Culture

Why Uncle Jeff loves Singapore and you should too

“This year, on Aug 9, I will have celebrated National Day 52 times,” Jeffrey Goh ā€“ let’s call him Uncle Jeff ā€“ declares, waving his Singapore flag. The National Day tattoos on...

Relationships

Singapore, the place I’ve learnt to call home

What does home mean to you? It’s a question I’ve oftenĀ asked myself. I was born in Singapore, but my family moved overseas when I was 5, so I spent many of my growing years abroad,...

Relationships

Dating apps: To use or not to use?

ā€œCan a Christian use dating apps?ā€ ā€œWould you consider using one?ā€ Though dating apps have been around for years, I didnā€™t think about using them. That is, until friends started asking me...

Relationships

Will you be my #BFF?

I was scrolling through Instagram when picturesĀ of best friends began toĀ flood my feed. You’ve seen those pictures. They’re mostly fun snapshots of girls laughing and having fun,...

Singlehood

A letter to my (still) single self

Dear Me, So you are 22 this year, and you’re still single. Yes, it probably does not bother you much on the inside anymore, but there have still been times: moments when your eyes were locked...

Relationships

You can smoke knowledge, but you can’t smoke a relationship

There are things in the Christian world that a believer can ā€œsmokeā€Ā ā€“ pretending to know, faking expertise in. Like general knowledge of the Bible, general knowledge of Godā€™s natures and...

Relationships

Anything wrong with being passive aggressive? Nope. Nothing at all. Of course not

ā€œWah, I really cannot stand her leh, sheā€™s damn pagro!ā€ My colleague slumped back into her chair and sighed. ā€œPagro? You coin new term ah?ā€ I asked. ā€œNo lah. She wants me to finish this...

Friendship

The melting pot that is Singapore

ā€œIs it Masterchef today?ā€ Nadzirahā€™s eyes sparkled with excitement. It’s a quiet Saturday morning but there’s a buzz of excitement in the air. Everyone’s comeĀ armed with pots...

Music

Hold my hand, child of my heart: This is the cry of our fathers

Iā€™m Alexandra (Alex for short), and thatā€™s my brother, Andrew, on the guitar. We’ve been roving about and bringing worship in simple forms to different places, and that includes several...