Cats who teach me to fly…

How often does Singapore have such weather? Singapore… I used to respect our leaders so much and I always take them as my role model… Time has changed. People have changed. Our leaders have changed. And I no longer look upon our leaders as my role model because our nation has become a money oriented nation. Our leaders have become greedy so do our people…

I still love Singapore as it is peaceful, safe and clean. I can never deny the hard work of our leaders as well as our pioneers. I can have what I want here. Turn on the tap and there is clean water. Isn’t this place a heaven on earth? Yes, it is. We have more than what we need and it is always unneccessary… because we, man, are greedy. We can never be contented with what we had. Eventually, we have forgotten our values…

In Singapore and in many countries, a successful individual is measured by how rich and powerful you are. It is a joke to me. It is really a joke to me. I am smiling, not mocking. I am smiling because I can’t see the connection. To me, rich and power are like clothes. It’s a surface thing, nothing profound.

Singapore is still my choice to live in. I love summer. I love December in Singapore. Wet and cool. It reminds me of Paris. I remember I was 24, traveling solo to Paris. Walking down the street of Champs-Elysées on a Christmas week alone. It was drizzling. I didn’t carry umbrella. I was cold of course and I hated myself for not being a coffee person.

When December comes and when it rains, I can still remember the smell of Paris, the dampness and the feeling of being…solo.

So, does tonight’s weather remind me of Paris? I guess more or less :).