National Service

Mental Health

What should I do if I am being bullied?

My heart breaks whenever I read news of bullying cases, it is something that seems to be increasingly reported these days. As someone who’s been on the receiving end of being bullied and...

National Service

What I learnt as a frontliner in the Singapore Civil Defence Force

If you asked me what I’d be doing with my life in my 20s, I had never imagined myself ever saying: “I want to protect and save lives as a frontliner.” Yet, I found that this is...

National Service

Anything but regular: Why would a girl like me sign on?

Pulau Tekong is located just off Singapore’s northeastern coast. Some would say that the worst part of being in Tekong is the distance from civilisation. Others would say it was the food from...

National Service

National Service: Just what difference can a lowly NSF make?

When I was given the role of a storeman in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, I had forgotten my dream of wanting to be an impactful soldier in National Service (NS). I believed that only officers...

National Service

#SpillTheTeh: NSMen talk about their NS experiences

To all the National Service (NS) pre-enlistees, you’re in for a treat! In the latest episode of #SpillTheTeh, we interviewed NSFs and NSMen across different stages of life to hear their experiences...

Post-secondary

Meet the team behind Thir.st Youth Nights

A place for youths, by youths, to be reignited for Christ. That was the vision that Pastor Amos Pang (Bethesda Bedok-Tampines Church, BBTC) shared with eight youths from Poly Revival, Praying...

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Feeling the greatest shame, this NS boy’s life changed after one supernatural moment

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains mentions of suicidal thoughts that some may find distressing. Just before National Day in 2018, I received a phone call from my parents. They had checked my bank...

Church Life

Feeling unheard in my church, I’m thinking of leaving

Having been treated unkindly by my peers, I made the difficult decision in my teens to leave my previous church. As a third-generation believer, I was in search for a fresh start.  My secondary...

National Service

Life lessons I took away from BMT

I enlisted on 11 August 2021. I was looking forward to having a great buddy, someone with whom I would have mutual respect for, someone who cares about Basic Military Training (BMT) and would do his...