Singapore becomes a different country towards the end of the year as the sounds of the festive season envelope you in malls. Different renditions of Christmas carols – Silent Night included – greet you as you move from shop to shop. Then past Dec 25, the thumpety thump thump of Frosty the Snowman gives way to the clash of cymbals and bursts of firecrackers heralding the arrival of the God of Fortune and Chinese New Year.
I suspect I am not alone in hankering after the tranquillity of the days during the Covid-19 circuit breaker in April and May 2020.
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