Gen Z Speaks

When she started on her green activism journey, 20-year-old Christina Gan Tze Xin struggled with cynicism and scepticism from her family and friends.

Gen Z Speaks: How volunteering taught me that the key to saving the world is the power of community

Like many of young Singaporeans of my generation, I was first exposed to community service and volunteerism through a compulsory school activity.

By Christina Gan Tze Xin

14/04/2024

You wouldn’t need to be one of the lucky ones that made it into the National Stadium to know the joy that Swift’s six shows here have brought — but not all was sunshine and rainbows.

Gen Z Speaks: How Taylor Swift week in Singapore brought out the best — and worst — in all of us

By Loraine Lee

17/03/2024

The author's issues with her appearance first started during puberty.

Gen Z Speaks: Since puberty, I struggled with unrealistic beauty standards. Now, I’m learning to love my body

By Larissa Santhana Nair

03/03/2024

Gen Z Speaks: 2 months into a new relationship, we had to date long-distance. This is what it taught me about intimacy and connection

By Nicole Chan

18/02/2024

For 26-year-old Delonix Tan Wei Jie, his childhood years were defined by constant rebellion and academic struggles.

Gen Z Speaks: Confessions of a former delinquent and gangster who found a better path in family’s fishball business

By Delonix Tan Wei Jie

11/02/2024

Gen Z Speaks writer Jeremy Tan Zheng Yi, 26, poses for a photo at Orchard Road, on Jan 22, 2024.

Gen Z Speaks: From fencing to teaching kids Singlish, here’s what a year in Japan taught me about embracing the unknown

By Jeremy Tan

28/01/2024

Gen Z Speaks: My ode to a primary school vice-principal who used Abba and balloons to draw me out of my shell

By Jonathan Tiong

14/01/2024

Gen Z Speaks: Bad spending habits nearly ruined me in 2023. This year, I’m committing to a healthy relationship with my wallet

By Larissa Santhana Nair

31/12/2023

Gen Z Speaks: Once confusing, my multicultural identity now teaches me to embrace different cultures when I travel

By Amelia Yamato Leow

15/10/2023

Ms Darcel Al Anthony, 23, is a Year 4 student at the National University of Singapore studying English Literature.

Gen Z Speaks: As a Malay-speaking Indian girl of mixed heritage, here’s how I celebrate racial harmony every day

By Darcel Anastasia Al Anthony

03/09/2023

Gen Z speaks writer Chang Yi Tian Jolyn, 26, poses for a photo with her boyfriend, Samuel Ang Wei Jie, 30, at Gardens by the Bay, on July 16, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: I was a newbie at dating when I started seeking love online. But it’s never too late to start

By Jolyn Chang Yi Tian

06/08/2023

Gen Z Speaks writer Qistina Hatta holds a wedding photograph of her father and late mother.

Gen Z Speaks: Being a daughter to a sick parent is hard, but I’d do it all over again

By Qistina Hatta

25/06/2023

Gen Z Speaks: I believe a bleed-free future can be a reality for people like me who live with haemophilia

By Benjamin Tang

11/06/2023

A longtime enthusiast in artificial intelligence, the author founded the first AI interest group in his polytechnic.

Gen Z Speaks: I started an AI interest group in school. Working with humans — not computers — was the bigger challenge

By Alex Chien

14/05/2023

Gen Z speaks writer Veronica Lee Wan Ling, 23, poses for a photo at Republic Polytechnic, on May 3, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: I was fixated on studying the sciences, even though I wasn't good at them. It wasn't too late to switch tracks

By Veronica Lee

07/05/2023

Larry Lee, who started a travel business catering to Gen Zs and millennials.

Gen Z Speaks: How social isolation and loneliness led me to start a travel company that brings people together

By Larry Lee

30/04/2023

Rachael Tay, 23, is a corporate development manager at Casket Fairprice.

Gen Z Speaks: I was surrounded by death while growing up. It taught me to appreciate life

By Rachael Tay

26/03/2023

Jemmima Tan Shin En, 16, is a first-year junior college student at Eunoia JC.

Gen Z Speaks: A 4-day students' camp taught me good leadership is finding common ground among 'unlike-minded' people

By Jemmima Tan Shin En

19/03/2023

TODAY journalist Loraine Lee participate in the Combat Buddy Aid acitivity during the Women’s Boot Camp on Feb 11, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: Women's boot camp is a sanitised version of NS life, but I gained a deeper appreciation for those who serve

By Loraine Lee

19/02/2023

Former TODAY intern reporter Lou Si Yuan poses for a photo, for Gen Z Speaks, on Jan 25, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: I used to feel mediocre as a neighbourhood school kid, but no longer

By Lou Si Yuan

12/02/2023

The author graduated from the YMCA-Inclus Train and Place Series, a vocational programme launched in 2022 to train youth with special needs.

