Friday, December 30, 2022

4531. PHOTOGRAPHY. A rare sighting of a long row of healthy Red Dracaena in Singapore.


SINGAPORE - NATURE

The Red Dracaena (Cordyline fruticosa) is an upright growing shrub. It has lance-shaped leaves of about 80 cm long. These ornamental leaves are dark purple with streaks of pink.

30 Dec 2022. Overcast. Slight breeze. 
Canon R5. Tripod needed. AV Mode. F/16. ISO 200.

Very rare to spot a roadside garden of HEALTHY upright shrub growing 3-5 m tall, as the others were not well cared for or grown in small numbers. The ones grown outside the house in public areas usually are neglected


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4530. Success of Ehmer Sling in one poodle's Right Hip dislocation - Video

30 Dec 2022:

A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME USING THE EHMER SLING TO TREAT A RIGHT HIP DISLOCATION POODLE

Veterinary Case Study by:
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
30 Dec 2022

This merged video is to share information with pet owners and vets that the Ehmer Sling, applied by Vet 1, has been successful in reducing the poodle's right dislocated hip, although it was applied for only 4 days on 8 Nov 2022. The owner contacted me on 12 Nov 2022 because Vet 1 could not give her an appointment within 24 hours.

The dog was in great pain (lst 2 of merged video with blue sling at home) panting and giving a foul smell. The owner wanted me to take out the Ehmer Sling, wash the exposed muscles of the inguinal-thigh wound of 3 cm across and re-apply the sling.

It was not in the interest of the dog. I convinced her that the Ehmer Sling had to be removed. She said, " I want a new sling to be applied after cleaning up the wound."

"No," I said. "The dog has a bad odour and is in great pain due to the tight sling. The sling can be applied a few days later. In any case, the dog is suffering from infections of the open skin wound".

We kept in touch via WhatsApp and tele-conversation. On 27 December, 2022, I got the owner to send me a video. It showed that the dog was able to walk and support the right hind limb (Merged video 2:02 - 2:15). So, that is a happy ending for her and for the beloved pet.  

CONCLUSION:

There is little information on the success rates of Ehmer Sling in reducing hip dislocation in dogs. The usual and Toa Payoh Vets' recommendation is 7 – 14 days of the Ehmer Sling on the dog. In this case, the Sling was taken out by me on Day 4, but the dog has had recovered well to put weight on the right hind foot as evident in the video on Day 44.

The following is required when Ehmer Sling is applied:
1. The dog should be a small breed.
2. The hip dislocation should be dorso-lateral, but NOT ventro-latera..

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Toa Payoh Vets or me at +65 9668-6468

UPDATES AT:
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MORE PHOTOS AND X-RAY AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/11/4405-old-female-poodle-keeps-licking.html

SOME HISTORY
WHATSAPP BY OWNER TO AND FROM DR SING

[9:58 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: Hi Dr Sing, my name is June. You’ve helped to spay my toy poodle when she’s young, and we have brought her to your clinic on a few occasions too.
[10:00 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: She just undergo a closed hip reduction surgery (right hind leg) on 8 Nov 2022. It was a sudden decision taken the moment her x-ray showed dislocated hip.
[10:01 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: Post surgery, now both legs are red, swollen and is giving out a sticky, yellowish bloody discharge. I am unsure if her ehmer sling is still in place. I have videos and photos, if you require.
[10:01 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: We would like to seek your advice regarding her condition. Thank you, Dr Sing.



[10:28 pm, 12/11/2022] David Sing: Take out the blue sling (Ehmer Sling) now. Too tight
[10:28 pm, 12/11/2022] David Sing: Blue sling now
[10:30 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: Blue sling was bandaged during closed reduction on 8 Nov, so yes it is new.
[10:32 pm, 12/11/2022] David Sing: Take out the blue sling now… too tight
[10:38 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: I am unable to remove sligh. Doggy yelps loudly when touched. She moves her body very roughly.
[10:38 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: I’m worried abt her hip popping out by my actions. Didn’t manage.
[10:39 pm, 12/11/2022] David Sing: Tomorrow ask your vet to review
[10:39 pm, 12/11/2022] David Sing: As dog needs sedation to remove it
[10:41 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: Ok. The vet is only working next Tue.
[10:42 pm, 12/11/2022] David Sing: What is name of clinic? (Name given. The clinic has a long waiting list, hence will not give early appointment to this owner.)

