Articles by

Wong Siqi

Culture

Even if I don’t speak English, I’m just the same as you

Last year, I watched a local play with a friend titled Grandmother Tongue. It was about the loss of heritage – dialect specifically – among Chinese Singaporeans since independence, and the...

Culture

A letter to my younger self

Dear Kee Wei, You might be apprehensive about this upcoming sojourn into another Singapore educational institution. You would think that you’ve seen it all after twelve years in the system,...

Culture

There is a generation gap, and we need to deal with it

I work in a mission agency, where the last two years have shown me there is a need for “translation” between older and younger generations. An example of this “translation” I...

Missions

THIR.ST TALKS: Life as a Singaporean missionary

More than 200,000 Singaporeans will be celebrating National Day abroad this year. Within that number, there’s a special group of people who have a job that’s beyond our imagination and...

Culture

I broke all the rules I said I never would

I was always a daredevil. I loved to bend the rules to see how much I could get away with, so I often landed in trouble. I just loved trying and experiencing new things. It started with stealing...

University

What I got out of four years in university

No amount of words can encapsulate the feeling I possess in this very moment. I am joyful that I am at the end of my undergraduate life. But I also feel some degree of regret as there are things I...

Friendship

How to love without burning out

Recently I had a conversation with a cell member about what the limits to love are. We hear and learn time and time again, that God’s love is unconditional, sacrificial, intentional and many...

Faith

I hear, I obey

Our modern western culture, which is influenced by Greek philosophy, segregates the words “listen” and “obey” into a mental and a physical activity respectively. First, we hear, then we...

Real Life, Real People

I never thought I’d be a victim of sexual assault

TRIGGER WARNING  This article contains information about sexual assault, which may be triggering to survivors. I woke up in an unfamiliar place. My shirt was on, but … Where were my...