Choking times. One year in the pandemic. A few personal words
It's been exactly one year since COVID-19 changed all our lives. Ever since then, it’s been pretty rough. Especially for us living abroad. We felt disconnected and confused and in constant scrutinization whether it was the right decision to stay over 6000 miles away from home. A few pe
Singapore Diaries: Chinese New Year
Living in Singapore also means going through the year with completely different holidays than we know from the westernized world. One of the most important events is the Chinese New Year (春节 chun jie), also called Spring Festival, which - as the name suggests - is a traditional Chine
no words for 2020… right?
I can't say it any other way, 2020 was by far the worst year of my entire life. And yet it started off so well. In this review, I take another look back at the year.
Singapore Diaries: Christmas comes but once a year – how we spent the holidays in the tropics
We did not go home for Christmas this year, for obvious reasons. The decision was not made lightly, but at one point it just felt like the right thing to do. And it was the only option, really. So here I am: for the first time ever celebrating Christmas without my family, and far far awa
Why Singapore is no longer the most expensive city in the world
Just when I am finally about to upload my blog post about the costs of living in Singapore (as expat), the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide announces that Singapore just dropped to rank #4. This comes after the city-state dominated the list of the world's most expensive cities for f
A fun activity during the rain: Splat Paint House | Singapore Local Guide
Tired of the rain? Here's a fun and colorful activity: The Splat Paint House. In Singapore's first and only splatter paint studio, you can unleash your creativity and make a mess out of the 630 square metres pop-up art studio in Bishan.