Friendship

Xi says China’s commitment to North Korea friendship will not change: KCNA

Not everyone should be in therapy

We risk mistaking mental health issues that require treatment for problems of isolation or circumstance.

How a student’s pen-pal project connected teenagers in Hougang

Masha Nyanna presenting at Jom Jalan-Jalan!, a community walk put together by LASALLE students to showcase their works within the neighbourhood.

Finding Joy

I lost one community, only to find another

The main tower of Thomson View, the writer's old home, with tarpaulin cladding reaching ever higher, like a shroud being pulled up.

When you borrow money from your best friend

Kelly McCain, seated left, lent her best friend, Kate Williams, US$10,000 without a formal agreement.

Finding Joy

My students left my classroom. They didn’t leave my life

Maintaining bonds with former students – despite distances in space and time – is an underrated joy, says the writer.

Finding Joy

I get by with a little help from my (work) friends

Friends add another dimension, infusing meaning into the work experience, says the writer.

Finding Joy

I was a chicken rice lover. Going pescatarian was surprisingly liberating

Food became less of an indulgence and more about nourishment, says the writer.

Reuniting with neighbours after 40 years, thanks to Moulmein Road memories

Picture of neighbour’s reunion taken on March 1 at Swensen’s Cafe, AMK Hub. Back row: The author Paul Tan with Audrey Perera. Front row from left: the author’s mother, his aunt, cousin Angeline and Anne Perera.

Sincerely, David: A writer of letters from a world that is passing

How a charming stranger and the writer developed a fellowship shaped by the written word.

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