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英文文宣 - 為何我們戴口罩 2.0

Why Asians are so radical in containment of this virus and why should everyone be doing the same?

Why do I write this post? Because as a healthcare professional, I had to do a COVID-19 test so that I can ensure I won’t be passing it to the patients I have contact with. And guess what? HALF OF THE PATIENTS waiting for COVID-19 test at the lab ARE NOT WEARING a mask and are coughing like crazy.

Previously I talked about the rationale of asian wearing masks in a public health point of view.

Today, I will talk a bit more from a humanity perspective, why you should wear a mask if you have one, perform social distancing as much as possible and minimize unnecessary outdoor activities.

Again, the beauty of history is for us to learn, so we don’t step on the same shit over and over again.

Yes, we had a huge shit in 2003 during SARS epidemic where hundreds of lives were lost, economy took a huge toll, millions of jobs and businesses are gone, countless people went bankrupt. And today, we don’t want to step on the same shit ever again. Here are what we learned and why we think you should not take this virus lightly.

It is not uncommon to see the following arguments from westerners, DESPITE the outbreak is imminent and uncontrolled currently in the UK, EU & USA.

1. Stop reporting number of cases, this is fear mongering

-> I wonder whether you should fear more if every country is not reporting cases and try to suppress all relevant information like what China did in Nov and Dec 2019.

A. Introduction to public health 1001 teaches us that it is incredibly important to remain high transparency between the health authority and public so that the public can ADJUST their LIFESTYLE according to the degree of outbreak. If there are many community transmission cases, one should refrain from attending and public events and minimize public exposure so that they can reduce the risk of infection and the risk of passing to other people should they be infected.

B. Reporting cases transparently is to allow other coutries to implement appropriate border control and screening measures to ensure that when you travel to other countries, you are not BRINGING THE VIRUS an INFECTING other people in those countries.

C. When someone says giving briefs and reports everyday or every few hours is fear mongering, it just reflects how inconsiderate and irresponsible you as a person in this society are. Because you NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT OTHERS, you only THINK OF YOURSELF that the news and reports are making you nervous. If you are responsible and considerate, you would have understood that, this COVID-19 is not small thing, it has the potential to wipe out a significant proportion of our population if not dealt with vigilantly. If you have thought about these repercussion, you wouldn’t say it’s fear mongering, you would be actively advocating for containment of the virus.

2. Why are you forcing people to do social distancing and limit their activities?

-> why? Because these are the most EFFECTIVE MEASURES that cost NO MONEY.

A. No one is telling you to hoard toilet paper or soap or hand sanitizer. We are only telling you to be vigilant, stop going out for bars, pubs, clubs, sports activities. Does that cost you an arm or leg to not go out? NO! It even save you a couple of hundreds if you do it for a few weeks. What does it bring us? LESS, A LOT LESS, A LOT A LOT LESS community transmission cases which are extremely difficult to contain in a public health point of view.

B. second, if you are now living in a deserted island by yourself, I honestly couldn’t give two shits whether you isolate yourself, perform social distancing and minimize social contacts or not. But you are LIVING in a HUMAN COMMUNITY where you are not the only one that want to survive and live happily ever after. Everyone has his responsibility in public health, you not doing your part is essentially putting other at risk of serious health repercussion which I don’t think anyone is entitled to do so.

3. This is just another flu, most young folks are in mild condition

-> Surely at-risk population such as elderly, patients with chronic diseases and cancers, immunocompromised patients don’t quite matter in this society. Might as well get rid of them? Are you seriously that selfish?

A. Sure, you probably can survive this virus if you are a young and fit individual. But guess what? Continue going out when you are asymptomatic it mildly symptomatic, thinking that it’s just a flu so not even wearing a mask, shaking everybody’s hands and kissing everyone’s cheek, you probably bring a few down to ICU if not the morgue. The mortality rate between ar-risk population is incomparable to the general population. You are just a selfish prick if you believe that this is just a flu because you never even thought about how other lives may be affected and love ones of others may be gone because of your actions. Yes, SELFISH PRICK.

