Back In Singapore

A long time ago, Mimi lived in Singapore for about 6 months. Well it was a long time ago for Mimi but only just over 1 year for Annie and me. I am currently back in Singapore for a business trip and yesterday I walked over to our old apartment. I really enjoyed my time in Singapore, I felt more relaxed here then I ever did in the big busy city of Taipei. Of course there is the downside such as there is nothing much to do in Singapore and it’s a hell of an expensive city to live in. It’s only been 1 year since we left so nothing has really changed and it made me think about the things that happened when Annie, Mimi, and I have stayed there.

The time Annie and I spent in Singapore were marked with many significant stages in Mimi’s life which I will always remember. It was in Singapore when Mimi first started standing by herself. It was also where Mimi first started crawling. There was also the time when she has gotten very sick and had to get her blood drawn for testing…I will never forget that. The strange thing is that Mimi will never remember living here in Singapore. If we never have a chance to come here again, she might never realize she was a Singapore resident for a while. Another thing is that there are no pictures of Mimi with a significant Singapore landmark like the Merlion so there is nothing we can show Mimi to let her know she was here before. So very strange that the first years of a child life is so important to the parents and they will never remember it at all.