To kill the best part of an hour at Changi Airport, I went for a foot massage. That, incidentally, is […]
Category: Singapore
goodbye for now, redux
For the past few days, I’ve taken every opportunity to tell people here that I’ve been in their country for […]
customer service
Soon after I arrived in Singapore last October, the Straits Times ran a series on customer service in Singapore. The […]
hotel transit
I had to check out of Fraser Suites this morning, even though I’m not leaving Singapore until tomorrow. After staying […]
lazy (not) sunday
You know your work has gone to a bad place when you feel guilty for working only a half day… […]
crazy raymond
Raymond Seet, our dive instructor, is the Singapore embodiment of a “dude” – dark-skinned and constantly grinning, with the kind […]
open water, day one
Last Friday, eleven of us packed ourselves and our dive equipment into Raymond’s small van and headed off to Malaysia […]
open water, prologue
A while back, I met a woman named Sharon at a bar. I have to say, I have no memory […]