Articles by

Wong Siqi

Relationships

I must confess: Why should someone else know my secrets?

After more than 20 years of growing up in church, I’ve discovered there’s an area of my faith I need to work on: The confession of sin to community. Every week, we privately confess our...

Work

When taxes get taxing: How should we react to the impending GST hike?

On 19 February, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat confirmed that the GST will be increased. The tax will be raised from 7% to 9% at some point between 2021 and 2025. My parents were watching the news...

Faith

The man who knew too much

I’ll just get some water and go, I reasoned to myself. It won’t take long. Ever since the rumours started, I found it difficult to go anywhere. Noon wasn’t the best time to head out of the...

Faith

What I learnt from pottery making

On a backpacking trip to Vietnam recently, I had the opportunity to try pottery making. I’ve sang “The Potter’s Hand” many times in church, and I’ve heard many sermons about the...

Relationships

How far would you go for love?

“Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell...

Health

"Remind me": ANNETTE sings against anxiety

I don’t like to talk about my weaknesses, and not many people know this, but I get anxiety attacks every now and then. They happen especially when something is stressing me out and I focus on it...

Faith

Self-control isn’t easy

Recently, I fell victim to clickbait and watched a video titled “My dog was raped!” on Youtube. Some Youtuber was kicking a big fuss about how her dog was “raped” by another dog in the pet...

Work

How I escaped the performance treadmill

Last year, God worked with me on something I really struggled with: The performance treadmill. I felt a constant need to perform well so I could feel worthy enough to be loved by others. And if I...

Faith

A letter to my past brokenhearted self

I know it feels like it’s the worst night of your life. Your boyfriend of two years just broke up with you. You’re crying and you’re lonely. You never expected such a thing to happen. The both...