by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 10, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
I dreaded conducting funerals for children. I can still remember the small coffins, specially made. I recall the tiny plots in the cemetery. I remember looking at the tiny bodies, eyes closed forever this side of life. I recall the teddy bears or other favourite toys...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 22, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Happiness, Life Issues
Happiness is serious business. The American Declaration of Independence enshrines the right to pursue it. The University of British Columbia has a professor of happiness economics. And happiness is the topic of an article — “Behind The Smile” —...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 20, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
The apostle Paul received his call to ministry on the road to Damascus. I received mine in the Song River Cafe (Gurney Drive, Penang, Malaysia). I was having supper with some church friends after Wednesday night prayer meeting. (Baptists are specialists in prayer and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I was chatting with a dentist over the weekend. We were at a church camp where I was one of the speakers. I guess it’s not everyday that you discover that your camp speaker is also a dentist, albeit one who last touched a pair of forceps in 1981. She asked me...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 28, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I was a singer in a rock and roll band. We were called the Keviians and we were the resident band of the King Edward 7th Residential College, University of Singapore. We played at the College hops but I suspect we were all in the band because we liked what we were...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 10, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
There is still the hint of a headache. Appetite not quite back to normal. Nor energy levels. But clearly the worst of the dengue attack is over. No more high fever. No more body aches. And platelet levels back to normal. Still, almost two weeks have gone by, most of...
