Culture

Taylor Swift says the old Taylor Swift is dead. What a shame

ā€œI’ve got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined. I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!ā€ snarls Taylor Swift in her latest single, Look What You Made Me Do. The music video,...

Culture

Ah ma and the afterlife: My seventh-month thoughts

ā€œCannot swim today, itā€™s too late already, later the zhui gwee (‘water ghost’ in Hokkien) catch you ah.ā€ It was that time of the year again ā€“ the seventh month (äøƒęœˆ) in the...

Culture

In Singapore, we must choose life

ā€œFather, can You take this burden away from me?ā€ With my hands clasped tightly and my head bowed down, tears fell in fat drops onto my hand while my mind struggled to understand what was...

Culture

Battleship Island: The war wages on, but we have hope

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. IF YOU HAVENā€™T WATCHED THE MOVIE, GO WATCH IT FIRST. DONā€™T SAY OPPA DIDNā€™T WARN YOU! ā€œHow was the movie?ā€ My mom asked me after Iā€™d came home from watching...

Real Life, Real People

My eyes won’t accept the truth: That I am wonderfully made

“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:14) I was clearing out my cupboard two weeks ago when I stumbled...

Why I stopped doing yoga

I’ve got aĀ bad neck and a troublesome lower-back injury, so Iā€™ve tried to prioritise regular stretching and exercise. This time last year, I tried both yoga and pilates in an attempt to help...

Culture

I’m a Singaporean who studied in Charlottesville – and I cannot stay silent

I’m an alumnus of the University of Virginia (UVA), located in the impossibly beautiful town of Charlottesville. On Friday, August 11, white supremacists marched onto our Lawn, protesting in...

Faith

How to create a safer church community for people with same-sex attraction

I’veĀ been a Christian for 24 years ā€“ andĀ lived with same-sex desiresĀ for nearly 20 of them. A few years ago, the Lord convicted my heart that it was not part of His will for me to act on...

Faith

Now is the time to unite

On August 9, SingaporeĀ celebrated her 52nd birthday, and what a bash it was, with the Marina Bay skyline serving as a backdrop. As always, my family sat glued, watching the National Day Parade live...