Articles by

Wong Siqi

Music

Singer-songwriter Sarah X. Miracle on self-worth, identity and learning to say ‘no’

After overcoming a teenage pregnancy, surviving a fatal car accident and pulling through a pregnancy loss, Sarah X. Miracle, previously known as Sarah Cheng-De Winne, desires to use her musical...

Church Life

House churches: What may be new to us is normal for them

While COVID-19 has disrupted the way we do church, it is a good practice drill for us to prepare for the possibility that one day, we might no longer be able to gather in large congregations. After...

Church Life

Buckle up as this church walks you through their “new” physical service

Ever seen COVID-19 precautionary measures presented in an airline safety video format?ย  As places of worship in Singapore slowly resume physical services, one church has decided to put a creative...

Real Life, Real People

“This is more than just a job”: The preschool teacher who wants to give her kids the love she never had

“You cannot change your past, but you can change your future.โ€ This was what my brother always used to tell me when I was young. As a kid, I grew up without my dad. Initially he went overseas...

Real Life, Real People

Drugs, sex and prison: How a HIV diagnosis led a prodigal son home

Living a double life as a dentistry graduate student by day and promiscuous drug addict by night, Dr Christopher Yuan was peddling drugs โ€“ even to his professor โ€“ to support his habit. โ€œThree...

Videos

The hands that built Singapore: 55 years of challenges, dreams and hopes for the nation

Have you ever wondered what goes into the building of a nation? It’s easy to say “good governance”, but I’ve begun to realise that its people are just as important too. I...

Work

Taking stock with Chuttersnap’s Klaus Tan: Photography with a different angle in mind

Everyone has hobbies. But not all hobbies make you a globally recognised talent. 20-year-old Klaus Tan, better known as Chuttersnap within the photography community, is one such example. Picking up...

Culture

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: For all the drama with our parents, there is a love that never dies

WARNING: SPOILERS UP TO EPISODE 4! I have to say, Kim Soo Hyunโ€™s ongoing comeback drama, Itโ€™s Okay to Not To Be Okay (or in original Korean, “Psycho but That’s Okay”) has not...

Faith

The God who is near: Finding salvation in a time of social distancing

On February 16, 2020, a dear friend, J, suddenly called me to catch up. I felt prompted to pray for her before we met. I had, in fact, been praying for her for three years since I was baptised in...