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The joy of rediscovering Singapore

With travel being restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic and an unexpectedly illuminating experience in Yishun, I am seeing Singapore with a fresh perspective

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When I was little, I thought the MRT was the most amazing thing.
There was something magical about the way it moved across the island, the depths behind each name - Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Braddell, Toa Payoh, like a litany - the different ways the air smelled outside each station.
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