Personalities

Personalities

Justin Bieber: How a bad boy became good

It isn’t every day that you get to see one of the world’s biggest celebrities open up about his life behind the glitz and glam. But that’s exactly what Justin Bieber did. A few days...

Personalities

When sons leave home: Former Hillsong writer Marty Sampson is losing his faith

“Time for some real talk… I’m genuinely losing my faith,” Marty Sampson wrote on his Instagram account yesterday, August 12, 2019. “And it doesn’t bother...

Music

THIR.ST TALKS: Pat Barrett on “Good Good Father” and why you shouldn’t envy him

How did you get started in the worship ministry? I ask myself that same question (laughs). I grew up in church; my dad is a pastor. So I always grew up around church music. But I think what has...

Culture

Noah Yap: Drugs and detention almost ended my career

In 2012, I was invited to be a part of Ah Boys to Men. It was a huge blessing to me because all my life, I’ve wanted to become an actor. I even declared it to my parents when I was young. So...

Personalities

Olivia Ong: I hated how I looked

Most of you know me through 如燕, the theme song of The Little Nyonya, which I’m utterly grateful for. And just like the song which speaks about broken dreams and finding hope in times of...

Personalities

The national swimmer who was drowning: Joscelin Yeo’s journey out of depression

I first started swimming at about 5 years old. My parents wanted us to be water-safe so they put us in swimming lessons. Then at about 8, I joined a club to do a little bit more. By the time I was...

Culture

So I finally heard John Mayer sing live

Confession: I was one of those 10,000 people who bought tickets to see the legendary musician perform here last week. It was close to 3 hours of pure guitar magic, as he switched back and forth...

Personalities

演员吴清樑Charlie Goh: 我也曾经想过结束一切

2016年我中了骨头热症。我在医院躺了七天。很辛苦,真的很幸苦。...

Mental Health

I wanted to end it all: Ah Boys to Men actor Charlie Goh

I was down with dengue fever in 2016. It was a painful time as I was hospitalised for 7 days.  I was suffering, so I didn’t care and just took it out on everybody else. I can’t remember exactly...