The 50plus Active Ageing Carnival is back at Suntec, Singapore, for the second year. Probably the biggest gathering of senior citizens I’ve ever seen under one roof. Loads of fun activities for the young-at-heart. I only had time to attend the talks today. Well, not too late. There’s still one more day to go. More pictures and updates tomorrow. […]
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Have you seen this video clip from Al Jazeera? I can’t believe the tone of voice and the expression on Ibrahim Ali’s face when he referred to the Chinese and Indians as “these people”. Even more shocking is that former PM Dr Mahathir has thrown his support behind Ibrahim Ali’s Malay rights group Perkasa. I
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Browse any newspapers these days and you are sure to find advertisements on how to get rich. These seminars claim that anyone can amass wealth without too much sweat. They guarantee results or you get your money back. These ‘millionaire secrets’ don’t come cheap. Fees can range from Rm250 for a half-day talk by a
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When it comes to achieving a lifelong dream, age is certainly no obstacle for Tan Sri Jins Shamsuddin, 75. After two years of hard work and commuting between Kuala Lumpur and Sintok up north, he finally obtained his PhD last Saturday at Universiti Utara Malaysia’s 23rd convocation. For his doctoral thesis he researched 50 Malay films
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When Charlie Chaplin wrote the lyrics for “Smile” back in 1936, his intention was to give hope to poverty-stricken Americans living through the Great Depression from 1929 to the early 1940s. Now 74 years later, studies published in Psychological Science reveal that smiling doesn’t only make you feel better, it also increases your chances of living longer. Smile, though
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I first heard about World Vision in 2005 while on holiday in Brisbane. Like most people, I read the literature given to me, and that was about it. No action taken on my part. It wasn’t till a month ago when my daughter, Belle, brought up the subject of child sponsorship again. She and her sister, Moon,
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Blogging this from Phnom Penh. On a World Vision trip to visit my sponsored child for the first time. From the horrors of the Killing Fields to the appalling living conditions of the poor people here, the trip has been an eye-opener for me. Will share more when I get back.
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The next general elections are not due till 2013, but it can never be too early for Malaysian voters to learn as much as they can about the constitution, the electoral system, and their rights as citizens of the country. The Bar Council’s Constitutional Law Committee has initiated a series of public forums with support
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The article “The Best Leaders Have Healthy Brains” in The Star (13 March) made me wonder if this explains why we have a dearth of good leaders running our country. Well, all’s not lost if they follow some of the advice given. The article quotes a study that says our brain actually gets better the more we use it. As
Dog meat, anyone? Mention the magic words “Good for health” to an elderly Chinese, and chances are he will eat it no matter how disgusting it may be. The ‘it’ here refers to exotic meat served as specialties in many restaurants in China, Taiwan, Korea and Thailand. Such meat is openly sold in wet markets in these countries. Elderly
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