In the mundane day-to-day overload of work and school, busyness has established itself as a badge of honour. It is a carefully crafted connotation of “success” in aĀ culture which...
This rainy afternoon, multitudes of students went back to their Junior Colleges to receive their A level results. Some, however, went home withĀ more than one results slip. The More Than One...
Benjamin Kwok was born to entertain. Funny, eloquent andĀ comfortable in front of a crowd, Ben saw his future self as a newscaster or actor, and set his sights on Hollywood. Little did he know his...
Vernon Chow’s romance with roboticsĀ started with a ton of Lego and the uncanny ability to undo child-safety locks. “In primary school, my mum brought me to a robotics class and I was...
From a young age, Caron Koh believed God had called her to the medical field. “I pushed myself very hard. I wanted to save the world. IĀ was obsessed withĀ my grades becauseĀ I needed straight...
The number of teenage suicides in Singapore isĀ on the rise. Twenty-sevenĀ Singaporeans aged 10 to 19 killed themselves in 2015 āa 15-year high, and twice as many as the year before....
āRun in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last...
For five days in a week you take on the role of student, and simply want to do your best in school. But youāre a weekend warrior for Christ. You serve in ChurchĀ and believe in giving up your free...
āI donāt know what Iām doing in this course,ā a friend said, breaking down in front of me. It wasnāt his first choice. He didnāt even like what he studied. But his grades meant he...