and give them the cat's photograph.
Two useful Yishun contacts are:
Genesis Veterinary Clinic
Mount Pleasant Veterinary Group (Yishun)
Also consider:
AAVC-Animal & Avian Veterinary Clinic
Tell them:
Indoor cat escaped from a 5th-floor condominium apartment in Yishun, missing for five days.
Ask them to contact you if somebody brings in a cat matching the description.
13. If you get a reliable sighting, consider a humane trap
This is particularly useful if:
you know the cat is nearby but it refuses to approach people.
Don't place a trap randomly over a large area.
First establish the cat's location with sightings or a camera.
Then position the trap in a quiet, sheltered location using strongly scented food.
Monitor it closely.
A frightened indoor cat may approach food but retreat when it sees a human.
14. One thing I would NOT do
Don't spread the cat's litter tray around the condo or neighbourhood.
There is a lot of advice online suggesting this, but it isn't a strategy I would rely on. Your time and effort are much better spent on:
CCTV + night searches + food station + camera + neighbours + security + targeted sightings.
Your next 48 hours
I would make the search very systematic:
| Time | Action |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | Speak to security and management; obtain CCTV information |
| 5–7 pm | Search Zone A thoroughly |
| 7–10 pm | Speak to residents and distribute photograph |
| 11 pm–2 am | Quiet flashlight search |
| 2 am onward | Monitor food/camera station |
| 5–7 am | Second quiet search |
| Morning | Check CCTV/camera and follow any sightings |
| Every day | Expand only when evidence indicates the cat has moved farther |
Most important principle
After 5 days, don't simply make the search area bigger and bigger.
Instead, try to answer:
"Where was the cat last seen, and where could it have gone from there?"
That turns a huge Yishun search into a series of small, manageable areas.
If you give me the name of the condo in Yishun, whether the cat escaped through the front door, window or balcony, and the approximate date/time it escaped, I can map out a much more precise Zone A → Zone B → Zone C search plan, including what parts of a typical Yishun condo/carpark should be searched first.
6978. yellow spots on giant taro leaves
- The Cause: A fungus named Mycosphaerella alocasiae creates these marks. You can read more in the official Giant Taro Leaf Spot Guide.
- The Look: Spots start small, then turn grey with brown borders and a yellow ring or halo. Tiny black dots may form inside the grey center.
- Overwatering: Wet soil starves roots of oxygen, causing yellow spots or edges.
- Pests: Tiny bugs like spider mites or aphids drink plant sap and leave yellow marks.
- Sunburn: Direct, harsh sunlight can scorch sensitive leaves and turn them yellow.
- Nutrient Shortage: Lacking food in the soil, like nitrogen or potassium, can spot the leaves. [1]
Monday, August 17, 2026
6977. An active woman golfer
Create a video. A woman golfer in black golf attire walks on a lush golf course with trees (Image 1). She is ready to hit the golf ball, showing focus and determination (Image 2). She is in mid-swing on the gold course, hitting the ball (Image 3) up and high into the sky and onto a hole.
6976. Create a video of a damselfly flying, using Gemini AI and one image of damselfly
Create a video of this Common Bluetail damselfly flying up and away from the grass blade and then return to perch on the same spot in the grass blade. Forested area near a flowing river with 3 other damselflies flying around.
6975. Wefie with Daniel Yeo
23 July 2026. I was with Brian Peck who had a great time telling tram drivers in a loud voice that I needed the steps to disembark from the tram! It can be quite embarrassing to me . Daniel Yeo (R), driver of this Bird Paradise tram had a good chat with me. I asked him about his work. He asked for a wefie. Hence, this photo of me (L) needing a haircut. We didn’t meet for coffee as suggested by him!
6794. Lime butterfly basks in the sunlight
The lime butterfly basks in the sunlightBotanic Garden, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
13 Aug 2026. 11.49am
Tripod is needed to produce a sharp image
Canon R5, 300mm, 1/1000 sec, f/6.3, iso 640. tv mode.
Sunday, August 16, 2026
6793. DO DWARF HAMSTERS SUFFER FROM TUMOURS?
"Hammie is such an intelligent dwarf hamster," Ms Tan said to Dr David, Chinese man in his 60s, slim tall man,, grey hair, bespectacled. Dr David is a veterinarian in his private practice.
Ms Tan said, "Hammie is one rare hamster. He stands up, clasps his hands to say 'good morning' to me!"
6792. Does a dwarf hamster say "thank you"? A Folded hands emoji to say thank you"
16 Aug 2026. DOES A DWARF HAMSTER SAYS ''THANK YOU'?'
1. I wrote a script 2. I asked Chatgpt to create the storyboard or video prompt. 3. I asked Gemini AI to create this video. Prompted Format: 9:16 vertical, photorealistic, cinematic, warm and heartwarming, approximately 60–75 seconds. Main characters Ms Tan: 70-year-old Chinese woman, full permed short silver hair, floral blouse and black pants, living in a comfortable Singapore Housing Board apartment. Hammie: 2-year-old male dwarf hamster, pure white, thick fluffy fur, large expressive brown eyes. Dr David: Chinese male veterinarian, grey hair, spectacles, wearing a clean white veterinary hospital scrub, working in his private veterinary practice.
