by Eleanor Yap | Apr 19, 2015 | Health
Minister Gan Kim Yong calls for a mindset shift to achieve successful ageing. “Older persons can be an engine for national development, contributing to our community, our society and to our economic growth, for many years,” said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong,...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 14, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Seniors stay active by playing Chinese drums at Geylang West CC every Sundays. BY: Eleanor Yap Seventy-nine-year-old Ivan Hah used to do line dancing, pickerball and qigong. However, that all stopped when he got osteoarthritis, a chronic condition where sufferers...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 9, 2015 | Health
In celebration of the Singapore Heart Foundation-Life Insurance Association Heart Health Hub’s first anniversary, a series of health talks and screenings will be held. The Singapore Heart Foundation-Life Insurance Association Heart Health Hub (SHF-LIA HHH)...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 8, 2015 | Finance
New Web portal to help consumers make informed decisions about what policy to buy and how much coverage to get. Consumers can quickly compare the premiums and features of similar life insurance products by different insurance companies using a new Web portal...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 8, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Seniors can attend forum talks and hands-on workshops, and find products and services targeted just for them at this year’s show. **** THIS STORY IS A RE-POSTING WITH NEW UPDATED INFORMATION. **** 50plus EXPO, Singapore’s largest expo for seniors, which will be...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 7, 2015 | Reflections
A daughter remembers her father and what he meant to her. BY: Evelyn Saw My father passed away at the age of 82 in 2013. He is much missed especially by the six grandchildren. He was known as the ‘reliable Mr Fix-it Grandpa’ who could fix almost anything from pipes to...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 2, 2015 | Miscellaneous
RSVP Singapore is going beyond a week of promoting senior volunteerism. Seniors now have more opportunities to volunteer island-wide and they can do so from now till October. RSVP Singapore is scaling up its annual event Senior Volunteer Week to a National...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 31, 2015 | Products
These headphones are foldable and have advanced acoustic technology. Signeo South East Asia has launched Noontec’s new and enhanced ZORO II HD on-ear stereo headphones in Singapore. The ZORO II HD uses Noontec’s exclusive Surround Closed Cavity Body (SCCB)...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 26, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Seniors share their heartfelt tributes to a man who has contributed a lot to Singapore. With the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Ageless Online wanted to do something to honour him, so we have gathered some tributes from some seniors: “You are one and only....
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 26, 2015 | Health
This latest treatment allows patients to heal faster and less of the usual side effects. BY: Phua Li Hwa Cataract is a natural phenomenon of ageing and many will have to undergo the cataract removing surgery by the time they reach their 70s. In Singapore, 95...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 23, 2015 | Health
Students from Nanyang Polytechnic teach seniors how to use iPads and lead a qigong session. Fifty students from Nanyang Polytechnic’s (NYP) Students’ Union organised an iPad training session recently with 50 seniors from Thye Hua Kwan’s Senior Activity Centre...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 17, 2015 | Health
No physical walls, those over 55 get to enjoy the services of a physical retirement village right in Singapore. A pilot that started in November last year, ASPIRE55 is Asia’s first virtual retirement village where there are no physical walls but those over 55...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 13, 2015 | Reflections
A senior shares three interesting stories involving his many years working in the Singapore Police Force. Clement Tan, 75, couldn’t help sharing his many stories as a policeman. He was with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) (regular service) for 25 years from...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 4, 2015 | Health
The home-based treatment is painless and is gentler on the kidneys, however few are taking up this option. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a home-based treatment where patients can carry out dialysis on their own at home, without the need to travel to dialysis...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 26, 2015 | Reflections
A senior recalls a vivid memory from the days when he was teaching. BY: Yap Beng Huat After I qualified to become a teacher, my first posting was at a primary school at Newton. The year was January 1954. The principal there assigned me to teach Primary Four...
