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“God, I can’t do this. Are you sure you want me to? Really, really sure?” That was my anxious plea the first time someone asked me to play the piano for Church service. But I had...
I always thought everything would come together in a nicely-wrapped package once I crossed triumphantly into adulthood. I would have a flourishing career with the picture-perfect family – and maybe...
I remember when I was choosing universities, and looking for courses I could take. It wasn’t going to be medicine for me though: I didn’t take biology, and I retched after we dissected a...
When I was in school, I consistently topped the class in maths and sciences. I was a straight-A student except for the consistent B’s I got for languages and humanities. I went to top schools...
When I was in secondary school, my number one ambition was to become a cell leader. The thought of being able to change people’s lives was something I desperately wanted. Unfortunately, this...
Growing up as the middle child, I always felt that my parents favoured my brothers. I wasn’t as good as they were in both my studies and swimming, and I would feel pangs of jealousy whenever my...
Sleeping in mud huts on hard-packed earth. Rats crawling all over you. Making fires every night because there is no electricity to speak of. Pulling worms out from the feet of children. Running for...
Growing up in a harsh environment where performance was measured and comparisons made in both Church and school, I entered adulthood filled with self-condemnation and doubt. For a long time I lived...
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR INFINITY WAR AHEAD. IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MOVIE, GO WATCH IT FIRST. DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU! It’s the greatest war in the history of mankind. Half of...