4823. TRAVEL STORIES BY DR SING K Y. Adding value to your employer's services. 2 case studies.

TRAVEL STORIES BY DR SING K Y.
Adding value to your employer's services. 2 case studies.

 

Macau
Aug 22, 2012

EMPLOYEES WHO ADD VALUE TO THEIR EMPLOYERS - Tourist Guide and Gondola singers

This is my first one-night stay at The Venetian Macao but my 2nd visit. 

 

I had a beautiful view of the new competitor, Galaxy Integrated Resort, from my 30th floor window, South Wing. The view just reminds me that competition increases over time and there will be better equipped and richer competitors to beat the incumbent as well as taking business away from the smaller players. 

 

 The Venetian Macao has many tourist attractions especially the enclosed shopping area with branded fashion shops and an artificial sky and so tour groups have something to show the visitors. The new Galaxy Macau across the road has laser shows of crystals and singers performing on the stage inside the casinos.

 Galaxy Macau Hotel provides 20 minutes free wireless internet access in its surroundings ground floor and a bus service to and from The Venetian Macao to its place across the road. The Venetian Macao charges $160/hour internet access in the room and does not provide complimentary wireless internet services unlike Hotel Panorama in Hong Kong. The Hotel Panorama is a 4-star hotel which charges $100/hour in the room but has free unlimited access in its lobby.

In this visit, I have some pictures of employees who add value to their employers. 

 

CASE STUDY 1.  One example is the Macau tour guide I saw in the Venetian Macao. She was my Hong Kong guide during my last 2 visits to Macau. It was such a coincidence that I saw her snapping pictures for her tour group in the Venetian Macao in which she would bring tourists to view. 

 

Tour guides need not bother volunteering photography for clients but she knew that the whole group would not be able to have a group photography without her. So she snapped photos for the group and for individuals.


CASE STUDY 2. At the Venetian Macao, I heard loud singing from some of the gondola rowers as they work at making the boat experience enjoyable. I don't hear singing amongst the original gondola rowers in Venice or those at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore. The audience clapped their hands in appreciation in this case.

 
In the end, it is still the service and performance of the employees that count in sustaining the business. Provided the new businesses don't go bankrupt due to lack of revenues and capital to survive the start up period.  Managing the talented employees is not easy as experienced ones are "in demand."

UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4823-travel-stories-by-dr-sing-k-y.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4822. VIDEO RECORD. National Fitness Challenge. Walking OVER 20,000 steps in a day in Hong Kong

TRAVELS HONG KONG
VIDEO of HPB FITNESS TRACKER

 

27 May 2023. Hong Kong travel. Arrived at Hong Kong International Airport. Clocked 20,475 steps walking for the day sight-seeing Hong Kong. No leg muscle cramps as I had been walking an average of 5,000 steps in Singapore for the few days prior to travel to Hong Kong.

If not conditioned to long walks, the person will get upper thigh muscle cramps in the medial areas and calf muscle cramps walking over 20,000 steps in a day of sight-seeing. 

UPDATE AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4822-walking-over-20000-steps-in-day-in.html

 

 

 

4821. Photography tip: The National Steps Challenge. HPB Fitness Tracker.

The National Steps Challenge™ is the world’s first population level, fitness tracker-based physical activity initiative that encourages Singaporeans to move more.

A HPB fitness tracker and the Healthy 365 mobile application encourage and rewards the Singaporean population to move more.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Use tripod.
Canon R5, Tripod, AV Mode, f/11, ISO 400, 0.8 sec
28 May 2023, 11.24pm

Photography Tip: Use a tripod to get sharp image. A smartphone's tripod can be used, but this image is from Canon R5, tripod, AV Mode set to f/11 and ISO 400. The shutter speed was 0.8 sec

 

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UPDATES AT:
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4820. Photographing a fluttering butterfly

The Common Rose butterfly sips honey at 1 pm in the public garden outside Double Cove Starview condo in Wu Kai Sha, Ma On Shan town, Hong Kong.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Use TV Mode and tripod. Rapid fluttering of wings. 1.56 pm 28 May 2023.
Canon R5, Tripod is necessary. TV, 1/1000 sec, f/4.5, AUTO ISO (ISO 500 in actual setting).

