Do Good

5 short stories of loving a stranger – and learning something in return

1. IN SEARCH OF MY HONEY (Joanne Kwok)  While I was walking around with my parents in a shopping bazaar and trying out samples in one stall, my mum noticed that the sales lady – who was probably...

Dating

When Coffee met Bagel: We understood each other’s passion and pain, say Zhao Qi and Jovina

1. How did you initially feel about app-dating? Did you expect to meet someone through CMB? Zhao Qi: I heard that CMB was an online dating app for those who are serious about looking for a partner....

Dating

Wait, is this love?

“What is love?” I have frequently thought to myself.  Having watched one too many Korean dramas, I allowed their portrayal of love to define what love meant for me. I recall vividly the Korean...

Family

An unplanned pregnancy, a family crisis

I fell in love with my unborn niece, at nine weeks of gestation, the moment I saw her sonogram. My 19-year-old step-sister related to me how her boyfriend brought her to the abortion clinic. The...

Real Life, Real People

“Until we meet again”: Zachary Lee’s eulogy for his son, little Emme

Where do we even begin? It’s hard to say something about someone you’ve spent so little time with, yet it seems like forever since we’ve known and fallen in love with our son. So I’m...

Friendship

5 people you need to be friends with

Church is dismissed and the rustling starts. Do you quietly sneak out the back doors of the sanctuary? Or do you stick around, finding ways to soak up the richness of the diversity of the body of...

Dating

Why I wrote a list before dating

Developing feelings for my boyfriend when we first met a year ago was something that took me by complete surprise. Man, when the feels hit, they hit hard. Before I knew it, I found myself wondering,...

Music

Even when I can’t believe it, You work for my good

How can God be good? Two of my friends were going through difficult life situations and were in desperate need of help. Gossip. Badmouthing. Backstabbing. Family problems. Loss of identity. Battling...

Marriage

Have we missed the point of marriage?

The bells toll cheerily. The doors fling open and confetti swirls in the air as bride and groom emerge, all smiles and laughter. Waving goodbye, Cinderella and Prince Charming kiss as their carriage...