On 17 May, my grandfather passed on at about 5am. Everything happened in a flash. At 3am, we received a call from my grandmother that my grandfather had fallen down. This shocked us because my...
In light of the struggles our migrant worker brothers and sisters have been facing, especially in recent months owing to COVID-19, I wanted to find out more about what is being done to serve them in...
Burdened by the homeless and low-income families who have taken an even harder hit during these trying times, these three individuals decided to do something about it. Whether it was launching a...
When I was very young, my parents parted ways. Though my mum remarried, I still never got to experience what growing up in a stable family is like. Essentially, I’ve never had parental figures...
A few weeks after writing Circuit breaker: Don’t forget our grandparents, I’ve found a new initiative that offers us the chance to help seniors who are living alone. Launched to support...
On February 3, I returned to Singapore from Shanghai and served my 14-day leave of absence (LOA) without any symptoms. But on February 21, I developed a fever that broke only on March 11. Yes, I...
For a good 16 years of my life, family was a concept that I didn’t understand. When asked about my family background, I always struggled to respond. Did I come from a dysfunctional or complete...
With Mother’s Day coming round the corner, I decided that I would spend some intentional time with my mum. So we had a heart-to-heart talk, and my mum began to share with me more about her...
We’ve all heard about the growing cases in foreign worker dormitories since the first cluster was announced. Their suffering in this period has made me realised that I’ve long been...