 

The butterfly just appeared and posed for me on 28 May, as if she knew I am looking to photograph butterflies in Hong Kong. Butterflies are rare, just as in Singapore, in urban gardens and under the hot afternoon sun.

#commonrosebutterfly
#hongkongbutterfly
#kongyuensing
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 https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4820-photographing-fluttering-butterfly.html

 

 

 

4819. TRAVELS HONG KONG. Prevent sarcopenia via exercises

PHOTO:   The Magnificent Five prevents Sarcopenia via exercises

Sat 27 May 2023, 7.40 am, Hong Kong
AV f/4.0 ISO 200, 1/1250 sec

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UPDATE
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4819-prevent-savrcopenia-ia-exercises.html

 

 

 

 

4818. Airport Express Hong Kong

HONG KONG - 27 MAY 2023: The Airport Express stops at Tsing Yi Station stop. With the Airport Express, the journeys between the Airport and downtown Hong Kong take approximately 24 minutes.

4817. Travels Hong Kong. Seven-Eleven at Hong Kong Airport is very busy at 6.38 am

HONG KONG - 27 MAY 2023. A very busy Seven-Eleven outlet at Hong Kong Airport at 6.38 am. Tourist arrivals have surged since relaxation of Covid-19 travel curbs.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Canon R5, AV Mode, F/11, ISO 400, 1/10 sec. Focus on face of young lady in white.

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UPDATE AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4817-travels-hong-kong-seven-eleven-at.html

 

 

4816. Photography tip. Police standee

 

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIP. Police standee using iPhone 11 at night

Woodlands South MRT Convenience Store
25 May 2023, 9 pm, iPhone 11 & photoshop. Focus on eyesPhoto of cap is slightly grainy.

#policestandee
#scams
#kongyuensing
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE AT:
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4815. IMMUNOLOGY. Auto-immune disease. Thyroid.

 

Image

TREATMENT

Treatment is said to be the autoimmune medicine - Myfortic

4814. Phobia of lizards

 25 May 2023 Morning Walk. THE LIZARD.   

"Don't move, there's a lizard!" the Indian father shouted to his daughter ahead of him and pulled the leash of the dog. I was looking for a lizard in this public garden near to Lentor MRT Station but it is uncommon. I looked at the father and son frozen like statues, through the gap of the leaves of the plants from the other side. I couldn't see any lizard from my side.

When they left, I went to the same location to try to photograph the lizard. None was seen.

This girl of around 8 years old will be frightened of lizards for life owing to the father's actions.

"No chance of photograhing a lizard today," I said to myself. I packed up my tripod gear and looked one more time at a tree trunk in front of me. I can't believe it. There is a young lizard basking in the sun! 

4813. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: A rare colour - bright orange hibiscus. A white hibiscus

 

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Use tripod and TV as therfe is a breeze swaying the flower.

25 May 2023  8 am.

1.  A rare colour - a bright orange hibiscus on public land behind a Lentor Estate house
Canon R5, Tripod, TV Mode, 1/1000 sec, F/4.5, Auto ISO (actual ISO 1600)    

 

20 Jun 2023  9.27 am 

2. A white hibiscus.
Canon R5, Tripod, TV Mode, 1/1000 sec, F/4.5, ISO 640   

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 25 May 2023  8 am.

1.  A rare colour - a bright orange hibiscus on public land behind a Lentor Estate house
Canon R5, Tripod, TV Mode, 1/1000 sec, F/4.5, Auto ISO (actual ISO 1600)    

 

20 Jun 2023  9.27 am 

2. A white hibiscus.
Canon R5, Tripod, TV Mode, 1/1000 sec, F/4.5, ISO 640 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4812. To photograph sunset, use Manual Mode

 

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP.  SUNSET.

It is difficult to get a sharp image of sunsets. The ordinary camera's non-manual settings will not give the actual colours.

Sunset over Florissa Park houses at 7 pm, 24 May 2023

Actual colours of sunset, focus on lamp post, use Manual Mode

Canon R5, 24-105 lens, M, 1/30 sec, F/16, ISO 100

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UPDATES AT:
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4811. HPB's Fitness Challenge

 

I used to walk around 2 hours during Covid-19 pandemic taking photos of the butterflies and wildlife in Yio Chu Kang and to de-stress. In 2022, I seldom walk as the butterflies had mostly vanished owing to end of pandemic and increase in construction. 

