When asked if she was worried about her father's injury, she said: "Of course, we were worried. Our other shop (in Jalan Bukit Merah) is open 24 hours, so the siblings had to take turns to help out." Mr Ng sees it as a second chance.
"The doctors told me I could have gone into a coma because of my diabetes, or if my blood had got infected by the gangrene," he said.
"While I lost a finger, as least I kept my life. It was a stupid mistake, but I get to live."