National Service
Time for Tekong: Preparing for NS
Guides
July 3, 2023
Time for Tekong: Preparing for NS
Sending your beloved son off to National Service is never easy, but what should he do to make his BMT easier? Read on to find out!
Employees use reservist as an excuse to chao keng. Employers should do more to help them.
Longform
August 14, 2019
Employees use reservist as an excuse to chao keng. Employers should do more to help them.
For us to continue living the way we do, how much do we need to depend on our international relations? As it turns out, more than you think. A cursory glance through the Department of Statistics Singapore’s surprisingly trendy website reveals that our imports and exports amount to over S$1,000 billion – and that’s just for 2018 alone. From there, it’s one thing to take notice of Japan, China, and the United States which rank among our top trading partners, but another to truly consider just how intrinsically entrenched they have become in our lives. If you find it hard…
Spartan Downtown Challenge 2018: The Finish Line is Yours For The Taking
Events
November 1, 2018
Spartan Downtown Challenge 2018: The Finish Line is Yours For The Taking
The name “Spartan” alone carries a legacy commonly associated with fearsome, disciplined warriors, soon becoming synonymous with endurance, strength, and the pursuit of physical greatness. Spartan warriors are remembered to have completed legendary feats, surpassing the limits many ordinary people struggle to reach. To this day, the Spartan name is still being used with near superhuman feats, and this time, it has arrived in town for brave local Spartans to conquer. The Spartan Downtown Challenge 2018 is the first inception of the Spartan Singapore urban obstacle course. Hosted in conjunction with OUE Downtown on 23 June 2018, Spartans stepped up…
Fall In, Recruits: Your Guide to Surviving in Pulau Tekong 2018
Life
June 28, 2018
Fall In, Recruits: Your Guide to Surviving in Pulau Tekong 2018
The beginning of the end is nigh. Ah, yes. You’ve dreaded this day for at least the past eighteen years and you know your life is about to change forever. You know of everything there is to know – you’ve heard stories from your brother, your father, your uncle, and your father’s friend’s uncle’s son at new year reunions. Your friends have given you detailed accounts that have both bored and horrified you in equal measure. And you’ve done a fair bit of research, looking up forums and surfing the web late at night, all to validate your feelings of…