The HPB fitness tracker free of charge. Most important it has the free online record of the steps I take daily, without me having to upload and record myself. 

If you use its features, you can check whether you walk more actively as there is a graph of your Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA). 

MVPA is the one useful health feature. Unless you have heart conditions or illness, the government health authority recommends 150 minutes per week. Do your MVPA as it makes your heart beats faster to circulate your blood and lymph

Make use of the MVPA graph to monitor. The challenge is to walk at least 5000 steps daily and accumulate 150 minutes of MVPA per week.

 

4810. National Steps Challenge. Health Screening at Singapore General Hospital.

 

24 May 2023.

NATIONAL STEPS CHALLENGE. 

The Singapore government offers a free tracker watch and recommends 10,000 steps to walk per day, with at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPV). This program aims to get the residents to exercise and to reduce obesity leading to diabetes and heart diseases.

I find the tracker useful as I can monitor my daily exercise from the data which is uploaded online via the App.

DEMENTIA. Exercise moves the muscles and blood circulation for sedentary senior citizens and younger people. Blood reaching the deeper parts of the brain is said to prevent dementia.

SARCOPENIA.  Physical exercises tone up the muscles, preventing sarcopenia in the elderly.   Sarcopenia is characterized by loss of muscle mass, strength, and function in older adults. Signs and symptoms include weakness, fatigue, loss of energy, balance problems, and trouble walking and standing.

MOTIVATION FROM THE TRACKER. Without this tracker watch and online data, I was not walking much. 

HEALTH SCREENING AT THE SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL ON 24 MAY 2023. I have borderline high blood pressure at 144/80.  I aim to walk at least 5,000 steps to try to lower my borderline high blood pressure naturally from 144/80 to below 140/80. This involves at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity which is shown by the App online.

 

UPDATES AT:
 https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4810-national-steps-challenge-health.html

 

4809.The blue-banded bee is a solitary creature.

 Blue-banded Digger Bees are solitary bees that have the ability to buzz pollinate flowers.

 

 Its abdomen is striped with alternating brilliant blue and black bands and has orange brown hair covering its thorax

4808. Glossy purple berries promote mental health of bus commuters

22 May 2023. Glossy purple berries planted by Nparks as roadside gardens under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 make attractive ornamental plants for bus commuters at the bus stop4808. in Yio Chu Kang Road. They promote mental wellness as they connect people with Nature.

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4807. HEALTH TIP: A tattered wing butterfly gets some sunlight.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO TIP. USE A TRIPOD

1.  VIDEO. Use a tripod

A tattered winged butterfly basks for several seconds in the morning sun  22 May 2023, 10.23am

2.  IMAGE. Tripod and shutter priority (TV) are important. Canon. TV 1/1000 sec, f/4.5, ISO 1250 for image. The tripod is there when the butterfly flew by, hence I could capture a sharper image of the butterfly.

HEALTH TIP. CONNECT WITH NATURE.

Sunlight enables our skin to make Vitamin D by a chemical process. People who are usually indoors will have fairer skin, but their blood Vitamin levels will be below normal. Vit D is important as it is needed as part of Calcium and Phosphorus to maintain bone health. To prevent osteoporosis.

You will note that recommended "Calcium tablets" sold in pharmacies in Singapore usually have calcium, phosphorus and Vitamin D combination.

Also spend “me time” with nature as retirees do get depressed and sedentary. 

Not to over stress oneself by being sunburnt, as the skin will age faster due to excessive ultraviolet radiation.  Suntan lotion is always advised.

This butterfly has severely tattered wings due to traumatic injuries onto its wings as it flutters amongst vegetation throughout its life.

#orangebrownbutterfly
#singaporebutterfly
#kongyuensing

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4806. TRAVEL STORIES BY DR SING K Y. Galaxy Ultra S27 v Canon R5

TRAVEL STORIES BY DR SING K Y. Smartphone v Canon R5.

An 84-year-old man told me that his Galaxy Ultra S27 takes better if not as good photos as my Canon R5 and it is less heavy. He showed me his photos with trembling hands. I got one of his photo and compare the same scene of Chinatown with mine. Is his phone superior? I don't think my comparison is fair as he has trembling hands and his photo was thus not as sharp as can be.

