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When I was younger in the faith, I used to hateĀ the idea of working in the church office. ThatĀ was my only concept of what full-time ministry could look like.Ā I had the perception that it would...
“I thought I wouldn’t see you againĀ after the last time you came to my house during Chinese New Year,” saidĀ Madam Png Peck Hoon. I smiled guiltily and insisted that I’d been...
Weāve all heard stories about amazing women ā but how often do we hear these stories from the mouths of men? Thir.st went behind the scenes withĀ five suchĀ women who have incredible stories of...
We’re addicted to outrage. PSLEsĀ roll around. We’re outraged by the emphasis placed on one exam. We’re outraged by the lengths some people will go to to give their kids an...
Staff and workers at the Botanic Gardens ā recently in the headlines after a centuries-old Tembusu tree fell during an event, with fatal consequences ā were given drinks and notesĀ of...
I lookedĀ at John (not his real name) from across the classroom. HeĀ was always cheerful, sociable and friendly;Ā he did well in school. But that was just the facade. A classmate of his said John...
I started taking drugs in the 1990s. I went in prison, came out, went in, came out. Every time I was in prison, I was desperate to change. To quit drugs.Ā But each time I came out, within a few...
When the cycle of Chinese New Year spins to a start, most of us donāt think twice about what weāll be doing over the long weekend. There will be the expected reunion dinner, the visits to...
The first time I saw a humpback whale breach, tears flowed uncontrollably. ItĀ too, seemed to worship itsĀ Creator. ItĀ isĀ not alone. “Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad, let the...