(Came across this article in The Straits Times today. Incidents of parental abuse often go unreported as they happen within the privacy and confines of the home. Click here to read more about elder abuse.) ANNOYED that his mother was nagging at his young niece for refusing a bowl of hot porridge, Hong Kia Cheng, […]
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MICHAEL JACKSON (1958 – 2009) Friday 26 June 2009: a day of grief for the legions of Michael Jackson fans around the world, and here in Malaysia. I had heard the shocking news early this morning on radio. After lunch I was in the Plenary Hall at the KL Convention Centre, together with 1000+ participants
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Glen Capelli defining ‘neoteny’ I want to share three new words I’ve just added to my vocabulary. The first is NEOTENY. Not all dictionaries carry this word. I like the definition I heard at Glen Capelli’s talk on ‘Successful Intelligence: Thinking Smarter in a Crazy World” at the 14th International Conference On Thinking (ICOT). As
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Marlow and Frances Cowan’s impromptu piano duet at the Mayo clinic has been viewed 3.8 million times since it was uploaded on YouTube last September. ‘The couple that plays together stays together.’ – how true in this case. The Cowans have been married 62 years. Mr Cowan turned 90 in February, which officially makes him
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This 6-year old is truly amazing, and obviously having so much fun playing the piano. Such a joy to watch!
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Former PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the keynote speaker on Day 2 of the ongoing 14th International Conference On Thinking (ICOT) at the KL Convention Centre. He spoke on Asian Leadership. His message could be summed up in two sentences: If people don’t think wisely and they choose a bad leader (e.g. Bush Jr),
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The PJ Challenge ’09 Bloggers “K”arnival (The blog below was written as my entry in a live blogging contest, so excuse the advertorial tone 🙂 The eventual winners were a professional photographer and a senior graphic designer. So it was ok to lose to them, lah! Congratulations to them. I enjoyed the fun experience competing
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Connecting online (Photo: NYT) In a previous post, I wrote that many seniors I have met have little interest in learning to use the computer and the Internet. A common response from them is: “Already retired. No point in learning to use the computer and the Internet.” While I respect their wish to stay out
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Of late there has been a spate of letters to the papers from retirees lamenting the lack of re-employment opportunities available to them. Citing age discrimination as the main reason, they also complain that companies are reluctant to hire them despite their wealth of knowledge, experience and academic qualifications because it’s cheaper to recruit younger
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(Cancer, Diabetes, & Heart Disease can be overcome through diet. Dr. Tom Wu’s breakthroughs with Cancer & Diabetes have earned him the “Remarkable Contribution Award” from the American Cancer Society and the “World Famous Doctor Award” from The United Nations. ) At the age of 30, Chinese doctor Tom Wu was diagnosed with advanced stages
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