by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 26, 2021 | 2021, Aging, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Watch this video, especially the segment at 3.00 – 3.30 min. Andy Lau is one of my favourite Hong Kong actors. I like many of his movies. In recent times, I have found myself drawn to the last scene from his movie Three Kingdoms — Resurrection of the Dragon (2008). In...
by David Wong | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020, Aging, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues
It’s a frightening thought…when we come to the end of our lives, what we believe will either uphold us or betray us. I moved into my seventies last year. Before then, I refused to think of growing old, just older. But as energy levels decline and memory recall slows...
by Tong-Ik Chuah | Aug 14, 2020 | 2020, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
For many adults, their sense of identity and significance are inextricably linked to their jobs. This changes abruptly, however, when they fully retire from paid employment. At first, retirement is an eagerly awaited event, but after months of travelling and doing the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2019 | 2019, Aging, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
We just came back from Penang where we celebrated my mum’s 92nd birthday. (Mum has Alzheimer’s dementia, is recovering from a broken hip, and is staying in a nursing home in Penang.) We had a great time with mum. First we took her for lunch at a fish and chips place....
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 3, 2019 | 2019, Aging, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan
A common friend told me that J had started dialysis and that he didn’t look too well. I visited him on Wednesday and was a little ashamed that it took a health crisis for me to make the time to go see him. We were friends who had grown up together in Penang. I have...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 8, 2019 | 2019, Aging, Articles, Authors, Soo-Inn Tan
I have a confession to make. When I am out with Bernice, and I see an old couple, I will hum the first few lines of the Beatle’s number, “When I’m 64”. It was my cheeky way of saying “Watch out, old folks ahead”. Well, I turned 64 yesterday (5 March). “When...
