/articles/next-gen-influencer-retired-banker-has-found-new-calling-volunteer-mentor
Being able to positively impact the lives of primary school pupils also keeps this 69-year-old young at heart
Armed with storytelling activities and Kahoot! quizzes he created himself, Mr…
/articles/using-social-media-and-meeting-new-friends-how-retiree-stays-happy-and-healthy-75
Despite living alone for over a decade after his wife’s death, this former saw miller maintains an active social life to keep both body and mind in check
Every Tuesday, 75-year-old Lim Thiam…
/articles/frontline-worker-childrens-storyteller-how-retired-nurse-pursuing-her-childhood-dreams
After working in the healthcare industry for nearly 50 years, she’s finding fulfilment and purpose in a new chapter in life
Do you know the fable of the Little Red Hen?
When Madam…
/articles/staying-socially-connected-3-seniors-staying-healthy-meaningful-work
Meet three seniors who show what it means to care of your health, contribute through meaningful work and connect with others to ward off loneliness. It’s at the heart of Singapore’s new action plan…
/articles/action-plan-help-older-singaporeans-live-well-they-age-and-work-longer
SINGAPORE – Singapore will reach out to more than half a million of its older adults over the next five years through a programme that empowers them to improve and maintain their health as they age…
/articles/new-saudi-arabia-welcomes-world
SAUDI ARABIA – She has a PhD degree from the United States, speaks fluent English and would prefer arranged marriages for her two daughters who are entering the marriage bracket soon.
A single…
/articles/seniors-who-strength-train-struggling-bag-groceries-deadlifting-50kg
SINGAPORE – Madam Samantha Thio used to struggle to carry a bag of groceries, but now she can deadlift 50kg.
In the past 20 years, the 67-year-old retiree has undergone multiple surgical…
/articles/best-friends-work-lost-touch-about-45-years-ago-until-one-them-was-asked-befriend-lonely
SINGAPORE - When she was in her teens, Madam Alijah Baji, 64, had a close workplace buddy called Santha. But they lost contact about 45 years ago after Santha had an accident at work and resigned…
/articles/old-and-bold-85-year-old-dynamo-role-model-living-longer-fuller-life
Go-getter Ratnam Periowsamy, a tech-savvy, friend-making public speaker, is inspiring this director of a longevity centre to rewrite the next chapter of her life.
Susana Concordo Harding…
/articles/retiree-77-turns-heads-community-work-art-using-80000-bottle-caps-bedok
SINGAPORE - Crouching down, a man in a batik shirt gingerly hammered another bottle cap into cement for a mosaic work of art in the middle of an open neighbourhood square in Bedok.
The artist…
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/articles/exhibiting-empathy
Science Centre guide Victor Lim, 67, is on a mission to combat the stereotyping of seniors
Mr Victor Lim, 67, is a man on a mission.
The guide at the Science Centre's Dialogue With Time…
/articles/volunteering-not-boring
Helping others is a way of life for Mr Johnson Ong, who started as a grassroots volunteer in his youth.
Now 54 and a management specialist at logistics firm UPS Asia Group, he is so…
/articles/angels-our-midst-caring-less-fortunate-singapore
Singaporeans give time and money when called upon, but do they care enough to know their neighbours? In the first of an occasional series supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth,…
/articles/friendship-sparks-new-zest-life
As a befriender to seniors, Madam Tan Guek Kew has helped her peers gain a fresh perspective in their golden years
After her husband died at the start of Chinese New Year last year, the usually…
/articles/way-feel-young-again
It is around noon at the Reach Community Cafe, tucked away in Bukit Batok West Avenue 4.
Every Friday, a group of senior customers spend their morning there chatting over coffee and Western…
/articles/seniors-give-back-gusto
Growing number of people aged 55 and above choosing to volunteer time for various causes
Mr Ho Hew Lee is a 75-year-old retired engineer. Yet, it does not mean that he whiles away his hours sedately…
/articles/integrating-multi-generational-workforce
Fair consideration should not be equated with same consideration
Written by Lim Sia Hoe
With longer lifespans comes longer working years. Workplaces have become increasingly age diverse with…
/articles/know-more-about-health-ambassador
Are you passionate about health? Do you wish to contribute to Singapore’s health promotion efforts?
About us
We are a community of volunteers who live healthier lifestyles and inspire…
/articles/sungei-buloh-wetland-reserve-25
The Reserve is an ecological gem with an interesting history. Originally earmarked for agrotechnology, it was discovered by a group of avid bird watchers that the ponds and mudflats were actually a…
/articles/climate-fear-time-change-it-boils-down-you-acting-global-warming
The UN's climate change report calls for individuals to do their bit to stop the planet from overheating. Insight looks at where Singapore stands and what Singaporeans can do.
If there is one thing…
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