Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Work

I never expected that my financial breakthrough would come this way

I wasn’t your typical university student who focused on hall activities, securing internships or hitting the books. I was frequently flying, even during school weeks, to support my pastor in the...

Relationships

1 year on: Is marriage supposed to be this good?

Since I got married in June last year, people have asked me how it’s been going. My answer has always been the same – better than expected. Why do I say that? Because in the lead-up to our...

Relationships

What hope remains if I’ve lost my virginity?

As a young teenager, I was a bookworm hooked on reading romantic fiction. In these novels, love was associated with passionate embraces and romance always ended well. Watching TV was also one of my...

Work

Dear 2020 graduate, I know the job hunt is hard

Finals are over, but perhaps for the first time ever, a sense of dread rather than anticipation overtakes you. You’ve yet to secure a job and you may even be laden with outstanding school fees. To...

Mental Health

Confessions of an introvert: Help, Mr Downer lives inside my head

I don’t know about you, but whenever I have a social thing coming up in the week or two ahead, it weighs on me. And it doesn’t even have to be a big thing! Just attending a conference or...

Studies & NS

How can I still be a good student if I’ve messed up my exams?

For those unaware of this 杯 (cup) or 海 (ocean) business, you should consider yourself blessed as one who isn’t part of the graduating batch of 2020. The O-Level Chinese mid-year exam was a...

Culture

What it’s like struggling with same-sex attraction as a Christian

“Yes, but how long should we tolerate what they say and do?” At the word, “they”, I felt a huge gulf open between me and the world around me. Everything shrank into “us” and “them,”...

Culture

Caught between the States and Singapore, I finally found my identity in something higher

Ever since I was young, I was super interested in music. I loved to dance and sing, but I was very unlike your typical Singaporean kid. My parents didn’t sign me up for piano lessons, and I...

Relationships

Growing up without my father, the brokenness spilled over into my relationships

Growing up as a child of divorce, I was filled with envy. I tried my very best to fill this gap in my heart through friendships, relationships and material goods. I altered my character to make...