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Matters of the Heart
Where stories are told & perspectives are shaped.


Overcoming one obstacle at a time: Roxanne Enriquez (AR!SE Athlete Fundraiser)
Credit: Iman Hashim Being part of the National Team has been a long-standing dream of mine since I started my Athletics career in...
Sep 1, 2023


A Leap of Faith to Estonia: Raeshon Loo (AR!SE Athlete Fundraiser)
The past two years of my life saw multiple challenges and setbacks. I served in the Navy as part of mandatory National service duties and...
Aug 1, 2023


Fighting battles of the flesh and battles of the spirit are two very different things.
“It’s all in the mind. You just need to get over yourself.” I had wished that it was that simple. For years, I had been trying to...
Apr 3, 2023


“Finding joy in giving without expecting anything in return” - What serving in Tansen taught me.
By Grace Chua “Open heart, open mind.” These were the words I wrote to myself in my journal before arriving. It was my first time in...
Mar 1, 2023


“There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” - Milton Friedman
A tribute to my mentor who has always believed in me. “If you’re not paying for your lunch, someone else is.” These words from my mentor...
Feb 10, 2023


“Grades do not define you.” (To the 16-year-old me)
To the 16-year-old me… There is so much that I wish I could tell you. The road ahead will not get any easier, which you will soon...
Jan 28, 2023


My Story, my pride: “Always hold space for the people around you before it's too late.” - Hannah Tan
I've always focused on covering stories & perspectives of our AR!SE community members until a friend of mine said: "Eh, you went through...
Dec 1, 2022


What does Love look like to us? - 8 human perspectives
This particular piece was an interesting one to compile because of the diverse perspectives that I had the privilege of listening to....
Oct 2, 2022


What good can come out of my pain & suffering?
When I lost one of my loved ones all of a sudden, suffered serious injuries that rendered me unable to walk without numbness and pain,...
Jun 22, 2022


3 Lessons that Fatherhood has taught me - Philip Goh
By Philip Goh For this coming Father’s Day, we asked one of our AR!SE community members to share 3 key lessons that he has learned from...
Jun 19, 2022


Leading from the side. (Part 2)
I can only imagine how challenging it would be to manage a football team. Similarly, managing high-performing individuals and ensuring...
Jun 14, 2022


Leading from the side. (Part 1)
I’ve had the privilege of starting my career at a very young age and am even more fortunate to have had people help me along the way as...
Jun 13, 2022


“Grades do not define you.” (To the 16-year-old me)
To the 16-year-old me… There is so much that I wish I could tell you. The road ahead will not get any easier, which you will soon...
Jun 10, 2022


“It’s precisely what kept you from greatness.” (Doctor Strange, 2016)
With the recent release of Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, I found myself rewatching the first edition of Doctor...
Jun 3, 2022


“The Perfect Parent does not exist.” - Global Day of Parents 2022
“I wish that y’all could be more like other parents! Y’all make me not want to have kids!” Those were probably the harshest words that I...
May 31, 2022


A victor or a victim? (Rocky Balboa, 2006)
“But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving...
May 29, 2022


“Relationships bring us further than we think.” (To the 16-year-old me)
To the 16-year-old me... Life will not get any easier. Each phase presents a different set of challenges and responsibilities that you...
May 28, 2022


“Your disability is not an inability.” (To the 16-year-old me)
A note to the 16-year-old me… I would travel through time, break down barriers and suffer just so you don’t need to. But life does not...
May 17, 2022
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