Christ, Culture & Singapore

For the skeptic, the seeker and the saint

The Pragmatic Decisions of XCOM: Enemy Unknown

[I wrote this on 15 Jan 2013. It was first published on redeemedgamer.wordpress.com ] One of the most consistent themes through XCOM:...

Pop Culture

Jun 124 min read

The PAP’s ideology is that they don’t believe in ideologies…or don’t they?

[I wrote this in 8 Apr 2011, before the 2011 General Elections. This was first published on fearfullyopinionated.wordpress.com ] In my...

For Public

Jun 85 min read

Racism, Hate and Love

[I wrote this on 29 Mar 2012. It was first published on fearfullyopinionated.wordpress.com ] I’m temporarily coming out of retirement to...

For Public

Jun 89 min read

BG George Yeo and voting in Englightened Self Interest

[I wrote this on 30 Apr 2011, before the 2011 General Elections. It was first published in fearfullyopinionated.wordpress.com ] At BG...

For Public

Jun 74 min read

Which insurance salesman should you buy from?

[I wrote this on 21 Apr 2011, before the 2011 General Elections. It was first published on fearfullyopinionated.wordpress.com ] So far...

For Public

Jun 68 min read

Tin Pei Ling and the Ethical Justifications of the Blogosphere

[I wrote this in 1 Apr 2011, before the 2011 General Elections. It was first published on fearfullyopinionated.wordpress.com ] To be...

For Public

Jun 58 min read

Evaluating leaders — Competence, Convictions and Character

[I wrote this on 14 Apr 2021. It was first published on wongyann.medium.com ] An unlikely intersection about three things I’ve been...

For Public

Jun 48 min read

Some quick thoughts on “the psychological man” and Singapore education

[I wrote this on 9 April 2021. It was first published on wongyann.medium.com ] I’m currently working my way through Carl Trueman’s The...

For Public

Jun 43 min read

Deconstructing the Singaporean Worldview Part 1 - Pragmatism

[I made this video and it was originally uploaded unto youtube on 1 Jan 2018. The link to the youtube video can be found here . I...

For Public

May 281 min read

Social Justice & The American Church – lessons for Singapore?

[I wrote this on 12 Jun 2020 and it was originally published at lazyiroh.wordpress.com ] [Note: This is a collection of my own research...

For Christians

Apr 29, 20225 min read

The Gospel for a Post-Pandemic Singapore

[I wrote this on 25 May 2020 and it was originally published on lazyiroh.wordpress.com ] I’ve been asked to do some research and thinking...

For Christians

Apr 29, 20229 min read

Reflections on a failed Physics Beginner Teacher Mentor Group

[This is adapted from one of the papers I wrote for my Masters in Education. I am sharing this as I think it might be beneficial for...

Woodshed

Apr 28, 202213 min read

Why We Disagree on Racism (and how “moving forward” may be more difficult than it seems)

[I wrote this on 28 Jun 2021. It was originally published on wongyann.medium.com ] In his keynote speech (and subsequent Q&A session)...

For Public

Apr 28, 20229 min read

DMAs in laptops — a window into the daily struggle within a Singapore classroom

[I wrote this on 25 Jan 2021. It was originally published on wongyann.medium.com ] Something interesting popped up in my news feed...

For Public

Apr 28, 20225 min read

Monica Baey’s Case, and Whether Nicholas Lim Got the ‘Punishment’ He Deserved

[I wrote this on 27 Apr 2019 and was edited by Rice Media's editorial team. It was originally published on ricemedia.co and can be...

For Public

Apr 28, 20225 min read

What “When Ghost Meets Zombie” Reveals About the Fears and Anxieties of Singaporeans

[I wrote this on 25 Feb 2019 and it was edited by the Rice Media editorial team. It was originally published on ricemedia.co and can be...

For Public

Apr 28, 20227 min read

We’re Not Free to Define ‘Elitism’ As We Please

[I wrote this in June 2018 and it was published as a Facebook Note. The original can be accessed here] From 2011 to 2012, I served as the...

For Public

Apr 28, 20227 min read