Culture

And Singapore’s favourite verse of 2017 is …

It’s official. Singaporeā€™s favourite verse of 2017 is … Jeremiah 29:11. YouVersion released theirĀ year-end reviewĀ recently, whichĀ said we may be living amid the most Bible-engaged...

Relationships

That forever kind of love

What is love? To be loved but not feel loved. Is that still love?Ā Most of us love only in our own definition of love, the way we personally receive and understand love to look like. We speak...

Great gifts need no price tags

Christmas is coming and we all know what that means: Extensive and expensive shopping lists. Somehow, giving has become synonymous with spending money, and gifts are almost becoming more of an...

Faith

Who made you the judge?

In every court case, thereā€™s always a hearing. The judge, before pronouncing the defender innocent or guilty ā€“ and meting out due punishment for the guilty ā€“ has the obligation to hear both...

Culture

Whether it’s about Beaunite or ban mian, why you gotta be so mean?

If you came to this story through social media, you’veĀ probably alsoĀ read about the Annie Ee case, the ban mian auntie, or the group of Singaporean teen girls called Beaunite. Less thanĀ a...

Relationships

If marriage is not a game, why do we still cheat?

“My daddy warned me about men like you He said, ‘Baby girl, he’s playing you.'” (BeyoncĆ©, “Daddy Lessons”) WhenĀ rumours of infidelityĀ swirled around the power...

Faith

The most important plot twist of all time

“In His time. In His time. He makes all things beautiful. In His time.” I sang the lyrics, word by word, asĀ a prefect helped us follow the song with a penĀ on the...

Health

The other story behind the ban mian auntie

If you’ve been following the news, you may have seen the video or heardĀ the story of the ban mianĀ seller who turned her life around. When Madam Leong’s husband abandoned her and her...

Culture

How do I love myself if I hate my body?

ā€œSheā€™s fat!ā€ ā€œSheā€™s so quiet!ā€ ā€œNo one will ever like her ā€¦ā€ Whispers filled the car while the young girl glanced out the window with tears filling her eyes, pretending she didnā€™t...