by Sue Davies | Feb 7, 2019 | Asia, Singapore
Imagine yourself on a beach. Waves gently lapping at the shore. A slight breeze cools you off. It’s quiet and peaceful and you have the beach to yourself. You left the hustle and bustle of Singapore about 45 minutes ago. You didn’t bring your passport or get on...
by Sue Davies | Jan 30, 2019 | Asia, Singapore, Street Art
Graffiti is probably the last thing that comes to mind when you think about Singapore. More likely, clean, orderly and no chewing gum allowed. It is difficult to be a graffiti artist Singapore. Graffiti is illegal and punishable by a term of 1-3 years in prison and...
by Sue Davies | Jan 24, 2019 | Religion, Singapore, Temples
Warning: the following post contains images that some people might find disturbing. Our aims to share the seriousness of the Hindu Thaipusam Singapore Ceremony. Thaipusam Singapore Our Experience I had heard the stories about the Hindu Thaipusam...
by Sue Davies | Jan 19, 2019 | Asia, Singapore
It’s hard to believe that we really did it. One year ago, Sue quit her job as the Chief Development Officer for United Way of NYC and retired from full time work leading fundraising teams for nonprofits. She’s currently teaching at NYU and doing some consulting. ...
by Sue Davies | Dec 26, 2018 | Asia, Singapore
After many months of planning, we have begun our experiment in relocating to Singapore for the winter. Reggie grew up in Singapore but has been living in the US for the past 25 years while Sue has visited Singapore at least 8 times, but never lived there. We are...
by Reggie Ang | Sep 3, 2018 | Asia, Singapore
As a Singaporean, I had mixed feelings about the Movie Crazy Rich Asians. A friend gave me a copy of the book when it first came out. Crazy Rich Asians Singapore! I thought the book and movie would portray Singapore as a place where everyone was rich. And, I did not...
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