Magazines from A – Z, but none for seniors and retirees Step into the magazine section of any local bookstore, and you will find a wide assortment of magazines catering to women, men, parents, teenagers and children but NONE to grandparents. Photography, fashion, fishing, motor racing, health, computers, landscaping, travel, finance, lifestyle, even cosmetic surgery […]
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Devoted: Sir Edward Downes and his wife Joan (Daily Mail) At what age does one begin to think of one’s mortality? 50? 70? 90? As we celebrate each birthday, we pray for many more to come. But what if old age brings with it a slew of illnesses and pain? Would we still want to
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What is it with fine print that raises the hackles in me? I tend to view with suspicion anything that is in small print. You know what I mean. What’s the point of announcing a fantastic bargain in 3-storey high font size, and then at the bottom add, in minuscule print, the words “Terms and
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Have you ever noticed that most jokes about the sexes tend to poke fun at women, especially wives, mothers-in-law and grandmas? Most of them are in pretty poor taste. Well, it’s time for the spotlight to turn on the men for a change. Ladies, have a hearty laugh at their expense. All in good fun
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Ever wonder why fewer women in China get breast cancer compared to their western counterparts? In her best-selling book “Your Life In Your Hands”, Professor Jane Plant, herself a breast cancer survivor, shares her extensive research on the subject and concludes that dairy-product consumption is a risk factor for breast cancer (and perhaps prostate cancer),
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Banish forever the thought that as we grow old, we become frail and senile. It doesn’t have to be so. Draw inspiration from the super-men featured here. At 84 years of age, Dr Bob Delmonteque runs marathons, cycles 120 miles, and bench- presses over 250 pounds. Bob is an example of how to slow and
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I recently joined the community of Facebook and Twitter users. For almost a year I had fought off my daughters’ attempts to get me to sign up for a Facebook account. They listed all the benefits I would gain: keeping in touch with family and friends, sharing photo albums and videos, keeping informed of events,
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For more photos of the event, visit Jinggo’s Fotopages. (This article was forwarded to me some time back. As I did not attend the event, I can’t vouch for the authenticity of the contents. It does make for an amusing read on a lazy Sunday.) Most Malaysians expect former strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad – still
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The current Minister of Education confessed at a recent press conference that he didn’t know that a pass in English is not compulsory to pass the SPM. Neither was he aware that grammar is no longer taught in schools. Shocking admission from someone who has been entrusted with the education of our children! Makes one
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What’s in a name? Plenty, if you are referring to those over 50. This age group is fussy about being politically correct when you address them. Herein lies my problem. Whenever I write about the 50+ for my blog, I often ask myself which title or label is the most appropriate to refer to them?
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