B. I couldn’t reinforce enough on the importance of education and reading in this dreadful moment. Whoever believes this is just a flu, please spend an hour and read the publication in various medical journals such as Lancet and NEJM and for once in your life, read the mortality and complication rate of patients NOT YOUR AGE AND CATEGORIES, then we can talk again on the ridiculous perception of “this is just a flu”

C. Some people think that as long as they don’t die, it’s not serious. Ever heard of the term “complication” and “sequelae”? Again, spend an hour and go read, then you will know why it is not just a flu and how your inconsiderate choice of actions in this community can permanently damage someone’s lung +/- testicles. Yeh, go read if you don’t know, education is very important these days.

No, I personally am not super worried of COVID-19, because I consider myself young and fit and I perhaps exceptionally high standard of infection control. But I’m worried about the patients that we have in the hospitals, I’m worried about my parents who have chronic diseases, I’m worried about the general public who may not be able to access medical services should this outbreak continue to be uncontrolled because our medical system is heavily overloaded now.

Yes, mortality rate is not super high if we have hospital beds, if we can provide critical care services to patients with complication, if there are enough manpower to handle all severe cases so we don’t need to end up like Italy and make that painful decision to choose who to live and who to go.

Please, wake up and start preparing for it. Be a responsible and considerate person in this dreadful moment.

*Please feel free to repost the followings to any social media platform
COVID-19: why do asian wear masks?
It is very disheartening to see that history time and time again just repeats itself.
Two months ago when the COVID-19 outbreak in wuhan and other province of China became out of control, asian countries who have had experience of SARS, decided not to follow WHO’s advice (because they have repeatedly failed us during the SARS period and obviously during the COVID-19 outbreak).
Hong Kong and Taiwan, having extensive connection and interaction with China, managed to contain the virus simply because we have learned our lesson in 2003, lesson learned from the loss of hundreds of people and healthcare professionals.
We decided to wear mask despite being condescendingly laughed at, aggressively assaulted in western countries, labeled as uneducated hysterical panicky individuals. We decided to shut down schools, non essential government and medical services as well as unnecessary social interaction and gathering when it was only the beginning of the spread.
Yes, we did all these because we value the lives of our citizens and healthcare professionals. Because we don’t want to let what happened in 2003 happen again in 2020, only that this time we actually have the upper hand to prevent this with our experience from SARS.
But guess what, we were THE ONLY ONE applying what we learned from history. It’s not uncommon to see the following arguments from western countries
1. You do not need to wear a mask if you are not sick
-> I do not know how many times I must reiterate this until someone apply some logical reasoning.
A. ASYMPTOMATIC carriers exist.
B. Definition of sick varies among individuals. People go to work and school all the time even when they are down with influenza. When have you ever seen someone (excluding Asians) wearing a mask to see GP when they exhibit URTI symptoms in Australia?
C. Risk appraisal varies among individuals. Some people are very risk averse and prefer to wear a mask if they believe they MAY BE sick, there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a responsible and informed decision for one to make, not for random stranger to judge.
2. You only need to wash hands and do good personal hygiene, mask is unnecessary
-> of course one can only do ONE THING at a time huh?
A. Proper surgical mask has been SHOWN to be EFFECTIVE against DROPLET transmission pathogens, which COVID-19 is primarily transmitted through. There are multiple studies published during and after the SARS period by Hong Kong and Taiwan scholars.
B. It’s the same as saying if you diet, you don’t need exercise to lose weight. No one says good hand hygiene is unimportant, but why can’t you wash your hands and wear a mask? Why must these two things be mutually exclusive.
C. A mask is not expensive nor is it a nuclear weapon. Stop discriminating people wearing mask.
3. Improper use of mask does not provide protection but increased risk of infection
-> I AGREE completely. So please EDUCATE the public how to wear a mask, not tell the public not to wear a mask
A. Improper use of condom pose infection risk, should we just tell the public not to wear one? For heaven’s sake, teach them how to put it on!
B. There are many videos on YouTube with detailed explanation on how to wear and dispose a mask.
There are many more arguments like this, but if you apply logic and do your very own literature review, plus obviously empirical evidence now that almost all asian countries successfully contained the virus, may be you can finally appreciate why we wear mask.
It is a responsible act to protect yourself and your family and friends. Get educated and stop discriminating masks or Asians.

