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Ever since my first visit to Singapore I have desperately sought to find the charm of this city. I have been to whatever small areas remain of Chinatown and Little India, I have been to the modern parts where people are supposed to live, I have been to the shopping centres where more than anywhere else in the world materialism is King, I have been going out to pubs and discotheques, I have been to Sentosa island, waterskiing in the sea between Singapore and Malaysia, I have been high-teaing in several luxurious restaurants... But I have not managed to discover what seems to be so attractive to so many people.
During all those years I visited the city, I saw many characteristic buildings disappear and make way for even more, higher and huger shopping malls. I have survived all the efforts of the local authorities to get me a cold, because getting from the tropical temperatures outside to the icy climate inside, and back, is not healthy for anyone. I have had to stand all the rude people in the shops who are sometimes too unkind to answer even the most common questions. I have had to think of throwing away chewing gum before entering the country.
In the end, whenever I ended up in Singapore I always tried to escape the city by going to neighbouring Malaysia or Indonesia, even for the shortest visits. I wanted to escape the artificialness of the city, its over-organizedness, its over-efficiency and complete lack of respect for things old and worthy. But I will keep on trying. Any suggestions more than welcome.