by Eleanor Yap | Oct 9, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Bishan East-Thomson constituency becomes the second constituency after Yishun to join Lien Foundation’s Forget Us Not initiative. BY: Eleanor Yap A familiar Bishan landmark, the 24-hour Kim San Leng kopitiam, has taken the lead to come onboard a Lien Foundation...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 5, 2017 | Miscellaneous
A cooperative helps take the stress away of organising a funeral, and offers emotional and psychological support to the Christian community. Bereaved families who have lost their loved ones can find comfort at the Methodist Co-operative Society’s one-stop...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 3, 2017 | Health
Free concert to raise awareness and combat stigma against mental health issues. Twenty-five agencies and community partners from the healthcare and social services sectors have joined hands to raise awareness and reduce stigma about mental health issues through...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 29, 2017 | Miscellaneous
A hilarious musical that shines the spotlight on ageing and eldercare. Sing’theatre’s hilarious jukebox musical called ‘Forever Young’ is guaranteed to knock you off your chair! Originally written by Swiss playwright Erik Gedeon and adapted by...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 28, 2017 | Products
A natural supplement that enhances mental agility and optimises cognitive performance. EDGE is an advanced supplement that enhances mental agility, optimises cognitive performance and helps sustain levels of intense focus. Formulated by neuroscientists and...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 26, 2017 | Inspiring Figures
A 76-year-old recounts her early years, but it is her present doing voluntary guiding that she is most proud of. BY: May Young In the early days, when I was in my early 30s after I gave birth to my daughter and only child, I used to be telephone operator during...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 21, 2017 | Miscellaneous, Products
Air conditioner filter that removes airborne particles like dirt, pollen and smoke. Filter out the bad, breathe in the good. 3M introduces the 3M Filtrete Electrostatic Air Conditioner Filter, which transforms air conditioner units to perform double-duty as air...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 20, 2017 | Health
The country’s Housing Society has come up with initiatives to address this need for seniors who prefer staying in their own homes. BY: Eleanor Yap To support the seniors in Hong Kong to age-in-place, the country’s Housing Society, an NGO (non-governmental...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 19, 2017 | Health
Move over GuavaPass, there is now a platform just for seniors so they can exercise and bond. BY: Eleanor Yap Hansen Lee, 27, discovered a gap with seniors and exercise. On one of a few occasions that he was able to convince his parents to join him for a run around...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 13, 2017 | Health
Though warfarin is commonly used, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants are increasingly a better option. BY: Eleanor Yap Throughout the world, cardiovascular diseases account for one-third of deaths or nearly 18 million. Mirroring the global burden,...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 12, 2017 | Miscellaneous
RSVP Singapore launches new initiative to engage seniors in workplaces. To encourage more seniors to serve the community, non-profit organisation RSVP Singapore has launched a pre-retirement initiative in Singapore targeted at employees 45 years and above....
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 7, 2017 | Miscellaneous
DirectAsia is launching the NCD60 benefit, giving safe drivers an additional 10-percent discount. Be a safe driver and get rewarded with an additional 10-percent No Claim Discount. Online insurer, DirectAsia, has come up with a new feature called NCD60 that...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 6, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Submit an old picture of a building or built area. Lots of change has happened in our built environment. If you have an old photograph of a building or built area that is significant to you stashed away, consider bringing it out and submitting it to the...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 5, 2017 | Health
Asia’s largest clinical study will help establish nutritional standards for the elderly. BY: Eleanor Yap Changi General Hospital (CGH) and Abbott have set up a Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre (NHERC) in CGH in Singapore. The first task of...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 30, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Try an e-scooter instead to get around. First came bike sharing, now there is e-scooter sharing! Singapore-based company, PopScoot is introducing a new electric scooter co-sharing platform, which will initially see pilot docks deployed at ManuLife Centre,...
