English is one of the official languages of Singapore (the other three are Mandarin, Malay and Tamil). Practically everybody in Singapore speaks fluent English. The only problem: the average English-speaker won’t understand a word they’re saying. For one, everybody has a really strong Chinese-like accent. Additionally, there are some “interesting” local variations on grammar and [...]

Love us, not eat us! Originally uploaded by magnusvk. While you can certainly make fun of Indians for trying to evangelize vegetrianism, you cannot argue about their food which is excellent and all over Singapore. We also had the pleasure (?) of trying out “Hainanese Steam Boat” (that’s from China, btw) — it’s basically a [...]

Pool at Night Originally uploaded by magnusvk. I just want to highlight this little feature of our appartment: it has a pool attached right to the house. As hot as it is around here, this is awesome. I love the place.

If I had to summarize all the qualities of Singapore in one single word it would definitely be hot. If I had a second word I’d put humid. Don’t get me wrong, I love the place. But it’s still one giant metropolis-wide sauna. Around here you can really understand why god invented air-conditioning. Because, thank [...]

I am writing this sitting about 10.100m above ground, aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ 025 from Frankfurt to Singapore. I am actually somewhere above the black sea, flying with a speed of 887 km/h above ground towards Tehran. This, truly, is amazing. By the way, I can confirm that Singapore Airlines is awesome. On-demand movies, [...]