Baby boomers are looking much younger than their age these days. 60 is the new 40, they say, thanks in part to cosmetic aids and medical advances. However, there are certain parts of the body that reveal our real age, that no amount of clever cosmetic tricks will cover up for long. Let’s leave aside […]
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, TIME HAS NOT BEEN KIND TO ME AT ALL Read More »
Ageism is closing the doors of opportunity to our senior citizens. Whether it is looking for employment, getting a place in an HRDF upskilling course or applying for a bank loan to start a business, our age puts us at a disadvantage. It shouldn’t. The recent announcement in the media of the government speeding
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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. No
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During the long months of stay-home, my daily dose of feel-good endorphins came not only from exercising but also from music. I have always enjoyed listening to music across many genres, graduating from jukebox top hit singles during my teenage years, to rock, blues, R&B, country and folk. I remember meticulously copying by hand hundreds
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If there is one thing that gerontologist Lily Fu wants to achieve in her life at the moment, it is to debunk ageist stereotypes and create an awareness of the immense potential and possibilities of older persons. Yes, she’s also not too keen on terms like “the elderly” and instead replaces it with “older
At 72, she made her first documentary to advocate against ageism Read More »
The interview was conducted over Zoom on 7 Dec. The podcast was up on BFM website the next day at 2pm. It gave me an opportunity to talk about my film ‘Meniti Senja’ which would premiere on 10 Dec as the opener of the 18th Freedom Film Festival 2020. The text below is taken
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It is not often I write a book review but I am making an exception for Mrs Jagjeet Singh’s book ‘My 7 Secrets to Staying Young’. After reading the book (written in just two months during the Covid-19 stay-home period), I want to encourage everyone to read it too. The gems contained in it will
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For this blog post, I have selected to address an issue that many of us seniors here in Malaysia and Singapore are familiar with – a reluctance to ask our doctors for more information even when we want to know more. Perhaps it’s to do with our Asian culture of keeping quiet especially when in
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We are familiar with the ‘New Normal’ and have adjusted to it quite well. There is also another New Normal going around. This is the rise of a new generation of older people – the baby boomers, born between 1946 to 1964, the post-WW2 boom years. They are now aged 56 to 74. They have
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Where the extended family used to live under one roof, today’s nuclear family structure means there is no one to care for the children when both parents are out at work. So who do young married couples turn to to look after their little ones? Their parents, of course, especially if they are still active,
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