Me: I want to start playing LaDS but I might not have enough time to login everyday. Will the guys die if I don’t login consistently? Husband: …they are not tamagotchi… Me: Oh great phew (has killed way too many virtual pets for forgetting about them).

Me: Painstakingly modifying the hospital’s western menu like spaghetti, baked potatoes, grilled chicken etc to IDDSI dysphagia-friendly meals Patients: Orders mostly from the asian menu of chicken with goji berries and steamed fish with cordyceps etc Me:

Hospital-based SLT’s morning be like: - look at list of cases in the system - calls food service to order food for meal observations and swallowing assessments, realising that we have “steamed fish slices with ginger and goji berries” today on the menu WOW 😯 To many safer oral meals today ✨

Working with a child with misophonia recently and I can’t wait to learn how we can include games too😍 PS: from low vision, hearing, to ADHD and many more, I’ve always told the husband that in another life (if I’m not an SLT), I’d like to be a game developer working to make games more accessible ✨

Played Duo Quest by @1plus1studios.bsky.social with the husband today (and we didn’t murder each other) 😌✨ Love the simple mechanics, cute art, whimsical music, and the option to build a deck of “no block, only bonk”.

We shouldn’t be asking Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) or children of immigrants/refugees to interpret and translate for their parents, especially in healthcare settings 😮‍💨🥲

Was in the husband’s hometown last weekend and we were driving by a place when the husband introduced: Him: I used to come here for the methadone clinic. Me: 👀 Him: … I was attached to the clinic; not for the services.

And farming/fishing/gathering 💯

In case you need to buy a game with: - stunning art - banging soundtrack - great narrative about living and navigating grief with loved ones whilst holding safe space and be graceful to yourself in difficult times …it’s the cheaper of this two 😌

I have once again decided to run away from Modern World Responsibilities and go inherit my fictional grandpa’s farm:

Here at Indie Jam to support @yyng7.bsky.social and her impactful PhD findings ✨ Learned so much from her work on cultural representation in games and how developers can move forward in balancing mechanics and platforming our local cultures and stories.

So many people using genAI art and I’m just here reposting my old scribbles of the husband showing me where the wards were in his hospital when I was covering it during the peak of covid lockdown. Pen, notebook paper, and badly drawn bunny + hedgehog ❤️

Forgot to update here too but: 2 months later, we went for the hearing aids trial appointment at the hospital 🦻✨ Dad got to try out 3 different brands of hearing aids (I forgot to take photo of the other one 😅). 1/4

My mum when I was 7: It’s your birthday - the time to be grateful to all your blessings. Let’s pick a cause (eg homelessness, HIV etc) you want to learn more and we go visit them to find out how to best support them. My mum when my nephew turns 7: Let’s go genting theme park 🎢

I love watching the husband play #Hades2 and learning about Greek myth through all the small little nuggets of clues peppered in dialogues and incredible art/design whilst I snicker knowingly next to him having read the books 🤭 Yes, we’re the stereotypical gamer/reader couple 📚

I’ve bought every single soundtrack and have loved every one of them! Thank you for making amazing music ❤️

Dying for love is easy. Living for love: making conscious effort to exercise, eat well, get mental health support, loving yourself, honouring others etc That’s the hardest bit. Happy Valentine’s to mine ❤️

this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.

I'm not used to speaking formal Mandarin but the lovely people at AiFM & RTM made it so much easier for me. Thank you, Mun Meng! After much preparation, here's me #DoItScared and talking about four strategies for dementia care partners at home in Mandarin: youtube.com/watch?v=PaKJR5…

Still can’t get over how tapir babies look exactly like kek batik. THIS IS THE CUTEST KEK BATIK 😍😍

Took time off from work today to attend an audiology assessment with my dad because I’ve finally managed to convince him to get his hearing supported 😎 This is after showing him tonnes of studies on hearing loss as a modifiable risk factor for dementia. thelancet.com/commissions/de…

THIS ✨ Accessible games can still be really fun! My sister who has visual disability loves The Vale so much because it’s finally a game where she can enjoy (and still smash people 😂) with amazing gameplay. I wish more game designers will plan WITH accessibility in mind from the get go.

