Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Health

The girl who would not walk in the dark

In my teens, I often volunteered as a facilitator in student camps. By the time I was 19, I was helping out at my sixth camp, where we brought a bunch of students to Malaysia for a week’s...

Health

Depression, dyslexia and the hope I hold on to

I was never the “normal” kid, even from young. With ADHD and dyslexia, I never really fit in with the “crowd” and got bullied and ostracised often growing up. I’ve always longed for love,...

Faith

I’ll never be as _______ as her

I was never happy with who I was. Even when I received a compliment, I wasn’t satisfied. All it took was for someone to post a picture of themselves on Instagram, depicting their...

Faith

How to get comfortable in the waiting room

If you are currently trudging through a probably-quite-agonising period of waiting for something, here are a couple of thoughts I had recently that I hope will be of some help. 1. Waiting is about...

Culture

In Singapore, we must choose life

“Father, can You take this burden away from me?” With my hands clasped tightly and my head bowed down, tears fell in fat drops onto my hand while my mind struggled to understand what was...

Relationships

Living in the tension

Tension. Some of us face it almost every day. Maybe at work. Maybe in our relationships. Or maybe, for you it’s a deep internal struggle. I face this tension when I find myself pulled in...

How-tos & Handles

How do you know when to quit?

Today’s millennials have been labelled “The Strawberry Generation” – one that cannot withstand excessive pressure or hard work and, like strawberries, “bruise” easily. Compared to the...

Culture

I’m a Singaporean who studied in Charlottesville – and I cannot stay silent

I’m an alumnus of the University of Virginia (UVA), located in the impossibly beautiful town of Charlottesville. On Friday, August 11, white supremacists marched onto our Lawn, protesting in...

Work

God is at work

Go to work. Get frustrated. Feel like quitting. Receive monthly salary. Don’t quit. Repeat. As a young professional barely out of university, my existence seemed to be quickly confined to this...