What is your Plan De Vida Today?
Singapore is so urbanised and densely populated, much more than the popularly identified current Blue Zones of age longevity - Ikaria on Greece; Loma Linda in California; Nicoya in Costa Rica; Ogliastra in Italian Sardinia and Okinawa, south of the main Japanese islands. Yet Singapore has attained number 5 in the world rankings for age longevity. I reckon each of the so called Blue Zones has unique characteristics that contribute to humans living longer than most. Strong family relationships give inner joy. However, we cannot choose our relatives and how they behave - good or not so good - is not our personal responsibility. Overseas migration has destroyed the safety of having family nearby. So the saying is true that having a good neighbour or friend is more important when family is living so far away. Most of the Blue Zones see its people having their share of restorative hours of night time sleep and afternoon naps. In Singapore, most residents do not drive private vehicles as