Chia Yi
@chiayitay.bsky.social
Speech and language therapist. Yaps about desserts, dementia, disabilities & everything in between.
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Chia Yi
@chiayitay.bsky.social
· Dec 1
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
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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
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Reposting my #24WaysToSupportSafeSwallowing from Twitter as we countdown to Christmas ✨
If your loved ones have dysphagia (swallowing difficulties), these strategies might make mealtime safer and more enjoyable for them 🤍
If your loved ones have dysphagia (swallowing difficulties), these strategies might make mealtime safer and more enjoyable for them 🤍
Basically I pray that we will never ever see each other again within the hospital walls and if we really do, it’s when you are here for social visits (come say hellooo) or here to talk about your rehab journey and how you’ve advocated for yourself ✨
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February 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Basically I pray that we will never ever see each other again within the hospital walls and if we really do, it’s when you are here for social visits (come say hellooo) or here to talk about your rehab journey and how you’ve advocated for yourself ✨
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My personal favourite raya gifts from my patients/family (in order of preference & prayers):
1) Discharge
2) Achieve rehab goals & discharge
3) Improve functional skills & discharge
4) Maintenance of skills & discharge
5) Take breaks & continue our goals
6) Care for yourself
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1) Discharge
2) Achieve rehab goals & discharge
3) Improve functional skills & discharge
4) Maintenance of skills & discharge
5) Take breaks & continue our goals
6) Care for yourself
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February 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
My personal favourite raya gifts from my patients/family (in order of preference & prayers):
1) Discharge
2) Achieve rehab goals & discharge
3) Improve functional skills & discharge
4) Maintenance of skills & discharge
5) Take breaks & continue our goals
6) Care for yourself
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1) Discharge
2) Achieve rehab goals & discharge
3) Improve functional skills & discharge
4) Maintenance of skills & discharge
5) Take breaks & continue our goals
6) Care for yourself
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Found out about a week ago but I took JLPT N1 with my sister for fun last December as her sighted partner and passed 😂
(Insert long lore of how I’ve known this language since young)
突然ですが、N1合格しました✨
(Insert long lore of how I’ve known this language since young)
突然ですが、N1合格しました✨
February 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Found out about a week ago but I took JLPT N1 with my sister for fun last December as her sighted partner and passed 😂
(Insert long lore of how I’ve known this language since young)
突然ですが、N1合格しました✨
(Insert long lore of how I’ve known this language since young)
突然ですが、N1合格しました✨
Curiously googling to see how pigeons sit, sleep, recline, what’s a King pigeon etc after yoga class because who the heck designed all these poses? 🤨
Also, how are pigeons sleeping like this?
Also, how are pigeons sleeping like this?
January 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Curiously googling to see how pigeons sit, sleep, recline, what’s a King pigeon etc after yoga class because who the heck designed all these poses? 🤨
Also, how are pigeons sleeping like this?
Also, how are pigeons sleeping like this?
It’s me, hi 👋🏻
Also, mixed consistencies are dangerous 😂
Also, mixed consistencies are dangerous 😂
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
It’s me, hi 👋🏻
Also, mixed consistencies are dangerous 😂
Also, mixed consistencies are dangerous 😂
This list is now unapologetically honest with all the spicy books that I've read included (unlike previous years) because those have been good/fun reads too.
Read a lot on disabilities, deaths, dying, and learning to live and love. May 2026 be full of wonderful reads too 📚
Read a lot on disabilities, deaths, dying, and learning to live and love. May 2026 be full of wonderful reads too 📚
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This list is now unapologetically honest with all the spicy books that I've read included (unlike previous years) because those have been good/fun reads too.
