/articles/island-hop-and-uncover-allure-southern-islands
SINGAPORE - Singapore's Southern Islands have seen a wave of interest from locals itching to travel during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ferry operators have pushed out more boats to meet the rise in…
/articles/living-budget
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. - Benjamin Franklin.
Little expenses can really build up. A snack here, an extra bubble tea there can really lighten your…
/articles/memory-app-elderly-patients-dementia-and-their-caregivers
Caregivers can now access an app which can help them in interacting with their elderly dementia patients.
Launched yesterday by Singapore's National Heritage Board (NHB), the National Museums…
/articles/surviving-retrenchment-3-sporeans-share-how-they-picked-pieces-help-family
Three Singaporeans share their stories of how they picked up the pieces after getting laid off, thanks to people who stood by them and cheered them on
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/articles/only-constant-change
The only constant is change. - Heraclitus.
When life throws you lemons, you make…. wait. What if they aren’t even lemons? Uncertainty is an inevitable part of life, so how can we deal with the…
/articles/art-digital-platter-seniors-appreciating-and-creating-art-amid-covid-19
The arts can bring cheer to seniors, a group especially vulnerable to Covid-19, when they may feel isolated at home. From the Silver Arts fest going digital to a near-centenarian putting up his first…
/articles/older-women-turn-everyday-lives-memoirs
Age is no deterrent for two women who have become debut authors by publishing memoirs in their 90s and 70s respectively.
Irene Lim, who recently turned 93, covers nine decades of a Straits…
/articles/festive-cooking-4-celebrities-share-recipes
With less than two weeks to Chinese New Year, there is still time to think about what festive dishes to whip up to usher in the Year of the Rooster. Four celebrities share the recipes and stories…
/articles/lloyd-matthew-tans-cookbook-showcases-family-recipes-and-everyday-nonya-dishes
Cookbook author Lloyd Matthew Tan's compilation of family recipes highlights everyday Nonya dishes that he cooks at home
After his father, a home cook, died 15 years ago, Lloyd Matthew Tan made it…
/articles/hearty-spicy-korean-army-base-stew-flexibility-pot
Korean army base stew is flexibility in a pot - switch ingredients as you like and you will still have heaven in a bowl
What, I often try to recall, what was life like before smartphones and…
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/articles/lose-your-senses-science-centres-new-interactive-exhibition-ageing
An interactive exhibition on the effects of growing old is open to the public at the Science Centre Singapore from today.
Called Dialogue With Time - Embrace Ageing, the latest permanent…
/articles/tommy-koh-reflections-octogenarian
Three lessons from a man who helped make Singapore and the world better
In 1965, when Singapore became independent, the life expectancy here was 67 years.
According to the World Health…
/articles/lives-they-live-special-person-special-personal-mission
While the pioneer leaders were the original architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story about such people in the series, The Lives They Live.
When Mrs…
/articles/seniors-helping-seniors-macpherson
Now in their 60s, Madam Rosemary Lim Moh Tin and Mr Anthony Lim Thiam Poh used to live in MacPherson but have since moved to Pasir Ris.
The semi-retired couple are part of the National…
/articles/after-retirement-grandmother-cycled-around-world
MALAYSIA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Ms Christa Baer is 65 years old and extremely proud that she had just cycled 10,000km from her home in Switzerland to Malaysia.
Her dream was to…
/articles/life-stories
The Singapore Memory Project launches a new exhibition to honour our pioneer generation at Woodlands Regional Library
Georgina Wong is an Associate with the Exhibitions and Curation department…
/articles/50-pioneer-generation-couples-share-their-love-stories-book
All have been married for at least half a century, with their stories now compiled into a book
Love was in the air yesterday, the kind that lasts a generation.
At a restaurant in…
/articles/live-long-life-work-move-maintain-relationships-and-laugh
The nonagenarian stars of new HBO documentary If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast share tips on ageing well
Not only is there life after 90, but it can be a vibrant and productive one as well.…
/articles/50plus-expo-2015-singapore-jubilee-edition
The 50plus Expo was a long-awaited annual event to embark on an active ageing journey for Singaporeans and non-Singaporean visitors.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 50plus EXPO 2015 (…
/articles/get-feel-homes-singapores-past
Mr Benedict Low, 64, lived in a kampung house in Lorong Ong Lye in Paya Lebar from 1950 to 1983. He grew up with more than 20 family members from three generations.
SINGAPORE - Fuelled by the…
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