Faith

Belinda Lee: My motherā€™s unwavering faith

As she recalled her motherā€™s final days in her 6-year-long battle with cancer, Belinda Lee took a moment to compose herself before she continued. The former Mediacorp actress and host spoke of...

Relationships

Love hurts ā€¦ But not like that

Fifty Shades Freed, the movie adaptation of EL Jamesā€™ last book in her Fifty Shades trilogy, is released this Valentineā€™s season. In most cultures, Valentineā€™s Day is a day to...

Culture

Tired of facing the usual questions at CNY?

Youā€™ve always loved Chinese New Year (CNY). Meeting family and friends, stuffing your face with calories, receiving hongbao ā€“ whatā€™s not to like? Yet the older you got, the less...

Culture

What if my family makes for an unhappy CNY?

Happy Chinese New Year! ā€¦ Or is it? Speaking to a number of people recently, Iā€™ve realised that the festivities can be a difficult time for some. Not allā€™s well at family reunions,...

Culture

For the lonely ones this Chinese New Year

Dear you, I know how it feels to have your heart twist when youā€™re bombarded with all these pictures of everyone around you having fun during the Chinese New Year festivities. All these pictures of...

Relationships

The relationship I never wanted

VALENTINEā€™S DAY, 2014. ā€œHowā€™s everything between you two?ā€ It was Valentineā€™s Day and I was having breakfast with my mentor. The conversation had inevitably drifted towards me and my...

Faith

A cut above the rest: The 26-year-old barber for the underprivileged

ā€œDonā€™t come in first, itā€™s a mess!ā€ yells Chu Yin, as she rushes into her little studio to clean up. A Bangladeshi man follows her in. Wordlessly, he picks up a broom and begins to sweep the...

Relationships

I canā€™t change my boyfriend, but I can love him

I felt God gently ask me at the beginning of the year: How can you steward your relationships better in 2018?  How can you be a more present daughter, sibling, friend and partner? How can you learn...

Culture

Life with the greatest showman I know

Over the last six weeks, The Greatest Showman, a film inspired by and loosely based on American showman P.T. Barnum and starring crowd-favourite Hugh Jackman has enjoyed longevity and popularity in...