Relationships

Loving nice people is easy. But what about not-so-nice people?

One of the most-talked-about subjects of the Bible is love. In fact, Jesus said that we identify ourselves as His disciples through the way we love people. We don’t prove who we are by the...

How-tos & Handles

4 questions to ask yourself before embarking on a relationship

Marriage is something that I’ve wanted from a very young age, ever since I saw from my parents and grandparents what it’s like to be married. Their lifelong love and commitment, as well as the...

Relationships

12 years with Seets: What I’ve learnt from this feisty chilli padi

About 12 years ago, I was invited to a Christmas party. At the time, I was living overseas, but I was in Singapore for my break and had no Christmas plans. What I didn’t realise was that I’d meet...

Health

A Better Ting: Seets is Home with her great Love

In early 2020, friends and strangers alike rejoiced when See Ting, better known as Seets, was declared cancer-free following her mastectomy and the completion of her treatment. She had been diagnosed...

Relationships

No longer the “runaway bride”: After 4 proposals in her life, she finally accepted 1

Once a serial dater who experienced the pain of two abortions, Jennifer Heng was looking for love in all the wrong places. Writing about these experiences in Walking Out Of Secret Shame, she shares...

Relationships

#SpillTheTeh: The crazy things we do for love

Confessing to the same person seven times. Washing your crush’s feet in public. Replicating your eye-candy’s timetable based on trial and error. Wow. For Valentine’s Day this year,...

Relationships

Feeling lonely? 10 short stories that prove you’re not alone

Loneliness can sting. It’s not exactly an easy emotion to pin down and eloquently express. So much so that we can end up feeling alone in our loneliness.  Depending on whether you’re 18...

Culture

Don’t know what to say during CNY? How about these greetings?

Imagine it’s Chinese New Year. You’re going to visit your family, you want to wish them a happy new year, but when you meet them face-to-face, your mind goes blank. Try as you might, you...

Relationships

No “huat”, so what? How not to waste this unique CNY

On a practical level, let’s jump right into what COVID-19 means for Chinese New Year (CNY). We know about the safe management measures that the Government has put in place, but there are a few...