/articles/art-nouveau-meets-country-charm-latvia
As the country celebrates its 100th birthday, head to its historic capital Riga for stunning architecture, then to the countryside where Latvians live by the seasons and celebrate nature with pagan…
/articles/single-mum-has-big-heart-marsiling-neighbours
67-year-old who survives on govt aid stations herself at void deck to provide help to others
At the age of 67, single mother Jainah Awang still has to take care of her grown-up son, who is…
/articles/its-time-bookmark-time-read
Ready, get set, read.
The National Reading Movement is up and running, as the National Library Board (NLB) goes all out to nurture the love of reading.
The five-year initiative includes…
/articles/fairy-tale-adventure-central-hokkaido
When autumn rains fall on treelined craft hub Ninguru Terrace, find shelter in a wooden hut occupied by a real-life forest gnome busy at his craft.
This is no surprise.
Central Hokkaido…
/articles/floating-worlda-floating-world
Water buses are an easy way to get around Venice, but sometimes you just have to walk through its history-filled streets, says Seow Kai Lun
THERE is something magical about Venice.
Apart from…
/articles/singapore-familys-ultimate-us-road-trip
Couple and their six children spend six months covering 23,000km, without staying in a single hotel or motel
Ong Suwei had grown up watching Sesame Street and dreamt of visiting the United…
/articles/seniors-roped-share-stories-about-whampoa
Project aims at encouraging active ageing among the elderly. Ms Harding says the project seeks to develop a more positive image of the elderly as contributing members of the community.
Late…
/articles/nostalgic-blogger
Passing on heartfelt stories of Singapore to the youths of today through modern means of Internet blogging.
By Lee Ker Yuan
His blog post on the Bukit Ho Swee fire was handpicked by Prime Minister…
/articles/special-needs-and-ageing-well-part-3
Have you ever wondered what the concerns of ageing parents of an adult with special needs might be?
In this final of a three-part series titled Special Needs and Ageing Well, we discuss…
/articles/special-needs-and-ageing-well-part-1
Concerns about ageing
Have you ever wondered what the concerns of ageing parents of an adult with special needs might be?
Many COH clients are already over 40 and their parents are…
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/articles/finding-cosiness-freezing-swedish-lapland
Kiruna may be known for its bitterly cold temperatures, but that does not mean one has to huddle indoors
One afternoon late last month, in the Swedish Lapland, I take a somewhat apocalyptic…
/articles/talking-seniors-about-old-days-nostalgia-kit
Photos of bygone lifestyles, places help care workers, volunteers engage them more deeply
As a child, to contact her friend living a few floors below her flat, Ms Maria Yee would open the flap of her…
/articles/research-project-captures-industries-old
Wanted: Stories and photos from S'pore's industrial era to add on to official data
The Rollei 35 - once a popular compact camera here - was largely assembled by teenage girls who were employed in…
/articles/singapore-river-ageless
Singapore River is ageless until the end of times, meaning lasting forever, eternal for as long as Singapore last on this planet. Since time immemorial, centuries before Stamford Raffles…
/articles/search-our-roots
A direct descendant of Chew Joo Chiat, Philip Chew was born in 1935 and is a pioneer of Singapore in his own way.
I am pleased and honored to be invited by Philip to attend the launch of his…
/articles/arts-groups-organise-activities-keep-seniors-healthy-and-happy
Groups are organising drama workshops, painting classes and other arts-related activities to help older folk stay healthy
Veteran theatre-maker Catherine Sng says the older you are, the more active…
/articles/hitting-50-and-oh-so-fit-again
You can reclaim your energy when you reach the middle years
I can slide my hands under the soles of my feet without bending my knees. I can hold a plank for more than a …
/articles/rare-photos-give-glimpse-1950s-miniature-zoo
Lions, panthers, baby elephant – they were all part of Pasir Panjang menagerie
MOST children would have been happy with a dog or cat, but when Mr Tong Kok Kong was four, he had a tapir following at…
/articles/scrolling-down-memory-lane
Objects may be inanimate, but they can stir up the most animated of conversations.
"Everything you own has a story, so put two strangers with a familiar object together and they will soon…
/articles/take-walk-through-700-years-history
The wail of an air raid siren pierces the air as visitors sidestep a bomb prop that has "crashed" through the floor of the National Museum, in a space bathed in dramatic red lighting.
This is…
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