/articles/marathon-runner-75
Mrs Singh, 75, is truly an inspiration. Since 2010, she has taken part in various types of runs, be it a 10km marathon, half marathon or full marathon. The former primary school teacher said she…
/articles/he-never-stops-learning
Mr Goh Seok Hiong, 73, never stops learning new things. An avid sports lover, he took up in-line skating at the age of 67 and is an active pickle ball player with his kaki thrice a week. His recent…
/articles/lets-meet-some-lifelong-learners-wendy-ong
From as early as the age of 5, Wendy Ong wanted to learn English so that she can be a doctor.
There was a time when my colleagues and I would hide away from English-speaking customers. But later, I…
/articles/getting-more-seniors-volunteer
Greater recognition, training opportunities and flexible volunteer work are some ways in which more seniors can be encouraged to give their time to a good cause.
These were among ideas…
/articles/help-seniors-produce-own-audio-shows
DIALOGUES on grandparenting, interviews with elderly volunteers and advice on making end-of-life preparations.
These will feature on the "Gift of Age" show, an Internet podcast series launched…
/articles/building-circles-friendship
Volunteers at a new social club for oldies are getting as much from the gatherings as the senior citizens
With a greeting on her lips and a smile on her face, she moved easily among…
/articles/living-life-no-regrets
A jovial granny on-stage and off-stage, Beatrice Chien shares how she pursued her passion of acting at the age of 62.
This 71-year-old grandmother of three had the acting bug at an early age. But due…
/articles/retired-nurse-tends-health-care-needs-seniors
MADAM Yeo Chwee Fong spent 36 years as a nurse in hospitals all over Singapore.
But despite retiring 14 years ago, the 70-year-old is still conducting health screenings and dispensing useful…
/articles/delivering-food-his-weekly-date
GREGORY Lee Ying Meng, 72, has a date with his wife every Saturday night.
They go round collecting and delivering bread for food-distribution charity Food From The Heart.
Mr Lee began working…
/articles/going-fourth-multiply-talking-about-old-issue
By 2030 there will be estimated 600,000 Singaporeans aged 75 years and older.
By 2030 there will be estimated 600,000 Singaporeans aged 75 years and older. Many, if not most, of those in this…
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/articles/pilot-scheme-aims-help-needy-families-eat-healthier
Health Promotion Board pilot to benefit about 200 families and show them how to make incremental changes to diets
A pilot aimed at helping lower-income groups eat better will encourage them to buy…
/articles/melbourne-sojourn-young-children
SINGAPORE - We are observing a crash of rhinoceroses, when we hear a grating noise.
"Mummy, look," my son says. Kipenzi, a Southern White Rhinoceros, aged five and weighing a robust 1700 kg,…
/articles/initiatives-tackle-frequent-hospital-admissions-see-results
Efforts to integrate community health and social services for those who are at risk of hospital readmission have grown in recent years.
The National University Health System (NUHS), which…
/articles/red-planet
The otherworldly landscape of Wadi Rum in Jordan, with its strange rock formations and soft red sand, often stands in for the planet Mars in movies
Gingerly, I inch across the stone archway,…
/articles/fitness-step-your-own-home-or-office
Studies show that even three 20sec bouts of climbing stairs can improve fitness up to 12%
NEW YORK • As little as 20 seconds of brisk stair climbing, done several times a day, might be enough…
/articles/rediscover-englands-literary-legacies-two-weekend-itineraries-yorkshire-and-bath
Writer Samuel Johnson once declared expansively that "when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford".
That was indubitably a romanticised…
/inspiration/finding-meaning-life-despite-unexpected-change
Mr Tan felt that his physical and emotional health have both improved since he started the Community Befriending Programme.
/inspiration/i-will-continue-volunteer-whenever-and-however-i-can
It always make me happy to see people enjoying my food.
/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/delivering-care-and-concern-neighbours
If possible, I hope I can be a community befriender to more seniors. To me, if I can make more friends while helping others, why shouldn’t I continue?
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