Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Finding Purpose

Why must I keep waiting?

Between the years 2013 and 2016, after my resignation as a school teacher, I entered a season of the wilderness when I was recovering from a burnout. Going from the fast pace of the teaching service...

Mental Health

The girl with a morbid fascination for death

I developed a love for reading in primary 5. It started with innocent children’s books, before I turned to magic and fantasy. Then I read this goth novel in primary 6 that became the catalyst...

Money Matters

What am I chasing in life?

In a group of 6 successful and high-flying friends, I am the one who went a different way. I just don’t think I got the memo growing up: They went into the good classes, I was in the worst one....

Finding Purpose

“It’s an answer to a prayer I wrote at 19”, says 27-year-old who is refreshing heritage brand CYC

Think of the iconic 85-year-old Singapore brand, CYC, and a picture of made to measure shirts favoured by prominent CEOs, politicians and state leaders comes to mind. But Cara Chiang, 27, has...

Studies & NS

Teachers’ Day: Heartfelt tributes to those who moulded our minds

This Teachers’ Day, we’ve only gone and picked up the sweetest stories about your favourite ‘chers! From tough talks to terrific teaching, we’ve collated a little series of...

Church Life

Coming home to church after 6 months, it really blew me away

Last week, I went back to church for the first time in nearly half a year with my wife, Cheryl. We did it because we’ve been wanting to build up a bit of discipline in our lives and thought...

Real Life, Real People

What I learnt as a young teacher: The tender-hearted discipline master who made a difference

Pastor Low Kok Guan graduated from computer engineering, but made a switch to teaching after 7 years in the IT sector. In the 10 years that he taught in primary school, he had the privilege to serve...

Illness

I thought cancer would ruin me, but it gave me a new beginning

I was 34 when I was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer behind the nose. But what hit me like a ton of bricks that day was the news that followed: my cancer had...

Church Life

Is your ministry your identity?

Growing up, I stepped into leadership too quickly which hampered my relationship with God. I was not grounded in the Bible, lacked prayer and indeed a love for God. However, I quickly accepted and...