UPDATE AT:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4806-travel-stories-by-dr-sing-k-y.html

4806. TRAVELS SINGAPORE. Lentor Estate. Bright sunshine and blue skies at 8am in Singapore on 22 May 2023.

 Singapore has bright sunshine and blue skies if one wakes up early as shown in this video of Lentor Estate on Monday 22 May 2023. There are darker days with thunderstorms but Singapore has much less flooding compared to New Zealand and other countries as it is a small urbanised country. Waking up early to go for morning walks will be much less hot and humid. 

 

Brisk long walks can reduce weight, but few people bother to walk as it is hot and humid later in the day. Weight reduction and healthy diet means less risk of heart disease and strokes. Many young people tend to put on weight and be sedentary. 

On 23 May 2023, I visited my brother in law. His adult son in the insurance career has put on much weight as he does not exercise. "My second job is to pick up my son from school," he said to me after spending hours inside his study room working from home. 

His wife is now so trim and alert looking. She walked from Balestier to Vivo City and elsewhere, losing much weight. "I like to see the beautiful bungalows in Novena area as I walk," she told my wife and I. At one time, she was plump, but now she is much fitter and her face is radiant and eyes are bright. "No need to pay to go to the gym," my sister-in-law said. 

Many residents give the reason for not long walks as the weather is so hot and humid. So they need to find air-conditioned shopping centres to walk the 10,000 steps but they seldom do that.

 

 

4805. Poor lighting AT 6.47pm. Quick photography of a bird.Use TV Mode.

22 May 2023, 6.47pm. Very poor lighting. Use TV Mode

Poor lighting AT 6.47pm. Quick photography of a bird.Use TV Mode.

Hand on car roof, Focus on eyes. Canon R5, TV Mode,
1/1000 sec, f/4.5, AUTO ISO (12,800 actual ISO). Focal length 105mm

Poor quality image as the ISO is 12,800. Bird is also out of focus. There is no time to use Manual Mode as the bird did not stay long.

UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4805-poor-lighting.html

 

 

4804. TRAVEL STORIES BY DR SING K Y. NONI TREES. Three wild noni-fruit trees off Yio Chu Kang Road.

TRAVEL STORIES BY DR SING K Y - Noni-fruit trees

21 May 2023. During my walk, I was surprised to see 3 grown noni-fruit trees taller than me. Over 2 - 3 metres tall, growing on a sloping ground behind the Yio Chu Kang Road houses. They were blocked by a new bus shelter. The leaves are generally glossy green, but some older ones have been attacked by brown circular spots. Its juices are said to be therapeutic such as anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer. 

Caucasians dislike the pungent smell of noni fruits. They complain of fermented or cheesy smell. These 3 noni-fruit trees grown on public land, outside the houses. They appear to be thriving and growing straight. It is possible that the residents of the houses have taken care of their nutrition. Many wild noni-fruit trees I saw are not growing well and tall above 3 m. I seldom see many in the Yio Chu Kang area though. 


UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4804-three-wild-noni-fruit-trees-off.html

 

 

 

 

4803. Photography tips: Indoor building. Punggol Regional Library at 11.41am

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Use a tripod.

Canon R5, 24-105mm. Use Tripod, AV Mode. F/11, ISO 400, 1/5 sec.
Focus on “Punggol Regional Library”. 10 May 2023, 11.41 am

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4803-photography-tips-indoor-building.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4802. The Adelphi Mall

 SINGAPORE - 11 MAY 2023: The Adelphi Lifestyle Mall is a shopping and office complex known for its high number of audio-equipment stores. It specialises in high-end hi-fi equipment.

4801. Tele-consultation of 3-year-old red-eared slider with paw "abscess".

 

VET CASE STUDY – TELE-CONSULTATION ON A RED-EARED SLIDER WITH SWOLLEN PAW.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow).  20 May 2023.

On 20 May 2023 just after midnight, the owner WhatsApp to me the first image of the swollen paw of her 3-year-old female red-eared slider.  "Should I walk in or make an appointment? My red-eared slider has a paw abscess."

