Thank you for the Music

Thank you for the Music

Introduction I developed a love for music since young. I learned to play the harmonica when I was in primary one. However, because of my humble beginnings, I never had formal music training. I joined the Chinese Orchestra during my pre-university days. While I played the er-hu, I preferred the piano. I went for private…

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Living Your Purpose – Care Pack for COVID-19

Care Pack for COVID-19

Introduction I like to help to lighten up the atmosphere as Singapore stepped up restrictions with The Singapore COVID-19 heightened alert. It is expected to last for a month between 16 May to 13 June. The Care Pack With the world COVID-19 situation getting worse, what I can do to help? I came across a…

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Tell Your Story and Leave a Legacy with eScrapbook

Tell your legacy story with eScrapbook

Background I felt honoured to present on the topic ‘Tell your story and leave a legacy with eScrapbook’ to share my experience with some 70 participants at the NUS Senior Alumni Tea and Chat session. I was eager to put my teaching experience in recent years into good use. (Please refer to blogs Webinar Series-Nourishing…

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Creative Grandparenting to Connecting Generations

Background Grandparents have a special role to play. Their experience can provide trusted guidance and help their grandchildren feel a broader sense of safety and stability in today’s lives. Introduction What do grandparents want to share? They like to leave something that the grandchildren can remember them by (see blog Legacy of Life Stories –…

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30 days challenge – Write your Life Story

The Background: We are in an extraordinary time of history battling the outbreak of COVID-19 since end-January this year. Suddenly the world around us becomes quieter, we are advised to stay home and to observe social distancing when we are outside home. During the circuit breaker period (Note 1), schools close and the non-essential services…

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Say Goodbye to End-of-Year Panic

Is that time of the year where even the most carefree people are struck with a wave of panic. There are typically 3 levels of reaction as we peel the onion to analyse the feeling. Level 1 – What? ‘Oh dear, what have I done for the year?’ One just realized we are near the…

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Pass on the Festive Spirit in a Green Way

‘Oh, I am not prepared for Christmas at all! I have yet to send my greeting cards!’ exclaimed my friend. Do you have the same feeling and hope if only you could find more time-saving tips? Greetings can be sent in the form of a physical card or eCard. The physical card refers to the…

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I’ve Got to Walk the Talk

I’ve got to Walk the Talk As an instructor and facilitator for recreational slideshow making, I need to walk the talk. I was inspired by my friend (Where there’s a will, there’s a mean ) to create a video slideshow to celebrate the anniversary of our cohort. With an unexpected turn of events, this is…

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