Work

Do you face each new season in life with anticipation or anxiety?

What would it be like if our world was always day, with no night? I asked myself this question while on a plane from San Francisco to Singapore – a 16-hour flight, with nearly all of it in...

Studies & NS

When I didn’t make it into OCS

When I began my NS journey in 2014, all I cared about was making it into OCS. Officer Cadet School (OCS) is a path only some soldiers will get to take. It’s a route reserved for soldiers of...

Work

Unemployed, in debt – and learning how to trust Him

I grew up in a loving and pampered environment. That’s great while you’re a kid – but bad when you’re an adult. I had to grow up, become a more mature me. But to do that, I needed...

Finding Purpose

Can we go back to the start?

We’ve all wanted to hit the restart button before. We want a reset when life’s all topsy-turvy – when everything’s turned upside down. We want another shot when it seems nothing can...

Worldview

Do worldly successes define you?

How would you feel if you were one — or all — of the following: A medical student, Employee of the Year, and/or a millionaire? Would being any of these things change the way you feel about...

Relationships

Anything wrong with being passive aggressive? Nope. Nothing at all. Of course not

“Wah, I really cannot stand her leh, she’s damn pagro!” My colleague slumped back into her chair and sighed. “Pagro? You coin new term ah?” I asked. “No lah. She wants me to finish this...

Discipleship

I don’t have everything, but I have more than enough

Years ago when starting out, I was a hungry, ambitious fresh graduate seeking to make a name for herself. I also had a scant portfolio and no experience. So it wasn’t at all surprising that while...

Church Life

When the well runs dry

A job hazard for a writer is the fact that I feel like I have to continually draw from the well of my soul. It makes sense as a writer – that’s where you’d think most of the great...

Finding Purpose

I’m right where I should be

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’” (Matthew...