by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Funerals are a gift because there are few things in life that throws the primary questions of life in your face like a funeral. Funerals insist that we shake off our life-stupor, at least for a while. Against the backdrop of the smell of the wreaths, the hushed tones...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 18, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Christian Living, Forgiveness, Media, Movies & Television
The first time my heart kicked in in Spider-Man 3 was when Harry Osborn/New Goblin was rushing to save his friend Peter Parker/Spider-Man. But it was too late to save the movie. Remember Spider-Man 2? It was great. I was engaged throughout. It was easy to care. There...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 10, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Christian Living, Sacrifice
In Genesis 4:1-7 God seems incredibly unfair. Two brothers, Cain and Abel, bring their offerings. One brings “some of the fruits of the soil…” (v. 3 TNIV). The other brings “fat portions of the firstborn of his flock…” (v. 4 TNIV)....
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 3, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Money, Movies & Television
Went to see Wild Hogs (2007). Not sure what the movie is about? Here is a summary by Rich Cline: “A slick businessman (Travolta), family-guy dentist (Allen), computer nerd (Macy) and hen-pecked writer wannabe (Lawrence) escape from their mundane lives every...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 27, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Emigration, Life Issues, Relationships
I do not relocate well. I was all at sea when I first moved from Penang to Singapore to do my university studies. I was depressed, unable to focus and ended up doing poorly in my first year. I didn’t feel better till my second year. I completed my dental degree...