Read a lot on disabilities, deaths, dying, and learning to live and love. May 2026 be full of wonderful reads too 📚
Read a lot on disabilities, deaths, dying, and learning to live and love. May 2026 be full of wonderful reads too 📚
And with my personal goal to read more in Mandarin:
49. 洄天 – 淮上
50. 犯罪心理 – 长洱
51. 无双 – 梦溪石
52. 藏南晚星 – 境风
53. 一级律师 – 木苏里
54. 判官 – 木苏里
55. 默读 – priest
56. 杀破狼 – priest
57. 奇洛李维斯回信 – 清明谷雨
58. 谁说老二次元不能结婚 – 鳄人行山
(These are all BLs lol)
49. 洄天 – 淮上
50. 犯罪心理 – 长洱
51. 无双 – 梦溪石
52. 藏南晚星 – 境风
53. 一级律师 – 木苏里
54. 判官 – 木苏里
55. 默读 – priest
56. 杀破狼 – priest
57. 奇洛李维斯回信 – 清明谷雨
58. 谁说老二次元不能结婚 – 鳄人行山
(These are all BLs lol)
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
And with my personal goal to read more in Mandarin:
49. 洄天 – 淮上
50. 犯罪心理 – 长洱
51. 无双 – 梦溪石
52. 藏南晚星 – 境风
53. 一级律师 – 木苏里
54. 判官 – 木苏里
55. 默读 – priest
56. 杀破狼 – priest
57. 奇洛李维斯回信 – 清明谷雨
58. 谁说老二次元不能结婚 – 鳄人行山
(These are all BLs lol)
49. 洄天 – 淮上
50. 犯罪心理 – 长洱
51. 无双 – 梦溪石
52. 藏南晚星 – 境风
53. 一级律师 – 木苏里
54. 判官 – 木苏里
55. 默读 – priest
56. 杀破狼 – priest
57. 奇洛李维斯回信 – 清明谷雨
58. 谁说老二次元不能结婚 – 鳄人行山
(These are all BLs lol)
44. The Will of The Many – James Islington
45. We Free the Stars – Hafsal Faizal
46. We Hunt the Flame – Hafsal Faizal
47. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat – Syou Ishida
48. With the End in Mind – Kathryn Mannix
45. We Free the Stars – Hafsal Faizal
46. We Hunt the Flame – Hafsal Faizal
47. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat – Syou Ishida
48. With the End in Mind – Kathryn Mannix
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
44. The Will of The Many – James Islington
45. We Free the Stars – Hafsal Faizal
46. We Hunt the Flame – Hafsal Faizal
47. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat – Syou Ishida
48. With the End in Mind – Kathryn Mannix
45. We Free the Stars – Hafsal Faizal
46. We Hunt the Flame – Hafsal Faizal
47. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat – Syou Ishida
48. With the End in Mind – Kathryn Mannix
38. The Mousedeer and the Crocodiles in 100 Languages – Stefanie Pillai (editor)
39. The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer
40. The South – Tash Aw
41. The Tea Dragon Festival – K. O’Neill
42. The Tea Dragon Society – K. O’Neill
43. The Tea Dragon Tapestry – K. O’Neill
39. The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer
40. The South – Tash Aw
41. The Tea Dragon Festival – K. O’Neill
42. The Tea Dragon Society – K. O’Neill
43. The Tea Dragon Tapestry – K. O’Neill
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
38. The Mousedeer and the Crocodiles in 100 Languages – Stefanie Pillai (editor)
39. The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer
40. The South – Tash Aw
41. The Tea Dragon Festival – K. O’Neill
42. The Tea Dragon Society – K. O’Neill
43. The Tea Dragon Tapestry – K. O’Neill
39. The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer
40. The South – Tash Aw
41. The Tea Dragon Festival – K. O’Neill
42. The Tea Dragon Society – K. O’Neill
43. The Tea Dragon Tapestry – K. O’Neill
32. The Collected Regrets of Clover – Mikki Brammer
33. The Convenience Store by the Sea – Sonoko Machida
34. The Empire of Gold – S.A. Chakraborty
35. The Goodbye Cat – Hiro Arikawa
36. The Kingdom of Copper – S.A. Chakraborty
37. The Last Love Note – Emma Grey
33. The Convenience Store by the Sea – Sonoko Machida
34. The Empire of Gold – S.A. Chakraborty
35. The Goodbye Cat – Hiro Arikawa
36. The Kingdom of Copper – S.A. Chakraborty
37. The Last Love Note – Emma Grey
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
32. The Collected Regrets of Clover – Mikki Brammer
33. The Convenience Store by the Sea – Sonoko Machida
34. The Empire of Gold – S.A. Chakraborty
35. The Goodbye Cat – Hiro Arikawa
36. The Kingdom of Copper – S.A. Chakraborty
37. The Last Love Note – Emma Grey
33. The Convenience Store by the Sea – Sonoko Machida
34. The Empire of Gold – S.A. Chakraborty
35. The Goodbye Cat – Hiro Arikawa
36. The Kingdom of Copper – S.A. Chakraborty
37. The Last Love Note – Emma Grey