[10:43 pm, 12/11/2022] +65 XXX: Dr Sing, can I ask if doggy hip is out of the Elmer sling already?

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27 DEC 2022 - DAY 44 AFTER I HAD REMOVED THE EHMER SLING.
                          DAY 48 AFTER THE SLING WAS APPLIED BY VET 1

 [3:57 am, 27/12/2022] +65 XXX: Hi Dr Sing,
This is a video of dog walking. She just finished her meal and is walking to the yard toilet.
[3:57 am, 27/12/2022] +65 XXX: Taken 26 Dec
[11:13 am, 27/12/2022] David Sing: Thanks for great video. Dog is as good as can be in walking. No more walking on slope or licking lower body as this may cause hip dislocation
[11:13 am, 27/12/2022] David Sing: Please send photo of did standing
[11:29 am, 27/12/2022] David Sing: photo of dog standing ( back view)
[6:23 pm, 27/12/2022] +65 XXX: Good evening, Dr Sing.

Dog can walk relatively ok, very very slight limp. Based on your experience Doctor, does it look like the bone is still inside the socket?

She is still on ecollar because when I remove, she will lick the dander that’s on her leg outer thigh. The scales can be removed during bath, but can form as fast as the next day. I used nizoral ketoconazole 1%, or Dermcare Malaseb medicated dog shampoo.

Thank you.




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Dog walks almost as good as normal. Cannot expect 100%.


 

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SOME IMAGES IN DECEMBER 2022 showing the dog walking "normally". This means no more hopping or limping showing that the right hip is reduced inside the hip joint. No X-ray is done to save money for this owner. She is fully satisfied and very happy as she would have to spend more money had I re-apply the Ehmer sling as she wanted it to be done. 

 

More infections, delays of healing and malnutrition and death could be the outcome if I listened to what the client wanted.






Another video explained the beginning of the case.



4529. SINGAPORE SHOPPING MALLS - Video Vivocity Mall on 29 Dec 2022

UPDATES AT:
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COMMENTS FROM A SINGAPOREAN MIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA 19 YEARS AGO:

Such a talented performer.  Sadly in Singapore most people do not know how to appreciate or acknowledge it.  They are more concerned with materialistic values like real estate, cars, money, branded goods etc.  When I have breakfast in a local coffee shop I often hear groups of people talking about property prices, en bloc sales, stocks and shares.  People are comparing one another's wealth and flaunt it.  I noticed even the checkout staff in NTUC supermarket or the hawker in the hawker centre wears Rolex watches while working. The conversation has never been on arts, music etc.  You were right about people walking right past without even looking at the performance as being rude. My 2 cents observation.

SINGAPORE ARTS - 2013 - A rare Caucasian performance for heartlanders - ...


SINGAPORE ARTS - 2013 - A rare Caucasian performance for heartlanders - Toa Payoh Market Food Centre 30 Dec 2022. Videography 9 years ago. I merged 2 videos using Adobe Premier Pro today.



In Oct 2013, I was at the Toa Payoh Market and Food Centre practising street photography. My Canon camera was for amateurs and I did not expect the video to be reasonably sharp.    I was very surprised to see a Caucasian lady performing in the heartlands, as the best place would be downtown Orchard Road if she wanted to earn more money.



She juggled the glass balls without dropping the one placed on top of her head. This was not easy. Then she did the hula hoops. The audience was a handful. Some residents walked past in front and behind her. I consider this as disrespectful.



Two boys put some money in her TIP BOX.



I did see such busking performers in Europe during my packaged tours and in downtown Orchard Road. But in Toa Payoh? This was the heartland. So this is probably the rare footage of a foreign performance at the heartlands 9 years ago in 2013. Before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.



In this video, the heartlanders in general appeared to be not interested in the Arts!



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Thursday, December 29, 2022

4526. iPhone 13 Pro Max of Georgetown, Penang shophouses

PENANG, MALAYSIA - 25 DEC 2022: Fung Nian is a hardware store at the corner of a  row of pre-war HERITAGE SHOPHOUSES. Business is conducted on lst floor. The 2nd floor is residential.

