“Energy, more energy!” my dance coach would scream at us from the front of the dance studio, occasionally banging the table, which caused all of us to flinch and wince at the loud sound. I was a...
“So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in...
TRIGGER WARNING This article contains content on death and suicide. Death. It is something that all of us have to face, and yet few of us would want to think about it. Perhaps because it seems so...
As a young man, Edward* used to hide his right hand whenever he moved and walked. In fact, the very act of shaking hands with others – which comes naturally to most of us – used to be a source of...
“My mum would tell me when I was younger that I needed to study hard and be a tuition teacher, so I can ask my students to come to my house and I can earn a lot of money without having to go out at...
It was two weeks before the wedding and everything was running like clockwork — just as how Jacob and Jaclyn Lau had expected. Renovations for their new home were underway. Jaclyn’s elder sister,...
The issue of vaccination has become increasingly contentious. Some are urging others to go for it out of a sense of civic responsibility and others are calling for non-vaccination based on safety...
At the end of July last year, I underwent an operation to halt vision loss in my right eye. In crude terms, the operation involves the surgeon cutting a small slit in my eye to reduce its pressure....
Earlier this year, Christian lifestyle brand Jacob Rachel (JR) began an intimate and wonderful little series called “Community Stories” on their Instagram page. There they shared personal...