1043. The caterwauling cat gives
the four-digit draw prize to the owner
The mother and her young adult
daughter adopted this tortoiseshell cat as a stray kitten 3.5
years ago and came for the regular vaccination on receipt of the
vaccination reminder card. So, I saw them today, August 14, 2012,
as they had booked an appointment for me to vaccinate.
"You were the one who spayed her when she was 10 months old," the
mother said. "She was making a lot of noise and you charged $150."
I checked my record. Yes, it was dated June 29, 2009. How time
flies. The daughter had graduated and had worked for Jet Star as a
cabin crew for 2 years. "
"The cat's receipt 4-digit draw number came out on Saturday (Aug
11, 2012) and Sunday (Aug 12, 2012)," the mum said to me. "On
Saturday, it was 2nd prize for the number 5124 and
on Sunday, 2415 was lst prize!"
"How much would you get for the first prize?" I asked.
"$2,000 for a $1.00 bet," she said.
"Did you get it?"
"No," she said. "I bought the number 2451". The cat's receipt
number on the first visit 3 years ago was 12451. The
experienced bettor would bet on the last 4 digits or the first 4
digits. The last 4 digits would be 2451. I know of one
other owner who did make money buying the 4D on receipts from Toa
Payoh Vets.
"Why didn't you buy all combinations of 2451?" I asked.
"You would have won $2,000 on Sunday and some amount on Saturday!"
"I would have to pay $24 and it was too much. I usually buy $2.00.
I had been buying other numbers as well."
In this case, there was a vaccination reminder. She made an
appointment to see me whereas last year, it was Dr Vanessa. The
Gods of Fortune came this year as the owners received a
vaccination card and knew what to do for the 4-Digit betting. That
was to use the receipt number of the first day her cat was spayed
by me 3 years ago. The 4 digits did come out top and second prize
just last weekend but in a combination order.
This is a true but incredible 4-D story. The cat was plump
and well cared for. "Where does she scratch her paws?" I asked.
"Onto the sofa," the daughter said that they bought older sofas
and so this was ok.
"Why does your mum buys 4D?" I asked the equally slim
be-spectacled daughter.
"She has a stall next to the 4D outlet," she said.
The mum fixed costumed jewellery only on Sundays by renting a
small table space at the Lorong 7 market.
"I have regular customers," she had been in this line for 9 years.
I was most impressed at her perseverance and success in this small
business. "Now my eye-sight is not so good to do the repairs," she
said she had to pay rental even if she did not turn up on Sunday.
I was happy that her daughter had graduated and she had no more
worries about her education. The daughter would find another job
in the food technology industry. 4-D betting is part of the
Singaporean culture and often there are long queues to bet. This
is one anecdote of making money if the owner knows what to do but
often the owner buys various numbers and so has no funds to pay
for the combination amount of $24.00 which would have netted her
$1,000 prize money.
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