by Eleanor Yap | Mar 9, 2017 | Products
Ayam Brand launches healthy and affordable options, as well as a series of events. To kick off Ayam Brand’s 125 years of healthy, quality canned food in Singapore, the local food company is launching the European-certified Ayam Brand Tuna Chunks in Organic...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 7, 2017 | Inspiring Figures
Bessie Yap shares about her husband whom she lost in 2013 to cancer, and her life after. BY: Eleanor Yap “I still miss him,” said 80-year-old Bessie Yap, as she spoke about her husband, Bernard, who passed away in 2013. The mother of two shared how the two first met:...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 3, 2017 | Health
Get acquainted with some of the superfoods in 45 countries and add them to your regular meals. Discover 66 health-boosting and tasty recipes from around the world with Lonely Planet Food’s “The World’s Best Superfoods”. The book is divided into seven chapters...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 28, 2017 | Health
Seniors are particularly prone to having shingles and a vaccine is recommended to reduce your risk. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is not a life-threatening condition but is a painful blistering rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus that causes...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 23, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Ageless Online was present at this year’s national event where we carried banners advocating for seniors. There were colourful floats, performances staged by international and local performers and fireworks. Also at this year’s Chingay organised by People’s...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 14, 2017 | Reflections
A woman shares her experiences living in a Government rental with her mother and three uncles, and a growing extended family. BY: Patsy Lim When I was four years old, I was living with my mother and three uncles in the Tiong Bahru area in a three-room Government...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 9, 2017 | Caregiving
Michael Wong, a recipient of the 2016 Singapore Patient Caregiver Award, is a cancer survivor who juggles his roles as a volunteer at TTSH and caregiving his wife who has dementia. BY: Eleanor Yap “I always care about people more than myself,” shared 78-year-old...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 7, 2017 | Finance
Those looking at retiring need to make prudent investments so they can build their nest egg. When you are approaching retirement, capital preservation becomes an increasingly important investment objective. For some, it simply means no loss and for others, it’s...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 2, 2017 | Miscellaneous
A recent MOU with Nanyang Polytechnic and NTUC Health opens the doors to internship placements and employment opportunities. Third-year student, Kang Kai Yu, from Nanyang Polytechnic’s Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work), is currently undergoing her...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 27, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Nature’s Farm gets a fresh look and adds a number of new elements in the store and services. Health foods and supplements retailer Nature’s Farm has rebranded, unveiling a new logo and a revamped flagship store at Parkway Parade. The brand has introduced new...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 24, 2017 | Health
TV personality Anita Kapoor experienced two weeks in a nursing home and sheds light on the need for improvements. Imagine living in a nursing home for two weeks. “Most people don’t think about nursing homes and many don’t know what it is like living in a nursing...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 17, 2017 | Inspiring Figures
This senior is rich in his bank, not the money bank but the relationship bank. Building positive relationships is what he is passionate about and hopes he can convince others too. BY: Eleanor Yap There is more to life than money. We should all know this, yet,...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 11, 2017 | Reflections
Moving to this town in Perak was a change but not all rosy. This is Part III and the final part in the series. BY: Tan Yoon Yin My brother was formerly a court interpreter and he returned to his former job. He was supplied with a government quarters, which was...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 9, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Food scarcity was part and parcel of the war, as well as the prospect of things turning worse. This is Part II in a three-part series. BY: Tan Yoon Yin After the surrender of the British Army in Singapore on February 15, 1942, our daily lives returned to slightly...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 6, 2017 | Finance
The plans are available in Renminbi and Singapore dollars. China Life Insurance Singapore has launched the second series of its five-year endowment plans – China Life SaveReward 101 Series II (RMB and SGD) endowment plans – following the success of the earlier...