4522. Photography of condo garden plants

29 Dec 2022.  PHOTOGRAPHY OF CONDO GARDEN PLANTS


Better composition if you do not include the fence as in your previous photo. Go closer or squat. Do NOT use zoom on phone

Get some sunlight

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ORIGINAL PHOTO

 


CROPPED PHOTO is better.



4521. Palcho Monastery in Tibet - handphone photo

Palcho Monastery - The Only Tibet Monastery with Three Sects in One Temple

Often referred to as the Pelkor Chode Monastery, Palcho Monastery is the only monastery in Tibet that encompasses three of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism under one roof.

 

Built as an attempt to continue the Yarlung Dynasty of Tibetan Kings, following the assassination of King Langdarma, the monastery was originally a Sakya monastery, with parts of the main monastery being built by various local nobles. Several buildings were constructed as religious colleges of Sakya, Kagyu, and Gelugpa sects.

The famous Gyantse Fortress, which sits on the hill nearby, was built in the 13th century, and was an important addition to the area. The monastery is also home to the stunning Gyantse Kumbum, a nine-tiered stupa that is the only one of its kind in Tibet.

If you are planning a trip to Gyantse, then you should really take a full day to explore and enjoy the monastery and its surroundings, and it can be visited at any time of year. Travel from Lhasa is best done as part of a longer tour, such as the stunning 15-day Mount Kailash Tour, which passes through the town and monastery on its way west.

 

 

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

4520. Ministry of Manpower logo

28 Dec 2022: 

The glass signboard looks good at the time of photography.

The MOM corporate logo represents our dynamism, energy and confidence, as we work towards achieving our vision of a Great Workforce, in a Great Workplace.

 

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A Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 in Singapore

28 Dec 2022.

SINGAPORE - 1 JUL 2022: Singapore is known for its high cost of car ownership owing to government taxation. The Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 costs over US$260,000 as contrasted to US$73,000 in the U.S. 

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4518. SINGAPORE HOUSING. Videos of Toa Payoh town in 2022.

HOUSING SINGAPORE. 24 Dec 2022, 1 PM. Toa Payoh Town is the 2nd oldest HDB Estate in Singapore


VIDEOGRAPHY. 24 Dec 2022.
Canon R5. Tripod is needed to get upright footage of apartments. Bright 1 pm sunlight. 

SINGAPORE - 24 DEC 2022: 1 PM. Toa Payoh Town has the 30-storey Trevista condos, but it is mainly a public housing estate with new Housing Board flats (L) built over land vacated by old blocks.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

4517. Yellow tulips in 2013 Keukenhof

Yellow tulips now represent happiness, cheerfulness, and hope. Victorians even believed yellow tulips literally meant “there's sunshine in your smile.” It's for this reason that yellow tulips have become popular “just because” gifts, as they are sure to bring a smile to anyone's face.

Canon 70D. P Mode.
Girl turned her back on her parents who wanted to take her photo.

4516. A Study Corner at Our Tampines Hub Mall

 


Sunday, December 25, 2022

4515. SINGAPORE FOOD. Video of visit to the Cold Storage, Greenwich V on Christmas Day morning. A hunched elderly woman.



25 Dec 2022: Supermarket Greenwich is much smaller the the one in Takashimaya or Great world. 

I advised a 74-year-old thin woman bent double to consult doctors about her hunched back, getting worse by the day. 

"My colleagues told me that soon I will not be so hunched. I will not be able to work!" "Please consult the doctor at the polytechnic. You may get advices on how to prevent further hunch-back or recover. You never know unless you consult him," I said. "Try and sleep on a firm surface without the head on the pillows. Otherwise, one day, you may not be able to your head level with the floor when lying down." 

She thanked me.

She is one of the working retirees of over 70 years of age.

She is paid daily rated at the end of each month. She needs medical check up before employment and if she is much hunched, she may not be employed.

Her husband passed away some 22 years ago. "I am so fortunate to conceive at the age of 37 years old," she told me. Her son is 35 years old, the only child. Hunched back in aged people appeared to be common. What's the cause? How to prevent hunch back?




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4514. iPhone 13 Pro Max of Malaysia Airlines by Shah

 


Malaysia Airlines Berhad, formerly known as Malaysian Airline System, and branded as Malaysia Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of Malaysia

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4514. Hanoi Hop-on Hop-off City Tour Bus

VIETNAM - 17 SEP 2022: An attractive glossy red Hanoi City Tour Hop-On Hop-Off bus with sight-seeing tourists enjoying the morning sunshine ride.

