My Singapore on the Go

By On December 14, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Singapore, Thoughts & Trips

I was born in Singapore. I grew up in Singapore. I won’t say that I will always live in Singapore, but I’m here now, and that’s the important part.

No matter what I say about Singapore, I live in a beautiful city. I might wish for it to be more vibrant, more spontaneous, more artsy and more alive, but it doesn’t change the fact that Singapore is a pretty city as it is. It’s just that sometimes, when it’s hot and humid and we’re running late and the train is crowded, it’s easy to forget.

I shot this video using my iPhone 4 and the iSupr8 app (created by a couple of awesome guys I was in film school with) while in taxis, in buses and on the street of Singapore, just to remind myself to look at things in a different way from time to time.

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  • http://www.singaporeactually.com bookjunkie

    Brilliant Kirsten. Looks like a mini documentary and the melancholic music just adds to the ambience.

    Even more reason I should get an iPhone ;-)

  • http://kixes.wordpress.com Kirsten

    Yes, this is just one of the many funky things you can do on an iPhone. I could have edited it in my phone too but I was a bit lazy, plus I can get it done faster on my laptop.

  • http://thenakedlistener.wordpress.com thenakedlistener

    Kirten, don’t know how you feel about Hong Kong, but for my money I reckon Singapore is way more a beautiful city, more vibrant, more spontaneous, more artsy and more alive.

  • http://kixes.wordpress.com Kirsten

    I find Hong Kong’s people more vibrant and spontaneous and alive, which in turn makes the city buzz with that spirit. But I’d still take Singapore over Hong Kong because I cannot stand HOW YOU ALL HAVE NO SPACE HOW DO YOU BREATHE. *freaks out*

  • http://thenakedlistener.wordpress.com thenakedlistener

    That is true. It all boils down to the difference how Singapore and Hong Kong defines efficiency in town planning. In HK, efficiency is (broadly speaking) defined as packing in maximum performance within the minimum allowable space – which, I grant you, is true enough. In Singapore, AFAIK, it’s to provide maximum possible space for highest possible performance – which is also true (and more in keeping with European ideas of town planning).

  • http://kixes.wordpress.com Kirsten

    That said, spaces in Singapore are beginning to shrink. Apartments are getting smaller and smaller as our population swells. Unlike HK, we really DON’T HAVE ANY MORE SPACE for all this growth, but we’re still growing!

    When I’m in HK I look around at the crowds and the population density and the competition and I just feel like this is what Singapore is going to be soon. It’s not exactly a happy thought. But if only we could have the same political awareness and fierce, outspoken spirit (and possibly the legal system too), I might be placated.

  • http://gintai.wordpress.com Gintai

    Yes we all love tiny Sg!