25. Power – Kathy Lockheart
26. Ruthless Vows – Rebecca Ross
27. Sunrise on the Reaping – Suzanne Collins
28. The Accidental Malay – Karina Robles Bahrin
29. The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
30. The Cat Who Saved Books – Sosuke Natsukawa
31. The City of Brass – S.A. Chakraborty
26. Ruthless Vows – Rebecca Ross
27. Sunrise on the Reaping – Suzanne Collins
28. The Accidental Malay – Karina Robles Bahrin
29. The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
30. The Cat Who Saved Books – Sosuke Natsukawa
31. The City of Brass – S.A. Chakraborty
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
25. Power – Kathy Lockheart
26. Ruthless Vows – Rebecca Ross
27. Sunrise on the Reaping – Suzanne Collins
28. The Accidental Malay – Karina Robles Bahrin
29. The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
30. The Cat Who Saved Books – Sosuke Natsukawa
31. The City of Brass – S.A. Chakraborty
26. Ruthless Vows – Rebecca Ross
27. Sunrise on the Reaping – Suzanne Collins
28. The Accidental Malay – Karina Robles Bahrin
29. The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
30. The Cat Who Saved Books – Sosuke Natsukawa
31. The City of Brass – S.A. Chakraborty
19. It’s Different This Time – Joss Richard
20. Katabasis – RF Kuang
21. Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop – Kenji Ueda
22. Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel
23. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon – Mizuki Tsujimura
24. One Hundred Flowers – Genki Kawamura
20. Katabasis – RF Kuang
21. Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop – Kenji Ueda
22. Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel
23. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon – Mizuki Tsujimura
24. One Hundred Flowers – Genki Kawamura
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
19. It’s Different This Time – Joss Richard
20. Katabasis – RF Kuang
21. Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop – Kenji Ueda
22. Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel
23. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon – Mizuki Tsujimura
24. One Hundred Flowers – Genki Kawamura
20. Katabasis – RF Kuang
21. Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop – Kenji Ueda
22. Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel
23. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon – Mizuki Tsujimura
24. One Hundred Flowers – Genki Kawamura
12. Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes
13. From Here to Eternity – Caitlin Doughty
14. Furysong – Rosaria Munda
15. Goodnight Tokyo – Atushiro Yoshida
16. Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
17. Human Acts – Han Kang
18. I Hope This Finds You Well – Natalie Sue
13. From Here to Eternity – Caitlin Doughty
14. Furysong – Rosaria Munda
15. Goodnight Tokyo – Atushiro Yoshida
16. Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
17. Human Acts – Han Kang
18. I Hope This Finds You Well – Natalie Sue
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
12. Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes
13. From Here to Eternity – Caitlin Doughty
14. Furysong – Rosaria Munda
15. Goodnight Tokyo – Atushiro Yoshida
16. Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
17. Human Acts – Han Kang
18. I Hope This Finds You Well – Natalie Sue
13. From Here to Eternity – Caitlin Doughty
14. Furysong – Rosaria Munda
15. Goodnight Tokyo – Atushiro Yoshida
16. Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
17. Human Acts – Han Kang
18. I Hope This Finds You Well – Natalie Sue
4. Bound – Kathy Lockheart
5. Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata
6. Crash – Kathy Lockheart
7. Divine Rivals – Rebecca Ross
8. Dubliners – James Joyce
9. Everything is Tuberculosis – John Green
10. Fireborne – Rosaria Munda
11. Flamefall – Rosaria Munda
5. Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata
6. Crash – Kathy Lockheart
7. Divine Rivals – Rebecca Ross
8. Dubliners – James Joyce
9. Everything is Tuberculosis – John Green
10. Fireborne – Rosaria Munda
