Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ~ Gandhi ~ We tend to emphasize the importance of having good health, but often overlook the importance of cultivating a healthy mind. At the MIM-RAMLEA workshop, Ms Choy Boon Ling and Ms Joanne Lee took participants through a […]
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“Helping retirees find a purpose in their golden years” – the line caught my attention while browsing the papers over breakfast one morning. It was an open invitation for Malaysians aged 50 and above to participate in the MIM-RAMLEA Life Enrichment program organized by the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) and supported by Konrad Adenauer
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Working to make ends meet for this senior citizen. At a recent workshop I attended for retirees, one of the speakers was visibly upset by an article he had read in the local papers the day before. It was a news report of adult children chasing out their parents from the family house that rightfully
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This post is specially dedicated to my Uncle Xavier, who just turned 75 on 22 October. “I’m 3/4 century old today, and life is great!” reads his email announcement on his birthday. My uncle, a retired electrical engineer with Telekom, certainly knows how to live life. He never allowed a by-pass operation years ago to
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(If you have reservations about the wisdom of investing your money in these financially-troubled times, you may find the article below quite helpful.) The world is going into financial meltdown. As pictures of panic-stricken stock traders are splashed on the front pages of our newspapers, what are we, the little people, supposed to do with
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If you have sufficient funds set aside for your retirement, you can look forward to your golden years with some peace of mind. However, the majority of us are probably still struggling to pay off housing loans and car loans. There is also the credit card debt to settle each month. The adult children have
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By LINDA LIM Li, my ex-colleague, has been in retirement for the past two years. At work she was a dedicated person full of zest for her work and a pleasure to be with. Last week I paid her a visit and I was shocked at what I saw. The lady who greeted me had
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October is certainly a month with the focus on seniors. International Day of the Older Persons just went by on 1 Oct. World Sight Day is coming up on 9 Oct and World Menopause Day on 18 Oct. WORLD SIGHT DAY In case you are not aware, if you are 50 and above, your eyes
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There’s so much more to active ageing than line-dancing, karaoke and tai-chi. This video gives a very imbalanced, shallow portrayal of senior citizens as interested only in activites that promote their own well-being.
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Did you know that the United Nations designated 1 October as the International Day of Older Persons? I bet the day came and went like any other day for most senior citizens – uneventful and forgettable. The local media did not deem the day important enough to devote some space to it in their columns.
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