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layout--twocol-section--75-25 no_block_title"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block-type--dynamic_listing view-mode--featured_image_left_9s_6p block--type-dynamic-listing block block-block-content block-block-content7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8 clearfix" id="7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8"> <div class="block-left-9s-6p"> <div id="7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8" class="left-9s-6p block-type--dynamic_listing view-mode--featured_image_left_9s_6p block--type-dynamic-listing block block-block-content block-block-content7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8 clearfix"> <div class="left-9s-6p__content"> <div class="left-9s-6p__items left-9s-6p__items--col-one"> <div class="card-object left-9s-6p__item"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-sabbatical-dyslexic-child-new-norms-flexible-work-2482151" > <span class="image__wrapper"> <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--7Ke0x5p1--/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_622,w_830/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/09/26/20240925_nlx_flexible_work_arrangement-2.jpg?itok=-gpClcDl" alt="In 2022, Lina Chan (left) took a sabbatical from work to care for her daughter, Nicole Chee, now 12, who was diagnosed with dyslexia." title="In 2022, Lina Chan (left) took a sabbatical from work to care for her daughter, Nicole Chee, now 12, who was diagnosed with dyslexia." /> </picture> <span class="image__byline-source"> Nuria Ling/TODAY </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h3 class="h3 h3--tdy h3--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h3__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-sabbatical-dyslexic-child-new-norms-flexible-work-2482151" > Commentary: I took a sabbatical to care for my dyslexic child. It’s made me hopeful about new norms for flexible work </a> </h3> <p class="paragraph"> A few years ago, I was working from home when I overheard my daughter telling her friend: “My mum is at home, but you cannot talk to her. While she’s in her work room, she is not to be disturbed.” It broke my heart.  </p> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Lina Chan </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="media-object media-object--tdy left-9s-6p__item"> <div class="media-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-digital-detox-banning-social-media-answer-start-2482051" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--cRR2Krez--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/09/23/20240923-sw-socialmediaban.jpg?itok=MRrnw7x7" alt=""I am sceptical of any blanket social media bans," writes the author. "But the Australian government’s drastic move is a recognition that it can no longer be passive about the harmful effects of excessive social media use."" title=""I am sceptical of any blanket social media bans," writes the author. "But the Australian government’s drastic move is a recognition that it can no longer be passive about the harmful effects of excessive social media use."" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="media-object__content"> <div class="media-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-digital-detox-banning-social-media-answer-start-2482051" > Commentary: My digital detox success showed me that banning social media isn’t the answer, but it’s a start </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Ian Yong Hoe Tan </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="media-object media-object--tdy left-9s-6p__item"> <div class="media-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-hot-take-reactions-sporean-womans-culture-shock-sweden-not-matrimony-misogyny-2481786" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--0eJ8nvLZ--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/09/19/20240919-sw-htwedding.jpg?itok=PUWr_o-g" alt="A debate ignited in response to a Singaporean woman’s recent TikTok describing her “culture shock” in discovering that many couples in Sweden are happy to settle down without ever tying the knot." title="A debate ignited in response to a Singaporean woman’s recent TikTok describing her “culture shock” in discovering that many couples in Sweden are happy to settle down without ever tying the knot." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="media-object__content"> <div class="media-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-hot-take-reactions-sporean-womans-culture-shock-sweden-not-matrimony-misogyny-2481786" > Hot Take: Mad about marriage? Reactions to S'porean woman's culture shock in Sweden are not about matrimony but sexism </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Melissa Lee Suppiah </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="media-object media-object--tdy left-9s-6p__item"> <div class="media-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-long-time-k-pop-fan-pop-star-academy-katseye-problematic-2481636" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--obB0-7K7--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/09/17/Katseye_Facebook_3.jpg?itok=XgmMybbl" alt="Netflix's latest K-pop survival show generated lots of buzz in Singapore, with one of the final members of global girl group Katseye, Megan Skiendel (2nd from