Given that we’re now two years into the coronavirus, many of us may be wildly anticipating our next travel destination. After all, travelling out of Singapore is no longer a pipe dream since...
He was 27 when he first joined the Operation Mobilisation (OM) ship Doulos to set sail to the Philippines. Known as the largest floating library in the world at that time, the ship ended up being the...
The stories at Thir.st go by so fast — there’s an article or video every single day — that it’s often hard to take it all in. Which is why I’m glad we’re at the end of...
Right/Wrong Life/Death Employed/Unemployed Male/Female Yin/Yang Heaven/Hell We live in a world of binaries. Many of our choices in life can be reduced to binaries. To study, or not to study today....
Trigger warning: This article contains mention of self-harm and suicide. Sitting across from her, it was hard to imagine that she had lived through a nightmarish childhood. After all, this...
“What have I accomplished this year?” This is a question many of us would have asked ourselves before. For some years, we had a full list of answers, but for others, we had no answer at all. ...
With less than a week to go before Christmas, many of us might be busy sorting out party plans. But for some families in Singapore, there are anxieties over basic needs, such as where they can find a...
Friendly neighbourhood warning: Minor spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home ahead! Once upon a time, finding out that your favourite movie superheroes existed in the same “universe” was...
“I hated guest workers. Whenever I saw them, I would get very angry. “Sometimes I would sit at a coffee shop opposite Yishun MRT and whenever the guest workers walked past to go to church, I...