Culture

Even if I don’t speak English, I’m just the same as you

Last year, I watched a local play with a friend titledĀ Grandmother Tongue. It was about the loss of heritage ā€“ dialect specifically ā€“ among Chinese Singaporeans since independence, and the...

Culture

A letter to my younger self

Dear Kee Wei, You might be apprehensive about this upcoming sojourn into another Singapore educational institution. You would think that you’ve seen it all after twelve years in the system,...

Culture

There is a generation gap, and we need to deal with it

I work in a mission agency, where the lastĀ two years have shown me there is a need for “translation” between older and younger generations. An example of this “translation” I...

Culture

I broke all the rules I said I never would

I was always a daredevil. I loved to bend the rules to see how much I could get away with, so I often landed in trouble.Ā I just loved trying and experiencing new things. It started with stealing...

Culture

The burn is real

Last week, I made a sarcastic joke at my colleagueā€™s expense and instantly felt horrible. The joke was the savage kind that the Internet would have celebrated, but honestly, just because it was...

Real Life, Real People

The day my passion broke me

When I first became Christian, I realised that believing in a God wasnā€™t difficult. It was believing that He is a God who is sovereign and good that was the problem for me. As one who lived with...

Culture

Learning to celebrate the success of others

One of the most exciting events the Awaken GenerationĀ team has the privilege of hosting every year is our annual Mid-Year Showcase, where our songwriters and musicians present the original songs...

Faith

“Will your life be a reference point for the next generation?”: Jason Chua at One Thing Gathering 2018

“All we see today didnā€™t come from nowhere. Someone paid a price for it. May it be said of us, that our childrenā€™s children will look at us and say thank you for being faithful.”...

Faith

One Thing Gathering 2018: You too are God’s one thing

For the first time ever, various houses of prayer throughout Asia came together both physically and virtually for the inaugural One Thing Gathering, hosted by Riverlife Church and Kingdom Community...