Here, There and Everywhere ! ...part 2.

Another Active Ager Winner of 2008 being featured on posters all over Singapore is Mr "Rollerblade", Tang Wing Kee. I captured this poster at the major bus stop at MacRitchie reservoir.
Like myself, he is a happy grandfather too.
Like myself, he too was in the education service.
Unlike myself, he has taught only in one school all his working life...St Joseph Institution where he is somewhat of a legend.

Legend? Why not?
Among those whom he has taught are several Ministers like Mr Teo Chee Hean, present Defence Minister and former Education Minister and others.

He only took up the sport of rollerblading after he retired while in his 60's...proving that age is definitely no barrier to acquire new skills...even skills that require much mobility, speed, control and balance.

Wing Kee and unk Dicko appeared on the 93.8 radio programme "In The Living Room" which was aired "Live. That was in early October last year. You can read about it here; http://uncledicko.blogspot.com/search/label/93.8%20LIVE%20interview%20today._

Here, There and Everywhere !

In the late evening yesterday, I received an SMS from "Owlet" my former student and a self-professed disciple of unk Dicko's philosophy and thinking. He said he saw me on a bill board at Chinatown, Kreta Ayer Road area....and he was impressed and like what he had seen. Me? I had absolutely no idea what he saw as I was preoccupied the whole day. A while later, more SMS from my daughters D3 and D4 that my super"big" picture was at bus stops in the Holland Village area. A good friend Dean, had even captured and tagged it onto his Facebook homepage. More SMS followed, telling me the same thing....unk Dicko you are here and you are there,along Adam Road, Lornie Road etc. I was wondering what they were all so excited about as I was still in the dark. During the night, I sat in at 2 powerpoint presentations about the new government initiative called the "SCP or Seniors Connect Programme" for seniors age 50 and above in the community. Unk Dicko is the newly appointed Adviser to this Committee for Sg Gardens.
When I got home close to 11 pm, wifey D2 blurted out," Have you heard ? You have been seen in Holland V and elsewhere."
Me..." Yes, heard but have no idea what it is."


So, she suggested to go for a leisurely night drive as she too was piqued by curiosity.
The pictures show what we saw.
This was the result of the photoshoot I had at the top of our National Library recently[ see my recent posts ]. The poster is part of the advance publicity for the coming Active Ageing Festival 2009...a major programme on the C3A's calendar.
As an Active Ageing Ambassador for the C3A, unk Dicko is happy to do his part to promote and enhance the lifestyle of seniors and retirees within our Singapore community.

There are literally thousands upon thousands of seniors age above 50 in Singapore. Many who have retired or not working stay at home. Most have no clear and concrete plans to occupy their time with fulfilling activities. As we grow older, we lose more contact with childhood friends. That's why many older people feel lonely.
But it is so easy to change the situation. Just get involved in some activities of the many senior groups and re-connect with other seniors...of similar interests. Make new friends. Widen your circle of social inter-action. Enrich your life by helping others.