In response to requests from friends who had missed the recent launch of The Senior magazine at Petrosains KLCC (21 Feb, 2017), I am sharng the slides from my talk on ‘Active Ageing’. Here’s the first slide (above), and a question for the audience – Do you agree retirement is the best time to enjoy […]
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It’s Christmas, the season of giving, not just giving to our family members and friends, but also to those less blessed than us. The best gifts are those that are meaningful, that light up the recipients’ face and bring joy to their hearts. Indeed, giving to those in need shouldn’t be restricted to festive seasons,
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Every now and then we get asked about how SeniorsAloud came about. How did a humble little blog that started in May 2008 grow to be the country’s best-known go-to source for news and issues concerning older adults? Since 2010, US-based Seniors Homes has nominated SeniorsAloud for the annual Best Senior Living Awards in the
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Yesterday, 5 December was International Volunteers Day (IVD), a day set aside each year by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1985 to celebrate the contributions made by volunteers, non-profit organizations and community groups to promote global peace and improve the quality of life. Volunteerism is something that was instilled in us back in
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Thanks to Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) in Jalan Imbi, the homeless, the jobless and the hungry now have a place to go to for a hot meal. Barely a month at its new premises, KSK is already drawing long queues every weekday from 11am to 1pm. The menu changes each day depending on what KSK
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The auditorium at AUTORR. (Photo taken in Feb 2009.) I was conducting a workshop session yesterday when I noticed Lin Chua among the participants. Later, as I listened to her share about her passion and mission in life, I couldn’t help marveling at this icon of a woman who continues to give so much of herself
Where are the men? In case you are wondering – no, I am not lamenting the lack of eligible older guys but the question often crops up at events and activities organized for older Singaporeans. JUST WHERE ARE THE MEN? The People’s Association (PA), which runs many of these seniors activities including the National Wellness Programme launched last Sunday
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Artwork for these beautiful ang pow packets is done by Myanmar refugee children in Malaysia. 3 packets (30 pieces) for only RM10. All proceeds go towards their school. For more info, go to My Beautiful Myanmar or email seniorsaloud@gmail.com It’s the pre-festive season again. With the Chinese New Year coming up, companies are busy fulfilling
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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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Today is Martin Luther King Day. It’s not marked on the calendar in Malaysia or Singapore, and most folks in the region probably have never heard of this man who gave President-elect Barack Obama the courage to dream and the audacity to follow that dream all the way to the White House. But what impacted
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