In the past few years, I think one of the key things that really marked my time here was my time in the army, as I lived here. It’s a very accessible location, and I think it really was quite nice moving to and fro, from this place. My army gear was always in an accessible spot, and it seemed easier to wash my army stuff, maybe because the whole house is mine (and clarice’s), and everything would just be hanging all over the place.
I do miss the ease of travel, from home to camp. Like it takes me 15 minutes to get from here to Clementi Camp. In Singapore, the travel usually ranges from about half an hour to an hour to most places. Traveling within 15 minutes is usually time taken from our apartment houses to the train stations. I am counting my travel time to camp by a car drive, and the travel time towards stations in the time it takes on a bus.
In any case, the convenience of this place is definitely something I will miss, along with my army fatigues hanging out in different parts of the home.
We had another nice night out today, walking from Great World City back home. Great World City is a mall in Singapore, that used to be really popular years ago. It still caters to a lot of people who stay near the city shopping districts, but it’s not one of the super big malls with everything inside.
The walk home from Great World is usually along the riverside, and its full of exercise enthusiasts, or weekend bicycling warriors. As we’re walking, we’re assailed by cyclists who have gotten lost along the way, or families with kids that run as their eyes please, and sometimes the sweaty runners, who were hoping for a change of scenery. Then there’s Clarice and me, and other people, full from their dinners or meals and walking to their homes, or along the river. Full of food, we walk along the river, enjoying the breeze and the lights. And after about 10 minutes, it gets old, and I want to go home.
I don’t think I’ll ever get a chance to live this way again in Singapore. Its something I definitely treasure, and something that I really have enjoyed. Maybe in the years to come, the stories to tell would be of the other parts of Singapore life. But right now, it’s this snazzy one, along a river, with a lot of bright lights, night life, and food.