What You Can Bank on in Singapore
The other day I'm sitting at my desk, talking to someone on the phone who is nowhere near the Little Red Dot. "So, how's Singapore," the caller asks. "Hot," I say. I've had that question a lot the past year, and "hot" is my knee-jerk response every time. How could it not be? It's one thing you can absolutely bank on here. Any day of the year. Any time of the day. Even when the sun goes down, "it's tropical," as my mate Howie likes to say, especially when he's got sweat pouring off his face. But Singapore is nothing if not fairly predictable across the board. Which is why you can also be certain that: * Your car will stick out like a sore thumb if you drive forward into a parking spot. Singaporeans back in, folks (see photo, below). No law saying you have to. They just do it. All of them do. * A security guard won't do much to thwart a throwdown. I watched a bust-up break out the other night at the beer festival. Some A...