Culture

Hi Bye, Mama!: If death came tomorrow, would you be ready?

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. Five months after COVID-19 first hit our shores, I see how the people around me are wanting their lives to go back to “normal”. While I myself would love to...

Culture

This is not an apple: Why we need to think before we believe

For someone who has worked in at least two main corners of the media industry for the past eight years, creative and news, media messaging still overwhelms me. A younger me would have thought of my...

Work

Dear 2020 graduate, you’re more than a job-search machine

If you’re in the Class of 2020, you’re probably experiencing an extreme learning curve right off the bat. You’re entering the job market – or rethinking your pursuit of higher degrees...

Culture

A prayer for those who are troubled by a divided world

This prayer was written in response to the death of George Floyd and the discourse around racism that emerged across the globe. Dear Father, Thank you that you are sovereign in this moment. Thank you...

Culture

In a crowd of noise, let’s lend a thoughtful voice

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” This quote by retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been making its rounds online as we see...

Relationships

The World of the Married: When a loving spouse turns into your greatest enemy

How does a loving relationship dissolve into one filled with hatred and resentment? This is the question at the heart of The World of the Married, the recently concluded K-drama that has been keeping...

Culture

As long as we can breathe, we cannot stay silent

We have gotten calls to respond to the ongoing race-related protests in America. It’s so difficult to comment on because of the deep-seated emotions and sensitivities attached to the issue....

COVID-19

Going from “me” to “we”: Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin on transforming the spirit of Singapore

What is our role in society? How do we contribute? How do we give back? Participating in a discussion about faith, community and leadership during impossible413‘s live Instagram broadcast on...

Music

#TheBlessingSg: 177 churches across all denominations unite to bless Singapore

The Blessing SG – a collaboration by almost 800 pastors, elders and worship leaders in Singapore – was released on 8pm on Pentecost Sunday, 31 May, 2020. According to the organisers of...