11. Flamefall – Rosaria Munda
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
4. Bound – Kathy Lockheart
5. Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata
6. Crash – Kathy Lockheart
7. Divine Rivals – Rebecca Ross
8. Dubliners – James Joyce
9. Everything is Tuberculosis – John Green
10. Fireborne – Rosaria Munda
11. Flamefall – Rosaria Munda
5. Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata
6. Crash – Kathy Lockheart
7. Divine Rivals – Rebecca Ross
8. Dubliners – James Joyce
9. Everything is Tuberculosis – John Green
10. Fireborne – Rosaria Munda
11. Flamefall – Rosaria Munda
Hello 2026 ✨
With 2 hours of reading time now (thanks to my commute to work on the trains) here's everything I've read + where my money went:
1. A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang
2. Among the Beasts & Briars – Ashley Poston
3. Before We Forget Kindness – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
With 2 hours of reading time now (thanks to my commute to work on the trains) here's everything I've read + where my money went:
1. A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang
2. Among the Beasts & Briars – Ashley Poston
3. Before We Forget Kindness – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Hello 2026 ✨
With 2 hours of reading time now (thanks to my commute to work on the trains) here's everything I've read + where my money went:
1. A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang
2. Among the Beasts & Briars – Ashley Poston
3. Before We Forget Kindness – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
With 2 hours of reading time now (thanks to my commute to work on the trains) here's everything I've read + where my money went:
1. A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang
2. Among the Beasts & Briars – Ashley Poston
3. Before We Forget Kindness – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Spent my day off living my best retirement fantasy running a bookshop on wheels (and escaping my IRL responsibilities) when someone waltzed in for book recs!
Yes, of course I’d be ever happy to recommend @hannaalkaf.bsky.social ‘s book in @tinybookshopgame.com 😍🇲🇾
Yes, of course I’d be ever happy to recommend @hannaalkaf.bsky.social ‘s book in @tinybookshopgame.com 😍🇲🇾
December 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Spent my day off living my best retirement fantasy running a bookshop on wheels (and escaping my IRL responsibilities) when someone waltzed in for book recs!
Yes, of course I’d be ever happy to recommend @hannaalkaf.bsky.social ‘s book in @tinybookshopgame.com 😍🇲🇾
Yes, of course I’d be ever happy to recommend @hannaalkaf.bsky.social ‘s book in @tinybookshopgame.com 😍🇲🇾
Reposted by Chia Yi
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Thankiuuu have a restful day too!
December 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Thankiuuu have a restful day too!
Thank youuuuu! Happy holidays 🐱
December 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Thank youuuuu! Happy holidays 🐱
We’ve added many more ornaments to our tree (mostly gifted & from our travels) since our homemade-toilet-paper ones when we got our first tree in Sabah.
Thank you to everyone working today (the husband too lol)
Blessed Christmas filled with God’s love from ours to yours 🎄❤️
Thank you to everyone working today (the husband too lol)
Blessed Christmas filled with God’s love from ours to yours 🎄❤️
December 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
We’ve added many more ornaments to our tree (mostly gifted & from our travels) since our homemade-toilet-paper ones when we got our first tree in Sabah.
Thank you to everyone working today (the husband too lol)
Blessed Christmas filled with God’s love from ours to yours 🎄❤️
Thank you to everyone working today (the husband too lol)
Blessed Christmas filled with God’s love from ours to yours 🎄❤️
This ends my #24WaysToSupportSafeSwallowing advent countdown on Christmas eve today ✨ festivities can be extra stressful with changes in mealtime routines.
