Published Articles

Commemorating Hair for Hope'22

Done during my Internship at Singapore Kindness Movement, Hair for Hope is a story I hold close to my heart because of how personal this piece actually was for me.

I felt writing this story would spread awareness that cancer is not something you go through alone, a way to speak for people like my mother; a cancer patient.

One challenge I had pursuing this story - interviewing students who were not used to being the spotlight. They were closed off and felt very nervous.

It was a learning moment for me that every newsmaker needs encouragement.

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TODAY's Gen Z Speaks

The hardest piece I've ever written that came from my heart. I was a caregiver to my late mother and I wanted to speak on behalf of Gen Z and children of sick parents.

I'm young, but that doesn't mean I didn't have responsibilities. Being a caregiver was my hardest job, but I don't regret it one bit. 

This story received a lot of attention from online netizens, and a lot of love for being open-minded and painful. 

Writing would be easiest when it's about others but never about yourself.

Published Articles

His migrant story: “We lived 20 to a house, Chinese, Malay, Indian, all struggling just to make a living”

“Life was very small then,” says 86-year-old Ninar Pillai Ibrahim.

It was 1953 and the Indian immigrant had just stepped off the train as a wide-eyed 17-year-old, with nothing more than a bag with a pillow and some clothes, less than 100 Malayan dollars (currency used in Singapore before independence), and oddly, a kettle.

He had spent the last 10 days travelling, five of which was being seasick on the MS Anking, crammed full of fellow migrants, which took him from Chennai, India to Penang, Ma

It's a family affair: Yishun block carnival brings residents together

It was a modest block party — just two hours for the children to play — at 461A Yishun Avenue 6 last weekend.

But for Priscilla Ong and her team of volunteers, it marked a new beginning after a three-year hiatus due to Covid.

Last weekend’s mini carnival wasn’t the first she organised. Priscilla started Project Love Lunch in 2014 to help feed those who need food, like children who couldn’t afford breakfast.

The tagline on her website goes “No Child Should Go Hungry, No Elderly Should Be Forgo

Chrysan Lee: “A normal person would get upset. I look at it and it’s just another day"

“Influencers are human beings too,” says Chrysan Lee, punctuating her point with a well-placed swear word for emphasis.

The outspoken 27-year-old influencer doesn’t hold back when talking to The Pride about some of the challenges she has faced over the years.

She has been part of YouTube channel Wah!Banana since 2014 but was more recently in the news for being body shamed after she posted a TikTok video of herself.

But instead of being shamed, she turned the tables on the haters instead, expo

'I am a work in progress': Student shares mental health struggle with PTSD

This is an ongoing series for Gen Z by Gen Z. A collaboration between Republic Polytechnic's School of Management & Communication and AsiaOne.

While mental illness has been talked about a lot recently, in some ways it still remains a taboo topic.

For me, as I was growing up, it was something that was hushed up. I wish it had been discussed more openly and widely.

I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at the beginning of this year and it has been an uphill battle. This pas