by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 1, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Human Rights, World Issues
I learnt about taking the long view on life from my Malay neighbour. He once told me that sometimes things may look as though they are going against the purposes of Allah but Allah will win in the end. It may take generations but in the end Allah will win. Now here...
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...
