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Talking to Strangers 11: Dementia Truly Sucks And Other Stories

The difficulties of interacting with someone medically diagnosed with Dementia have finally hit me. Between repeated questions within...

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Talking to Strangers 10: The Myths about Happiness

One of the subjects I feel a bit apprehensive approaching my elderly friend about is happiness. Throughout all our conversations, he...

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Talking to Strangers 9: Why she does not hate her Japanese aggressors

Throughout my conversations thus far, my elderly friend would consistently remind me about the importance of travel. In fact, she values...

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Talking to Strangers 8: Why feeling bored should be BANNED

Note: This article is slightly more complex than usual. It has been exactly 1 week since the start of this programme. Time seems to have...

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Talking to Strangers 7: Wasted time in the eyes of our seniors

It’s nice to look back every once in a while, something I’m sure many of us are guilty of. Remembering simpler times like having fun with...

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Talking to Strangers 6: The true value of Time

Unlike the previous post, I do not intend to dwell on the importance of appreciating the little things but rather, suggest an alternate...

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Talking to Strangers 5: My favourite things in life - Rice and Water

As the conversations with my elderly friend got more fluid and in depth, I realised there were some simpler questions I hadn’t asked him...

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Talking to Strangers 4: A man of Integrity - What do you want to be remembered for?

It wasn’t something I expected to be lectured on, but certainly a pleasant surprise! To be fair, going into the program with AWWA and...

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Talking to Strangers 3: Filial Piety - A rare virtue?

Learning that my beneficiary is a Christian or at least, accepts the Christian faith through my very first interaction, I took the...

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Talking to Strangers 2: Acceptance from the forgotten

As the elderly beneficiaries were paired with the volunteers, we ensured that there would be as little language barrier as possible....

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Talking to Strangers 1: Remembering the 'Kampung Spirit' from the one with Dementia

(Unlike Malcolm Gladwell's latest book, I can assure you that the people we interact with are by all definitions of the word, strangers.)...

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Why It Matters: A Collation of News Articles

The issue of senior isolation has probably been around for a long time. However, it is only recently that it has been pushed back into...

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A Call A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

On Tuesday, 21st April, our Prime Minister announced the tightening of Circuit Breaker (CB) measures till the 4th of May and an extension...

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