Mentally counting how many of my colleagues have kids whilst packing angpau for the little ones tomorrow🧧✨

2 months later and I finally made these for the first time ✨ My version of mala cream dimsum: - not as thinly sliced as Triple Star did - no mala cream made from scratch - a little oddly shaped But still taste really great 🤤 glad everyone in the family loved them!

Ushering in a ssssssssslaying year 🐍🍊🧧✨ (Featuring bestie’s award-winning calligraphy)

The year is 2025. We learned so much about autism that we no longer look at support from a ‘curative’ angle. We don’t write “eye-contact” or “verbally requests I want” goals. SLTs write goals to support someone’s preferences in communication. Link: shorturl.at/QAryJ

Celebrated the nephew’s birthday and spent a whole weekend away. Small school, fresh air, and lots of fun in learning without academic stress; maybe we should plan our move back to the rural areas too someday.

With how rapid things change in medicine and healthcare, the best years to have any illness is always “next year”

Intentionally took time away from the internet/phone/emails to spend the weekend with family over the weekend. Felt so good to be surrounded by love, laughters, and heartfelt conversations ❤️

One of my 2025 to-do list is to finally finish playing BG3 (and stop going around doing so many side quests) 😌

I used to just leave my calendar empty to “take a break” from work but I realised now it’s more effective to just block the whole thing and say “BREAK” so my brain knows it’s a dedicated time to stop thinking about work 😌

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH 😭 This is for the child-me going around asking/telling people random facts but wasn’t reciprocated: Hank takes questions from child-me ❤️

Good morning, new remote jobs added. Both from @neondoctrine.games. They are looking for: - Community Management / Social Media - Marketing / PR

Terribly sorry to all the train passengers in the same carriage as I am this morning: I must’ve looked super tense. My audiobook was at an intense moment.

“I hate it here so I will go to Lunar valleys in my mind When they found a better planet Only the gentle survived” — playing this on repeat 🎵

I need say no more...

I start typing and deleting almost immediately whenever I feel like I want to talk about my recent health situation. And this is me with access to health and social support. Must’ve been so much harder for those without.

First work day of the year and I felt like I’ve already exhausted 80% of my batteries by lunch time 🫠🫠

Walks to the edge of the map to see if there’s any hidden gems 👀

ふうらいぼうさんが遊びに来たにゃ！ 庭のリンク🔗 hp.sakuraweb.com/games/neko2/... #ねこあつめ2

Yessss! For Malaysians, you can access Perpustakaan Negara through the Libby app with lots of free audiobooks, read-along for children, ebooks, comic etc ALL FROM YOUR PHONE (And for free!)

Took a little boat to look at lush mangrove trees at Sicao Green Tunnel during our family Taiwan trip where my dad explained about ecology so much more than the guide. Also spotted a very angry bird unhappy with the pouring rain looking absolutely adorable 😂

“We understand our own lives to be complexed and multitudinous but then imagine others’ simplistically.” I guess that’s why there’s such a deficit in empathy & compassion; that we think access to healthcare services is ‘privileged’ instead of basic rights.

Very proud of myself for finishing Christmas shopping for all the little ones in our family. The husband and I are knackered but very grateful for the free gift-wrapping services provided by the lovely people at BookXcess. 19 more days to go 🎄✨

Side quest for myself this month: 1) move one tweet from the #24WaysToSupportCommunication thread here everyday 2) tweet one strategy for #24WaysToSupportSafeSwallowing everyday over there Let’s see if my brain loves the consistency or will it just let everything drop and burn 😌✨

Moving my 2-year-old #24WaysToSupportCommunication from Twitter to keep a copy here as we countdown to Christmas ✨ If you’re supporting a a loved one who needs speech-language and/or communication aid, these strategies might help to reduce frustrations + make interaction a better experience 🤍

Thinking of slowly moving my little advent countdown to social communication support tips over here from twitter but the thought of copying and pasting seems so much work 🤔

I sit in the women’s coach in the train and I see the corporate girlies with the cutest bag charms, flawless make-up, and beautiful hair. They hardened their gaze when their stations came up. I hope you slay your day, girlie. You got this 💪🏻

Went to watch an orchestra with music from video games last week with the husband. Quite a few kids in the ensemble with tailored suits, 3/4 sized violins and stacked chairs. Very cute and very privileged to have exposure to music education (like both of us did) 🥲

The urge to print this and send to my “using-religion-to-weaponise-discrimination” friends is very strong.