The younger generation cares very much for their pets and many will research the internet to arrive at a diagnosis. In this case, is it a paw abscess? I asked for sharper images and videos preferably. "The slider bites me," said the lady owner. "I can't take more images!"

What is the solution? "Turn the slider upside down and take close-up videos of the front and sides of the right fore paw," I WhatsApp back. She did an excellent job and I was able to tell that the swollen right fore paw as due to a long-standing inflammation from multiple wounds. So it was not just one paw abscess but several, over many weeks. She confirmed that.

What is the diagnosis via tele-consultation?

The free-roaming slider in the rooms could have her nails or paw trapped on some objects or had sharp hook-like things penetrating her lower paw and interdigital areas. Her water tank was free of objects or stones and pebbles. Therefore, the cause of the injury was her lifestyle of wandering in the rooms and getting injured over the past weeks.

UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4801-tele-consultation-of-3-year-old.html

4800. PHOTOGRAPHY TIP. Zebra Dove high up the tree in Gardens by the Bay.

 

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP.  Zebra Dove high up the tree in Gardens by the Bay. Use TP Mode

zebra dove                                            

Gardens by the bay                                             

18 May 2023, 8.29am

Canon R5, Use TP Mode, 1/1000 sec, ISO Auto. Handheld. 

Actual settings are TP Mode, 1/1250 sec, ISO 125, F/4

Can the top of the line smartphone get this sharper image?

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UPDATE AT:
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4799. Photography tips: Use a tripod.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:  Use a tripod and AV Mode, F/11 and ISO 100 to get sharp images.

A tourist takes photos of the beautiful flowers and tulips at GGB.
Tulipmania at Gardens by the Bay (GBB), 18 May 2023, 9.53 amCanon R5, AV F/11, ISO 100, 1/30 sec, TRIPOD 

#tulipmaniagbb
#gbb
#turkishairlines
#kongyuensing

#tulipmania

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4798. Photography: Friend or Foe? An Oriental Garden Lizard in Indonesia looks at me.

FRIEND OR FOE?

My last day in Bintan. I was walking past a patch of grass for dinner. A creature scurried across me. Too fast to see it. It looked like the big adult Oriental Garden Lizard. But it was camouflaged inside the hedge as you can see from the photos.

I screened the hedge where it had dived for cover. There was the body and tail not covered. The lightning flashed. A few drops of imminent thunderstorm. I should hasten to shelter to protect my camera from wetness. At least, to put it away inside my camera bag.

But this was the only sighting of an Oriental Garden Lizard in The Residence, Bintan. A sprawling complex of many house villas but no wildlife. No mosquitoes to bite me. A handful of small insects or flies. Nightly fumigation of the whole estate had wiped them out by pesticide poisoning.  So the guests do not complain and will refer others. 

 To shoot or not? The lizard did not move further. Why? It was eyeing me as to whether I was friend or foe?

Focus on tail/body junction. Canon R5, AV Mode, F/8, ISO 320, 1/40 sec. 16 May 2030.
The Residence Bintan, Indonesia.  To buy photo: www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4798-photography-oriental-garden-lizard.html

 

 

 

4797. PHOTOGRAPHING A SPEEDING CYCLIST

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP - SPEEDING CYCLIST 

Use TV Mode, 1/1000 sec, ISO Auto.  Focus on face as cyclist passes by. Took 2 shots. I had good luck in 1/2 image.Canon R5. Actual settings are 1/1250 sec, f/4.5, ISO 400. 

 

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UPDATE AT:

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4796. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: USE AV mode, F/11.

Focus on “TG2K” signboard. Use AV Mode. F/11.  17 May 2023, 12.34pm, Mike assesses my Audi A3 for quotation Canon R5, F/11, ISO 100, F/160.  

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#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
#carworkshopphotography
#singapore
#kongyuensing

UPDATE AT:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/05/4796-photography-tips.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4795. Food photography - BBQ Spareribs

18 May 2023: 

FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

Gochi-So Shokudo, Jewel Changi Airport. 