寫了一篇口罩的英文文宣

*Please feel free to repost the followings to any social media platform

COVID-19: why do asian wear masks?

It is very disheartening to see that history time and time again just repeats itself.

Two months ago when the COVID-19 outbreak in wuhan and other province of China became out of control, asian countries who have had experience of SARS, decided not to follow WHO’s advice (because they have repeatedly failed us during the SARS period and obviously during the COVID-19 outbreak).

Hong Kong and Taiwan, having extensive connection and interaction with China, managed to contain the virus simply because we have learned our lesson in 2003, lesson learned from the loss of hundreds of people and healthcare professionals.

We decided to wear mask despite being condescendingly laughed at, aggressively assaulted in western countries, labeled as uneducated hysterical panicky individuals. We decided to shut down schools, non essential government and medical services as well as unnecessary social interaction and gathering when it was only the beginning of the spread.

Yes, we did all these because we value the lives of our citizens and healthcare professionals. Because we don’t want to let what happened in 2003 happen again in 2020, only that this time we actually have the upper hand to prevent this with our experience from SARS.

But guess what, we were THE ONLY ONE applying what we learned from history. It’s not uncommon to see the following arguments from western countries

1. You do not need to wear a mask if you are not sick

-> I do not know how many times I must reiterate this until someone apply some logical reasoning.

A. ASYMPTOMATIC carriers exist.

B. Definition of sick varies among individuals. People go to work and school all the time even when they are down with influenza. When have you ever seen someone (excluding Asians) wearing a mask to see GP when they exhibit URTI symptoms in Australia?

C. Risk appraisal varies among individuals. Some people are very risk averse and prefer to wear a mask if they believe they MAY BE sick, there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a responsible and informed decision for one to make, not for random stranger to judge.

2. You only need to wash hands and do good personal hygiene, mask is unnecessary

-> of course one can only do ONE THING at a time huh?

A. Proper surgical mask has been SHOWN to be EFFECTIVE against DROPLET transmission pathogens, which COVID-19 is primarily transmitted through. There are multiple studies published during and after the SARS period by Hong Kong and Taiwan scholars.

B. It’s the same as saying if you diet, you don’t need exercise to lose weight. No one says good hand hygiene is unimportant, but why can’t you wash your hands and wear a mask? Why must these two things be mutually exclusive.

C. A mask is not expensive nor is it a nuclear weapon. Stop discriminating people wearing mask.

3. Improper use of mask does not provide protection but increased risk of infection

-> I AGREE completely. So please EDUCATE the public how to wear a mask, not tell the public not to wear a mask

A. Improper use of condom pose infection risk, should we just tell the public not to wear one? For heaven’s sake, teach them how to put it on!

B. There are many videos on YouTube with detailed explanation on how to wear and dispose a mask.

There are many more arguments like this, but if you apply logic and do your very own literature review, plus obviously empirical evidence now that almost all asian countries successfully contained the virus, may be you can finally appreciate why we wear mask.

It is a responsible act to protect yourself and your family and friends. Get educated and stop discriminating masks or Asians.

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10 REASONS HAVING FACIAL HAIR IS OVERRATED FOR ASIAN GUYS (MOVEMBER)

Many Asian guys dread Movember - a global movement that encourages men all over the world to grow moustaches in support of combating prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health challenges.

As the stereotype goes, Asian’s can’t grow facial hair, or at least find it very hard to, and unlike some other Asian stereotypes, this one is kind of true.

I actually did a video a few months ago on Asians not being able to grow facial hair and I received quite a few comments and questions from unhappy Asian guys longing for more than just baby hairs.

But you know, I feel its overrated. It seems like the universe likes to screw around with us because there are many Asian guys who can’t grow facial hair but would really like to, and then there’s me, an Asian guy who CAN grow facial hair, but never cared for having that ability.

