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


Sep 1, 2023
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...


Aug 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...


Apr 3, 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...


Mar 1, 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...


Jan 18, 2023
“Only through testing are you able to know your limits.” - Dewey Ng, Wings Athletic Club
Back in November, AR!SE announced our partnership with Wings Athletics Club as they launched their very own Wings Athletic Club Support...


Dec 28, 2022
“There is a lot of beauty in the struggle.” - Brandon Heng, Wings Athletics Club
Back in November, AR!SE announced our partnership with Wings Athletics Club as they launched their very own Wings Athletic Club Support...


Dec 8, 2022
My Story, My Pride: “Accept that finding people who truly understand you is rare.” - Nadya Wong
As I glance across the cafeteria, my gaze transfixes on a bright-eyed teenage girl with a big smile plastered on her vibrant face. She...


Sep 22, 2022
My story. My pride: “We need ‘colours’ or variety in this world to make it beautiful” - Jonathan Nah
Credits: Jonathan Nah ADHD... Autism... Dyslexia... Many of us may perceive these neurological conditions as debilitating disabilities...


Sep 16, 2022
Is the Examined life truly worth living?
“I say that it is the greatest good for a man to discuss virtue every day and those other things about which you hear me conversing and...


Aug 31, 2022
My story, My pride: “Surrendering your worries is the best thing ever.” - Meredith Engle
Meredith, soaring to a personal best in the High Jump. (Credits: Liberty Athletics) Every sporting season, we read inspiring stories of...


Jun 22, 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 10, 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...


May 31, 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...
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