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HOW TO STRETCH OUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS
It’s been 16+ long months since the MCO lockdown on 18 March 2020. The ‘New…
SENIORS DISCOVER HIDDEN TALENTS THROUGH ONLINE CLASSES
Chan (left) with her brush painting. Next to her is U3A vice-president Lily Fu. (Photo:…
MY MOM HAS ALZHEIMER’S – WILL I GET IT TOO?
My mother first showed signs of Alzheimer’s Disease probably as early as 2008. She was…
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, TIME HAS NOT BEEN KIND TO ME AT ALL
Baby boomers are looking much younger than their age these days. 60 is the new…
EMPOWERING OLDER PEOPLE WITH DIGITAL LITERACY
Ageism is closing the doors of opportunity to our senior citizens. Whether it is looking…
FOR THE SINGLES ON VALENTINE’S DAY
It’s Valentine’s Day – again. While couples young and old celebrate the day exchanging gifts…
RELIVING THE POP MUSIC OF THE 1960s
During the long months of stay-home, my daily dose of feel-good endorphins came not only…
At 72, she made her first documentary to advocate against ageism
If there is one thing that gerontologist Lily Fu wants to achieve in her life…
WHY I MADE ‘MENITI SENJA’ – BFM PODCAST
The interview was conducted over Zoom on 7 Dec. The podcast was up on BFM…
MRS J IS THE FACE OF THE NEW 80
It is not often I write a book review but I am making an exception…
GO PREPARED TO ASK AND ANSWER WHEN YOU SEE YOUR DOCTOR
For this blog post, I have selected to address an issue that many of us…
THE RISE OF THE NEW ‘OLD’
We are familiar with the ‘New Normal’ and have adjusted to it quite well. There…