Culture

Taking sides: The Christian and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Palestinians carry out protests near the border which turn violent. Soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shoot and arrest a number of...

Culture

15 ways you can pray for the Israel-Palestine crisis

Wondering what’s the latest on the Gaza conflict? As of yesterday (May 21), a ceasefire finally came into effect after 11 days of rockets and airstrikes that have claimed the lives of...

Relationships

“We have been on a rollercoaster ride”: Couples share what getting married in Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) is like

On May 14, 2021, it was announced that Singapore would be entering into Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) with effect from May 16 to June 13 in a bid to curb the spread of new COVID-19 clusters....

Culture

Making sense of what’s going on in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Two weeks into the fighting, with over 200 dead… I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to the conflict that’s happening between Israel and Palestine. The fighting in the...

Culture

#StayHome ideas to make the most of your screen time

It feels like déjà vu having to bid farewell to dining in and social gatherings again. Whether your summer plans got shipwrecked or you’ve just found a lot of time freed up from all those...

COVID-19

Remember what life was like B.C. (Before COVID-19)?

My phone was flooded with forwarded messages of the stricter measures that were announced on Friday. Along with it came a barrage of emotions expressed through words and stickers, a mix of...

Culture

Tired of being wired? How device fatigue is decaying friendships

You don’t have to look far to find articles about how the coronavirus has fundamentally changed the way we use devices. Work-from-home and remote arrangements mean that devices and screens are...

Culture

Grad trip in Singapore? Here’s how you can travel without leaving the country

If not for COVID-19, this would be the season when many head overseas for graduation trips, summer programmes or family vacations. Bummed that it still doesn’t look like you’re going to...

Family

Even with 2 miscarriages, I’m not a lousy mum

It’s interesting how when you suffer from a miscarriage, you immediately want to keep it to yourself. And the people around you who know, want to keep it on the hush too. I wondered about that kind...