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4513. No Face Mask in Hanoi photography

VIETNAM - 17 SEP 2022: The two young ladies in white riding the scooter behind the trishaw rider, wear face masks, like most riders.  Surging Covid-19 cases do not worry the trishaw rider. 

'NO FACE MASK. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY"

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Saturday, December 24, 2022

4512. e-greetings cards - Good Morning - flowers - tulips, others


 

24 DEC 2022

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:


Canon R5. Tripod. Toa Payoh Rise, Caldecott MRT station. Direct 1 pm sun.  Breezes blowing the flowers. I took 6 shots in succession and got this one. You need a tripod to get sharp images of the flower clusters of Ixora. 

 

 A "Good Morning" electronic greeting card with the attractive bloom of the orange-red flower clusters of Ixora.



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This image is an e-greeting card to wish the recipient "Good Morning". It has a scene of yellow tulips which represent happiness, cheerfulness and hope.

 

 

 

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Pink and cream tulips bloom in plantar boxes outside retail shops in late April 2013 in Montreux, Switzerland, enhancing the beauty of the popular tourist destination.





 

 

4511. Tangyuan on 22 Dec 2022 in Singapore



Tangyuan (soup dumplings) symbolises a family unit and prosperity. Tangyuan sounds similar to reunion. Family members reunite, make and eat the dumplings and pay respect to their ancestors.



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4510. Travel Photography. Taipei 101 from Samsung Galaxy Note 10





24 Dec 2022. Travel photo from smartphone.

Excellent composition and sharp image from Samsung Galaxy Note 10 by Anthony Chan, Dec 2022.


Focus on woman's face is sharp. No tourists around her to clutter up the photo and provide distractions. Clouds in the blue sky make the photo interesting.

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Friday, December 23, 2022

4509. A female Syrian hamster has bloody discharge and stops eating - open pyometra.

 

VET CASE STUDIES - Video 1/2. PYOMETRA IN HAMSTERS.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow).


23 DEC 2022:
A Syrian Hamster loses appetite and passes reddish-brown discharge frequently. Last month, she had the same discharge and recovered after antibiotics.



The cause is the bacterial infection of the uterus or birth tubes. Pus is produced by the uterine lining. This pus plus blood is passed out as reddish-brown discharge onto the bedding, wetting the lower body hairs.



The solution to prevent a 3rd episode of discharge is to spay her when she is healthy after a course of antibiotics.

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Thur 22 Dec 2022. Tong Chit (tang yuan) festival.

The young lady owner in her late 20s came at 11 am
She showed me the hamster's lower part stained with sticky brown discharge.
Suddenly, her hamster released several ml of dark brown discharge.
"This type of discharge is typical colour of infection of the womb in the old female dog," I said to her. "Your hamster has open pyometra."

"What causes this discharge?" she asked.

1. Was it the food?  No.

2. Was it the bedding? No.


Hygiene of cage.
Sand bath to be disposed
Bedding to be changed daily. Soiled with bacteria.
One antibiotic injection SC plus oral for 10 days
Spay on day after normal appetite

 

 

 

 




 



[5:45 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: Good afternoon. How is your hamster now? Any brownish red discharge?
[5:47 pm, 23/12/2022] XX. Syrian. Pyometra .22 Dec 2022 Grab Admin. Pyometra 2nd Time: Hi Dr Sing, there is no discharge after the medication. She is slightly more active and the appetite is starting to improve. Thank you!
[5:49 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: When did the discharge stop? Before your oral medication this morning?
[5:50 pm, 23/12/2022] XX. Syrian. Pyometra .22 Dec 2022 Grab Admin. Pyometra 2nd Time: Yes, it stop yesterday
[5:51 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: I need to know about what time the discharge stopped as I had given the antibiotic injection and wish to record this effect
[5:52 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: No need to be exact time
[5:53 pm, 23/12/2022] XX. Syrian. Pyometra .22 Dec 2022 Grab Admin. Pyometra 2nd Time: Yesterday after the injection, i dont see any discharge anymore as i monitor her urination and bedding, it’s all clean
[5:53 pm, 23/12/2022] XX. Syrian. Pyometra .22 Dec 2022 Admin. Pyometra 2nd Time: Will this be a good sign that she wont need a surgery?


