Yesterday I had one of the best Chinese vegetarian meals ever, and I would be most selfish if I didn’t share it here on Seniorsaloud blog. One of the best kept secrets although I’ve been told this place has been around for decades. One of the volunteers there asked me to help publicize the food […]
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Congratulations to Lam Soon Edible Oils Sdn Bhd for winning the 2011 AARP international award for Best Employer for Workers Over 50. It is the only Malaysian company to win in this category. Other winners include BMW Group (Germany), Daikin (Japan), and Marks and Spencer (UK). There are two winners from Singapore: Raffles Institution and
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MIT’s age suit AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) MIT’s AgeLab has come up with AGNES, the ageing suit. It enables anyone wearing the suit to experience what it feels like to be in a 74-year old body. Reaching for items on the top or bottom shelves can be near impossible for ageing limbs. Your
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The ‘goodies’ for senior citizens aged 60 and above as mentioned in the PM’s recent Budget Speech are really nothing much to shout about, unless you are a civil servant. For the rest of us, life goes on obladi oblada. Most likely we would have to have to tighten our belts another notch or two.
IT PAYS TO BE A CIVIL SERVANT IN MALAYSIA Read More »
Mdm Susan Low, 60, and her 90-year old father relaxing at their HDB studio apartment (Photo: ST) Imagine this: you live alone with your elderly father. Every day when you leave for work, or step out to run some errands you worry about your father. Will he be alright on his own at home? What
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If you can’t get hold of a copy of the book ‘Seks Islam’ (Islamic Sex Guide), not to worry. The book has been banned here in Malaysia. But here’s a Youtube video that sheds some light as to what Islamic sex is all about, at least according to Obedient Wives Club national chairman Fauziah Ariffin.
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Photo: The Star It is always heart-warming to read of common folks turning philanthropists. Ms Choo Hong Eng, 58, who runs a vegetarian stall in a coffee shop in Geylang, Singapore, has been making the news since she hit the jackpot at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino on Oct 18. She became an instant millionaire
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Meet grandfather Shigeo Tokuda. In his gray suit and distinguished glasses, he looks like your average retiree. But that is as far as the comparison goes. At an age when most retirees are winding down and settling for a quiet life in their twilight years, Shigeo Tokuda is making a name for himself as Japan’s
OLDEST PORN STAR AT 76! Read More »
Seniors donating provisions to seniors in need. Community activism – that’s the new name for giving back to the community. An increasing number of senior citizens are turning community activists in volunteering their time and services to help their peers. Instead of waiting for the government to launch initiatives, these senior activists are taking the
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Last Thursday, my mother had her first appointment at the ‘Memory Clinic’ – an euphemism for the Psychiatric Clinic. If you have never spent hours waiting in a crowded government hospital, count yourself lucky. It’s not an experience you want to subject yourself to, if you can help it. It’s very depressing, more so in a
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