After the shocking revelation of my new weight on the scale one day, which officially placed me in the overweight category, I knew I must do something about it! I started to exercise. I followed workout videos daily for three […]
Singaporeans love good food and know how to get good bargains. However, in less-than-ideal moments, we complain and worry a lot. I am no exception. I complain and worry (or I am ‘kiasu’) about many things like settling into my […]
When I first started my internship at SYFC, I remembered wondering how I would be able to interact meaningfully with youth during COVID-19. Much to my surprise, I found myself involved in numerous online events – a sensory Zoom quest […]
What a year! COVID-19 descended upon us unexpectedly on 23rd January, transformed the way we interact with each other, the way we work and made face mask an essential part of our clothing whenever we go out. In the early […]
When we succeed in what we do, it gratifies us and affirms our effort. In another context, to succeed, means to take someone’s place, for example, of a leader who steps down. It is my privilege to observe the masterful orchestration […]
Just one day into the start of our nation’s Circuit Breaker (CB), SYFC staff had to attend a one-hour compulsory introduction and training to operate Zoom. At that point, none of us envisaged how significant that training would turn out […]
One evening two years ago, while blowing my wet hair with a hair dryer, I accidentally dropped my hairbrush and somehow its wooden handle tip hit my left eyelid. I felt pain instantly and my vision was blurred. In the […]
I am one of the few staff workers in SYFC who do not own a laptop and often forget my username and password! I am thankful that for the three times I needed to change my desktop computer, I have […]
One important lesson I’ve learned recently comes from 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 or to put it simply, “Something that is worth doing is only worth doing in the attitude of love and faith.” It is a truth that I understood better […]
In National Service, I get to know people from all walks of life. We enter with the same rank and similar hairstyle or lack thereof. We land ourselves in unexpected conversations, and are given opportunities to forge unexpected friendships. One […]
