by Eleanor Yap | Jun 15, 2015 | Miscellaneous
IDA calls for nominations for this year for IT-savvy seniors to encourage other seniors to use IT and social media. Evelyn Wong picked up information and communications technology (ICT) skills through her workplace. In 2009, she came across the Silver Infocomm...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 9, 2015 | Health
NTUC Income rewards those who stay healthy and encourage people to maintain a healthy lifestyle. NTUC Income has implemented a suite of initiatives to reward those who stay healthy and encourage people in Singapore, including seniors, to maintain a healthy...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 4, 2015 | Inspiring Figures
Time hasn’t changed them much as these two friends continue dancing together from the day they first met in 1988. BY: Eleanor Yap Irene Ng, 71, and Tham Siew Kong, 76, have been partners for over 20 years, not marriage partners but dancing partners. Their union has...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 2, 2015 | Miscellaneous
People’s Association’s Dancethon 2015 brought together seniors and youths in an intergeneration dance competition. Twenty-one-year-old Saifulloh Bin Khalid took up dancing as he was inspired by his mother, who has a passion for dancing. When he was young, he...
by Eleanor Yap | May 28, 2015 | Reflections
Having three wives was a common practice back in the old days. Tan Song Chua shares a glimpse into his childhood where this happened. Tan Song Chua, 86, had three mothers. He shared: “If people like that, they can do it. This was normal at the time.” The father...
by Eleanor Yap | May 26, 2015 | Health
Awareness of the importance of vision and eye health is relatively low among elderly Singaporeans according to recent national SNEC survey. BY:Eleanor Yap A recent study commissioned by the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) has revealed significant gaps in...
by Eleanor Yap | May 23, 2015 | Miscellaneous
The SG50 Seniors package recognises seniors’ contributions and celebrates SG50. Being a senior has its privileges especially during this Jubilee year. More than 700,000 seniors are eligible to enjoy the benefits of the SG50 Seniors package, which includes more...
by Eleanor Yap | May 22, 2015 | Miscellaneous
An MCCY campaign aims to unite generations through their similarities rather than their differences. You have probably seen pictures of different seniors at the bus shelters, on the MRT and recently in the local newspapers, like Leong Yuet Meng, 85, who sold...
by Eleanor Yap | May 21, 2015 | Caregiving
Portal for careseekers looking for help and for those seniors looking for that second career. Yeo Wan Ling’s 87-year-old grandmother had a bad cold, and after her discharge from the hospital in late 2014, she still was weak and her family wanted to find a...
by Eleanor Yap | May 18, 2015 | Reflections
21 memories of things from the past. BY: Eleanor Yap During the recent 50plus Expo, Ageless Online asked people to share their childhood memories and one thing they missed. Here are some of the responses: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18)...
by Eleanor Yap | May 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
C3A announced two learning initiatives that were piloted last year and have since taken off. Learning opportunities is a big focus at this year’s 50plus Expo, which is being organised by the Council for Third Age (C3A). The show continues till this Sunday. The...
by Eleanor Yap | May 14, 2015 | Health
NTUC Health wins over 10 other bids “based on its quality and price proposals taken together”. NTUC Health has been appointed the operator of two nursing homes at Geylang East Central and Chai Chee Street. This is the first time that a Request for Proposal...
by Eleanor Yap | May 12, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Lonely Planet’s Martin Heng shares how to make travelling less frustrating for seniors and those with physical disabilities. Travelling is supposed to be fun. However, if one is disabled, it can be a frustrating experience. Ageless Online chats with 52-year-old...
by Eleanor Yap | May 7, 2015 | Miscellaneous
The Health Ministry is calling for ideas on health education among seniors, and senior learning and volunteering. The Health Ministry, the secretariat to the Ministerial Committee on Ageing, has launched two challenges on the eCitizen Ideas! website to collect...
by Eleanor Yap | May 5, 2015 | Inspiring Figures
Jeffrey Eng may not have had much choice when it came to his future, but looking back, he is glad to be on the path that was paved by his father and grandfather. BY: Eleanor Yap It was serendipitous in a way for Jeffrey Eng. Since he grew up in a family of...
