The current melamine-tainted China milk scandal has left many Malaysians fearful of consuming dairy products from that country. To date, more than 54,000 children in China alone have fallen ill, including four infants who have died. There is an sms going around listing all the products that we are advised to stay away from. If […]
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As a rule, I’ve little interest in money matters. But these are not normal times, economically speaking. Ever since the financial tsunami hit Wall Street and toppled investment giants Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and left Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley quivering in the aftermath, I’ve been following every bit of media news on
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What does ‘growing old gracefully’ really mean? TWO of my favourite movie stars are getting on in years – one maturing graciously but still keeping her “heroine” image, and the other, with more than a spoonful of sugar and wit. I am, of course, referring to our Ipoh-born Datuk Michelle Yeoh who kungfu-ed her way
By LINDA LIM HERE are some tips that I would like to share with my fellow seniors. When you go to bed, make sure that you have a torch-light within reach. Better still, have it under your pillow. This is necessary because in the middle of the night when nature calls and there is a
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THE future’s bright, the future’s grey? Sounds like an uninspiring cliché. But it’s probably spooking Britain just the same. Recent reports of pensioners outnumbering under-16s for the first time in history have fuelled concern over how society can provide better health and social care for them. As the country grapples with the dramatic demographic change,
(In general, senior citizens tend to lament the passing of their youth. They gripe about the limitations and restrictions old age has forced upon them. Here’s looking at old age as a blessing in disguise, if you will. After all, think about it – we are still around to enjoy the rewards of our hard
Last Friday, 5 September, I was in Batu Pahat to attend an informal reunion dinner. There were 11 of us golden girls from the Class of 1964 of Temenggong Ibrahim Girls School, Batu Pahat. Some of us had not met for 44 years! Mother Time has certainly been kind to us. Had we bumped into
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(The article below is reproduced from The Star dated July 6, 2008.)MANY agree that senior citizens can still contribute to the workforce after retirement. According to Assoc Prof Dr Tengku Aizan Hamid, director of Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Gerontology Institute, physically and mentally fit retirees and pensioners should be given job opportunities, depending on the job
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If you enjoy songs from the 1950s to 1980s, you’ve got to check out this website http://www.tropicalglen.com/index.html. Turn up the volume on your speakers, sit back and relax. Or sing along if you know the lyrics. Or have the music in the background while you surf the internet or work on your computer. To quote
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