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<table class="georgia11 whiteBg" width="620" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr> <td class="padlrt10">Oct 12, 2009
</td></tr> <tr> <td class="padlrt10"> Retire to a fulfilling life
</td></tr> <tr> <td class="padlrt10">Active Agers awards recognise six seniors who remain on the go</td></tr> <tr> <td class="padlrt10">
By Lim Wei Chean </td></tr> <tr> <td class="marginbottom8 padlrt10">
FOR many, the time spent after retirement is one for slowing down and taking time off to smell the roses.
But for some seniors such as Mr Sabapathy Gopalakrishnan and Madam Zaibun Siraj, the post-retirement years are one of their busiest - and most fulfilling.
Mr Gopalakrishnan, 73, affectionately known as Mr Gopal to his neighbours at Tai Keng Gardens, said: 'I am more busy than before. Nowadays, I am hardly at home. I am always out doing things.'
'Doing things' means helping his wife tend their garden, helping out at the community level and even organising seniors in his area to get together for regular exercise sessions, he said.
Mr Gopal and five other senior citizens were given the Active Agers Award yesterday at Marina Barrage.
The award, organised by the Council for Third Age and now into its third year, acknowledges the efforts by seniors to remain active. The six winners were chosen from 465 nominations.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
[email protected]
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</td></tr> <tr> <td class="padlrt10"> Retire to a fulfilling life
</td></tr> <tr> <td class="padlrt10">Active Agers awards recognise six seniors who remain on the go</td></tr> <tr> <td class="padlrt10">
By Lim Wei Chean </td></tr> <tr> <td class="marginbottom8 padlrt10">
FOR many, the time spent after retirement is one for slowing down and taking time off to smell the roses.
But for some seniors such as Mr Sabapathy Gopalakrishnan and Madam Zaibun Siraj, the post-retirement years are one of their busiest - and most fulfilling.
Mr Gopalakrishnan, 73, affectionately known as Mr Gopal to his neighbours at Tai Keng Gardens, said: 'I am more busy than before. Nowadays, I am hardly at home. I am always out doing things.'
'Doing things' means helping his wife tend their garden, helping out at the community level and even organising seniors in his area to get together for regular exercise sessions, he said.
Mr Gopal and five other senior citizens were given the Active Agers Award yesterday at Marina Barrage.
The award, organised by the Council for Third Age and now into its third year, acknowledges the efforts by seniors to remain active. The six winners were chosen from 465 nominations.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
[email protected]
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