@chiayitay As it turns out, having (lots of) money is a good thing.
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Mark Cheong
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Mark Cheong
@markcheongwl
Reading public health, palliative care and pharmacy at Monash University Malaysia
Malaysia Katılım Eylül 2012
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#NewProfilePic for another year older 🎈
Blessed to be surrounded by people who:
- celebrates my success
- embraces my mistakes
- holds spaces for me to grief and grow
May I never forget to have clean hands, a pure heart, and grace to love imperfections.
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@markcheongwl Happy New Year boss. Semoga semakin kaya.
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I'm normally not a fan of Chinese New Year but I have to say that this year's celebrations were enjoyable and warmed the heart. Something to do with the closeness of family, shared happiness, and a growing understanding of what makes each person happy.
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I feel attacked 😂
But yes, puasa together next week ✨
one dozen rats at a keyboard@PanasonicDX4500
Ramadan and Lent starting on the same day next week is going to be disastrous for the Catholic agenda because the Muslims are just going to wreck our shit. Complaining about not eating chocolate for 40 days while they go without food or drink from sunup to sundown, embarrassing.
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The author is right.
Separately, the only time I've maxed out my insurance with an array of tests and procedures is when I unquestioningly agreed to all the suggestions by my doctor(s) at a private hosp... which raises the question: Who's enjoying the buffet, really?
CodeBlue@codebluenews
Sick Patients Don’t Go To Hospital For Fun codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/02/sick-p…
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Nice seeing an appreciation for qual methods/research in @TheLancetOncol
Two articles today underscoring this importance:
thelancet.com/journals/lanon…
thelancet.com/journals/lanon…
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Food for thought from Henry Shukman - what work are you doing that you’re less obsessed with the outcomes?
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@peppermin5 I would certainly feel so, if I were the person on the other side of the table.
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@markcheongwl In the final analysis, actually that's all that matters most to another person 🙏🩷
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Across various aspects of my life, I now see my primary role as emotional support and accompaniment.
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Some useful tips here for every type of writer
polygon.com/brandon-sander…
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@markcheongwl At this rate, gonna need “new country” but no lah, just started another SLT service for current job and training colleagues to do NMES + sEMG so probably not so fast 😭
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Seeing friends in centres with:
- fixed schedules
- no sudden urgent referrals
- zero ghosting by doctors whilst asking for updates
- regular lunch/break time
- holidays without stressing to passover cases
Makes me wonder whether this “12k steps minimum” job is good for me 😮💨
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@yoongkhean @chiayitay Hear hear - and there’s also work to ensure that there is proper representation of voices among the public/patients, instead of overreliance on a specific few individuals who come from a narrow demographic.
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@markcheongwl @chiayitay It's all still a big power gap to close. But I also think you need to be a bit politically savvy to work in patient engagement.
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1st paper of 2026!
In this study, we challenged the "build it and they will come" belief. Building health services does not guarantee adoption by community members and may lead to rejection. Trust and co-development are essential components for success.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26…
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@chiayitay …but also because there is this aversion to having to go back to the drawing board or having one’s assumptions challenged. The current approach is very much “us vs them” instead of “we built this together”.
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