Dinner at 6 pm on a Thursday. Not crowded at this time. Had Tenderloin Curry ($17.50) and BBQ Spareribs ($20.50). This is the second visit. The BBQ Spareribs were the reason for the 2nd visit. They were excellent as it was during the first visit - tender and not salty with sweet sauce during this visit. The one serving lady staff was helpful. To the Chef on duty: Keep up the good cooking of spareribs. 5-star for ribs.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP:
1. Use Tripod and AV Mode F/8 and ISO 400.
2. I used white paper towels to provide the contrasting white background to make the image stand out.
3. I used Photoshop Select and Mask to remove the background paper. Hence this image looks neat with white background.

Canon R5, TRIPOD, 24-105mm lens, AV, F/8, ISO 400, 1/4 sec

#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
#foodphotography
#bbqspareribs
#kongyuensing
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4794. Impacted cheek pouch in a dwarf hamster. What to do?

 FOR YOUTUBE VIDEO PRODUCTION by SHAH. HOOK (30 seconds of the final video if possible).

BE KIND TO PETS IMAGE

TITLE IMAGE

AUTO-NARRATION

 

 Her beloved hamster stuffed his right cheek pouch to the maximum capacity for the 3rd time.This impacted cheek pouch of more than 2 weeks wafted a bad breath. The young lady took work leave to consult me in October 2014.

 

 Bad breath of rotting vegetables wafted upwards to my nose. This was due to the prolonged storage of the decomposed food in the impacted pouch.  There was an ulcerated lip commissure.  The hamster had difficulty in drinking. It would have died of dehydration as days pass by.

 “Surgical removal of the infected cheek pouch is the best solution,” I said.  “The pet hamster does not need of a cheek pouch to hoard food.”This time, the owner consented to the surgery and to accept the risk of anaesthetic death of her pet. 

 

 

After the surgery, the hamster lived to the ripe old age. I did not see him or the young career lady since she accepted surgical removal of the cheek pouch which is the best solution.

See Final Video at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6WarQjkd1c

(As the final video is long, please visit the YouTube link).

 

 

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FURTHER INFORMATION

VET CASE STUDY: Final Video - A dwarf hamster has an impacted cheek pouch again Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow). Year of video production: 2014 

Her beloved hamster stuffed his right cheek pouch to the maximum volume again. This impacted cheek pouch had been present for more than 2 weeks. The lady owner took leave to Toa Payoh Vets to consult me. 

Bad breath smell wafted from the prolonged storage of the decomposed food. An ulcerated lip commissure. I had advised the lady owner to limit food supply and evacuate cheek pouch regularly as she did not want surgery to remove the cheek pouch. 

That would be the best solution as the pet hamster in Singapore does not need of a cheek pouch to hoard food. This time, the owner accepted my advice. She was no longer anxious after the hamster had no more right cheek pouch. The hamster lived to the ripe old age without having bad breath and needing veterinary treatment! 

 

CONSULTATION AT 3RD TIME OF IMPACTED CHEEK POUCH. The owner decided to risk the anaesthesia to get surgery done. 

See consultation video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6WarQjkd1c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4793. Ridgewood condo videos

INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE TENANTS
Dr David Sing, Asiahomes Realty, Singapore
www.asiahomes.com
Tel: +65 9668-6468

The following 6 videos show the facilities and the rooms of the Liholiho Rise, 1 Ridgewood Close, Ridgewood Condo above 20th floor, during viewings over the years.

1. RIDGEWOOD CONDO - BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlq--0a7Y_k

2. RIDGEWOOD ROOMS FOR RENT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNf1yM1YBgQ

3. RIDGEWOOD MASTER BEDROOM FOR RENT:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VNPphkWrjJQ

4. RIDGEWOOD MASTER BEDROOM FOR RENT: SEP 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qHAHgvP4Fn4

5. RIDGEWOOD MASTER BEDROOM VIEW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqrOxA2QNZc

6. RIDGEWOOD VIEWING WAITING FOR THE 2ND CLIENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68uKt7Jwa8

Please note that an Agent's Commission of half a month's rent for one-year lease of the room below $3,000 is payable by the Tenant. The Landlord will not be paying any Agent's Commission.

Before viewing, the Landlord requires the Tenant's name, work pass and start of tenancy details. Viewing by appointment will be AFTER submission of above-mentioned details. It is recommended that the prospective Tenant does research of his or her transportation time to the workplace before viewing.

Dr David Sing
Asiahomes Realty, Singapore
www.asiahomes.com

 Tel: +65 9668-6468