ARE WE NOT EQUALS ?

I hate the air of superiority you display, that you are here to offer your ‘great’ service to us,  that we should be eternally grateful for your presence. I detest your insistence to take a picture for every gift you gave out of your ‘great’ compassion. You are more concerned with showing everyone your ‘great’

COMMUNITY SERVICE ???

  You came into my simple and ordinary life and showered me with a love, attention and care I had never experienced. As we interacted and shared our lives, we opened our hearts sincerely to one another and a deep friendship was formed. As I gave my heart to you, like I never did before,

My Fathering Attempt

Next Friday marks the 9th year I survived as a father. On 30 June 2008, 6pm, I held a bundle of newborn cells in my arms and knew a great responsibility awaits before me. One that consists of countless sleepless nights, the forfeiting of my personal time and dream holidays and the heartaches that comes

A Toast to that Dreamer

A journey to ‘LaLa Land’ has awakened the spirit that does not give a care to the opinion of this world, has reignited the flame I thought once lost, has rekindled the desire to be consumed by a cause greater than mere existence. A toast to that dreamer who stays true to his heart, in

The Source of My Trust

The Cambridge Dictionary defines Democracy as ‘a country in which power is held by elected representatives of the people’. What if no suitable representative is put forward? I think most voters do not feel empowered in the slightest sense of the word when the main discussion centers around who is the lesser evil. If I

A Respectable Member of the Community & The Train to Busan

I was persuaded to watch this Korean zombie movie and did not expect it to be so profound and insightful. It portrays the ills of our modern indifferent society where we become more and more isolated in thoughts and deeds. When faced with a life and death situation, how will one react to it? A

I Spoke to My Heart …

My fragile heart, Why do you speak in a language I understand not? Why is it that, you, the essence of who I am, behaves and reacts in a manner beyond my control and comprehension? My rational mind, how could you speak in such a cold and unfeeling tone? Why are you so indifferent to

Overcoming All Odds – Leicester

Once in a while, we are reminded that desire and the willingness to work hard are more important than the best money can buy. This is why people are attracted to the sport. With sheer determination and passion, we want to believe that one can rise against the odds and achieve the impossible. If Leicester

The Church & its Worshippers

    Your magnificent and majestic churches gave me an avalanche of emotions. Your rich heritage and history of the Protestant Reformation shaped the faith we received. While the beautiful cravings and paintings illustrates the faith of your fathers of yesteryears, there is a lack of worshipers in the beautifully decorated cathedrals, that swept my

If I Believe God is …

If I believe that God is love and desire the best for me… I should have the confidence that whatever comes my way will eventually work out for me. If I profess to put my trust in a God who is all powerful and all knowing… I should have the courage to stare at difficulties

If I Will Not Die for …

Is there something really worth dying for? if I will not … die for my country, die for my loved ones die for my values, belief and faith. If I … believe in the survival of the fittest, believe it is every man for himself, believe in the worst of the human race and it

HE Came, HE Saw & HE Gave

During supper, my friend shared about how a church helped 2 of his friends to settle debts mounting to $40000 from a loan shark and how churches will go to great lengths to get people to join them. I did not know what to say then but as I pondered over the incident, I began

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & Me

My thoughts on Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. I think of… the offer to go to the factory as compared to the offer to heaven from God. Did I treat it too lightly? What kind of an offer is a permanent residence in heaven compared to such a trip? Yet I don’t often

My Closest ‘Friend’

I used to feel terribly disconnected and isolated when I was without my friends. Sadly, this is no longer the situation and there is a new norm in my life. I left my ‘closest friend’ at home this morning and I am ‘out of touch’ with rest of the world. It is frightening how uneasy

Pain & Sorrow – 40 Years

40 years passed in a blink of an eye. As I take stock and reflect on my fleeting journey, I feel that I have seemingly wasted my life away. What constitutes a meaningful life with no regrets? Interestingly, the things I remember with great fondness are those that brought the deepest pain and sorrow to

Can you Love Me With the Love from Above?

Why does your love fluctuate according to the effort I put into my studies? Why is it that I should seek to do my best in all that I do even in a seemingly meaningless worksheet that does not interest me in the slightest? Why is shouting and screaming your best resource to persuade and

Woe to Me – Haze

Living in a hazy environment for weeks, I began to build up a resistance and ability to cope with breathing in air of inferior quality. As my initial fears and concern are ebbing away, I become somewhat numbed and insensitive to the psi level. Wow to me, I am ruined. For we have a neighbour

MY DILEMMA

I want to trust you, I really, really do. But… I find it hard when you require all civil servants to declare their assets and you don’t. I find it hard to believe all 77 voted ‘yes’ to a proposal most of us have difficulties coming to terms with. I find it hard to trust

Things Money Can’t Resolve

Money can resolve many issues in life. However, there are issues which throwing money at a problem is not going to help in the slightest. With regards to national issues, I can think of a few examples that monetary incentive or deterrence is detrimental to most. The cash gift for the baby bonus has been

Reflection on SG50 and GE 2015

Recently, when asked if I consider myself patriotic, I was at a loss and it set me thinking… Born in 1975, I witnessed the progress and improvement in the lives of many Singaporeans. Indeed we have much to be thankful for and I am proud to be a Singaporean. I take pride in our success.