Happy birthday, Singapore! We celebrate by looking at what makes us unique and totally awesome.


Happy birthday, Singapore! We celebrate by looking at what makes us unique and totally awesome.


“Queuing for food. When you see a queue, the food there must be good.”

“Going for supper at three in the morning on every other weekend.”

“When I’m in other countries, I refuse to drink water straight from the tap for fear of getting a tummy ache. My Airbnb host in Rome told me that I can drink from most water fountains there, but the Singaporean in me was like, ‘ehhhhh, nope.’”

"I bought an HDB flat.”

“I’ll queue for three hours just to eat my favourite hotpot.”

“Walking around in shorts and slippers when I’m overseas and spotting other Singaporeans in similar dressing!”

“Complain about the weather. The phrase I use most in my entire life has got to be, ‘IT’S SO HOT.’”

“Using my phone to calculate whether it’s more worth it to buy a 2L bottle of detergent or a few smaller packs every time I go grocery shopping.”

“I only buy anything on discount. Not on sale? Then not for me.”