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I was from an all-girls school. And like any teenage girl undergoing puberty, I was desperate for love and attention from boys. There was a boysā school just across the road from mine, and many...
On 25 February 2012, I experienced loss for the first time in my life. My maternal grandfather, or gong gong (å ¬å ¬), passed away after battling with pneumonia. I still vividly remember a gripping...
What seemed like a calming tide after JonghyunāsĀ passing in December 2017 was broken on Monday with news of yet another K-pop idol dying by suicide. At 25 years old, Choi Jin-Ri, or more commonly...
Pills and broken glass, tears and blood, fear and despair. It was one of the darkest nights of my life. I didnāt want to do it yet I couldnāt see how to face the next day. The pain of ending...
To whoever is reading this: I don’t claim to be a person who knows exactly what you are going through, but from one messy, broken, redeemed person to another, this is a letter I wish someone...
I was finishing up my work day when my phone rang. The voice on the other end was distraught. āYour brother is gone.ā For some reason, these words from my mum didnāt quite register. I would...
Arriving at St Andrewās Cathedral, I was greeted by a large inflated arch with the words “LifeFest” printed across it. Ahead of me, a family of three walked under it hand-in-hand,...
āWhat comes to mind when you hear the word ālifeā?ā This was the question Elliot Soh opened his final messageĀ with, a hard-hitting reflection on life, suffering and joy that went viral after...
You may not have heard of Elliot Soh during his too-brief life, but many of you will by now have read his final thoughts, penned just before he was called home to be with the Lord on September 28.Ā ...