Faith

Prayer channel or gossip channel?

ā€œWe need to pray for her,” my friend declared as she pulled a chair to sit next to me. It wasĀ almost time for cell group and we were waiting for the rest to arrive. Concerned, I asked what...

Thor: Ragnarok – Asgard as it gets?

I’m sure this is going to impact my reputation in some way, but who cares: I’m a comic book geek andĀ proud of it. I have always been a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (ā€œMCUā€). From...

Relationships

Do you have friends who will wound you for your holiness?

Do you have friends who will wound your pride for your holiness? Recently I was regaling two of my closest friends withĀ myĀ quarter-life crisis woes. This has been happening fairly often in this...

Relationships

Almost 30 and still single: Is there something wrong with me?

AlthoughĀ people are increasingly getting married later in Singapore, I’ve always wanted to get hitchedĀ before I hit 30. I’m turning 29 in a few months … ButĀ he’sĀ still nowhere...

Relationships

The girl without the husband

My GrabShare pulled up in front of an old terrace house in the same neighbourhood. There was a girl waiting outside the gate in a black razor-back dress, hair barely dried off and stringy. It was...

Health

The night my mother was murdered

When I first found the knife, I thought nothing of it.Ā But I did wonder why it wasn’t in its usual place. It had been wiped clean and was lying beside a bottle of vodka and some lighter fluid...

Relationships

Lessons learnt from losing a friend: How to maintain a lifelong relationship

2003. I still remember theĀ first time I metĀ her. We were both 11-years-old when she transferred to my class. Her hair was tied into a tight ponytail. With her fringe pinned up, every single...

Relationships

Why I kept having bad relationships

All through my growing up years, I was inĀ a string of bad relationships. I entered these relationshipsĀ with absolutely no standards whatsoever. I had no walls – anybody could walk in and out my...

Relationships

I’m an introvert, but I won’t let that be my excuse

I’m a claustrophobic introvert and it’s pretty obvious. Me-time is my favourite time of the day. It’s when I just lie on my bed and read, or watch some YouTube videos. Just me and myself....