In mid-2005, whenĀ I was serving my National Service, I had aĀ lot of free time. At night, after training IĀ spent most of my time playing computer gamesĀ or lazing around. I always had anĀ interest...
“The ultimate aim of terrorism is to create sharp and violent divisions between ‘us’ and ‘them’. If we remain resolutely ‘us’, one united people, regardless...
Singapore in the mid-1960s was a picture of frenetic industrial development and humanĀ activity, as the government restructured the economy and primed the citizenry for theĀ demands of an unexpected...
WithoutĀ truth, our love is superficial and unintentionallyĀ destructive.Ā Same appliesĀ in love of the environment. Here’s the truth: Every week, multitudes of churchgoers step out of...
If only we loved God like we love football. Almost every weekend, football fans gear up for their weekly dose of Premier LeagueĀ fever. Forget worship service, forgetĀ cell group.Ā This is the...
āValentineās Day is coming. Again.ā My friends were lamenting about their lack of plans for that most dreaded event of the year for singles. I answered almost immediately, āWell, we could...
Chinese New Year is that time of the year for all sorts of gatherings and feasts. But in the slew of interactions with people (and goodies) we havenāt seen all year, uncomfortable conversations and...
Upbeat ęåęåęåä½ Chinese New Year songs quickly displaced Christmas jingles. The crowd moved from Orchard Road to Chinatown, from the neon signs along our famed shopping stretch to red...
Lohei (or yusheng) is an integral part of Chinese New Year celebrations in Singapore. Every element of the yusheng is symbolic as itās accompanied with an auspicious phrase to usher in good fortune...