by Eleanor Yap | Aug 11, 2020 | Inspiring Figures
A Taiwanese couple has become a social media sensation, dressing up in their customers’ left-behind clothes. In late June this year, 31-year-old Reef Chang came up with the idea of getting his grandparents to dress up in customers’ left-behind clothes in their laundry...
by Eleanor Yap | May 4, 2016 | Miscellaneous
NUSS and SACE held a symposium that touched on myths of ageing and that seniors should advocate for themselves. BY: Eleanor Yap Dr Kanwaljit Soin, an orthopaedic and hand surgeon, shared in a keynote address during the “Seniors Revalued Symposium” that by 2030,...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 13, 2015 | Miscellaneous
With a new training programme by Centre for Seniors and NTUC LearningHub, businesses can become more understanding towards seniors and those with dementia. BY: Eleanor Yap One hundred retail assistants from NTUC FairPrice have been trained in the first in-market...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 4, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Silver Arts is back and has a new component – a showcase of short films that explore and engage with seniors. Annual arts event for the silver community, the Silver Arts 2014, returns this year, from September 6 to 28, 2014. The Silver Arts programme by the...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 26, 2013 | Miscellaneous
An ex-nursing home manager from the UK has recently introduced an app that keeps seniors socially-connected. BY: Eleanor Yap An ex-nursing home manager in the UK, Sarah Wright, found that there is no app at the time available for those 60 and above so she decided to...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 22, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Before the Active Ageing Hackathon weekend, the StarHub Community gathered ideas to help improve the lives of seniors through the use of technology. The top three are revealed as well as a bizarre idea! Prior to the Active Ageing Hackathon weekend, StarHub, one...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 15, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Active Ageing Hackathon brings people together to tackle challenges seniors face in their daily lives and come up with prototypes that use technology to improve their lives. People of all ages and backgrounds will be coming together to come up with original...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 18, 2013 | Health
Seniors have often been dispensing advice to the young. The time has come to hear what the young would like to say to those older. BY: Eleanor Yap There is no denying it – seniors have a world of experience and with that brings lots of wisdom. Seniors often...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 17, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Donate your used iPhone to a senior from two non-profits and let them enjoy the technology and related apps. Seventy-six-year-old Catherina Chia, who lives with her older sister in a one-room flat in Tiong Bahru, owns an old phone and has never surfed the...
by Eleanor Yap | May 7, 2012 | Inspiring Figures
A US theatre and concert group of seniors aged 73 to 89 takes to the stage during Singapore Arts Festival, supported by a founder who has been with them for 30 years. BY: Eleanor Yap At this year’s Singapore Arts Festival, stereotypes will be broken. A...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 16, 2012 | Health
Two NUS graduates have started up a company to help seniors “maximise their independence and lead fulfilling and dignified lives”. BY: Eleanor Yap Best friends and National University of Singapore’s (NUS) graduates, Lee Chang Xi and Vanessa Keng, both 24, could...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 11, 2012 | Reflections
Six memory tricks to help you not forget. BY: Sunie Levin I lost my car keys. I’ve searched everywhere. You know what? It doesn’t matter. I won’t need them until I find my car. My husband laughed until he choked when I told him I was writing this article. I...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 1, 2012 | Health
Mother and daughter join forces to launch an online site selling innovative products for the active ageing population, and at the same time breaking stereotypes to bring a fresh perspective to senior products. BY: Eleanor Yap A new business idea has come...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 20, 2012 | Inspiring Figures
A glimpse of a couple’s life over six decades which chronicles the spirit of survival against all odds and the ultimate sacrifices for the family good. BY: Edna Lam Lim Tian Lye, 81, (left) and Toh Kwee Eng, 80, took the limelight at an event “Buggy Buggy...
