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...

Mental Health

Comparison beyond grades

For a couple of weeks in recent months, the CNA Insider video featuring students from different school streams was the only constant on my Facebook News Feed. Touching on the sensitive (and often...

Dating

Seasons: “A tree in winter does not die easily”

It was student exchange season and my boyfriend Reuben and I had applied and been accepted to universities in the United States. I, however, could feel God prompting me to stay in Singapore, despite...

Studies & NS

What I learnt about prayer from grad school

I’m in the season of seeking God about the next phase of graduate school, if pursuing doctorate studies is the Lord’s will for me. Having been in the academic field for several years, I know how...

University

Don’t waste your time in university

For many of us, university is the first real chance to decide how we want to live our lives. As young adults, we are suddenly presented with opportunities to make decisions by ourselves. What modules...

National Service

With my rifle and my buddy and my … NS ministry

6 July 2018 was the day of my enlistment. As a cell group leader prior to enlistment, I had made plans to stay back in the tertiary ministry: I wanted to disciple the younger guys there to be an...

Studies & NS

What’s the point of education?

Education has gotten a bit of a bad rap in recent times. Eastern youths equate it with cramming content choc-a-bloc into their heads for a major examination in order to buy a ticket to future...

Studies & NS

I struggled with feeling inadequate and worthless

My plan had always been to join the Navy as a full-time National Serviceman (NSF). And as things would have it, I was posted there after Basic Military Training (BMT). Only a small number of recruits...

University

How God saved my grades while on exchange

Everyone said exchange would be a piece of cake: confirm pass, can’t fail. But that wasn’t the case for me. During my exchange semester in South Korea at Yonsei University, I decided to...