right), being half-Singaporean. " title="Netflix's latest K-pop survival show generated lots of buzz in Singapore, with one of the final members of global girl group Katseye, Megan Skiendel (2nd from right), being half-Singaporean. " /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="media-object__content"> <div class="media-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-long-time-k-pop-fan-pop-star-academy-katseye-problematic-2481636" > Commentary: As a long-time K-pop fan, here's why I found Pop Star Academy: Katseye deeply problematic </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Maelyn Lagman </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="left-9s-6p__items left-9s-6p__items--col-two"> <div class="card-object left-9s-6p__item mobile--media-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-relocating-work-tough-gains-worth-discomfort-hassle-2481311" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--6zSHS0y_--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/09/12/20240912-ns-relocating_for_work.jpg?itok=g8vdwzTZ" alt="Overseas experience is attractive to employers, notes the writer, but being away from home has its trade-offs. How can we best weigh the gains and costs?" title="Overseas experience is attractive to employers, notes the writer, but being away from home has its trade-offs. How can we best weigh the gains and costs?" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-relocating-work-tough-gains-worth-discomfort-hassle-2481311" > Commentary: Relocating for work is tough — but the gains are well worth the discomfort and hassle </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Dawn Soo </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object left-9s-6p__item mobile--media-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-lost-friend-suicide-how-dealing-and-awareness-prevention-2481156" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--1oyU4rw1--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/09/10/img_4022.jpg?itok=r9yAyy5i" alt="We now have a recommendation for a national strategy to tackle suicide in Singapore, but the workforce too should play an active part in suicide prevention. " title="We now have a recommendation for a national strategy to tackle suicide in Singapore, but the workforce too should play an active part in suicide prevention. 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" title="Instead of striving pointlessly to be everyone’s favourite, the writer's goal now is to be her authentic self each day, in both her professional and personal life. 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window.adEntity.queue.push(document.getElementById('ad-entity-1LlWJsQPixU'));</script></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25 no_block_title"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block-type--dynamic_listing view-mode--featured_image_left_8s_5p block--type-dynamic-listing block block-block-content block-block-content7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8 clearfix" id="7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8"> <div class="block-left-8s-5p"> <div id="7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8" class="left-8s-5p block-type--dynamic_listing view-mode--featured_image_left_8s_5p block--type-dynamic-listing block block-block-content block-block-content7badeb22-b88d-4bfa-a301-6075906f84d8 clearfix"> <div class="left-8s-5p__content"> <div class="left-8s-5p__items left-8s-5p__items--col-one"> <div class="card-object left-8s-5p__item"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-back-school-worried-age-work-skills-useful-thought-2471431" > <span class="image__wrapper"> <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--yGd1S_W4--/c_fill,g_auto,h_484,w_642/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/08/05/20240801-sw-lifelonglearning.jpg?itok=Xkw0Sk9S" alt="Despite initial concerns, the author now views his choice to return to school not as a step backwards, but rather a step in a different direction — one with the long-term potential to open many new doors." title="Despite initial concerns, the author now views his choice to return to school not as a step backwards, but rather a step in a different direction — one with the long-term potential to open many new doors." /> </picture> <span class="image__byline-source"> Samuel Woo/TODAY </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h3 class="h3 h3--tdy h3--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h3__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-back-school-worried-age-work-skills-useful-thought-2471431" > Commentary: Going back to school in my mid-30s worried me, but my age and work skills are more useful than I thought </a> </h3> <p class="paragraph"> Despite recent efforts to change perceptions, being an adult learner can still be seen as a disadvantage — but that added life experience may actually provide an edge. </p> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Ben Chester Cheong </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="items items--one_wrapper"> <div class="card-object left-8s-5p__item mobile--media-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-hospitalised-24-days-medical-emergency-taught-cant-keep-living-life-fast-lane-2468406" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--DO5pG0fj--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/07/31/20240730-ns-what_truly_matters.jpg?itok=Fqo2YLtz" alt="Complications from a recent hysterectomy brought the author into an unexpected period of forced stillness, where she found herself re-evaluating what truly matters in life." title="Complications from a recent hysterectomy brought the author into an unexpected period of forced stillness, where she found herself re-evaluating what truly matters in life." