50 is the new 45!

50 is the new 45!

New survey by GSK shows that ageing is seen as a positive phase and a chance to fulfil passions.   Seventy percent of Singaporeans over the age of 50 feel five years younger than their actual age, and three in five feel good about ageing and growing older,...
A juggling act

A juggling act

Ahamed Ali Khan has been blessed to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming an actor as well as a writer. But at times, he feels torn. BY: Anushkaa Pangam   From the minute he pretended a ruler was a rifle for a role in Primary Five, Ahamed Ali Khan knew he wanted to...
Ageing actively

Ageing actively

Don’t expect this grandmother to be attending to her grandchildren or preening her garden. She is busy managing her online business selling ready-to-wear batik designs.  BY: Eleanor Yap Ng Suan Loi is the oldest online seller in Singapore and the title doesn’t faze...
Remembering the younger days

Remembering the younger days

A survivor of the tragic Bukit Ho Swee fire of 1961, James Seah has found a way to deal with his younger days by blogging about it. BY: Eleanor Yap Sixty-five-year-old James Seah knows a lot about the Bukit Ho Swee fire of 1961 as he not only survived the fire (which...
Adding a little muscle

Adding a little muscle

With muscle mass decreasing with age, this powder formula helps support muscle maintenance. Between the ages of 40 and 70, muscle mass decreases by about eight percent per decade; after age 70, the rate of loss increases to about 15 percent per decade. On top of doing...
Adding a little kopi with toast

Adding a little kopi with toast

A new initiative by the Council for Third Age to get active seniors to help the less active ones adopt a more exciting lifestyle. Some seniors are more active than others in their Third Age. Hence, the Council for Third Age (C3A) has piloted a new initiative with the...
ACES in the hole

ACES in the hole

The ACES Club, which is mirrored from AARP in the US, is hoping to get older adults to remain relevant and a source of inspiration for their community. BY: Eleanor Yap   A new Club is in town that is hoping to get older adults to continue to stay relevant through...
Getting socially-engaged

Getting socially-engaged

A senior who is engaged with activities tends to be both healthier and happier. As such, four NTU students have made it their mission to keep more seniors active.   Project ENGAGE is a social initiative that introduces friendship as part of successful active...
Advocating for seniors

Advocating for seniors

Thomas Lim believes that keeping seniors active and connected to the community is a good way to stave off loneliness. BY: Eleanor Yap   Sixty-year-old Thomas Lim, who is a cancer survivor, has a soft spot for seniors and believes in keeping seniors as active as...
A university for seniors

A university for seniors

Believing that one shouldn’t stop learning even at 80, a 67-year-old starts a community of learners so to keep minds active as long as possible.   Henry Ford once said: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young....
IT troubleshooting

IT troubleshooting

A new initiative has been launched that provides seniors with IT advice and troubleshooting. BY: Eleanor Yap Eighty-one-year-old Prof PN Avadhani is planning to volunteer for the new initiative, Silver IT Care Helpdesk, a tripartite collaborative project between RSVP...
An app for seniors

An app for seniors

An ex-nursing home manager from the UK has recently introduced an app that keeps seniors socially-connected. BY: Eleanor Yap An ex-nursing home manager in the UK, Sarah Wright, found that there is no app at the time available for those 60 and above so she decided to...
Ageing has its price & privileges

Ageing has its price & privileges

Though old-age brings its share of medical issues, it also brings its share of amusement as this writer experienced. BY: Raymon Huang We often say, “How time flies!” More so when you are ageing, which I am. Indeed, with advancing age, time whizzes by so quickly. The...
Her days at the airport

Her days at the airport

Belinda Thia shares her working experience in the Housekeeping Department at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. The hotel recently got the “Caring Employer” award by the Singapore Compact for CSR for employing persons with disabilities (PWD) as well as matured workers. BY:...

Reinvent yourself

Change is necessary as we age and it is not something to fear. BY: Jim Then   The concerns and needs of longer lifespan with current economic, social environment and globalisation require us to consider reinventing ourselves. The journey-of-longevity has to be...