It costs less than two dollars to cross over half of Singapore. Today I shuttled over from Commonwealth in heartland Singapore to Singapore University of Technology and Design in Upper Changi for 1.96SGD, so I should know. Singapore is small.

In Asia you will find the most aimlessly loose-shouldered, open-hearted people compressed into tiny boxes of tradition and resource constraint. Singapore is the epitome of it. Yet despite the constraints I feel very free here. I still gravitate to the gospel performing urban sketcher, the troubled 21 year old black and white artist, the colorful grandma giving a 100% into eccentric rainbow paintings, the MRT cashier who’s gonna go to KL with me, the laser-cutting kalimba and weapon making students, the international visitors staying the night. Singapore is large.

For the average person I give Singapore 3.8/5 in quality of life, but for me a 4.7/5. :)

Singapore is small in size but large of heart. Let’s enjoy life together!

As a side note, there is so much drama in my research group, I’m reeling.