Seniors Aloud

SeniorsAloud

• FINDING FULFILMENT IN RETIREMENT
   I retired in 2005 after teaching at the same school for 30 years. The first two years of retirement were blissful. I enjoyed the freedom of not having to wake up at dawn to get to work by 7am.I had plenty of time on my hands to do what I wanted, go where and when […]
• NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNINGS
   It’s easy to say that age is just a number but when faced with the reality of our reflection in the mirror, we can’t help but feel a tinge of sadness and regret. — GRACE WILLIAMAnother new year has begun. Another year older for all of us. While the young eagerly look forward to a […]
• MY ETERNAL GRATITUDE TO MY ROLE MODEL - TERESA HSU
  Teresa with adopted son Sharana RaoThe first time I met Singapore’s supercentenarian, Teresa Hsu, was on Oct 20, 2008, a day after attending the MIM- RAMLEAN life enrichment programme. I had just spent four days from 16-19 Oct with 32 senior citizens ranging from 50 to 70 years of age. We were all looking to […]
• THE FIGHT FOR DIGNITY IN LATER LIFE
  The United Nations Human Rights Day falls on December 10 every year. The Bar Council has been organising the Human Rights Festival since the first one in 2022. This year, the event was extra significant as Chief Justice Datuk Seri Utama Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh was there to launch the MyBar Pro Bono Hub. […]
• The Age of Financial Uncertainty
  What most older working Malaysians look forward to besides retirement is withdrawing their EPF savings. Quite understandable. After all, retirement is sweeter when we have money to spend on what we have been planning for.We have worked long years and have diligently contributed to Employees Provident Fund (EPF). Finally, it is time to enjoy the […]
• THE POWER OF COMMUNITY IN OUR AGEING SOCIETY
   There's a poignant adage that while one mother can care for ten children, ten children often struggle to care for one mother.Personally, I feel we can no longer bring this up each time there is a discussion about elderly neglect, abuse or abandonment. In the first place, it is becoming a rarity these days to […]
• Happy Merdeka, Malaysia Day ... but where are the seniors?
  Seventeen days of national celebrations from Aug 31 to Sept 16, including four straight days of holiday for those working, and one week school break. No wonder this year’s Hari Merdeka and Hari Malaysia celebrations were the grandest ever and hard to beat.Malaysians came out in the tens of thousands at wee hours of the […]
• Reflections on Merdeka: Past and Present
  The countdown to Merdeka Day has begun. Each year come August, patriotic Malaysians bring out the national flag from the cupboard and display it outside their homes. The whole country is decked out in the red, white and blue of the Jalur Gemilang.The airwaves are filled with theme songs from past National Day celebrations. This […]
• Is it time for Malaysia to introduce a Maintenance of Parents Act?
   My previous article on family feuds and the breakdown of family relationships drew strong reactions from people I know and those I don’t know, from across the generations. I had obviously touched on a sensitive nerve that few want to acknowledge or do something about: The parents-children relationship. The general response was along the lines […]
• RESOLVING FAMILY FEUDS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
  Two months ago, I wrote about what constitutes a good death. It is knowing that everything has been taken care of, with friends and loved ones in the family gathered around the bedside for the final farewell.But of late, I have attended funerals where the next-of-kin is not present. Reason? A long-standing family feud with […]