I still haven’t got over the events of yesterday. It will take some time to digest. How could something that began in a festive-like atmosphere descend into scenes of violence and chaos? Anyway, there are plenty of reports in the newspapers, and enough Youtube videos to keep you glued to your pc screen for hours, […]
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Fact or fiction? True or false? Who knows. These figures were revealed in the 2010 National Population and Housing census. Of these centenarians, 16,438 are Malays, 7,155 Chinese, 2,109 Indians and 1,576 others. The current average life expectancy of a Malaysian is 75 years. Both the Star and the New Straits Times carried reports on
BELIEVE IT OR NOT – MALAYSIA HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF CENTENARIANS IN THE WORLD! Read More »
From Straits Times 25 April In yesterday’s Straits Times report titled “Population will shrink from 2025 without new citizens”, the government argues that the island nation needs 20,000 to 25,000 new citizens each year to arrest the decline in the population. Singapore’s fertility rate of 1.2% is one of the lowest in the world. What
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Retailers are incorporating more elder-friendly features in their shops and supermarkets to win over older customers. As age advances on us, shopping becomes increasingly a dreaded chore. Retailers here have little clue as to what constitutes happy shopping for those aged 60 and above. Based on my own experience and my observations, I have come
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Straits Times April 21 PM Lee Hsien Loong has finally joined the global Facebook community. I checked out his FB page, and thought I might as well do the same with our PM Najib’s FB page. The two men are only a year apart in age, but interestingly enough, what their FB page says or
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From Straits Times 19 April The International Monetary Fund )IMF) has just released its Global Financial Stability report 2012. The report carries a warning of the rising healthcare costs of ageing. An underestimation of the average life span by a mere three years can translate into additional trillions of dollars in pension and healthcare costs
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The Straits Times of Singapore yesterday published a list of 44 men who allegedly had sex with an underage girl. This is the first time I have come across a list like this made public. If you think the men are probably serial rapists, thugs, paedophiles or perverts, think again. Included on the list are
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Let’s not deceive ourselves. None of us are getting any younger. At best, some of us have managed to slow down the ageing process through healthy living. The worst thing we can do is to mark each birthday with a sense of gloom and depression. Isn’t it better to count our blessings than count the
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I had lunch yesterday at a cozy, homely cafe tucked away in an obscure corner of the garden outside Parkview Square in North Bridge Road, Singapore. What makes Chatters special is that it is run by staff all aged 50 and above with the exception of barista Kenster Yu, 31. “They need me to move
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Ron Akana is 83, and still going strong as a flight attendant with United Airlines. (Photo: New York Times) At an age when he should be enjoying his retirement, Ron Akana, 83, still derives joy from his work as flight attendant with United Airlines. He is silver-haired, wears bifocals and has been with the airline
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