Naseem's Blog

Category: Singapore

  • Selamat Datang [Welcome]

    Selamat Datang [Welcome]

    Life has no boundaries when every place can be home – Jen Shyu Singapore is not just every place – it is the land of my birth. It is where most of my family lives. I was raised and educated there and worked for close to a decade before moving to the United States. I…

  • Street food is king

    Street food is king

    It’s inexpensive and it’s absolutely delicious. Food is an international language and Singapore excels in it.  In fact, it’s one of the reasons tourists come here. Food lovers with an adventurous palate will find so many treasures that it’s mind boggling. Where do you start?  There’s a gamut of offerings from upscale establishments featuring international…

  • The House on the Hill

    The House on the Hill

    Just behind the National Museum of Singapore on Stamford Road lies a quiet green oasis that once was called the Forbidden Hill. Forbidden, because this was the hillside abode of the Malay sultans who ruled Singapore since the 14th century. It’s now Fort Canning Park and my good friend and knowledgeable guide Shobana took us…

  • Galloping into the Year of the Horse

    Galloping into the Year of the Horse

    We’ve escaped the deep freeze in Michigan and are now in tropical Singapore where the weather reminds me of southern Florida. It’s typically warm and humid all year, but this time around the temperatures are a tad cooler because of winds from China. Yes! Perfect! So, greetings from this colorful corner of the world where…

  • Singapore Swing

    Five days in Singapore to catch up with family and old friends and long enough for Bob to present a paper at the National University of Singapore in late March. Although this was a very short stint, we noticed some major changes, namely that one in six persons in Singapore is a foreign worker. I’ve…

  • Singapore Botanical Gardens