Work

Do you face each new season in life with anticipation or anxiety?

What would it be like if our world wasĀ alwaysĀ day, with no night? I asked myself this question while on a plane from San Francisco to Singapore – a 16-hour flight, with nearly all of it in...

Culture

We need to rethink how we talk about sex

What if I told you that you would have to wait longer than any other generation to get married? That’s not the only news. What if I said your generation would need to wait longer than any other...

Faith

Why I’m (still) a Christian

My first exposure to Christianity was when I attended Sunday School, age 4. I said the sinner’s prayer at age 7Ā after learning that people whoĀ did not follow JesusĀ would be thrown into hell....

How-tos & Handles

God knows we’re better together

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,Ā not giving up meeting together,Ā as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the...

Studies & NS

When I didn’t make it into OCS

When I began my NS journey in 2014, all I cared about was making it into OCS. Officer Cadet School (OCS) is a path only someĀ soldiers will get to take. It’s aĀ route reserved for soldiersĀ of...

Faith

Rend the Heavens: My cry for my generation

I will never forget theĀ phone call I received back in 2014 – on Christmas Day – and finding out that I was going to be part of Awaken Generation’s pioneer cohort. On the other end of the line...

Faith

There’s much to be thankful for this National Day

I’m not theĀ most patriotic person around. I don’t volunteer with the grassroots and I’m completely oblivious to any community events held in my constituency. Truth be told, I don’t really...

Faith

Where is home, truly?

Home. It’s a seemingly simple concept.Ā But as you begin to peel back its layers,Ā you find it’s quite an elusive thing. Sometimes it’s a physical place, on other days it’s a...

Real Life, Real People

Persecuted for my faith: The peace that surpasses it all

The first time I stepped into a church was when I was 12 years old. In worship, I heard a song that resonatedĀ in my heart. It was as if I had found something I never knew I needed: The greatest love...