The Bookstores of Bugis
Last weekend, a friend and I went on a bookstore-exploring adventure in the Bugis area of Singapore. There aren’t a lot of independent bookstores on the island, but it’s surprising […]
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No Phones Allowed
There are still some places in the world where you are not allowed to take pictures, and Prescott and I have been to a number of these lately. Along with […]
Killer Sharks and the Rules of Football
I made my first trip to the National Library this weekend. In some ways I am amazed that it has taken me this long to get there — I am […]
Signs & Sights Around Town
There’s always something new around the corner in Singapore. For example, while Mom, Prescott, and I were away in Vietnam, a wild boar attacked a man in our neighborhood. The […]
The Epicurean Lifestyle
Last weekend, Prescott and I made two trips down to the Epicurean Market, a huge festival of food and drink held annually at the Marina Bay Convention Center. It features […]
The Ships of the South China Sea
If you stand on the coastline in Singapore, you’ll see ships in every direction. The container ships are easily identifiable — they have containers on them — but I’ve spent […]
Evenings Out
Not surprisingly for a densely-packed island with well over five million people, there’s a lot to do at night in Singapore. Unless Prescott is out at improv practice, our weeknights […]
Scholars & Sportsmen
St. Andrews is famous for two things: its university and its golf course. We had ample time to see both, since we were there to see the former and were […]
Wanderings in Fife
Our college counselor tour took us northeast from Edinburgh to St. Andrews, a small village in County Fife. The drive took us past lots of low, rolling farms. Villages are […]
Of Books, Bukits, and Bondage
This morning, Prescott, Everett, and I hiked up Bukit Timah for Everett’s first trip to the highest point in Singapore. We saw lots of green things and a few small […]
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