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Profile (written in the first person) of Dr Kumaran Rasappan, who climbed Mount Everest for a worthy cause. This is a story I wrote for Lifewise Magazine, a publication of the National Healthcare Group and produced by Mediacorp Customised Publishing. Click on the link to view the full article: High Hopes.
I think of all the different types of articles I write, I love doing profiles the most. Even a simple one like this can be quite interesting — the process of meeting an interviewee, whether famous or not, getting them to open up, and finding out what makes their story tick — it’s a rush. With this story, I loved the opening. And I didn’t even have to “dig” for it, it was just something the interviewee said which I felt was very powerful.
This one was for HEARTBEAT (formerly known as SPRING), a publication of Singapore’s Northeast Community Development Council. Click on link to read full article: Giving Voice To Cancer.
This is a story on how being a caregiver to en elderly relative can be a challenge — and how to overcome these challenges. For this piece, I got to interview this amazing lady who lives in my apartment block with her mother who suffers from severe dementia. It must not be easy for her, surely, but she always has a smile on her face whenever I see her and I have nothing but respect and admiration for how she takes life on. It really makes you question how big a person you would be, if you were in a similar situation. Would your heart be big enough?
For Lifewise Magazine, a publication of the National Healthcare Group and produced by Mediacorp Customised Publishing. Click on the link to view the full article: The Caring Connection.
Transitioning into your silver years can be a chance for you to rediscover and pursue interests you didn’t have the time for previously. This piece I wrote for Lifewise Magazine (a publication of the National Healthcare Group and produced by Mediacorp Customised Publishing) featured three awesome individuals who redefined aging for me. Click on the link to view the full piece: A Second Wind.
This was a big one — the cover story for the Nov/Dec 2012 issue of Lifewise Magazine, a publication of the National Healthcare Group and produced by Mediacorp Customised Publishing. Click on the link to the whole thing: Turning The Tables On Diabetes.
When local celebrity Edmund Chen was growing up, art was seen as a waste of time. Children like him were told to concentrate on more practical subjects that would bring them further in life.
Two Singaporeans — Judy Wee and Lee Poh Leng — share the important lessons on ageing that they’ve picked up as volunteers. For Lifewise Magazine, a publication of the National Healthcare Group and produced by Mediacorp Customised Publishing.
Click on link to view full PDF: How To Age Well.
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