Heart failure is highly prevalent in Singapore, with 4.5 per cent of the population living with it. While smoking is a major risk factor for heart failure, second-hand smoke seldom comes to mind.
I observed that rubbish bin bags in parks are colour-coded for each day of the week. This, according to the authorities, is to ensure that the bags are replaced every day.
I was deeply touched by the kind words and actions of people in Singapore of all nationalities in response to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
My sister was diagnosed with dementia in 2010. I watched and tried to help my late mother do all she could - and perhaps more than she should have done and more than what my sister would have wanted - to look after the daughter she so loved (