Happy Valentine’s Day to all senior couples celebrating this day. I think the happiest people today are probably those who make a bundle catering to couples who believe that love can be measured by how much they are willing to splurge on each other. Prices have skyrocketed for roses and chocolate. Restaurants charge grossly inflated […]
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN I’M 64? Read More »
Of late I’ve noticed that my 82-year old mother has become increasingly forgetful. She can’t remember what day it is and where she put her things. She can’t remember the names of the younger family members, and how they are related to her. Watching her, I often wonder when I’ll be just like her and
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It was recently reported in the papers that over 50 people lost more than RM12,000 each when they invested in Mat Kiosk, a ‘one-stop’ machine that accepted payments for utilities, air fares, cinema tickets, mobile phone top-ups and other services. Investors were promised up to RM4000 monthly in commission from the machine payments. Among the
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Braving the cold at a Christmas fair in Cologne. My first visit to Germany was in December 1998. Last month, I returned for a more leisurely visit. During my one week in Cologne, I had the opportunity to talk to some senior citizens about how they viewed retirement. One can learn a lot from such
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The Ox has started its year of reign, although many are wishing it was the bull instead reigning in the stock markets. There’s the customary lighting up of firecrackers to drive away evil spirits and bad luck. Will it be a year of boom and bloom, or doom and gloom? The jury still seems to
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Below is Bulbir’s letter which was published in The Star today. He shares his opinion on nurturing children. Doting grandpa Bulbir with two of his grandchildren. I LIKE much of what is said by single mother “No need to please others” (Sunday Star, Jan 25). Well said in how to bring up kids of today,
BRINGING UP THE KIDS IS PARENTS’ ROLE Read More »
Time for a much needed dose of feel-good medicine. Nothing like some self-deprecating humour to do the trick. Thank you, Henry Cheong of Melbourne, for reminding us not to take old age too seriously :-)! Ya, right, gramps! We all go through phases. Seeing double – and double the joy! Nothing like celebrating with a
OLD FOLKS SURE DO THE DARNDEST THINGS! Read More »
I stayed up till 4.00am local time to watch the live telecast of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America. Well, the celebration’s over. For President Obama, the real task of governing has begun. How many of his campaign promises will he honour now that he is president? What compromises
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Today is Martin Luther King Day. It’s not marked on the calendar in Malaysia or Singapore, and most folks in the region probably have never heard of this man who gave President-elect Barack Obama the courage to dream and the audacity to follow that dream all the way to the White House. But what impacted
NOT JUST A DREAMER, BUT ALSO A DOER Read More »
World Peace begins with us. Teach our children and grandchildren to love one another and accept differences in others so that they will grow up to honour and respect all God’s children, regardless of colour, creed or religion. The kind of world our children will inherit depends on the values we pass on to them.
THINK PEACE, FEEL PEACE, MAKE PEACE! Read More »
