Music

Christina Mary Aung: How a singer left fame and fortune to lead worship

With more than 722,000 followers on Facebook alone, CHRISTINA MARY AUNG is a household name in Myanmar who shot to fame through her time on The X Factor Myanmar. Having embarked on the journey to...

Finding Purpose

I was a chef, until my arm stopped working

It all began one day when my shoulder started hurting. At first I thought it was just a bad case of stiff neck, but it worsened to the point that I couldnā€™t turn my neck anymore. So I went to a...

Finding Purpose

Full-time under 30: I didnā€™t want to be called ā€œpastorā€

Truth be told, being a pastor was never something I aspired towards. I just had a deep love for the youth ministry, and a strong desire to be a part of what God was doing in His church and in my...

Money Matters

My fatherā€™s taxi: My family wasnā€™t rich, and I was bullied for it

The year was 2000. I was enrolling into primary school, and my father had just obtained his taxi driverā€™s vocational licence some three years after the Asian Financial Crisis. After multiple failed...

Money Matters

Help, Iā€™m a blur sotong: How to save money

With the GST hike coming into effect, I know of quite a few friends around me who are gearing up for it ā€” theyā€™ve bought what they needed in advance last year and are preparing for fewer social...

How-tos & Handles

MBTI: Understanding your personality type for personal growth

With the year coming to a close, itā€™s about that time when people reflect on their growth throughout the year. As a personality type enthusiast (with a self-declared major in the Myers-Briggs Type...

Workplace

How missing out on a promotion became a good thing

How could this be? Have I not proven myself enough since I joined this company? Eyes glued to my laptop screen, I dragged my mouse from the start of the video to the end over and over. I was sure I...

Real Life, Real People

ā€œNo one likes to talk about failureā€: Former Team Singapore archer on missing the mark and finding true victory

In archery, as in Christianity, we continuously strive for perfection while knowing we will never reach it. We all know the goal: to hit the bullā€™s eye every time. Yet, more often than not, we miss...

Finding Purpose

I learnt to stop obsessing over Godā€™s will in my life

In my late teens and early twenties, fresh-faced and uni-bound, questions and concerns about Godā€™s will for my life often dominated my thoughts. ā€œWhat was God calling me to do?ā€ ā€œWhat was my...