University

My FYP endgame: 21 days before our submission, my project was doomed to fail

“If I had to set an ambitious goal to work towards, success to me would be having our project featured in the newspaper,” I told my Final Year Project (FYP) partner as we sat across each other 10...

Studies & NS

Taking the next step when things seem out of control

Giving up full control is not easy. As humans, we like to know that we’re in control of our lives; it gives us security and comfort. However, we forget that there are many things in life that...

News

NUS peeping tom: Justice must be served, but the heart needs restoration too

Reading the whole discussion on social media about the peeping tom in NUS, I sympathise with the victim, and I believe the episode has caused her much distress. Sexual harassment is very wrong, and...

Studies & NS

My season as a student is ending. What have I done?

It’s really startling to me that after 13 years, I’m finally at the tail end of my life as a student.  After studying for my PSLE, O-Levels and polytechnic diploma, I now wait to receive...

Secondary

Exam time: Church how?

It’s a Saturday evening and you’re trying to cram about 500 pages worth of lecture material in your mind. Exhausted from studying the whole day, you suddenly remember there is church in...

Secondary

They bullied me in hate, I responded with love

When I was 6 years old, I was the bubbly, outgoing class monitor – the top student in class. But one day, my best friend stabbed me in the back with my secret that I told her. In that instant, my...

National Service

Why I serve

I’m currently in camp for military reservist training. It has been a rather eventful in-camp cycle so far, largely due to the unfortunate passing of Aloysius Pang. We have all been following the...

Post-secondary

JC: The 2 hardest years of my life

I recently emerged from the trying place that is Junior College and the A-Levels. It has arguably been the most difficult two years of my life, but looking back, God has led me out of the darkest...

Studies & NS

What I learnt from my freshman semester

Before I entered university, people had told me stories about the culture and academic rigour there. Now, as the first semester of my freshman year draws to a close, there are several things I’ve...