This is my first morning back home, but I’m suffused with sadness. I miss Singapore! How did that happen? How did that singular, goofy, earnest place get into my bones? These questions aren’t just rhetorical, because I really can’t pinpoint the exact moment when Singapore began to feel like home. Part of my emotional confusion … Continue reading »
For a Westerner, Singapore conjures all sorts of tropical imagery: heat, jungle, monkeys, pith helmets, temples. Then there are the more modern extremes of skyscrapers and food courts—the delights of chili crab and air-conditioned shopping malls in vast underground warrens—that also seem exotic right off the plane. It all exists, of course, though the pith … Continue reading »
This weekend, we moved to our new apartment near Orchard Road, took a trip to Chinatown for kitchen supplies and flip-flops, and visited MacRitchie Reservoir—our first taste of nature on this urban island. I’ll be writing more about all this, but here’s a first glimpse. I’ve also added images to the Photo Gallery and slideshow, … Continue reading »