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-hospitalised-24-days-medical-emergency-taught-cant-keep-living-life-fast-lane-2468406" > Commentary: I was hospitalised for 24 days due to a medical emergency. It taught me that I can’t keep living life in the fast lane </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Yvonne Kong-Ho </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object left-8s-5p__item mobile--media-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-started-katongjoochiat-document-neighbourhood-how-reshaped-ideas-heritage-2466791" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--kWE6UDBX--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/07/29/july_2024_li_ming_landscape_1_image_credit_to_a._syalabi_a._s._1.jpg?itok=dW-Aegyq" alt="After exploring dozens of neighbourhoods in various walking tours across China and Europe, Tan Li Ming (above) decided to start her own project to share the rich heritage of her own neighbourhood with an Instagram account: @katong.joochiat." title="After exploring dozens of neighbourhoods in various walking tours across China and Europe, Tan Li Ming (above) decided to start her own project to share the rich heritage of her own neighbourhood with an Instagram account: @katong.joochiat." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-started-katongjoochiat-document-neighbourhood-how-reshaped-ideas-heritage-2466791" > Commentary: I started @katong.joochiat to document my neighbourhood. This is how it has reshaped my ideas of heritage </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Tan Li Ming </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="left-8s-5p__items left-8s-5p__items--col-two"> <div class="card-object left-8s-5p__item mobile--media-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-combine-work-pleasure-next-overseas-trip-how-make-most-bleisure-travel-2464461" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--6s1NEK9M--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/07/25/20240725-_ns-bleisure.jpg?itok=IkeIYaMp" alt="With more and more people jumping onto the bleisure travel bandwagon, more efforts should be directed towards enhancing and smoothing the business-leisure experience for all, says the author. " title="With more and more people jumping onto the bleisure travel bandwagon, more efforts should be directed towards enhancing and smoothing the business-leisure experience for all, says the author. " /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-combine-work-pleasure-next-overseas-trip-how-make-most-bleisure-travel-2464461" > Commentary: How I combine work and pleasure on my overseas trips to make the most of 'bleisure' travel </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Alvona Loh Zi Hui </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object left-8s-5p__item mobile--media-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-i-dont-wear-earbuds-public-heres-why-you-may-want-unplug-yours-too-2463156" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--QvNPXjZa--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/07/23/20240723-sw-earbuds.jpg?itok=_7GwVIrp" alt="By constantly immersing ourselves in our own curated audio or visual experiences on our screens, we miss out on the spontaneous and unexpected interactions that enrich our daily lives. " title="By constantly immersing ourselves in our own curated audio or visual experiences on our screens, we miss out on the spontaneous and unexpected interactions that enrich our daily lives. " /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-i-dont-wear-earbuds-public-heres-why-you-may-want-unplug-yours-too-2463156" > Commentary: I don't wear earbuds in public. Here's why you may want to unplug yours too </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Loh Xian Jun </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-afraid-falling-behind-getting-stuck-life-isnt-enemy-progress-opportunity-growth-2460616" > Commentary: Afraid of falling behind? Getting stuck in life isn’t the enemy of progress but an opportunity for growth </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Jake Tan Jun Kiat </span></p> </div> </div> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-4-year-old-boys-everest-base-camp-bid-and-where-draw-line-between-risk-and-reward-2458831" > Commentary: On a 4-year-old boy's Everest Base Camp bid, and where to draw the line between risk and reward </a> </h4> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Annabelle Tee </span></p> </div> </div> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h4 class="h4 h4--tdy h4--tyd-heading list-object__heading"> <a class="h4__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-years-ago-wife-brink-divorce-how-saved-marriage-turned-around-2456561" > Commentary: Years ago, my wife and I were on the brink of divorce. 