[6:16 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: 1. I gave an injectable antibiotic SC to eliminate the bacteria inside the womb faster. So you did not see any more discharge overnight as the bedding was free of discharge. Your hamster starts eating and is more active. Continue with the oral antibiotic for the next 10 days.


[6:18 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: 2. When your hamster is back to normal health, she will be active, eating, drinking, urinating and pooping as a normal healthy hamster. At that stage, you have to decide whether you want to take the risk of her being spayed (having her womb removed) by Toa Payoh Vets. If she is spayed, no more womb, so no more recurrence of brownish-red vaginal discharge.


[6:20 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: 3. If you do not wish to spay, expect another episode of pyometra (bacterial infection of the womb), loss of appetite (fever possibly) and similar reddish-brown discharge. Without treatment, she will die from toxaemia and bacteraemia with the passing of time.


[6:21 pm, 23/12/2022] David Sing: 4. The antibiotic may not be effective, owing to bacterial resistance to antibiotic



Oh i see, understand this. Nonetheless my main concern is the risk of the surgery and also the cost as it is pretty heavy for me and the hamster is rather old at 2years old





4508.n ear tumour re-appears 3.5 months after excision by Vet 1 - Electro-excision

VETERINARY CASE STUDY - Give what the owner wants?
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
22 Dec 2022

Three and a half months ago, this 2-year-old Syrian hamster had a smelly ear tumour.  Vet 1 excised the ear tumour off the skin using the scalpel blade. He stitched up the wound. But the tumour re-appears in Dec 2022. "This is likely to be a cancerous tumour," I said to the young lady who WhatsApp the image to me. 

I proposed a wide excision to remove the ear pinnae, ear tumour and vertical ear canal. Any cancerous cells around the margins of the tumour would be removed to prevent relapse and worries. I WhatsApp my illustration of the surgery.

On the day of surgery, the young lady owner said, "Please do not cut off the ear, just cut off the tumour!"
"You know that the tumour may re-appear for the 3rd time if I just cut off the tumour as that was what Vet 1 did." She nodded. 
 

I used electricity to shell out the tumour. "The ear is still around," I said to the young lady. "But it has a hole!". Her eyes widened as she gave me a radiant smile. Her beloved pet still had the ear.

I hope that the electro-surgery had removed all cancer cells that had infilltrated the margins of the tumour. If not, another tumour will re-appear. Giving what the client wants is important, but she must be well informed of the consequences.

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

4507. How to succeed in the food stall business? Script for auto-narration video

    VIDEO SCRIPT


HOOK - A photo of laksa noodles I ate in 2017.

STORY - I love good laksa noodles. Do you?
                Very few food stalls sell good laksa nowadays
                The operators are elderly.
                Many earn and save to pay for their children's tertiary education.
                Their children know food preparation starts at 4 AM
                Why sacrifice their sleep and work-life balance to work so hard?

             - The photos (narrate the text) encapsulates the success of the Jia Jia
                Food Stall couple who were Chinese Nationals migrated to Singapore.

            -  Their laksa was as good as 5 years ago.
                They open 24 hours
                They have upgraded their signboard (see photos)
                They wear their corporate uniforms now.
               
                They are successful, without a doubt.
                Good food is the most important factor
                Diners, like me return for the good food.
                I wish them good luck.

 





 


 
 
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WRITTEN ESSAY 

How to succeed in the food stall business?
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, 22 December 2022.


There are many factors making a food stall business successful.

Good food is the most important factor in being a successful food stall holder. 

Good food gets referrals from word of mouth.

Social media bring in the diners.

With more money, the food operator gains experience of what sells and upgrades.

This food video of Jia Jia food stall in Potong Pasir, Singapore is my illustration 

of how a China National who migrated to Singapore is successful.

Photos tell the story.
 

1. 2017 food stall signboard.

    2022 illuminated food stall signboard which is costly to make.

 

2. The husband and wife work as a team.

3. 24-hour operating hours indicate there is a demand for the food.

