This article has been circulating on the Internet recently. It is a translation by Edmund Ng at CeoConnectz. Click here to read the original in Chinese. Suppose your monthly income is only RMB 2,000, you can live well. I can help you put money into five sets of funds. The first $600, second $400, third […]
LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM LI KA-SHING Read More »
It’s Valentine’s Day – again. While couples young and old celebrate the day exchanging gifts and Valentine cards, my thoughts, as always, are with those who will not be sitting down to a romantic candlelight dinner. Reason: they are single. To them, I say, “Happy Single Awareness Day!” I am one of you too. Which
LOVE IS ALL AROUND US TODAY – HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY Read More »
The next time you are out in the city or abroad on vacation especially in East Asia and Europe, take a good look at the people around you. Have you noticed more older adults than young people? Welcome to the ageing world. If you are like me, a baby boomer, there are many more of
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Smaller angpows in the Year of the Horse? The very first article posted on SeniorsAloud blog back in May 2008 was all about how to make every ringgit count. (“For Retirees, Every Ringgit Counts”) With the recent price hike of almost everything, it is time to revisit that article for some tips and an update
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Backdrop image of the prancing horse and the giant scroll of a Chinese landscape painting was taken at the concourse of Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR to all seniors celebrating the festival, and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone following our SeniorsAloud blog and Facebook page. May the Year of the Horse bring
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With the rising cost of living, and more price hikes expected after the Chinese New Year (CNY), many Chinese families have already begun tightening their belts a notch or two. From mandarin oranges to preserved waxed duck and sunflower seeds, practically every CNY food item has gone up in price. For example, pineapple tarts which
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The countdown to the Lunar New Year has begun. This year there are so many excellent videos to watch to get you in the mood for the festivities. Pity that most of the better ones are actually commercials. So to share them is to help promote their brand. You can view some of them on
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It was my uncle’s idea to begin with. To take his eldest sister (that’s my mom) to see the Christmas decorations in the city. I thought it was an excellent idea. He would provide the wheels (I gave up driving in 1998), and I would provide the care. We could invite his other sister (that’s
A DAY OUTING WITH THREE OCTOGENARIANS Read More »
The Chinese character is made up of thecharacters for ‘old’ and ‘children’. After writing about amazing super seniors in the previous blog post, it is depressing to have to highlight the plight of seniors who are frail and decrepit, and left to live in squalor and neglect. This picture (see below) on the front page
IS FILIAL PIETY NO LONGER VALUED AND TAUGHT? Read More »
It started with my daughter posting a video of Annette Larkins, on my Facebook timeline. The Daily Mail calls her the ‘Ageless Woman’. I couldn’t believe this woman with the flawless unlined skin and firm body is 71 years old. There’s not a stitch on her face or body to suggest she’s had plastic surgery.
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