by Bernice | Jul 19, 2019 | 2019, Afterlife, Articles, Death & Grief, Family, Life Issues
Pet ownership is not for wimps. It’s excruciatingly tough. Especially when it comes time to bid our furry family members farewell. Those twinkling eyes you see above were shut for the last time last night. We couldn’t bear Dusty being in constant pain and, in recent...
by Hannah Lau | Jul 12, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Hannah Lau, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
The workplace can be an exciting environment, full of opportunity, possibility, and connections. However, it can also be daunting, chaotic, and stressful. When entering the workforce, taking steps to prepare can go a long way in starting strong and sustaining well. If...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 28, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Church, Life Issues, Work & Vocation, Young Adult Ministry
There is a line from Steven Garber’s book, The Fabric of Faithfulness 2nd ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007), that I quote often when I am speaking to undergraduates. And since I am the chaplain of the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship here in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 14, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Rest & Busyness, Work & Vocation
Recently the WHO officially recognised “workplace burnout” as a workplace phenomenon. Defined as a state of “vital exhaustion…burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed…”. Many of us shake our...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 7, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Eric passed away in the early hours of May 27, 2019. He was supposed to have passed away five years earlier. Eric, cousin of Michael, Bernice’s first husband, had been fighting renal failure for a long time. Five years ago, he refused to start receiving dialysis....
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 10, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Community, Relationships, Soo-Inn Tan
Photo credits: Adelene C A few evenings ago, Bernice and I attended the 88th birthday bash of her fourth aunt. The theme of the evening was Peranakan. Peranakans are an ethnic group descended from Chinese settlers from the southern provinces who came to the Malay...
