/articles/journey-national-day-parade-then-and-now
Many young Singaporeans may not have seen these memorable photos of the first National Day Parade on 9th August, 1966 forty-eight years ago.
National Day Parade - Then
Many young Singaporeans may…
/articles/senior-artists-prove-age-no-barrier-pursuing-passion
ENCOURAGED BY ART PIONEER DAD, SHE FOUND HER OWN VOICE
Visual artist Kartika Affandi, 85, began her love affair with art as a young child, painting live subjects under the watchful eye of her…
/articles/royal-jaunt-jaipur
The capital of Rajasthan offers striking palaces, sumptuous food, superlative crafts and, for the first time, a suite in the royal residence for tourists
When we arrive for dinner, there are dancers…
/articles/managing-caregiver-stress-during-covid-19
Be adaptable, set up video calls for your charge and don't forget self-care
Family caregivers, particularly those looking after seniors with dementia, may face potentially debilitating stress with…
/articles/cant-go-outside-try-going-inside
My 87-years old dad went through the second world war, the India-Pakistan partition and even went to jail for Mahatma Gandhi’s Jail Bharo Andolan. Chatting with him on the current pandemic was…
/articles/recipes-personal-touch
Mrs Janice O'Connor compiles 100 recipes of her own and her friends' into a new cookbook, including her late mother's kee zhang, made from scratch
It was a joke made by her husband - Courts Asia's…
/articles/app-help-unlock-memories-persons-dementia
SINGAPORE - Visiting the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to see trains. Slurping on syrupy ice balls while riding a ferris wheel at Great World Amusement Park. Watching a Teochew opera in Chinatown.…
/articles/hey-mum-dont-spread-fake-news
Older folk, who are less tech-savvy, are more vulnerable to digital scams, but help is available
Whenever Madam Christina Yeo, 65, wants to forward a news article to her contacts via WhatsApp, she…
/articles/curious-about-things
To 81-year-old Madam Amta Taiyeb Mama, learning about things, learning from others, and teaching others are as natural as breathing. In fact, she would even go so far as to say that learning is as…
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/articles/watch-four-short-films-pay-tribute-merdeka-generation
Four short films on growing up in the 1970s are being released today as a tribute to citizens from the Merdeka Generation who helped to shape post-independence Singapore.
They will be shown in…
/articles/lessons-broken-ankle
SINGAPORE - I had planned to mark my 50th birthday this year by running my first marathon. Instead, I now find myself learning how to walk.
I broke my ankle in March in an accident, which…
/inspiration/more-befriender-befriendee-relationship
Having moved to Commonwealth only in February 2016, this programme had certainly widened Madam Ratty’s social circle in her new community.
/inspiration/friends-you-can-count
When we see the happiness on the faces of the people we help, it makes us happy as well.
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