by Eleanor Yap | Nov 1, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The Necessary Stage is holding a workshop on devising and performance where you can tell your story through different modes like storytelling and visual imagery. Share your story – The Necessary Stage has invited Alan Lyddiard, artistic director of The...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 26, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Take in the country’s unspoilt landscapes and be one with nature through the many experiences for the body and soul. In the rush and crush of modern life, Finland is transforming the wellness of travellers with enriching and accessible nature experiences. The...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 24, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The National Library Board provides convenient access to library information and transactions through its newly enhanced mobile app. Want to download eBooks from the library’s wide range of titles and read them on your mobile, or keep track of your favourite...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 23, 2016 | Miscellaneous
More than 160 seniors participated in seven ILP workshops and worked with their junior buddies. Over 300 seniors and youths attended the inaugural intergenerational Learning Programme (ILP) End-of-Course Celebration recently at ITE College West, which was...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 19, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Lonely Planet’s latest book gives you a gastronomical experience around the world from fine dining to street food spots. There is much more to Korean food than kimchi and barbecue charred beef ribs of galbi, as Lonely Planet shares in its new book, “Food...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 17, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Work-life transition workshops to guide those over 50s to achieve happiness and stay relevant at work. Non-profit Centre For Seniors (CFS) has come up with its LifeWork series of workshops to help mature workers and seniors plan and manage their work-life...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 6, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Engage your major muscles groups and train your balance with this low-intensity workout. The ActiveSG Towel Workout is a workout designed to encourage seniors to keep active with nothing more than a simple towel. Conceived by ActiveSG fitness instructors, the...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 5, 2016 | Products
3M introduces latest model of disposable mop. 3M is introducing the latest model of disposal mop – the 3M Scotch-Brite Easy Sweeper Plus+. The mop features a new mop plate design – an arched shape to create a ‘suction’ effect while sweeping, holding smaller...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 3, 2016 | Health
The Singapore Heart Foundation’s app reminds, records, tracks and shares blood pressure readings at one’s convenience. The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) with the Nanyang Polytechnic’s (NYP) School of IT has developed the BP (blood pressure) Matters app,...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 29, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Participants wrote their stories from their past and some found the experience cathartic and a chance to pick up new skills. BY: Eleanor Yap A grandmother of one, Marjorie Wee wrote about her forgotten memories of her childhood, starting from when she enrolled into...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 26, 2016 | Health
Through a new fitness test, seniors are assessed of their fitness level and what sport they can pursue. About 100 seniors came down to the Pasir Ris Sports Complex on Sunday during the six hours to take the new FIT for FUNction fitness test developed by the...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 22, 2016 | Caregiving
Changi General Hospital is working with Health Food Matters to produce and market meals in the Asia-Pacific region. The first ready-to-eat, texture-modified meals in local flavours have been created by Changi General Hospital (CGH). These meals are suitable for people...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 20, 2016 | Miscellaneous
15 U Live ambassadors planned and organised this year’s U Live Symposium. ‘Old and retired’ is not how Jek Kwok Kwong sees himself. The 68-year-old can confidently name the various plants commonly found around neighbourhoods and is an avid volunteer with the U Live...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 18, 2016 | Products
Don’t underestimate this lightweight bar as it has many benefits including increasing one’s metabolism and heart rate, as well as alleviating back pain. The Flexi-Bar, which is designed and manufactured in Germany, can strengthen the core muscles of the body through...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 15, 2016 | Finance
Patrick Tay got a calling to go back to the sea as a marine engineer after staying away for 35 years. However, it was a short stint and he is looking for his next adventure. BY: Eleanor Yap Retiring for only 10 months after working with the Navy and subsequently as an...
