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Cancer Diaries: The final chapter approaches while my to-do list grows

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 11 -- Next week is my final immunotherapy treatment. Annoyingly as I write this I am ill; nothing serious, just my sinuses and immune system colluding in making me miserable. The ... Read More


For young (tech) dreamers: Apple's Swift Student Challenge opens for submissions

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 10 -- It's that time of year again for student developers to get excited about their coding projects; the Apple Swift Student Challenge is now taking entries until February 28. Wha... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Where I roll out of a car and march out of an airport taxi

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 4 -- Shouting "M*****f*****" as I rolled gracelessly out of a car was not how I wanted to make an entrance. Especially at a wake. My oldest friend's father died and so I decided t... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Where I find out my 'expensive' cancer is a bargain

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 21 -- Every so often someone reaches out to ask me questions about public healthcare, questions that I do my best to answer. A woman said her relative was facing charges of RM22,00... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Scott Adams is a reminder to trust your doctor over worm pills

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 14 -- When the comic strip Dilbert first came out, it was so relatable to anyone who had ever worked an office job. Dilbert, Dogbert, the Pointy-haired boss - Scott Adams created a... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Failing at being frugal, while the finish line draws near

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 7 -- Sometimes you need to accept that the Fates will laugh at your best laid plans. Since I have two immunotherapy treatments this month and family in town, I thought I would get ... Read More


Cancer Diaries: When a snake comes to my door

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 31 -- Happy New Year! 2026 comes for us all tomorrow. The Chinese Lunar Year will also transition from the Snake to the Horse (my birth year) in February and because my life is cos... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Sometimes you're grateful just to feel your hands

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 24 -- It's Christmas Eve as you're reading this and I've decided to try something new. A bit of a throwback, but instead of writing this at my computer, I decided to see if I could... Read More


Cancer Diaries: I shouldn't need to think about MyDigitalID as I lay dying

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 17 -- I spent five hours at the hospital this week for my usual immunotherapy session and it was draining. Thanks to the cold weather we've been having, the already cold oncology d... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Hanging out in Emergency and insurance fears

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 10 -- I spent Friday night in the Emergency department. No, I wasn't having complications but a friend was. I'd persuaded her to first see my GP nearby who prescribed her medicati... Read More