Author: Lee Yi Ting

“It’s not exercise. It’s an experience.” That is a commonly touted slogan used by Virgin Active, which describes itself as an international premium health and fitness club. To find out more about Virgin Active and how it differs from traditional gyms, I headed down to their Raffles Place club for a short trial. The Workout Space Past the friendly receptionists, Virgin Active seems to hold the usual gym equipment at first glance. Rows of weights and treadmills line the gym floor, and a space is dedicated to Grid training, which combines strength, intensity and functional training in one workout. While…

You know how sometimes, meeting someone for the first time, you’re struck by an odd sense of familiarity? Sometimes it’s a feeling of deep understanding, or an instant bond, or a sense of instinctive recognition. Some people attribute this to past lives lived: maybe you really have met before. Whether lovers, friends, family, or enemies in past lives, could that dynamic have carried over into this life? To make sense of this, I visited Wendy, a past life reader. When I turned up at her address, Wendy welcomed me into her workspace: a spacious room with soft light and crystals…