4. A photo of the bowl of laksa noodles I ate in 2017.

5. The laksa was served with cockles in 2017.

6. I had laksa there in December 2022. No more cockles now, but still taste as good.

7. The couple and helper wore KN 95 face masks to give confidence to diners that they

will not transmit any Covid-19 virus. 

8. They do not wear the common face masks.

They wear their masks properly, fitting their nose and mouth.

9. In summary, the viewer can see the vast difference in the stall set up to assume that

this food stall business has been built up successfully since 2017 when I was there.

10. I wish the couple good luck.

  

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

4506. Travels - Australia. VIDEO. Food court in Dec 2022


TRAVELS – AUSTRALIA . Food court in Castle Mall in Castle Hills, Sydney, Australia 

It's a smallish food court, popular among locals and visitors from nearby suburbs.  Mostly patronised by Asians and some Aussies.

The Vietnamese pho is very popular.  The Chinese stall named Delicious had great dishes like soy chicken rice, char Siew, roast pork, various Chinese noodles dishes.  The Thai stall has nice pad Thai and Thai fried rice.  The Hawker Street sells Singaporean dishes like white chicken rice, hokkien noodles etc

The mall was very old and run down but now with a facelift is much modernised



MORE INFO AT:

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4505. Snow-white flowers in public gardens in Singapore

PHOTOGRAPHY.
Snow-white flowers in public gardens in Singapore.

GOOD MORNING
FROM THE CALDECOTT MRT STATION GARDEN
20 Dec 2022. 11.30am. Bright sun. Canon R5. Tripod. AV Mode, ISO 100, f/16.  Caldecott MRT station area.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

4504. Zongshe Flower Market, Taichung, Taiwan

 

Zongshe Flower Market, Taichung, Taiwan
Photo by Anthony Chan using Samsung Galaxy Note 10

PHOTO 1. Cropped to Landscape view.



PHOTO 2. Original Portrait view



PORTRAIT VIEW
Zongshe Flower market at 100% view. The camera lens was unable to produce sharp image of statue’s face as it focused on the red flowers on lower 1/3 of portrait mode photo



In this situation, focus on statue’s face… will get sharp images of the other flowers as opposed to the foreground flowers

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4503. Tele-consultation images must be sharp.

 TELE-CONSULTATION IMAGE OF THE EAR TUMOUR MUST BE SHARP
FOR DR SING K Y TO VIEW BEFORE SURGERY.

This image of ear tumour had a lot of Photoshopped sharpening by Dr Sing

 

 20 Dec 2022

TELE-CONSULTATION IMAGES MUST BE SHARP

An email from Dr Sing Kong Yuen to a Syrian hamster owner on 20 Dec 2022.

 

Thank you for 7 emailed images. May I propose the following to get sharp images for me to examine the ear tumour before I operate on Thursday 22 Dec 2022?

1. iPhone. Go to SETTINGS - PHOTOS - TRANSFER TO MAC OR PC - KEEP ORIGINALS. Ask someone for help.

2. Hand supporting the hamster for photography be placed ON TOP of a table to stabilise the hand. Your 7 photos of the tumours are blurry.  

3. Good lighting onto the ear tumour.

4. Do NOT zoom. Place the phone closer to the hamster tumour.

5. Background. A plain wall is best. Do NOT include furniture, toys etc in the background.

6. Email photos to 99pups@gmail.com.

7. Do not WhatsApp photos as WhatsApp compress the photos in most phones when sending them to me.

8. Attached is an example of poor quality photo sent by you.    
9. Best to ask an expert to help you do the iPhone SETTINGS to send ORIGINAL IMAGES for tele-consultation

 

 

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HISTORY OF HAMSTER'S EAR TUMOUR
First tumour
Second tumour
 
 
 
Hi doctor, sorry to disturb you at this timing, my Syrian hamster has developed a lump over his ear and we noticed that it getting worse with a foul smell today. I would like to seek your help to guide me what to do. Tq



Good morning. The prominent lump inside the ear is likely an abscess which is filled with pus. The foul smell is from the infected red swelling as seen in your image. The treatment is an operation to lance the abscess and drain the pus. Anaesthesia is required. If you do not seek veterinary treatment, the abscess will enlarge. As it is painful, the Syrian hamster will continue to paw it.

In a few days, it may rupture, spilling out yellow or brown pus into the ear canal. The hamster will be soiled with pus which will be licked. 
 
