That’s what Lee Kuan Yew, 86, Singapore’s former PM and now MM (Minister Mentor) proposed in his speech two days ago at a function celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF). From 2012, Singapore employers have to offer re-employment to workers when they reach the retirement age of 62. Here is what LKY has […]
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StarMetro interviewed me a few days ago for my views on retirees and re-employment. Here is an extract from the Star’s 27 July edition. Are retirees choosy when it comes to salary and fringe benefits and does that make it difficult for them to get employment? Retiree Lily Fu, 62, a trainer with Wawasan Open
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Over the past two years, I have received numerous articles on cancer prevention and cures forwarded by friends and blog contributors. Some of these purported cures have turned out to be false while others simply could not be verified. Finally I’ve found some really exciting information on the topic that I can share on Seniorsaloud without wondering
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LRemember the recent news report about the Filippino maid who became an instant multi-millionaire when her employer, Dr Quek Kai Miew, left her $S6million worth of inheritance, including an apartment in upmarket Leonie Hill, Singapore? (ST photo) The maid, now 47, had looked after her employer for 23 faithful years. During the last few years when the
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The public’s view of retired middle-income professionals is they have unlimited financial resources to live on for the rest of their golden years. After working a good 30-40 years of our lives, retirees like us should have millions in EPF savings, right? Absolutely not! But that’s how investment brokers and mutual fund agents look at us. And that’s why we are a popular
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I am a big advocate of lifelong learning. It doesn’t matter whether it’s for the paper qualifications or just for the fun of learning something new. I get all excited whenever I meet like-minded retirees. There’s instant bonding. That’s exactly what happened last Sunday. I was at Wawasan Open University’s Orientation Day for new students.
SENIORS ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN Read More »
Matisse would have a fit if he saw the above in the International Herald Tribune. Our marker-happy fanatics are at it again blackening out body parts they consider too obscene for public viewing. And this is only a painting! No wonder sex crimes, teenage pregnancies and abandoned babies are on the rise. Matisse worked on the painting for six
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Death is inevitable. Instead of treating the subject as taboo, why not look at it positively as relief from pain or a chance to meet our Maker? Better still, why not celebrate death with a party to die for? There is a website that allows you to do just that and more. You can leave messages
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I first viewed this video at the Bucky group session last Saturday. (See previous blog post.) Some very interesting ideas here. A bit long but definitely worth viewing and sharing.
GDP OR GDH? HAVE WE GOT IT WRONG? Read More »
Remember those days when people had more time on their hands and they would gather in small groups at the kopitiam (coffee shop) to talk about the economy and complain about the government? Well, these days you don’t need a kopitiam. Any place will do as I discovered last Saturday in a downtown Singapore mall. Early that
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