My Life

A supportive hand
This spunky woman of 76 years’ young, Dincy Lim, is determined to make a mark through her work setting up two support groups – one on menopause in KK Women’s and Children’s...
Mr Good Deeds
Hoon Thye Yong’s face is recognised in many organisations. Every Mondays, he makes his usual rounds at Ang Mo Kio – Thye Hua Kwan Hospital. As a volunteer for the hospital for seven years...
The adventure seeker
It all started when Swiss native Marie-Louise Ansak was moored over in Sebana in Johor in March and her boat happened to be side-by-side to a Singaporean doctor. After connecting with the doctor, she...
JOY in riding
Who says age matters? Not these three guys from local group Joyriders – Looi Beng Hoe (pictured above), Joseph Ong and Glyn Evans (pictured above). They are unstoppable and at late 50s and...
Law & seniors
With the recent news about the Tribunal for Maintenance of Parents and ageing parents not getting due financial support from their children, we decided to find what other laws in Singapore that...
Passion in drawing
Grandfather of six, Lim Loo Cheong, is a shining example of a senior who at 86 (he turned that age in July) is not about to just hibernate at home. He remains active and healthy, and has a fan base...
Just a number
Age is really just a number and no one better epitomises this than 61-year-old Mary Lim, who was a participant in the Mrs Singapore pageant in 1998 at the age of 50! She has not let her age get her...
The voice of the people
I found the whole experience somewhat surreal coming to an art and music café called 15 Minutes situated at the LaSalle College of The Arts to do an interview (long overdue) with the new-kid-...
The reptile man
Francis Lim, 54, has no problems with scaly reptiles (unlike this writer) and is quite at home with them as the curator at the Singapore Zoo, in charge of three sections including the reptile section...