/articles/unable-walk-decade-ago-77-year-old-now-medal-winning-taekwondo-black-belter
Struck with knee pain, she decided to take charge of her life, picking up the sport and inspiring other seniors to do the same
A taekwondo black belt achieved in under three years. A gold…
/articles/service-winner-being-active-making-friends-and-gaining-satisfaction-are-benefits-he-reaps
A heart for supporting others lets this energetic 66-year-old tap on his leadership skills and enjoy adrenaline rush when helping at events
When meeting rooms within the Sport Singapore (…
/articles/active-ageing-how-wealth-life-experience-and-knowledge-helped-made-learning-new-things
Free activities at community centres, e-learning resources and YouTube videos also kept this active woman connected with the world
Ms Margaret M Tang may have spent the bulk of her adult life…
/articles/she-bakes-cooks-and-sews-make-ends-meet
SINGAPORE - They got married in 1994 and he, an odd-job worker for a chemical company, was the primary breadwinner in the family, while she was the homemaker taking care of their one boy and four…
/articles/fit-fab-retiree-picked-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-55-and-earned-his-black-belt-67
SINGAPORE - Before Mr Richard Wee retired in 2009 at age 55, he had been a senior regional executive in multinational companies, including Apple and supply chain management business Havi Global…
/articles/lions-befrienders-customised-tablet-helps-charity-keep-tabs-seniors-remotely
SINGAPORE - A customised tablet can potentially save a senior's life.
Every morning, the user has to press a button on the tablet to signal that he is fine.
If he does not do so after a…
/articles/back-office-tray-return-8-key-changes-take-note-singapore-new-year
SINGAPORE - As Singapore ushers in the new year, here are eight key changes to take note of in 2022:
1. Back to the office, subject to vaccination measures
From Jan 1, Singapore will…
/articles/showing-their-heart-poor-seniors-sewing-them-new-clothes-cny
SINGAPORE - When office manager Linda Kuan, 55, was growing up, she received new clothes only once a year - during Chinese New Year.
Her father died when Ms Kuan, an only child, was in primary…
/inspiration/avid-learners-finding-ways-learn-amid-pandemic
Being at home all the time increases stress. Especially for those who live alone, (they) will only watch television. Thus, it is important to keep engaged in learning and also go out from time to…
/articles/prostate-cancer-early-screenings-can-save-lives
SINGAPORE - Screening for prostate cancer saves lives, say doctors and cancer survivors.
This was the case for retired marine engineer Victor Tay, 68, who learnt he had prostate cancer only…
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/articles/family-holiday-without-whole-family
One-to-one parent-child travel is on the rise and a great opportunity to bond, say parents and kids
Photographer and film-maker Stefen Chow, 38, calls himself a "jaded traveller".
He takes…
/articles/food-5000
Willing Hearts, with volunteers' ready hands, provides meals to the needy 365 days a year
It is 4.30am. In a kitchen about the size of two badminton courts, Mr Tony Tay, 69, and three staff members…
/articles/dose-art-may-keep-dementia-bay
Two museums are trying art reminiscence therapy to engage seniors at risk in new study
Museum volunteer Tan Ai Yea is used to showing visitors works of art. The 39-year-old introduces up to…
/articles/volunteer-spotlight-growing-garden-city
Growing a Garden City The first Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Mr Wong Yew Kwan, 83, shares his experiences in helping to shape Singapore’s greening legacy.",,"
I play an advisory role on the…
/articles/facing-monster-wave
Francis Chin was inspired by Wee Tee Kiah (Befriendee) & Tan Chor Koon (Befriender) to write this fishing tale of the old man and the sea.
Wee Keong couldn’t believe what he was seeing. A…
/articles/one-100-years-old-one-just-31
These individuals fund specific causes in a targeted way, with a keen focus on results
DR OON CHIEW SENG, 100
At the grand old age of 100, Dr Oon Chiew Seng is still not done with work, and…
/articles/love-care-time
Love can blossom in one's golden years, even in a seniors' home.
Mr Lim Hoo Ching, 86, and Madam Tan Khin Lan, 75, are among four couples who have met and married at the AWWA Senior Community…
/articles/being-fish-its-job-dive
Philip Chan has been with Underwater World Singapore since it opened in 1991
A diver in a red and white Santa Claus costume, with a stringy beard no less, plunges into a tank, sending the fish…
/articles/decade-helping-youth-risk-pays
Beautiful People helps 100 girls and women each year, launches mentorship for teen boys
Ms Nurhayati Abu Bakar was placed under probation and sent to a youth home after getting into a fight…
/articles/senior-record-holder-took-sport-avert-dementia
Madam Phua Peck Ling first spotted a brochure for a cup stacking interest group at the void deck of her Housing Board block about four years ago.
What caught her eye was the claim that cup…
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