- The roar of tropical rains
- The detonation of a thunderclap
- The scent of pandan
- The MRT after the morning rush
- No winters
- Changi airport
- The Singaporean spirit of giving
- The Asian Civilisation Museum
- The friendliness of the bus drivers on the 111 route
- The greening of Singapore
- The verdant growth and colour of the tropics
- Rainbow mangoes and pisang manis (bananas)
- The Queenstown Library
- Chendol
- Malay food
- Old Chung Kee curry puffs
- Ah Teck Bao
- High Speed unlimited broadband at cheap prices
- A $1 Walls icecream
- Durian and Mangosteen
- The sound of a professional pianist practising in my condo
- The many good Singaporean friends I have made in my time here
- The way the country is governed
- Being able to walk safely on the streets as any hour of the day or night
- The Botanic Gardens
- Marks and Spencers because they stock my sizes
- Being able to buy good luggage bags at reasonable prices
- Money changers
- Being in Singapore during a financial meltdown
- Lunching in the White Dog cafe at Vivio City
- Cruising on Superstar Virgo to Phuket and Penang
- Satay Bee Hoon at Redhill Food centre
- The kite flying at Marine Parade
- The East Coast seafood restaurants
- Cheap drycleaning
- The Old Ford Factory exhibit
- The wide variety of fruit and vegetables from many countries
- Century eggs with sliced ginger
- Ipoh Pomelo
| - Waiting at a bus stop on a humid morning
- Litter advertising on poles
- Attempts by new immigrant hawkers to cook classic Singapore dishes
- The MRT during the morning rush
- The energy sapping heat with little respite
- Spitting in the street
- Second hand smoke inhalation
- Begging
- False Monks
- Fundamentalist religions taking advantage of the weak and disadvantaged
- Being pushed off the pavement by inconsiderate pedestrians
- The Mediacorp free to air channels for their limited and amateurish programmes
- Highrise littering
- Smelly drains
- Cockroaches of every size and hue
- Being asked to pay $100 for the privilege of going into the new casinos and lose another $100
- Increasing amounts of rubbish in the streets
- Ang Mo who make no effort to mingle and learn the local culture
- Not being able to fit any of the local clothing or shoe sizes
- The bureaucracy and service at the local banks
- Ditto for Singtel
- The cost of freight back to New Zealand
- Singapore Airlines one way fare costs
- Highly sugared local bread
- Indonesian 'haze' when it blankets Singapore
- Singapore Idol
- Maids scavenging through the condo rubbish bins
- The Japanese habit of preparing and eating seafood when it is still alive
- 3 in1 coffee
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