I hope the article will help draw attention to the plight of the urban elderly, especially those in their 70s and 80s who require assistance with activities of daily living (ADL). Not only is there an acute shortage of decent and affordable nursing homes and retirement homes, but also daycare centres where trained caregivers can […]
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Headlines like the one above makes one wonder how children are brought up these days. Are they taught the right values at home and in school? Are their parents leading by good example? In many countries parent or elder abuse is on the rise. In Singapore, the number of reported cases of abusive adult children
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Happy Older Persons Day – if you are celebrating. In December 1990 the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as International Day of Older Persons. This year 2013 the theme is: “The future we want: what older persons are saying.” So what do older people want? Find out here. As in past years, this day
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“Your life is in danger, consider yourself dead now…” This was the subject heading of the email that was delivered to Seniorsaloud email inbox last night. The contents were alarming (see below in blue) and would have given the recipient a sleepless night had it been a genuine letter. Seniorsaloud has posted several scam letters
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Channel 4 recently premiered a documentary “Fabulous Fashionistas” that follows the lives of six very stylish women with an average age of 80. While many would find their sartorial taste outlandish for their age, few would deny their courage in breaking long-held code of dressing for older women. Long grey hair on older womencan be
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Photo credit: http://asiaexplorers.com/ The last time I was up on Penang Hill was in 1971. I remember the ride up on the funicular train was slow and jerky. But the spectacular view was worth all the heart-stopping moments as the old train creaked precariously up the steep slope. Now one can make the same ascent
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Source: From the book “Building Merdeka” by Lai Chee Kien The older ones among us who lived in Kuala Lumpur in the 1960s and 70s will remember Merdeka Park (Independence Park). It was the only park we had in the city then that was centrally located and easily accessible to all. The older folks would
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(All the passages below are taken from Lee Kuan Yew’s book, “One man’s View of the World,” published in 2013. Copies of the book are on sale at all major bookstores.) My daily routine is set. I wake up, clear my email, read the newspapers, do my exercises and have lunch. After that, I go
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To all Malaysians who still remember what it was like in the 1960s when we celebrated Merdeka (Independence Day) on 31 August each year, here are some tunes to re-live happy memories. Enjoy!
This morning I was watching Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN when the interview with Dr Maya Angelou came on. It was to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech of 28 August, 1963. For the next 15 minutes or so, I sat transfixed, listening to every gem of
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