Monday, August 7,
2013
A
slim serious-looking
woman wearing
glasses
entered Toa Payoh
Vets and introduced
herself. She was the
Raffles Institution
teacher who placed
two Sec 4 interns at
Toa Payoh Vets and
presented today at
around 12 noon. She
introduced herself
and asked where the
two interns were. "They
have not arrived
yet," I told her
that the younger
generation of
interns at Toa Payoh
Vets nowadays are
not punctual and
that is the culture.
So I do not get
upset. She was much
surprised as the
interns had been
briefed on
punctuality in
internship. If they
are late, they are
to inform me,
produce a parent's
letter of
explanation or a
medical certificate.
One boy turned up
half an hour later
saying the other was
seeking medical
treatment. It is
very difficult to be
a teacher placing
interns. Interns who
are not punctual
jeopardize the
opportunities for
future interns as
the veterinary
practice may
not want to be
involved in giving
them places.
So I can understand
the teacher's
concerns about
placing Sec 4
interns in various
industries for 2
weeks to give them
exposure to future
careers in
veterinary medicine
during their
holidays. Actually,
the interns worked 8
days as the other 2
days are part of
Singapore's National
Days and they don't
work during public
holidays and on
Sundays.
"Teachers are
emasculated by
complaining parents
nowadays," I said to
the teacher. "Some
vocal parents of top
don't want them to
work during Sundays
and public holidays.
So, the Singaporean
leaders of tomorrow
grow up thinking
that the world owes
them a living and
they are entitled to
work only during
office hours. This
can't be helped. The
young will learn the
hard way when they
start work and if
they are ambitious."
I told her that I
have accepted that
the younger
generation of
interns are not
usually punctual for
internship at 12
noon to 8 pm. Even
if they are from the
top schools, this
behaviour seems to
be widespread.
This
seems to be a
culture of youths
who sleep late and
can't get up in the
morning if they
don't have to.
Singapore is an
affluent country and
with that, the
hunger of the young
students is no
longer present
unfortunately
generally with
interns working at
Toa Payoh Vets.
However, if these
interns can produce
good educational
video, they make a
difference in
educating pet owners
and vet students.
One young man uses a
tripod to create the
video on ascites and
I look forward to
watching this movie
as he takes a lot of
trouble to produce
it, together with
his classmate.
Perhaps a dog's life
is saved when the
viewer researches
and checks out
the videos related
to his or her pet's
healthcare and seek
early treatment. And that
is what matters
more to me than
being punctual.
Performance counts
in real life and in
internship. But
being punctual is
part of a good
personal integrity.
It reflects a
person's commitment
and sense of
responsibility
expected of top
scholars.
The
videos produced by
interns are at:
Veterinary videos to educate vet students
& pet owners
This is a dedicated
teacher as she does
checks on the
students as well as
on the company. "How
old is she?" I asked
one of the boys.
"She is 2000 years
old!" I was
surprised to know
that there is a
2000-year-old
teacher in my old
school.
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What is the best
software for video
production? My
interns use the
Windows Movie Maker
and the Apple's
iMovie. Both are
free. Some experts
tell me it is Final
Cut Pro. It is
expensive
Some
discussions of the
best video
production software
is at:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=78546.0
Much
time is needed to
produce a video and
I am most grateful
to the interns for
collaborating with
me on producing
veterinary
educational videos.
A few of the videos
are very good.
Collaboration is the
way to go for the
future as one vet
cannot produce such
a diverse range of
videos no matter how
creative he or she
is. The vet has much
to do to sustain the
profitability of his
practice and manage
the staff. Video
production with
interns benefits the
vet as veterinary
medicine and surgery
is re-visited and
the practising vet's
continuing education
is enhanced through
the patient task of
guiding the interns
to produce good
content and
entertaining
videos.
Final Cut Pro
software is probably
a top notch
complicated
software. Some
interns use their
free software other
than the WMV or
iMovie. This results
to a wide
interesting
diversity of vet
educational videos
produced at Toa
Payoh Vets. Viewers
are never bored as
each new video from
various interns is
presented in
different styles!
TOA
PAYOH VETS
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