Cape Town is almost 10,000km away but the water crisis it is currently facing could hold lessons for Singapore.
Due to a three-year drought - the worst in a century for South Africa's second-most populous city - taps there are expected to run dry by April 16, or "Day Zero". Residents are now being made to restrict their water use to 50 litres a day.
It brings to mind Singapore's longest-ever dry spell in 2014 when barely any rain fell for almost a month - although the situation was nowhere near as dire.
This was due in part to the Government's foresight in building Newater and desalination plants - weather-proof sources of water.
But experts have warned that dry spells could become more frequent here due to climate change.
When that happens, it would take more than just infrastructure to help Singapore avoid a crisis.
The amount of water used by each person a day here has fallen from 172 litres in 1995 to 148 litres in 2016. But this is still about three times more than what Cape Town residents are now being allocated.
It is an urgent reminder that Singapore needs to cut its per capita water use, especially in this era of climate change.
As Cape Town has shown, being at the forefront of Africa's green movement - it was ranked among the top five cities in the world for being climate-conscious and sustainable by energy and climate organisation Carbon Disclosure Project - has not helped it avoid the crisis.
The Singapore Government has already moved to help people here recognise the value of water by imposing a 30 per cent water price hike over two phases. It remains to be seen how effective this will be in getting people to reduce water use.
With so much rain in Singapore recently, it may be difficult to grasp the notion of water scarcity. But as the situation in Cape Town has shown, it would pay to realise that rain will not always fall.