Here’s 10 reasons why facial hair is overrated (for Asian guys).

1) Time

This one’s the most obvious one. It takes time, to maintain facial hair., Maintaining a well-groomed beard, or having to shave everyday takes time; time that’s better spent sleeping in, reading the paper or checking emails.

2) Cuts & Irritations

I don’t have this problem because I never shave.

But for most jobs, one is actually expected to look presentable which means frequent shaving, and thus a higher likelihood for cuts or irritations.

3) Career

A lot of jobs require a fresh face, especially in Asia. In fact, a study has shown that 84% of HR professionals agree that clean-shaven, facially hairless employees, have a much higher chance of being promoted than those with beards, moustaches and stubble.

So for those who can’t really grow facial hair.....who cares! You’re naturally one step closer to rising the ranks anyway.

4) Ageing

People often make fun of guys who can’t grow facial hair for having young looking faces.

But, really? You’re making fun of someone because they look youthful? How many people would kill to look young for their age?

Although I guess the counter to that is that asians never age, so there’s nothing to worry about. That’s a misconception. Asians do age slowly, but up to a certain point; maybe to their early 30’s, and then BAM! Oldie.

5) Food Magnet

Food. Beard. Magnet.

6) Female Perspective

Yes some studies have shown that a fair share of women do like facial hair on a guy, but this viewpoint is primarily directed towards white guys. Out of the women who are into Asian guys however, I think they prefer a clean shaven look. Especially Asian girls. From my experience, Asian females seem too not be a fan.

And for non-Asian females who are into Asian guys, they don’t care, they really don’t. If they’re into Asian dudes, they probably even prefer a hairless, smooth appearance.

7) Scratchiness

It’s not pleasant for a girl when your rough stubble cheese grates across her delicate face. That scratchiness can be really irritating for her.

8) Moustaches

When it comes to moustaches, and assuming you’re an Asian guy, do the world a favour and don’t attempt to grow one. Asians just don’t look good in those soup strainers.

Do you really wanna be looking like an Asian pedophile?

9) Celebrities

If you’re bothered by your lack of facial hair, you’re probably somewhat influenced by Hollywood and western pop culture. But even so, there are a number of heartthrob stars who are as facially sparse as the average Asian.

To name a few, Harry Styles, Michael Cera, Justin Bieber ....okay maybe they aren’t the manliest of men, but you can’t deny their popularity with girls. So if that’s your concern, it’s really no big deal.

10) Does It Even Matter?

'Nuff said.

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How arched your eyebrows are and if you want to change them is up to you. Today we are going to learn how to tidy up your brows and minimise the arch for cutesy, innocent looking eyes.
Let's Start the eyebrow game!

Tools
There are some things you want to armour yourself with in order to get strong in the brow game!
A facial razor like this one here.
A simple shading palette to colour your brows.
Oh, by the way! Here;s a quick rule of thumb:
- Rule of thumb -
dark haired people should go one or two shades lighter than the color of hair on their head
light haired people to go two shades darker than the colour of hair on their head
And old mascara brush.
Eyebrow gel. If eyebrow gel doesn't exist in your dimension, it's not game over yet! Hair Gel and that old mascara brush will do the job just as well.
You will also need some concealer and a tweezer.
If you miss an item, your local drugstore should surely have it!

Draw an imaginary line starting at the side of your nose, going through your pupil and score! This is where your arch is located.
Grab your razor, place it over the arch, and move it up and down.
Repeat this step on the other brow.
Brush your brows into a clean shape and tweeze any stray hair.
This might hurt a little bit.
Next you'll just have to tame your brows by applying the gel.
TIP! Don brush against the growth of your hair don't, just don't.
Simply fluff up the outer edge of your brow and brush the rest of the hair downwards, creating the straightest shape you can.
Your brows should now be firm and fix. Applying gel on your brows is a bit like hairspray, I guess.
With the help of shading colour, fill in any naked space that makes your brows look arched. I suggest you focus on the outer edge of your brow to make it look more natural.