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But should this be the reigning assumption when young couples clinch their (often long-awaited) BTO flats?" title="In land-scarce Singapore, any property is more likely to be considered as a financial asset rather than a home. But should this be the reigning assumption when young couples clinch their (often long-awaited) BTO flats?" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-my-2nd-floor-bto-flat-bad-investment-could-be-home-forever-2454626" > Commentary: To you, my 2nd-floor BTO flat is a bad investment. To me, it could be home forever </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Loraine Lee </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-how-make-millions-grandma-dies-make-cry-rethink-meaning-family-2452571" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--H_OFFc4J--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/07/04/millionsgrandma_gdh_559_5.jpg?itok=SfPBeuBG" alt="“Sad grandma movie” is a meme-y phrase popularised by netizens reference to How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies — but really, the film isn’t about being or having a grandmother. " title="“Sad grandma movie” is a meme-y phrase popularised by netizens reference to How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies — but really, the film isn’t about being or having a grandmother. 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And if we do, how much is “too much” to share? " title="What are the pitfalls of connecting with workplace acquaintances on social media? And if we do, how much is “too much” to share? " /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-co-workers-instagram-why-digital-boundaries-important-young-professionals-2451166" > Commentary: Should you add your colleagues on Instagram? Here's why I think twice before doing so </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Nicole Chan </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-young-doctors-price-breaking-bonds-could-be-higher-they-think-2448696" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--3jy4oRFT--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2023/03/17/20230317_pexels_healthcare_worker_mask.jpg?itok=n-TiJ4gM" alt="Young people seeking a rapid rise in pay scale will be disappointed if they become doctors, says the author." title="Young people seeking a rapid rise in pay scale will be disappointed if they become doctors, says the author." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-young-doctors-price-breaking-bonds-could-be-higher-they-think-2448696" > Commentary: For young doctors, the price of breaking bonds could be higher than they think </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Desmond Wai </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-kids-still-young-why-laying-ground-help-chart-career-path-2447091" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--_KUexfFx--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/06/25/20240625-ns-comcareer.jpg?itok=xwWECLKk" alt="The author, a father of two young children, has begun to see how career planning can and should be a fundamental aspect of parenting. " title="The author, a father of two young children, has begun to see how career planning can and should be a fundamental aspect of parenting. " /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-kids-still-young-why-laying-ground-help-chart-career-path-2447091" > Commentary: My kids are still young, but here’s why I’m already laying the groundwork to help them chart their career path </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Joshua Tan </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/hot-take-there-such-thing-too-many-internships-each-their-own-dont-burn-out-real-race-begins-2443811" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--sDqn_QUk--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/06/19/20240619-ns-hottake-internships.jpg?itok=52uenCkm" alt="Hot Take: Is there such a thing as ‘too many internships’? To each their own but don’t burn out before real race begins" title="Hot Take: Is there such a thing as ‘too many internships’? To each their own but don’t burn out before real race begins" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/hot-take-there-such-thing-too-many-internships-each-their-own-dont-burn-out-real-race-begins-2443811" > Hot Take: Is there such a thing as ‘too many internships’? To each their own but don’t burn out before real race begins </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Loraine Lee </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-its-sad-when-beloved-businesses-such-thambi-newsstand-shut-nostalgia-wont-pay-bills-2443241" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--IfGYk7cJ--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/06/18/ee_chien_frontage_apr_2023.jpg?itok=eBbbrbQi" alt="A photo from April 2023 of the author's food-and-beverage establishments. Both businesses are now shuttered." title="A photo from April 2023 of the author's food-and-beverage establishments. Both businesses are now shuttered." