Be inspired by these ordinary people who have extraordinary stories. Wherever you are in life, every story in here is sure to give you hope!
“You would need to pay an outstanding amount of S$XXXXX.XX for the withdrawal.” I was stunned. Staring at the email from the Office of Admission, I wondered whether I was making the right...
My mum was a tiger mum and the sole breadwinner of our household, hence she was always busy with work. My stay-at-home dad was pretty silent and very particular about cleanliness, so he would scold...
Organised by local halfway house The New Charis Mission (TNCM), the Unlabelled Run is an annual 5km fun run and 10km competitive run that advocates for the removal of prejudicial labels in our...
I chose to use my actual name to show you that there is a real person behind this story, and you don’t have to be ashamed of what you’re struggling with. Eight months after I started...
One of the most dangerous lies which athletes believe is that achievement is excellence. I personally believed this lie for years. What is winning or losing? TeamSG’s Angelica See on missing...
Ahead of this month’s Thir.st Youth Night that’s all about education, we sat down with PETER TAN, a four-decade veteran educator who has served as a principal for 24 years across schools...
Primary School was where it all started. Wah, Abigail! You’re so fat leh! This one comment struck me in Primary 4, when a boy exclaimed it in front of the whole class. It stung. That was when I...
Going into this year’s SEA Games, Yeo Jia Min wrestled with mixed feelings; she was not going to take part in the individual event despite her really wanting to. Midway through SEA Games, she,...
I’ve always been active in sports since young. I enjoy playing a variety of sports but running is one of the sports that I enjoy the most. My running journey started in secondary school when I...