16 Feb 2023: A row of beautiful variety of healthy plants and flowers outside the tall granite wall of this big corner house under construction along Lentor Road. Somebody has paid gardener to maintain it. Such beautiful flowers promote mental wellness in passers by.
Dim sum nowadays less salty.
Century egg porridge was not so smooth to the taste as the rice grains were bulkier.
UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/02/4562-food-singapore-peach-garden.html
SECOND CHANCE - Video 2/2
I videoed this Malayan Eggfly butterfly with tattered wings on 2 Feb 2023 (lst sighting) in the Lentor St Playground and garden which has no butterflies on most mornings I was there to exercise. On 12 Feb 2023, the sky was overcast with large grey clouds. "It would be raining dogs and cats soon", I said to myself. Still I went with my Canon R5 to the Lentor St Playground to exercise. This Malayan Eggfly was perched on another tree with similar leaves, posing for me for over two minutes to take photos and videos. A second chance. I got some good shots. PT 1/2 video will be shown separately.
UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/02/4596-singapore-wildlife-second-chance.html
VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNlwLVIBAzQ
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SECOND CHANCE - Video 1/2
This tattered-wing Malayan Eggfly danced for me, perched on a leaf 10 days ago in 2 Feb 2023. Just 6 feet away from me, without fear.
I made a video. My photos were not good due to my inexperience at such close encounters. I wished we could meet again
I wished we could meet again. She was there on 20 Feb. Same place at Lentor Street Playground.
Perched on the leaf of another tree. She twirled in delight to show off her reddish-brown wings with white spots. A few rain drops hit us. She spread her wings to fly away before the sky opened up. A second chance for me to create a better video.
ADVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Research to learn from mistakes and be prepared when you get a 2nd chance.
UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/02/4596-singapore-wildlife-second-chance.html
In
the West, being called a shrimp is usually
an insult reserved for those who are small, weak or thin.
1. The pronunciation of prawn (haa1 蝦)
in Cantonese sounds just like haa1 (哈) as in “haha”.
2. The expression caau2 haa1
caak3 haai5 (炒蝦拆蟹, literally “fry prawn, de-shell crab) means to swear
or use foul language.
Shrimp and prawns are completely different creatures. Yes, they're both decapods — which means they have external skeletons and 10 legs — but that's where the similarities end. Shrimp belong to the sub-order Pleocyemata, and prawns belong to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata.
Baan6 saai3 haai5 (扮哂蟹) is used to describe someone who is “acting like a crab” – in other words, bragging about their achievements.
Caau2 jau4 jyu4 (炒魷魚) literally means stir-fried squid but actually refers to someone who is being fired.
HarriAnns Nonya Table coffee with sweet condensed milk, one Ang Ku kueh, one kueh dada
12 Feb 2023. Sunday.
VIDEOGRAPHY TIPS:
Many smartphone users do not realise that
movies should be created in the landscape mode as opposed to portrait
mode. Landscape images align with the horizon line. The photo is
wider than it is tall, to capture the vastness of a natural setting.
This view is landscape orientation or horizontal orientation. An
example of a the Oaks Coffee Co. movie story using the landscape mode
is illustrated.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/02/4592-create-phone-movies-using.html
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55km of new cycling paths in Geylang, Hougang, Kaki Buit, Marine Parade, Potong Pasir, Sengkang and Serangoon.
LTA doubles the existing cycling network from 530km now to 1,300km by 2030.
Will connect residents to key amenities, e.g. tranort bodes and schools and improve cyclinglinks between towns.
VET CASE. FINAL VIDEO 1/2. PADDLING SLIDER.
The
slider paddles her hind legs non-stop stressing the owner. What to
do? In Singapore, most red-eared sliders live in the tank as over 80%
of the population lives in apartments. An adult female slider can
stress out the owner if she paddles her hind legs non-stop. Day and
night. She has no appetite. The owner can't sleep in peace. What can
the owner do?
The owner consulted me at Toa Payoh Vets. The first thing to do is
to X-ray to check for eggs inside the abdomen as leg paddling is
often a behaviour of egg laying. But this slider lives alone. Still,
lone ones do produce and lay eggs.
9 Feb 2023. Fei Fei passed an egg inside the water. She had paddled for 2 days and had no appetite for 4 days. I advised X-ray to check if there are eggs retained and stuck inside the abdomen
In this case, she has no
eggs as evident in the X-ray. I advised the owner to give her space
for exercise. Fei Fei was cramped inside a small tank with a pink
stool as a basking platform.
The owner bought a much bigger tank. I
advised outdoor exercise and sunlight at least 30 minutes a day.
Water filtration and hand-feeding cooked prawns mixed with the usual
Nutrafin pellets. Multi-vitamins with calcium smeared onto the
pellets.
It took around 10 days. Fei Fei stopped paddling and
revert to her ravenous appetite. The owner was very happy.
UPDATES
AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/02/4590-paddling-red-eared-slider-stresses.html
VIDEO AT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4b8PxohsVY
Inspired by the Tembusu tree, the school crest pictures a growing young tree which represents a growing child who is anchored in strong values, thriving in a fast-changing globalised world. The child, also represented by an open-book, is a life-long learner with a hunger for knowledge and excellence. The child is well supported by parents and teachers, forming a strong partnership in providing an all-round education, balancing the development of character and abilities.
