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Making the most of your time

In my line of work, I often have to do financial assessments for clients. I look at their income and the breakdown of their expenditure like food, transport and household bills. So, a typical...

Church Life

Secrets from the circuit breaker: Sometimes you have to lose what is precious to find what is real

I developed Bell’s Palsy on a Wednesday in late August last year. Some days you never quite forget. It had me quarantined at home for two whole weeks as I could do nothing but rest and try not to...

Work

One man’s journey from burnout to breakthrough

In 2017, I made the difficult decision to leave a job I loved, to deal with my burnout and take care of my mental health. I was trained as a social worker and had worked with various charities for...

Work

COVID-19: Don’t forget the freelancers

Young adults, our adulting quest just got super real.  For many of us, not only is this coronavirus market crash our first brush with a financial crisis as members of the workforce, it’s also...

Work

Do you work to rest, or rest to work?

I think all of us are familiar with the question: “Do you live to eat, or eat to live?” The answer reveals our true philosophy – what defines us. If we eat to live, then survival is our...

Workplace

When I was blindly chasing my boss’ approval

I watched intently as a group of HR staff handed out certificates and a small gift to the month’s outstanding worker. A small part of me hoped they would stop by my desk. But alas, after years of...

COVID-19

“There were times when I felt like giving up, but COVID-19 taught me to press on,” says ER doctor

As a doctor in one of our local hospital’s emergency department, my greatest fear is being an asymptomatic carrier who will unknowingly spread the virus to my aged loved ones whose immunity...

COVID-19

We feared our boss had COVID-19, but I had to act in faith and care for him

On February 3, 2020, my boss who was posted from China to Singapore for a work stint, began to display COVID-19 symptoms – chest pain, flu and cough. In fear of the coronavirus, none of my...

COVID-19

Coming home at midnight because of COVID-19: The unsung heroes

“We’re willing to do things without being acknowledged, but behind-the-scenes workers need encouragement too!” cried Immanuel. As an administrator, Immanuel’s day-to-day work...