Articles by

Christina Wong

Health

I was planning to get married, then I got cancer

ā€œYolanda, I’m really sorry but you have cancer.ā€ I didn’t know how to react. My mind was a blank. The doctor continued explaining my report, but I just stared blankly at her. As I lay...

Culture

I was almost aborted

For many parents-to-be, finding out the gender of their unborn baby is usually an exciting and touching moment. But not for my parents. My father really wanted a son.Ā Imagine his disappointment...

Work

Do you find yourself stuck in survival mode at work?

The biggest issue faced by young working adults today is the absence of spiritual ambition.Ā While there is much striving towards worldly measures of success, a void of spiritual vision exists in how...

Faith

A new hope

Hope.Ā It’s a loaded word. What exactly is hope? What is the basis for it? How do we learn to hope? And how does it lookĀ to you? We hope for many things, and in many people. We hold onto hope amid...

Culture

Battleship Island: The war wages on, but we have hope

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MOVIE, GO WATCH IT FIRST. DON’T SAY OPPA DIDN’T WARN YOU! ā€œHow was the movie?ā€ My mom asked me after I’d came home from watching...

Studies & NS

“I felt like the dumbest student in school”

I grew up in a family where I was always taught thatĀ “character is more important than how well you do in school”. My parents never pressured me to get straight As. They were okay with...

Faith

There’s much to be thankful for this National Day

I’m not theĀ most patriotic person around. I don’t volunteer with the grassroots and I’m completely oblivious to any community events held in my constituency. Truth be told, I don’t really...

Mental Health

Stop pretending that everything is okay

How are you? I’m good. Have you ever reached a point where your life feels like a lie the whole time? No matter how many hollow how are yous you’re asked, you’re always good, even...

Culture

When authenticity is no longer authentic

Times are changing. The real world isn’t exactly the real world. Our online personas aren’t exactly us. It’s as if everyone is now a brand,Ā needingĀ a certain level of brand management....