The day after Christmas, the strainsĀ of Joy to the World were immediately replaced with qi ge long tong qiang tong qiang in the shopping malls. And if like me, you went to the mall today, you...
From Primary 1 to Primary 6, I failed everything. I failed my PSLE, so I dropped out of school. I started smoking cigarettes, sniffing glue and got involved in a secret society. In 1988, I got...
A week ago, my grandfather ā former coolie, former opium addict ā was called Home, at the grand old age of 101. Ah Gong has always been very dear to me. Not having him around with me for the rest...
Ahh, appraisal season. Doesn’t matter which end you’re on ā whether you’re appraiser or appraisee ā there’s one thing we can all agree on: We’re all happy when...
We know them all too well āĀ the thoughts that run through our heads and never make it out of our mouths. She looks so attractive in that dress, I wish I looked like that. He doesn’t deserve...
Thereās nothing quite like being a journalist: The thrills of being the first to know, the adrenaline rush of getting an insider scoop, and the best part of all, hearing stories and re-telling them...
A cross-church, non-denominational worship event is set to be heldĀ across three universities in Singapore. Named āPermission To Dreamā (PTD), the event will be held at the National University of...
I have a habit of putting people into categories: Those I should stay far away from, those I’m happy to keep at arm’s length as acquaintances, all the way up to those with whom I can...
I was in Berlin exactly one week before the act of terror in December 2016. You wouldn’t have suspected anything was coming; it was festive and joyous downtown, as you’dĀ expect it to be...