In mid-2005, whenĀ I was serving my National Service, I had aĀ lot of free time. At night, after training IĀ spent most of my time playing computer gamesĀ or lazing around. I always had anĀ interest...
“The ultimate aim of terrorism is to create sharp and violent divisions between ‘us’ and ‘them’. If we remain resolutely ‘us’, one united people, regardless...
Singapore in the mid-1960s was a picture of frenetic industrial development and humanĀ activity, as the government restructured the economy and primed the citizenry for theĀ demands of an unexpected...
I started taking drugs in the 1990s. I went in prison, came out, went in, came out. Every time I was in prison, I was desperate to change. To quit drugs.Ā But each time I came out, within a few...
Dear friends, I know what it’s like to be single. Now that I’m on the other side, I need toĀ tell you that it’s not all a bed of roses. I need toĀ tell you that there areĀ good and...
Some of us have a wonderful relationship with our dads. Your childhood might have been filled with warm memories of him and youāre deeply assured of his love for you. Some of us, however, have a...
Upbeat ęåęåęåä½ Chinese New Year songs quickly displaced Christmas jingles. The crowd moved from Orchard Road to Chinatown, from the neon signs along our famed shopping stretch to red...
The last time Michael met the Prince, they were fighting over Persia. Things have changed. That was millennia ago, in Daniel 10:13. But exactly a week ago, on Jan 20, 2017, Michael (Brown) sat down...
“As you crunch on the delicate sweetness of kueh belanda ā thatās the traditional name of love lettersĀ āĀ rememberĀ that love is more than a feeling. Rather, it is patient and kind,Ā and...