At Changi Airport on 7.11.02 at 9.30am -- Waiting for the flight to Shanghai
First day dinner hosted by Shanghai's YMCA
Morning, Second Day: At Weifang Learning Centre, observing a flower arrangement class
Morning, 2nd Day: At Weifang Learning Centre, Bahari of Northeast CDC showing a member of the centre "kutupat" making.
2nd Day Morning: Observing a Chinese painting class at Weifang Learning Centre
2nd Day Morning at Weifang Centre: Observing a class practising singing.
2nd Day PM: Variety Show at Weifang
The correct way of wearing a Sari, an Indian dress
3rd Day Morning: At Fuxing Park, a favourite place for elderly people to exercise.
3rd Day Afternoon -- Home Visits
3rd Day Afternoon - Home visits
Visiting Jinxiu Gardens' Club House at the invitation of Mr Qiumin
Visiting the home of a retiree
Day 4 Morning - Visiting Wuzhen
Day 5 Morning -- Visiting Pudong Social Department
Day 6 -- Visiting Guangchang Residents Centre
Day 6 Morning -- At Guangchang Centre
Day 6 Afternoon -- Visiting an elderly activities centre
Mayor Zainul Abidin Rasheed came to send us off.
Kutupat -- Malay version of rice dumpling wrapped in coconut leaves. In the picture, ribbon is used instead of coconut leaves.
A demonstration of tea ceremony and Chinese calligraphy -- two in one
Entrance fee to the park is very nominal for the elderly; Qigong, Taiji and dance instructors are volunteers.
Nga Teh and David were invited to the home of Mr and Mrs Qiumin at Jingxiu Gardens, a condo in Pudong
Photo taken with some residents of JinXiu Gardens in Pudong
Photo taken with club officials and members
The retiree's hobby is to create miniature buildings and landscapes. His home is full of such art pieces.
Wuzhen is a tourist attraction about 2 hours away by coach from the city of Shanghai. It was a village with old houses lined on both sides of a narrow canal. It has now become a tourist spot with large collections of beds, furniture and clothes used by people long ago. Tourists find fresh water pearls, tea leaves, titbits and sweets very cheap.
Met and discussed with the officials the problems of looking after the ever-increasing populatin of seniors and how they tackled these problems.
The centre is housed in a secondary school. This enables the two generations to interact in a more natural envioronment.
Photo taken at the end of the visit.
Interacting with the elderly members there with singing, dancing (joget) and chit-chatting.
