A friend once shared with me the inspirational story of how she became the first girl in her extended family to attend university. Her mother gave birth to her at the age of sixteen. Her grandmother, aunties, and even great-aunties all had children in their teens. For generations, motherhood had arrived too early; during a […]
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Too often, our gratitude arrives late; spoken in hushed tones over graves, written in eulogies that will never be heard. Yet life is full of quiet heroes, the special people who carry us through without demanding applause. They are the watchful eyes, the nurturing hands, the listening ears, the loving hearts, cheerleaders, faithful companions,
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Nature has a way of showing us how life works, without using any words. It gives us clues on our personal growth and development. Have you ever looked at nature and felt like it’s whispering answers to life’s big questions: how, why, when, where, what, which, who? When you sit under a tree, walk
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Parents need to be aware. An increasing number of teenagers are now short-sighted due to prolonged smartphone screen time. Their postures are now slumped, shoulders curved forward, neck craned down towards their hand-held device. The most concerning effect is their deteriorating attention span due to the fast-paced content they watch online. Two-second-scroll is robbing them
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At first, my night time shower was all about hygiene: no dust or dirt on my skin, no sweat residue, no skin care products, no fragrance. I just wanted to wash off the day and go to bed feeling fresh. This has been my ritual, night after night, for the past 40 years. But along
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I had heard of heartbreak in secondary school, though I never physically experienced it. We sometimes symbolised it as a heart drawn with a zig zag arrow passing through its middle, signifying the point of breakage. It was our expression for failed crushes and broken friendships. I understood it as another term for sadness or
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