Culture

Porn and the things I’d rather love

It has been said that there are two types of men: Those who watch porn, and liars. The truth is I belong to both categories. My struggle with pornography began when I was 11. I was surfing the web...

Relationships

How far would you go for love?

“Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell...

Relationships

I got stood up on Valentine’s Day

It was Valentine’s Day. I could have gone on a date with my husband. But I had looked forward to meeting Miss L. She was a freelance sex worker from East Asia, pacing the streets of Geylang’s...

Relationships

Love hurts … But not like that

Fifty Shades Freed, the movie adaptation of EL James’ last book in her Fifty Shades trilogy, is released this Valentine’s season. In most cultures, Valentine’s Day is a day to...

Culture

What if my family makes for an unhappy CNY?

Happy Chinese New Year! … Or is it? Speaking to a number of people recently, I’ve realised that the festivities can be a difficult time for some. Not all’s well at family reunions,...

Culture

For the lonely ones this Chinese New Year

Dear you, I know how it feels to have your heart twist when you’re bombarded with all these pictures of everyone around you having fun during the Chinese New Year festivities. All these pictures of...

Faith

A letter to my past brokenhearted self

I know it feels like it’s the worst night of your life. Your boyfriend of two years just broke up with you. You’re crying and you’re lonely. You never expected such a thing to happen. The both...

Relationships

The relationship I never wanted

VALENTINE’S DAY, 2014. “How’s everything between you two?” It was Valentine’s Day and I was having breakfast with my mentor. The conversation had inevitably drifted towards me and my...

Relationships

I can’t change my boyfriend, but I can love him

I felt God gently ask me at the beginning of the year: How can you steward your relationships better in 2018?  How can you be a more present daughter, sibling, friend and partner? How can you learn...