Articles by

Fiona Teh

Faith

The grand old man and his treasure

“Yes, boy, you may pick the most expensive toy in the shop, and I’ll give it to you.” The owner of the toy shop, a grand old man, came beside the boy, crouched down, and asked him: “Would...

Faith

What if I’m just a calefare?

As you scan the crowded bus for a seat, you see a familiar book cover. Ah, somebody’s reading the same book as you! At the cinema, the crowd’s in-sync surround-sound laughter triggers a...

Relationships

Are you favourite child material?

“Madam Lim doesn’t hate anyone in our class. She loves everyone. But she doesn’t have to like everyone.” That was my reply to a classmate when we were in Primary 3. We were walking in twos up...

Faith

Mission: Possible

The topic of missions is not a comfortable one to talk about – sometimes not even in our cell groups. It questions our willingness to do the unnatural and the uncomfortable. But we have...

Health

Reflections on sudden deaths and unexpected tragedy: Our time will come

I knew Steven Lim, but I hadn’t heard of Pradip Subramanian. Not until the news started to pour in. Subramanian, the president of the World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation...

Faith

Chicken soup for the Cineleisure Auntie

“Have you bought anything from her before?” “No …” I still wish I could change my answer. I wish I had bought something from her. My friend was referring to the “Cineleisure...

Work

Am I who my résumé says I am?

What do you say if someone asked you about yourself? We’ve been through the drill in school – wait for your turn, think of something witty but not over-the-top, stand up in front of a group of...

Culture

Weighing the cost of an iPhone X

I remember my first. It didn’t resemble a brick. Instead, it was yellow and black, like a bumblebee; the first mobile phone I remember ever seeing was an Ericsson. This was in 1997. My...

Real Life, Real People

“I will take this secret to my grave”

Are you hoping you can take some of your secrets to the grave with you? I have stuff from my childhood that I wanted to carry to my grave. I wonder how many other weary souls are now going through...