Articles by

Nicole Chan

Culture

Electoral divisions: How to survive GE2020 without letting it tear us apart

This election is significant for me because I turn 21 this year and can better understand what’s happening in Singapore and around the world.  As citizens, voting is a privilege entrusted to...

Studies & NS

When I didn’t make it to polytechnic

I was in my final year at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) when I got the news that I had been accepted to polytechnic through the Early Admissions Exercise (EAE). EAE is a programme...

Devotionals

You do not know what tomorrow will bring

The COVID-19 situation has underscored this famous line quite jarringly: “You do not know what tomorrow will bring”. The truth that we do not know what tomorrow will bring runs opposite...

Friendship

Do you have a friend who loves you through your darkest times?

Growing up, I met these two friends in Sunday school. We were just “hi bye friends” in church and were not close. But at a church retreat in 2015, the three of us reconnected as...

Culture

“Unpublish that story with 63,000 views”: Why I stopped writing fanfic

Being an avid writer from a young age and hungry for an avenue to share my work with the world, I joined an online website that let me publish and read user-generated stories for free. Writing story...

COVID-19

“There were times when I felt like giving up, but COVID-19 taught me to press on,” says ER doctor

As a doctor in one of our local hospital’s emergency department, my greatest fear is being an asymptomatic carrier who will unknowingly spread the virus to my aged loved ones whose immunity...

Do Good

5 simple ways to serve others

What comes to mind when you hear the words “serve one another”? Is it accompanied by the words “arduous”, “tiring” and “can’t be bothered”? Yes, it can be hard work to make time in...

Discipleship

Putting the joy back into surrendering

Life is hard. We face broken relationships, disappointment, discouragement, ostracism, illnesses and day-to-day things like the frustration of squeezing with the morning crowd, assignments and chores...

Worldview

What does it mean to love my country?

National Day is a good time to remember God’s goodness, whose hand has enabled Singapore to prosper. We’re the envy of many cities and nations. This time of reflection is especially...