Gen Z Speaks: I'm a youth with autism. I once worried about finding work but skills training has given me hope

By Clarissa Ng

05/02/2023

Jasmina Banu, 24, is a platforms solutions consultant at Google Singapore

Gen Z Speaks: I was a teen trying to chase career goals while juggling life’s curveballs — it wasn't easy

By Jasmina Banu

01/01/2023

Chua Jun Hong, 18, is a third-year Ngee Ann Polytechnic student studying information technology, and is also an OCBC Ignite intern.

Gen Z Speaks: After spending most of my poly life at home, a year-long internship in an actual workplace is a welcome change

By Chua Jun Hong

25/12/2022

Ms Hana Chen, 19, is a third-year student in the diploma of communications and media management in Temasek Polytechnic. She is seen here with her grandmother.

Gen Z Speaks: A language barrier separates me from my grandmother, but I love her all the same

By Hana Chen

27/11/2022

I felt everything change around me right after I made my own determination to do better for myself, says the author.

Gen Z Speaks: I was the black sheep in school. But it was never too late to turn my studies around

By Shina Tan

30/10/2022

Jillian Lau, 19, is studying communications and media management at Temasek Polytechnic.

Gen Z Speaks: As a teen, I tried a viral waist size challenge and failed. It affected me for a long time

By Jillian Lau

09/10/2022

There was a huge unmet demand for bicycle transport in Singapore, as it heads towards a car-lite future, says the author.

Gen Z Speaks: I hurt myself badly after a cycling accident, but the experience kickstarted my entrepreneurial journey

By Laurent Misso

25/09/2022

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Gen Z Speaks

Gen Z Speaks: How volunteering taught me that the key to saving the world is the power of community

Gen Z Speaks: How Taylor Swift week in Singapore brought out the best — and worst — in all of us

Gen Z Speaks: Since puberty, I struggled with unrealistic beauty standards. Now, I’m learning to love my body

Gen Z Speaks: 2 months into a new relationship, we had to date long-distance. This is what it taught me about intimacy and connection

Gen Z Speaks: Confessions of a former delinquent and gangster who found a better path in family’s fishball business

Gen Z Speaks: From fencing to teaching kids Singlish, here’s what a year in Japan taught me about embracing the unknown

Gen Z Speaks: My ode to a primary school vice-principal who used Abba and balloons to draw me out of my shell

Gen Z Speaks: Bad spending habits nearly ruined me in 2023. This year, I’m committing to a healthy relationship with my wallet

Gen Z Speaks: Once confusing, my multicultural identity now teaches me to embrace different cultures when I travel

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Gen Z Speaks: As a Malay-speaking Indian girl of mixed heritage, here’s how I celebrate racial harmony every day

Gen Z Speaks: I was a newbie at dating when I started seeking love online. But it’s never too late to start

Gen Z Speaks: Being a daughter to a sick parent is hard, but I’d do it all over again

Gen Z Speaks: I believe a bleed-free future can be a reality for people like me who live with haemophilia

Gen Z Speaks: I started an AI interest group in school. Working with humans — not computers — was the bigger challenge

Gen Z Speaks: I was fixated on studying the sciences, even though I wasn't good at them. It wasn't too late to switch tracks

Gen Z Speaks: How social isolation and loneliness led me to start a travel company that brings people together

Gen Z Speaks: I was surrounded by death while growing up. It taught me to appreciate life

Gen Z Speaks: A 4-day students' camp taught me good leadership is finding common ground among 'unlike-minded' people

Gen Z Speaks: Women's boot camp is a sanitised version of NS life, but I gained a deeper appreciation for those who serve

Gen Z Speaks: I used to feel mediocre as a neighbourhood school kid, but no longer

Gen Z Speaks: I'm a youth with autism. I once worried about finding work but skills training has given me hope

Gen Z Speaks: I was a teen trying to chase career goals while juggling life’s curveballs — it wasn't easy

Gen Z Speaks: After spending most of my poly life at home, a year-long internship in an actual workplace is a welcome change

Gen Z Speaks: A language barrier separates me from my grandmother, but I love her all the same

Gen Z Speaks: I was the black sheep in school. But it was never too late to turn my studies around

Gen Z Speaks: As a teen, I tried a viral waist size challenge and failed. It affected me for a long time

Gen Z Speaks: I hurt myself badly after a cycling accident, but the experience kickstarted my entrepreneurial journey

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