Scene 1 — Morning at Home | 0:00–0:08 Bright morning sunlight enters Ms Tan's HDB apartment. The camera slowly moves through the living room toward Hammie's clean, spacious hamster enclosure. Hammie wakes up and looks toward Ms Tan. Soft, cheerful instrumental music. Narrator: “This is Ms Tan, 70 years old. She lives in a Housing Board apartment with Hammie, her beloved dwarf hamster.”
Scene 2 — Hammie's Morning Greeting | 0:08–0:20 Close-up of Hammie. He rises onto his two hind legs and looks directly at Ms Tan with his large brown eyes. He brings his two tiny front paws together and gently moves them toward each other, creating an adorable gesture that resembles clasping his hands. Ms Tan smiles warmly. Narrator: “Hammie always stood up on his two hind legs and looked at her with his large brown eyes.” Ms Tan, laughing softly: “Good morning, Hammie!”
Scene 3 — “Thank You for the Seeds” | 0:20–0:30 Ms Tan places a few hamster-safe seeds into Hammie's enclosure. Hammie stands upright again, bringing his front paws together. Use an extreme close-up of his tiny paws, whiskers and bright eyes. Narrator: “He would put his two front paws together and move them towards each other, almost as if he were saying…” Hammie's imagined voice, playful and gentle: “Good morning, Mum. Thank you for the seeds!” Ms Tan laughs affectionately.
Scene 4 — Comfort After a Tiring Day | 0:30–0:43 Later in the afternoon, Ms Tan sits tiredly on the sofa. She rests her hand beside Hammie's enclosure. Hammie approaches, sniffs her fingers through the enclosure, and looks up at her. Ms Tan gently opens the enclosure and carefully lifts Hammie into her hands. Narrator: “When Ms Tan was tired and sat on the sofa, Hammie would sniff her hand.”
Scene 5 — The Healing Power of Companionship | 0:43–0:53 Ms Tan cradles Hammie gently against her chest. Hammie remains calm in her cupped hands. She smiles. Her tired expression gradually disappears. Close-up of Ms Tan's face followed by Hammie's peaceful face. Narrator: “She would lift Hammie up to cradle him. Somehow, his little presence made her smile and forget her weariness.” Warm, emotional music rises gently.
Scene 6 — At Dr David's Veterinary Practice | 0:53–1:08 Cut to a bright, modern private veterinary practice. Ms Tan sits opposite Dr David, a Chinese veterinarian with grey hair and spectacles, wearing white veterinary scrubs. Dr David listens attentively while Ms Tan speaks enthusiastically. Ms Tan: “Hammie is such an intelligent dwarf hamster.” Dr David smiles. Ms Tan: “Hammie is one rare hamster. He stands up, clasps his hands to say, ‘Good morning’ to me!” Dr David smiles and nods thoughtfully.
Scene 7 — Final Heartwarming Montage | 1:08–1:15 Quick montage: Hammie standing upright. His tiny paws coming together. Ms Tan smiling. Hammie sniffing her hand. Ms Tan gently cradling him. Hammie looking into her eyes. End on a close-up of Hammie's face. Narrator: “Sometimes, the smallest companions can bring the greatest comfort.” Fade to black.
Final title on screen: “Hammie — A Little Friend With A Big Heart” Visual direction: Photorealistic Singapore apartment and veterinary clinic, natural skin and fur textures, realistic hamster anatomy and movements, shallow depth of field, gentle handheld camera movement, soft morning sunlight, warm cinematic lighting, realistic facial expressions, emotional but understated acting, natural ambient sounds, high-definition wildlife-quality close-ups.
Important continuity: Keep Ms Tan, Hammie and Dr David visually consistent throughout the entire video. Hammie remains a small white dwarf hamster with thick white fur and large brown eyes. Do not anthropomorphize Hammie's body or give him human hands; his “clasped hands” gesture should be created naturally from his two front paws.
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- Prayer and Reverence: Pressing palms together (like the 🙏 Folded Hands Emoji) or interlocking fingers represents prayer, gratitude, and spiritual devotion across many cultures and religions. [1, 2]
- Body Language and Waiting: Resting hands together on a desk or lap often shows patience, quiet attention, or a calm listening posture.
- Nervousness or Self-Protection: Clasping or tightly interlocking your fingers can act as a self-soothing gesture when feeling vulnerable, anxious, or cautious. [1]
🙏 Hand Gestures & People Emojis
Emojis representing common hand gestures are among the most popular ways to say thank you."
The 🙏 Folded Hands with its handful of interpretations can work to express gratitude in multiple ways. For those who use it to represent hands in prayer, it can convey sending thanks to the heavens, and it’s also a gesture of gratitude in Japanese culture.