Banana Lemon Singapore

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Singapore police car beside an HDB block at night

9 Sept 2026 · 6 min read

My Son Lost His Keys in Singapore. Finding Them Was the Easy Part.

An AirTag led us to my son’s lost keys in a Singapore flat. Getting them back took two visits, the police and most of an evening.

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A little less literal

Singapore, illustrated.

The comic collection

Comic: a seated man tenderly hugs an enormous metal key in a modest apartment.

My Son Lost His Keys in Singapore. Finding Them Was the Easy Part.

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Editorial comic of Bruce Willis wearing a giant square pizza box marked PIZZA while the pizza lies at his feet.

Choice Cuts Pizza & Records: A Slice of New York on Joo Chiat

The story behind it Fig. 03

A blue Singapore taxi followed by a grey paper sickness-bag taxi at a taxi stand

Jerky Driving in Singapore Taxis: A Passenger’s Story

The story behind it Fig. 04

Illustration of an emergency cabinet containing a grill spatula beneath the words In Case of Burger Emergency, Break Glass

Wildfire Burgers Singapore: Why I Keep Going Back

The story behind it Fig. 05

Editorial comic of a hotel bed balanced across two moving trucks on a quiet Singapore condominium access road

Moving House in Singapore: Our Costly Condo Lesson

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Editorial comic of a clothed electronics seller opening his coat to show discount cards for a television, sound system, laptop and washing machine.

Buying Electronics in Singapore

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Comic: a black crow watches a pink inflatable crow hanging from a tree beside the pool.

The Fake Dead Crow by a Singapore Swimming Pool

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Comic: a girl with two braids and a wicker basket pauses where four yellow brick paths meet.

Katong’s Four-Road Junction: Mountbatten Meets East Coast

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Editorial comic of a Singapore schoolboy sitting on a giant potato in a calm school canteen

Singapore School Preparedness: A Day Without Eggs or Milk

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Comic: a man sits beside a thermos as tall as himself, looking at his phone; its plain back faces the reader.

The Scam Callers Who Hung Up on Me

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Editorial comic of a twelve-compartment cabinet displaying everyday Singapore oddities, including a taxi roof light and a high-CO2 room

12 Everyday Things That Still Surprise Me in Singapore

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Airy editorial illustration of Alexander Vertinsky as Pierrot imagining a storm over the Singapore River, with a banana and lemon on his desk

Why Banana-Lemon Singapore? Vertinsky’s Magnolia

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