WHO: Mak Seck Hong, 80, a retired chartered structural engineer.
MY FAMILY: Married to retired bank clerk Geok Keng, 71, with two grown-up sons.
Elder son Andrew, 45, is married, with a 19-month-old daughter. Younger son Amos is 42.
MY HOME: A five-room HDB flat in Queenstown.
MY PASSIONS: Reading the newspapers and some simple books on Buddhism, and taking regular morning strolls around the estate.I STARTED WRITING TO THE FORUM PAGE...: Some 30 years back.
WHAT I WRITE ABOUT: Usually issues relating to healthcare, the living conditions of senior citizens living alone, and transport problems faced by these seniors.
WHY I WRITE: To give voice to the issues some of these old folk face, and get volunteers and the authorities to address their problems.I READ THE FORUM PAGE BECAUSE...:
It enables me to feel the pulse of our society.
MY WISH FOR SINGAPORE: That our racial and religious harmony can prevail through another jubilee year. That Singapore continues to be governed by a strong and clean government. That there is peace throughout the region.
MY FAMILY: Married to retired bank clerk Geok Keng, 71, with two grown-up sons.
Elder son Andrew, 45, is married, with a 19-month-old daughter. Younger son Amos is 42.
MY HOME: A five-room HDB flat in Queenstown.
MY PASSIONS: Reading the newspapers and some simple books on Buddhism, and taking regular morning strolls around the estate.I STARTED WRITING TO THE FORUM PAGE...: Some 30 years back.
WHAT I WRITE ABOUT: Usually issues relating to healthcare, the living conditions of senior citizens living alone, and transport problems faced by these seniors.
WHY I WRITE: To give voice to the issues some of these old folk face, and get volunteers and the authorities to address their problems.I READ THE FORUM PAGE BECAUSE...:
It enables me to feel the pulse of our society.
MY WISH FOR SINGAPORE: That our racial and religious harmony can prevail through another jubilee year. That Singapore continues to be governed by a strong and clean government. That there is peace throughout the region.
