I’m far away in Toronto, and so out of touch with what is happening in the day-to-day lives of my friends in Singapore. I know they’re all out there doing their thing, giving their best at work and at home… dealing with the challenges of being career women and of being girlfriends, wives, mothers, daughters […]
Author: Ann Yeong
Guess which tiara is mine?
Some fantasies are never outgrown. When I was little and was the flowergirl at my aunts’ weddings, I was always captivated by the brides. My favourite thing about them were their headdresses… wispy, flowing veils and of course the pièce de résistance was always the tiara. There have been many different trends in bridal fashion […]
Pain
And a woman spoke, saying, “Tell us of Pain.” And he said: Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. And could you keep your heart in wonder at […]
Colorgenics
Not flattering, but impressively accurate description of me. Especially the middle 3 paragraphs. :P Take the test yourself HERE. Presently, you are trying to break away from a situation that is causing you considerable worry and concern. Things are getting on top of you and you are feeling depressed almost to breaking point. Obviously there […]
Revelation
Earlier today, something escaped my lips which revealed to me something about my inner state. It was one of those moments when I did something that was the complete opposite of my conscious intention, and when I regretted my words as soon as I realized I had said them. I feel deep regret for the […]
Hatred & Judgment
It is not only our hatred of others that is dangerous but also and above all our hatred of ourselves: particularly that hatred of ourselves which is too deep and too powerful to be consciously faced. For it is this which makes us see our own evil in others and unable to see it in […]
PhD = Post-Henry Depression?
Whenever Zibin goes back to Cornell after a visit to Toronto I feel rather sad. I mean, of course I’d miss him mah right. But he and I both enjoy ourselves when we’re apart too, cos that’s when we get to spend time hanging out with our friends and then talk to each other about […]
A Lesson in Helplessness
There is something about physical suffering that brings forth the truth of our fragility and vulnerability. Yesterday I felt very sick. Probably just a minor virus… it wasn’t even the most sick I had been in recent memory. But there was something about a persistent and intense throbbing headache coupled with the weakness of throwing […]
On This Day…
Just got a call from you that you vomited out your dinner. When I heard that, it just makes me wish so much that I could be there with you, to take care of you just as so many times you’ve taken care of me when I am sick. While you’re resting away in faraway […]
Mercy
Lord, Please help me to stop getting worked up about how blind others are to their problems and faults and to turn my eyes inwards into my own heart. Help me to see and confront my own brokenness and sinfulness so that I can look upon another sinner with Your love and compassion and see […]
Journey of the Heart 