 


Hi, may i know the surgery’s fee?
Thanks for the reply:)
Please phone 62543326 for fee quotation
Your phone is 9392 3089
Good morning. I am Dr Sing Kong Yuen, senior vet. How is your hamster today? Will you send 3 images of the left ear for me to review?
Hi Dr Sing
I think he recovering well
What is the name of your phone l? Your image LD are sharp. Are you a photographer? Thank you for images
It just iphone😅
Im a part time photographer also🙂
Is it iPhone 13?
Just want to cfm with u if my hamster can still hear? Bc sometime when i touched him, he will get shocked.
Yes
Do you mean hearing after surgery?
Yes
He should be able to hear after 14 days as he will be having some pain now after surgery
Do you clap your hand to check? Do this 14 days later
Please send a video clip of him eating. No exercise for 10 days
Ok noted
Sure, Will send you later by today
Dr can i also check with you if any photo or video taken during the surgery?
Just want to see😂
Will ask Hsu
I will send you later
Hi Dr Sing this is the video of him
Handsome hamster. Any chance of close up of his left ear video and image?
He is very active thus not really able to take a better image or video
😅
Video of left ear?
Do you have some knowledge on removing the blood clots inside the ear? If not, ask a nurse friend or bring to us
Thank you
Warm water with the use of clean cotton bud.
That will do. Wrap hamster like a newborn so no movement
This is the video after I cleaned the ear
You are an excellent nurse. May I ask what you do for a career?
Stitches have dissolved?
The stitches still there
I work as a surgical nurse.
😅
Really?
At Mt Elizabeth?
In public hosp
Well done.
Dr can i trouble you to us the video/ photo of him during the surgery 🙂🤣
Sure. Will send tomorrow what we have, as taken by assistant Hsu
Thanks Dr Sing :)
Have a good night
Good morning. Your phone images are excellent. I have photoshopped them and sent to the owner.
including one video post op
Msg was for my assistant Hsu
Good morning. Thank you again for follow up and caring
Thank you Dr and assistance Hsu so much for the photo and video😃
Assistant *
A good morning photo from wildlife from the Lentor Street Playground.
Hi doctor, im texting you because my Syrian hamster(same one) having development of lump again.
We just noticed about it today, few days ago still nothing..
Need surgery if you are ok
Will need to remove ear canal. How old is he? I am on duty on Thursday
Please send a 30-second video
Doctor, Is it ok if not to remove?
Sorry im working not convenient to answer the call
How old is hamster 🐹?
About 2 years old
Eating? Scratching ear?
Eating well like normal, havent seen he scratch his ear, but i saw small dry blood stain on the lump
He had scratched ear
Likely a relapse of malignant lump. Surgery of bigger area including ear canal may or may not resolve problem. No surgery or delay… bigger, infection, bleeding, smelly, no appetite, death
How much if remove ear canal?
Estimated anaesthesia and surgery and medication approximately $300 - 400
After ear canal removed, he will not have the ear again?
This part
No ear because this may be cancerous
I need to cut out whole area… 1 complete circle
Not half circle as in your image
I can come on Thursday
Come at 10 am to admit hamster
Ok
Please send a 30-second video of left ear
And hamster house
Its abit hard because he keeps moving
😂
Video him in a small container
Ok
See you on Thursday Dr Sing
Thanks for video
Good morning. I will be doing a Vet Educational Video. Please send me all your hamster images by email to 99pups@gmail.com so that I can use the ORIGINAL images. WhatsApp images are compressed to small sizes during your transmission to me. Hence i need the original. See you on Thursday.
Hi Doctor sorry for the late reply
Because im working shift so not free today
Ive sent the photo to your email dr
Thank you for 7 images.
1. Can you ask someone to change your iPhone PHOTO SETTINGS to send HEIC files? Original size?
2. Also email previous 3 weeks ago images of earlier ear tumor?
Present images are low resolution and sizes
The photo when im free i will send to you doctor Sing, because this few days im really occupied.
See you tmr doctor😀, i will arrive at 10am tmr.
Ok
Sorry doctor i may late a bit becasuse nobody accept my grab ride order😅
Ok
Good evening. Is your hamster back to normal? Eating, drinking, pooping? Please send me a video of him in his house eating. Merry Christmas