Poll: Vote for your favourite Singaporean moment of 2016
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Top six moments: (clockwise from top left) Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling; Mrs Lee Hsien Loong's dinosaur pouch; Pokemon Go players in Hougang; bak chor mee from Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle; Paralympic swimmers Theresa Goh and Yip Pin Xiu; and singer Nathan Hartono.
SINGAPORE - Unprecedented sporting glory (Joseph Schooling, who else?), a Singaporean in the final of a major singing competition, a mobile app that sparked a nationwide craze, and a $14.80 pouch that went all the way to Washington.
What an eventful and exciting year 2016 has been for Singapore.
While Singapore's new king of the pool Schooling rightly gets the plaudits for winning Singapore's first Olympic gold, let's not forget the inspiring exploits of Paralympic swimmers Yip Pin Xiu and Theresa Goh in Rio de Janeiro.
We're all familiar with the Pokemon Go phenomenon that briefly held Singaporeans young and old in its addictive thrall, and also singer Nathan Hartono's seemingly improbable run - with Jay Chou by his side - to the Sing China! final.
But who would have thought the humble bak chor mee and soya sauce chicken would have made it into the notoriously chi chi Michelin guide?
Also deserving of mention: The dinosaur pouch designed by autistic Pathlight student See Toh Sheng Jie that Mrs Lee Hsien Loong took with her to the White House.
1. Joseph Schooling wins Singapore's first Olympic gold
2. Mrs Lee Hsien Loong takes Pathlight student's dinosaur pouch to the White House
3. Pokemon Go launches in Singapore, sparking huge crowds
4. Nathan Hartono makes it to Sing! China final
5. Paralympians Yip Pin Xiu and Theresa Goh make history
6. Two hawker stalls make it into Singapore's maiden Michelin guide
