Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Real Life, Real People

Full-time under 30: I gave up a banking career to work with at-risk kids in Thailand

Like many of my peers in university, I wanted to pursue a career in wealth management with one of Singapore’s top banks. I remember writing out a progression plan for a career planning module,...

Finding Purpose

The danger of self-help

Help? We are all searching for purpose, meaning and fulfilment in the lives we lead. We are a people looking for help. Although we try to appear put together on the outside, the rate at which...

Worldview

Men, women and abortion

I hear so many people repeating the idea that abortion is a “woman’s right” and that others should not interfere with a woman’s “right to choose”. Abortion is promoted in...

Finding Purpose

Message from your #FUTUREME: Don’t stop dreaming!

The teenage years are a special place to be. Your heart is like a raw diamond, glistening with fresh dreams and aspirations, full of expectancy and possibility. But it’s also a time of youthful...

Work

Honestly, how do you feel about work?

In the mundane day-to-day overload of work and school, busyness has established itself as a badge of honour. It is a carefully crafted connotation of “success” in a culture which...

Real Life, Real People

THIR.ST TALKS: I know an amazing woman

We’ve all heard stories about amazing women – but how often do we hear these stories from the mouths of men? Thir.st went behind the scenes with five such women who have incredible stories of...

Discipleship

Is there room for ambitious women in God’s Kingdom?

Women in the Bible tend to feel more like supporting characters to the men.They might not have expected more from life besides getting married or carrying out domestic duties. Think Esther, who was...

Relationships

True love sets you free

Love [noun]: Strong feeling of affection Love. A word indescribable and uncontainable. A mere four letters, but four that can make a heart, or tragically break one. A tangible word, with an...

Post-secondary

No matter how you fared for your A Levels, remember: You are not your results

This rainy afternoon, multitudes of students went back to their Junior Colleges to receive their A level results. Some, however, went home with more than one results slip. The More Than One...