by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 6, 2009 | 2009, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
When I get older losing my hair many years from now, will you still be sending me a valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine? (“When I’m Sixty-Four”, Lennon and McCartney, 1967) Yesterday (March 5) was my birthday. How old am I? Let’s say...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 22, 2008 | 2008, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
Dad passed away in 2003. I miss him. I especially miss him during Lunar New Year eve family reunion dinners. That was when he would regale us with the stories of his life. And he was a consummate story teller. A particular favourite of his was the story of the time he...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
I just came back from a conference where I met some old friends and made some new ones. Some asked how old I was. I would answer, “I am 51,” and then I realize that it is already ’07. I will be 52 this year. Some questions went beyond the numbers. At...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 2, 2005 | 2005, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
Recently I have been thinking about what it means to grow old. Why? Maybe it’s because I am now 50. Or maybe it was brought on by the death of my father two years ago. But I suspect it’s all the World War 2 documentaries I have been watching. Often these...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2004 | 2004, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
This is not a good week. A number of things happened that really threw my emotions out of kilter. And the week is not even over yet. But I think the main reason why I am feeling down is that it is the first anniversary of my father’s death. I was taking a break...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 18, 2003 | 2003, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Would you like to live for three hundred years? The bible tells us that Enoch lived three hundred and sixty five years before God took him. Enlightenment scholarship had a field day with age spans like Enoch’s. No one could possibly live that long. It must be...
