Yesterday was the last day to submit applications for Maxis IPO shares for retail investors. Trading on the KLSE starts 19 November. If you missed the deadline, here’s another investment opportunity for your retirement funds. Warren Buffet is offering a 50-for-1 split Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares at US$65.30 a share. This is a price […]
A CHANCE TO OWN BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY STOCKS Read More »
Click on the image to enlarge. It’s shocking the level of corruption that exists in this country. According to the Corruption Perception Index issued by Transparency International, Malaysia has been dropping in the rankings since 2001. It’s the same sad story year in year out. And I’m shedding tears of anger. Scene 1: The Auditor-General’s
SO WHAT’S NEW, AUDITOR-GENERAL? Read More »
Not many people know about the Malaysian Menopause Society (MMS) which has been around since 1997. The society recently underwent a much-needed image makeover. As a life member since its early years, I can say the transformation is total and for the better – from the MMS website to the Berita Menopos Magazine. The recent
CELEBRATING MENOPAUSE Read More »
Some time ago I received an email from a Singapore journalist with a request to share my views on caring for the elderly. I ended up writing about my experience as sole caregiver of my 83-year old mother. Extracts from my article were published in the November issue of the Singapore Women’s Weekly. I reproduce
CARING FOR AN ELDERLY PARENT Read More »
Managed to catch the 11.30am screening of MJ’s “This Is It” docu-movie. I’ll say it again – I’m not an MJ fan, but this man deserves to be garlanded with superlatives of the highest order. The choreography was jaw-dropping, the special effects mind-blowing, and the music foot-stomping. I was completely mesmerized watching this legend on
MJ’s “THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IT” concert? Read More »
Senior citizens are left out again in the 2010 Budget. The PM has delivered his 2010 budget speech. No mention whatsoever was made of any allocation to meet the needs of the older people. On the other hand, the PM’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s Permata programme was given a boost of RM100 million allocation
NO ALLOCATIONS FOR THE ELDERLY IN 2010 BUDGET Read More »
My taste in music is pretty eclectic. and runs from evergreens to new age meditation music with rock ballads, blues and reggae in between. For music lovers, Youtube is heaven-sent! I can spend hours listening to my favourite tunes and bands, and discovering new ones to add to my ever-growing playlist. The only annoying thing
STILL GOING STRONG AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Read More »
A fortnight ago when I read that the 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their research into ageing, I was elated. About time, I thought, for breakthroughs in gerontology to be given recognition. The trio, Carol Greider, Jack Szostak and Elizabeth Blackburn, were honoured for their discovery that chromosomes are
IMMORTALITY? NO, THANKS! Read More »
Just got back from an awesome 5-day “Enlightened Warrior Training Camp” 13-18 October in Kuala Rompin. Still exhausted from having only 4-5 hours of sleep each night, and from the gruelling tasks we participants had to perform. These tasks were designed to test our mental and physical strength and endurance. We were literally pushed to
BE A WARRIOR NOT A WORRIER Read More »
At a recent tutorial, I was explaining to my students the importance of setting goals in life, and about effective goal-setting. Then it struck me. Goal-setting applies to the 50+ too. Just because we have passed the prime of our lives doesn’t mean there’s nothing left to achieve. There is a second prime in life,
WRITING YOUR BUCKET LIST Read More »
