/articles/ah-ma-takes-plunge-flippa-good-time
Some women in their 60s and 70s are making a splash playing a game similar to water polo
On Thursday mornings, at a time when students are having their first classes of the day, much splish-…
/articles/pork-and-pineapple-curry-pot-pie
A rich and buttery homemade chicken pie that Ms Sarah Lee tried when she was 11 years old at a friend's birthday party got her hooked on baking pies.
Now 57, the full-time volunteer at a home…
/articles/hot-and-sour-soup
When stay-home mum Nilofar Iyer was asked to fill extra time in a cooking class recently, she wondered how the students would react.
The 44-year-old volunteer with Cooking Frenz, a cooking…
/articles/brain-gain
Madam Katherine Chua keeps her mind sharp by joining a programme that promotes bonding between youth and seniors
For Madam Katherine Chua, leading a healthy lifestyle is more than just staying in…
/articles/silver-academy-courses-15000-seniors-prove-age-no-barrier-learning
For Madam Rajam Sadanandan, the learning never stops.
A fall last year might have put her studies at the Singapore University of Social Sciences on hold, but the 71-year-old former…
/articles/still-dating-my-spouse-how-4-married-couples-carve-out-time-each-other
Married couples who carve out time for each other regularly build resilient relationships and create a secure family environment, say experts
Courtship should not end with marriage, some…
/articles/bringing-cheer-other-seniors
Volunteer work keeps Madam Renuka Devi Ratty, 66, physically and mentally active
Strict upbringing by her father, who was a firm disciplinarian, left Madam Victoria Rany Francis with a…
/articles/keeping-loneliness-bay
`Befrienders Ng Geok Thuay and Wong Yoke Hun care for isolated seniors in their neighbourhood
When her daughter suffered a stroke more than 20 years ago, Madam Tan Ah Hiang became her main caregiver…
/articles/exhibiting-empathy
Science Centre guide Victor Lim, 67, is on a mission to combat the stereotyping of seniors
Mr Victor Lim, 67, is a man on a mission.
The guide at the Science Centre's Dialogue With Time…
/articles/volunteering-not-boring
Helping others is a way of life for Mr Johnson Ong, who started as a grassroots volunteer in his youth.
Now 54 and a management specialist at logistics firm UPS Asia Group, he is so…
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/articles/nus-students-help-seniors-age-well-home
Pharmacy undergrads assist residents in sorting out medication and other health issues
Each day, retired construction worker Goh Chek Eng needs to take a mind-boggling array of pills: 11 in the…
/articles/age-no-barrier-charity-work
Man, 64, joins 1,000km cycling trip to raise funds for kidney patients
At 64, Mr Peter Sng is cycling 1,000km.
He will be riding travelling from Belum, Perak, to Singapore, to raise funds for…
/articles/swimming-coach-big-heart
As a Runninghour volunteer, she runs with people with disabilities
Q What is your secret to looking fabulous?
A Lots of laughter. I'm surrounded by people with empathy and kindness. I also…
/articles/he-has-helped-needy-elderly-30-years
Lions Befrienders hopes to inspire more people to work with seniors
When the then Ministry of Community Development (MCD) approached his church for volunteers to befriend needy elderly 30 years ago,…
/articles/drawing-seniors-out-their-shell-art
In fast-paced Singapore, there are those in need - and those who take up the cudgels on their behalf. This is the fourth in a series on noteworthy causes that The Straits Times will be spotlighting.…
/articles/riding-his-passion-promote-cycling-spore
62-year-old works with govt agencies to push cycling as a mode of transport in a car-lite city
As a child living in a kampung on the small island of Pulau Bukom in the 1960s, Mr Han Jok Kwang would…
/articles/bigger-bolder-tampines-library-turns-new-page
Culinary studio and heritage gallery among attractions at library which re-opens on Saturday at new location
A culinary studio and a 705m-long running track may not be facilities you would associate…
/articles/bukit-batok-seniors-get-tips-health-and-smartphone-use
When grassroots leader Chiew Tuan Kiang chatted with seniors at community events, many confessed they did not know how to use the smartphones their children had given them.
"They knew only how…
/articles/new-life-old-barracks
Till today, Mr Lam Chun See, 63, can recall the tough physical training, lectures and exams he went through at what was known in the 1970s as Gillman Camp.
"The physical training was so…
/articles/many-dont-know-psoriasis-not-contagious
More than half of those surveyed think otherwise; the immune disorder can be triggered by stress
It was a novel way of conducting a survey. People with psoriasis, a condition that causes…
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