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Good advice! "The problem is in this day and age is you're not going to die sooner; you're going to be stuck with 10 or 20 years of chronic disease as modern medicine keeps you alive." Their advice:  Pay attention to your health and  change your lifestyle  if it's making you unwell, otherwise the incredible burden of chronic disease will make your life miserable. https://www.today.com/today/amp/tdna118918

For example - Online marketing, graphic designs, video production Pandemic-hit tourism, lifestyle firms in Singapore still hiring for in-demand digital skills Among the 18 new CCPs is the CCP for Digital Marketing Tourism Professionals, to be launched in September. This is an enhanced version of the Digital Marketing Place-and-Train Programme launched in March 2020 by WSG and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). To meet increased demand for digital marketing skills, the upcoming CCP includes new modules such as optimising sales conversion techniques and maintaining after-sales customer relationships through digital channels. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/pandemic-hit-tourism-lifestyle-firms-in-singapore-still-hiring-for-in-demand

Restaurant chefs turn to running hawker stalls in S'pore amid Covid-19 pandemic Qing Feng Yuan Where:  02-49 Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road Open:  9am to 5pm (Tuesdays to Sundays), closed on Mondays https://www.straitstimes.com/life/food/restaurant-chefs-turn-to-running-hawker-stalls-in-spore-amid-covid-19-pandemic

End-of-life care needs a reset. Here is how it can be done Organisations such as hospices are recognising the issues and working with designers to create more holistic solutions. Our design team at The Care Lab is working with registered charity HCA Hospice Care (Singapore's largest home hospice care provider), the Lien Foundation and Lekker Architects to create a new day hospice model in Singapore called  Oasis@Outram , which will serve patients with life-limiting illnesses. Besides  Oasis@Outram , I was involved in co-creating the service blueprint working with three inpatient hospices in Singapore: St Joseph's Home, Dover Park Hospice and Assisi Hospice. The concept of an "open hospice" was a key component of the design strategy, where we broke down the walls and engaged with the local community to shift negative perceptions. https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/end-of-life-care-needs-a-reset-here-is-how-it-can-be-done

Inspired. https://youtu.be/hKF0fS-PIf4

About 71,600 in S'pore have psychotic disorders, says study Psychotic disorders may involve one or more of the following: - Delusions, which are the fixed belief in something that is not true. - Hallucinations, which are sensations that are not real, such as seeing things that are not there. - Disorganised thoughts, making a person's speech difficult to follow with no logical connection. - Abnormal motor behaviour, which includes inappropriate or bizarre postures, or a complete lack of response to instructions. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/over-71600-in-singapore-have-psychotic-disorders-says-study

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce after 27 years of marriage WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) - Bill and Melinda Gates, two of the most influential philanthropists in the world, said on Monday (May 3) that they are divorcing after 27 years of marriage. "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the two said in a statement posted on Twitter. "We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives." "We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life," their statement said. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/bill-gates-and-melinda-gates-say-have-made-decision-to-end-their-marriage