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-its-sad-when-beloved-businesses-such-thambi-newsstand-shut-nostalgia-wont-pay-bills-2443241" > Commentary: It's sad when beloved businesses such as Thambi newsstand shut but nostalgia won't pay the bills </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Chua Ee Chien </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-connecting-stay-home-dads-taught-draw-strength-community-struggling-alone-2440036" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--igS5UlNq--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/06/12/20240611_ili_kelvin_seah_comdad-2.jpg?itok=2nz8digq" alt="Being in a community of stay-home dads has been a masterclass for Kelvin Seah Lee Nguon, teaching him the importance of not walking difficult paths alone." title="Being in a community of stay-home dads has been a masterclass for Kelvin Seah Lee Nguon, teaching him the importance of not walking difficult paths alone." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-connecting-stay-home-dads-taught-draw-strength-community-struggling-alone-2440036" > Commentary: Connecting with other stay-home dads taught me to draw strength from community instead of struggling alone </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Kelvin Seah Lee Nguon </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-ai-bedtime-story-showed-how-tech-forge-new-ways-parents-kids-bond-2438586" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--uvJAzq-J--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/06/10/20240611-ns-comstory.jpg?itok=ItGV7g_z" alt="For centuries, bedtime stories have served as a universal language of love and connection between parents and children." title="For centuries, bedtime stories have served as a universal language of love and connection between parents and children." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-ai-bedtime-story-showed-how-tech-forge-new-ways-parents-kids-bond-2438586" > Commentary: I used AI to create a bedtime story. It showed me how the tech can forge new ways for parents, kids to bond </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Antoine Blanc </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-pole-dance-dancing-fitness-stand-ground-stigma-2430106" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--iZkVBUr_--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/05/29/20240529-ns-polewear.jpg?itok=qfFLiRYe" alt="Despite the author's interest in trying pole out, she initially found herself hesitant to do it regularly, due to the negative stigma surrounding the activity." title="Despite the author's interest in trying pole out, she initially found herself hesitant to do it regularly, due to the negative stigma surrounding the activity." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-pole-dance-dancing-fitness-stand-ground-stigma-2430106" > Commentary: I pole dance for fitness. It has taught me to stand my ground against negative judgements and stigma </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Alvona Loh Zi Hui </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-breast-cancer-women-health-curveball-coming-out-2434706" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--VfXV8Oiw--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/06/03/20240603-ns-cancercurveball.jpg?itok=M38e8s27" alt="Commentary: Cancer is my latest curveball in life, and here’s why I’m not keeping it under wraps anymore " title="Commentary: Cancer is my latest curveball in life, and here’s why I’m not keeping it under wraps anymore " /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-breast-cancer-women-health-curveball-coming-out-2434706" > Commentary: Cancer is my latest curveball in life, and here’s why I’m not keeping it under wraps anymore </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Ryp Yong </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-object"> <div class="card-object__figure"> <a class="link" href="/commentary/commentary-homeschooling-isnt-every-family-and-comes-challenges-we-would-do-it-again-if-we-had-2431011" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Y-vdmTLw--/c_fill,g_auto,h_277,w_368/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/tdy/image/2024/05/29/june_2023_tree_planting_in_singapore_2023.jpg?itok=lBucM7L7" alt="The author, Raymond Lim (second from right), and his family pictured in June 2023, during a tree planting exercise they participated in. He and his wife, Diane, are currently homeschooling both their children." title="The author, Raymond Lim (second from right), and his family pictured in June 2023, during a tree planting exercise they participated in. He and his wife, Diane, are currently homeschooling both their children." /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-object__content"> <div class="card-object__body"> <div class="list-object list-object--is-number"> <h6 class="h6 list-object__heading"> <a class="h6__link list-object__heading-link" href="/commentary/commentary-homeschooling-isnt-every-family-and-comes-challenges-we-would-do-it-again-if-we-had-2431011" > Commentary: Homeschooling isn’t for every family and comes with challenges, but we would do it again if we had to </a> </h6> <div class="list-object__details"> <p class="list-object__author timestamp timeago"> <span>By</span> <span>Raymond Lim </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <button class="button button--view-more-stories" aria-label="button" id="stories-infinte-scroll" > View more </button> </section> </div> </div> </div> </article> </section> <section id="block-mc-todayonline-theme-algoliasearchmodal" class="block block-mc-algolia-search 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