By Not Known In today’s internet environment, we may look at the web as a platform where we can contribute in different ways. Many of us spend enormous amounts of time online, clicking, spamming (or be spammed); gossiping; reading (or watching) and interacting socially in various media. We do “contribute” much if we care to…
By Not Known On 15 August, I attended the National Day Thanksgiving Service organised by the National Council of Churches Singapore, a first for me. I entered the St Andrew’s Cathedral sanctuary 10 minutes early, and noticed musicians practicing their pieces, technicians doing sound-checks, adults and children in choir robes milling around on stage as…
By Not Known This was the sort of day Moses had: Sent by God to negotiate the release of the people, he failed so miserably that Pharaoh dealt more harshly with them. The people poured all their misery on Moses for his failure. What a horrible and confidence-sapping day it was. Is it any wonder…
By Not Known Pregnant women are known to have their out-of-usual types of cravings. Pity those fathers-to-be who try very hard to interpret their wives’ craving, instead of getting on with their “wild goose hunt” for fried noodles at 12 midnight. Unfortunately, such cravings last only a moment, leaving a confused and frustrated husband somewhere…
By Not Known I wonder how many among us who had served National Service could remember eons ago when soldiers had to wear name-tags with certain colour bars as part of their daily uniforms. I think those serving in the navy and airforce had them as well. The colour bars indicated the main language or…
By Not Known In a Jurong Town Council newspaper which is circulated every quarter, there was an article entitled “Love your neighbours”. A quote by Mdm Halimah Yacob (one of our MPs and current Speaker of Parliament) followed: “Neighbours who don’t know each other, don’t care for each other, that’s the problem. If we did…
By Not Known Many make excuses for not doing their best and not striving for excellent results but instead settle for the mediocre. Here are some people who offered no excuses but simply gave their best and accomplished excellent results. At 19 months, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. But she was the first deaf-blind…
By Not Known Home dedications seem to have become less frequent over the years. Hopefully whether we live in old or new premises, we shall never forget that everything we possess – including our homes – has been given by our gracious Lord, and therefore we should not fail to acknowledge and thank Him. Deut…
By Not Known Think back to last week’s Wimbledon triumph by Andy Murray. If you did not know that the last British champion was crowned 77 years ago, Murray’s win would have been just a win. But if we knew the backstory, his triumph takes on a new significance. There is always a context and…
By Not Known My son loves eating bitter gourd. He simply loves its bitterness. For many people, bitterness is an acquired taste. The Chinese have a traditional saying that associates the medicinal benefits of herbs to bitterness. Most durian lovers would prize a bitter-sweet fruit over a merely sweet one. In a sense, bitterness is…