Finding Purpose

Finding Purpose

‘Closed doors can point us to better paths’: The robotics otaku who wouldn’t give up

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...

Finding Purpose

‘Don’t limit your life to what the results slip says’: The nurse who took a different route to hospital

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...

Finding Purpose

Why on Earth are you here? Why are you here on Earth?

The answer: Redemption. You, in spite of your imperfections and shortcomings, are God’s vessel to renew a broken world. The BibleĀ reveals original created nature to be ā€œvery goodā€ (Genesis...

Money Matters

Ushering in the God of wealth

The day after Christmas, the strainsĀ of Joy to the World were immediately replaced with qi ge long tong qiang tong qiang in the shopping malls. And if like me, you went to the mall today, you...

Real Life, Real People

I wasted 22 years in bondage to Heroin and Ice

From Primary 1 to Primary 6, I failed everything. I failed my PSLE, so I dropped out of school. I started smoking cigarettes, sniffing glue and got involved in a secret society. In 1988, I got...

Post-secondary

The road less travelled, winding through death, betrayal and ITE

ā€œRun 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...

Finding Purpose

I’m learning to tell the greatest story of all

Thereā€™s nothing quite like being a journalist: The thrills of being the first to know, the adrenaline rush of getting an insider scoop, and the best part of all, hearing stories and re-telling them...

Finding Purpose

The year I said yes to Jesus

This story runs backwards. Stay with me. APRIL 19, 2016.Ā In the middle of Changi Airport, where I was bound for Boracay on my ad agencyā€™s annual holiday,Ā I stared at a WhatsappĀ message on my...

Finding Purpose

Why I walked away from my dream career

My friend Desiree (not her real name) is a been-there, done-that kind of person. Fearless. Confident. A go-getter. She loves to tell me stories about her life and I love hearing them; itā€™s like...