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
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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
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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
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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,
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Simply mind-boggling. I am referring to the RM1.5b that represents frozen cash and assets left behind by folks who died without leaving a Will. I can’t even begin to tell you the headache and frustration that I went through when my beloved sister passed away intestate (without a Will) in 2006. It has been three
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Are you planning to start a small business in your retirement?Wondering how to promote your products or services without spending a bomb on advertising in the media? Check out this video and get ready to embrace the new social media. Marketing your business through online social networks is the way to go. If you are
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I have received emails from many of you about why I started SeniorsAloud. And there are others who are interested to start their own blog but don’t know how. Well, this video here will show you HOW you too can create your own blog. One word of advice. Get ready several names for your blog
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For those who would like to know what TWITTER is all about, and why it’s the current big thing with both celebrities and ordinary folks like you and me. You can follow SeniorsAloud on Twitter.
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