Culture

Tired of facing the usual questions at CNY?

You’ve always loved Chinese New Year (CNY). Meeting family and friends, stuffing your face with calories, receivingĀ hongbao – what’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! … Or is it? Speaking to a number of people recently, I’ve realised that the festivities can be a difficult time for some. NotĀ all’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 you’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

VALENTINE’S DAY, 2014.Ā ā€œHow’s everything between you two?ā€ It was Valentine’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€œDon’t come in first, it’s a mess!ā€ yells Chu Yin,Ā 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 can’t change my boyfriend, but I can love him

I felt God gently ask me at the beginning of the year:Ā How can you steward your relationships better in 2018?Ā  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...

Faith

How should we respond when a church leader falls?

Recently, I read a very appalling story. It was about a very well-regarded Christian leader who had achieved much for the kingdom of God and fought many battles for Him. He was a very influential...

Culture

The delight to be found in delay

Waiting is never easy. The anticipation, the frustration tangled up inside… The dreaded uncertainty. It’s the discomfort of not knowing what to expect, the fear of being blindsided by a...