May this help support someone you love to enjoy safer mealtimes! Blessed Christmas and happy holidays 🎄
May this help support someone you love to enjoy safer mealtimes! Blessed Christmas and happy holidays 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This ends my #24WaysToSupportSafeSwallowing advent countdown on Christmas eve today ✨ festivities can be extra stressful with changes in mealtime routines.
May this help support someone you love to enjoy safer mealtimes! Blessed Christmas and happy holidays 🎄
May this help support someone you love to enjoy safer mealtimes! Blessed Christmas and happy holidays 🎄
24/ Try again, fail again, fail better
If the food texture isn’t right, we can improve it; if food presentation isn’t high contrast enough, we can change it. The aim is to try, fail, and make improvements.
We can’t all get it right the first time.
Be graceful to making mistakes.
If the food texture isn’t right, we can improve it; if food presentation isn’t high contrast enough, we can change it. The aim is to try, fail, and make improvements.
We can’t all get it right the first time.
Be graceful to making mistakes.
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
24/ Try again, fail again, fail better
If the food texture isn’t right, we can improve it; if food presentation isn’t high contrast enough, we can change it. The aim is to try, fail, and make improvements.
We can’t all get it right the first time.
Be graceful to making mistakes.
If the food texture isn’t right, we can improve it; if food presentation isn’t high contrast enough, we can change it. The aim is to try, fail, and make improvements.
We can’t all get it right the first time.
Be graceful to making mistakes.
23/ Give Time & Space
If you’ve tried all 22 strategies and nothing seems to work, take a step back and wait. Eating/drinking is a very private and personal matter; please remember to wait, give space, and respect someone’s dignity.
Force-feeding increases risks of choking 🚨
If you’ve tried all 22 strategies and nothing seems to work, take a step back and wait. Eating/drinking is a very private and personal matter; please remember to wait, give space, and respect someone’s dignity.
Force-feeding increases risks of choking 🚨
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
23/ Give Time & Space
If you’ve tried all 22 strategies and nothing seems to work, take a step back and wait. Eating/drinking is a very private and personal matter; please remember to wait, give space, and respect someone’s dignity.
Force-feeding increases risks of choking 🚨
If you’ve tried all 22 strategies and nothing seems to work, take a step back and wait. Eating/drinking is a very private and personal matter; please remember to wait, give space, and respect someone’s dignity.
Force-feeding increases risks of choking 🚨
22/ Visual Scanning
If you’re caring for someone who needs cognitive support, giving a visual menu of what meals are offered might be easier than just asking “what do you want to eat?”
Try compiling photos of their favourite food and support their decision-making process.
If you’re caring for someone who needs cognitive support, giving a visual menu of what meals are offered might be easier than just asking “what do you want to eat?”
Try compiling photos of their favourite food and support their decision-making process.
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
22/ Visual Scanning
If you’re caring for someone who needs cognitive support, giving a visual menu of what meals are offered might be easier than just asking “what do you want to eat?”
Try compiling photos of their favourite food and support their decision-making process.
If you’re caring for someone who needs cognitive support, giving a visual menu of what meals are offered might be easier than just asking “what do you want to eat?”
Try compiling photos of their favourite food and support their decision-making process.
21/ Consistency
If someone isn’t eating well in one meal, that doesn’t mean they won’t eat well in the next.
Offer meals/drinks/snacks consistently throughout the day to help understand their personal preferences for mealtimes. Assume capacity ✨
If someone isn’t eating well in one meal, that doesn’t mean they won’t eat well in the next.
Offer meals/drinks/snacks consistently throughout the day to help understand their personal preferences for mealtimes. Assume capacity ✨
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
21/ Consistency
If someone isn’t eating well in one meal, that doesn’t mean they won’t eat well in the next.
Offer meals/drinks/snacks consistently throughout the day to help understand their personal preferences for mealtimes. Assume capacity ✨
If someone isn’t eating well in one meal, that doesn’t mean they won’t eat well in the next.
Offer meals/drinks/snacks consistently throughout the day to help understand their personal preferences for mealtimes. Assume capacity ✨