The comic collection

A little less literal.

The island’s everyday absurdities, drawn out. Each comic comes with a story.

A Christmas snow globe encloses a snowy tropical island and cable cars beneath triangular geodesic panes, with Merry Christmas on its base.

Winter, delivered: inside an imagined Sentosa dome

Read the story →Fig. 02

In a tropical Eden, Eve picks an apple from a planted steel Supertree while a serpent watches from a low branch.

The Lake Above the Gardens

Read the story →Fig. 03

Neighbours share a long table of different dishes, drinks and flowers between Joo Chiat shophouses, with a sleeping dachshund and a passing fluffy dog.

Joo Chiat Without Cars: A Street Full of People

Read the story →Fig. 04

Comic: a white LEGO Shashlik box showing a brick-built grill, standing on a pale sandy table against a cream-coloured wall, with three loose bricks beside it.

Making Shashlik in Singapore

Read the story →Fig. 05

A pencil-and-watercolour Merlion looks directly at the viewer, with a glowing red mechanical eye exposed beneath chipped stone.

What If Singapore’s Merlion Ran on Steam?

Read the story →Fig. 06

A lone visitor walks around a spiralling blue-and-yellow tower with round windows, echoing Katong Shopping Centre.

Katong Shopping Centre: Singapore’s Brutalist Mall

Read the story →Fig. 07

A Minecraft creeper slides down a mosaic dragon playground in an old Singapore HDB courtyard, drawn in pencil and watercolour.

Singapore, Remixed

Read the story →Fig. 08

A smiling man gives a thumbs-up as a black cat runs across the path directly in front of his feet.

A Crashed Car. A Lucky Number.

Read the story →Fig. 09

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.

Read the story →Fig. 10

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

Read the story →Fig. 11

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

Read the story →Fig. 12

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

Read the story →Fig. 13

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

Read the story →Fig. 14

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

Read the story →Fig. 15

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

Read the story →Fig. 16

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

Read the story →Fig. 17

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

Read the story →Fig. 18

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

Read the story →Fig. 19

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

Read the story →Fig. 20

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

Read the story →Fig. 21

Editorial comic of a giant tissue box with wheels parked like a vehicle in a quiet Singapore HDB car park

Choping a Parking Space in Singapore: When Etiquette Collides

Read the story →Fig. 22

Editorial comic of a giant nasi lemak jigsaw puzzle with a mismatched egg piece on a hawker-centre table

Nasi Lemak in Singapore: The Breakfast That Finally Made Sense

Read the story →Fig. 23

Editorial comic of a man touching both terminals of a small Krona battery with his tongue

Chilli Oil Wontons in Singapore: My Favourite Order 🌶🥟

Read the story →Fig. 24

Editorial comic of an electronics explorer dusting off a retro game console displayed like an archaeological find at Sim Lim Square

Sim Lim Square Singapore: An Electronics Time Capsule 📻

Read the story →Fig. 25

Editorial comic of a shopper facing a giant blank rice bag in a Singapore supermarket aisle

Buying Rice in Singapore: Why One Bag Is Hard to Choose 🍚

Read the story →Fig. 26

Editorial comic of a Roman-style condominium pool arch repaired with a giant adhesive bandage

Villa Marina Siglap: Our 2023 Apartment Viewing 🏛️

Read the story →Fig. 27

Editorial comic of a long single-file queue of residents waiting at one tiny entrance gate beneath an enormous condominium facade

City Square Residences: Our 2023 Apartment Viewing 🤙🇮🇳

Read the story →Fig. 28

Editorial comic of a real-estate picture frame making a tiny condominium pool look like a tropical resort

Palmera Residence Singapore: A 2023 Apartment Viewing 🤨

Read the story →Fig. 29

Editorial comic: a hand spreads red salmon roe onto a melting slab of vanilla ice cream as if it were a slice of bread.

Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich: Why Bread Wasn’t for Me 🍦🍞

Read the story →Fig. 30

Editorial comic of a giant stone statue holding an elevator while blocking a father with a folded stroller

Singapore Lift Etiquette: Making Room for a Stroller

Read the story →Fig. 31

Editorial comic of a shopper facing endless museum shelves of whole eggs receding into the distance

Egg Shopping in Singapore: Fresh, Salted and Century Eggs 🥚🤩

Read the story →Fig. 32

Editorial comic of three children and a backpack-wearing horse studying at outdoor desks on Dempsey Hill

Invictus Dempsey Hill: Why We Chose the School

Read the story →Fig. 33

Airy editorial comic of an open durian producing separate aroma visions of beef goulash and a cream-filled chocolate éclair

What Durian Tastes Like to Me: From Stew to Custard 😳

Read the story →Fig. 34

Editorial comic of the mythological Atlas carrying a globe while an Atlas Bar doorman points to a formal dress-code sign

Atlas Bar Singapore: Art Deco, Gin and a Seat at the Bar

Read the story →Fig. 35

Editorial comic of an ordinary pint displayed on a museum pedestal behind a velvet rope in a Singapore bar

Beer Prices in Singapore: The Pint That Left No Change 🍻

Read the story →Fig. 36

Editorial comic of a giant pink piece of chewing gum wedging open MRT train doors in Singapore

Singapore’s Chewing Gum Ban: What the Rule Actually Covers

Read the story →Fig. 37

Editorial comic of a Juicy Fruit packet carrying a suitcase and passport being refused by an automated airport gate in Singapore

🚫 Singapore rules: myth versus reality

Read the story →Fig. 38

Editorial comic of a crowned xiao long bao dumpling sitting alone in a bamboo steamer beside vinegar and ginger

Xiao Long Bao in Singapore: Soup Dumplings at Din Tai Fung 🥟

Read the story →Fig. 39

Editorial comic cutaway of a Singapore condominium tower with a glowing rubbish chute from kitchen to bin

A Kitchen Rubbish Chute in Singapore: From Horror to Habit

Read the story →Fig. 40

Editorial comic of a parent tapping an oversized bank card against a maple-tree payment terminal as a child enters school

CIS Tanjong Katong: Our Family’s School Fee Story

Read the story →Fig. 41

Editorial comic of four school backpacks camping in line outside a locked Singapore school gate before dawn

Teaching Passwords at a Singapore Secondary School

Read the story →Fig. 42

Editorial comic of a Shiba Inu lying on a therapist's couch while an older dog takes notes

A Robertson Quay Dog Incident in the Local News

Read the story →Fig. 43

Editorial comic of a century egg celebrating its 100th birthday in a light Peranakan room, wearing glasses and a knitted shawl beside a cane and cake

Century Eggs: What They Taste Like and How I Eat Them 🥚

Read the story →Fig. 44

Editorial comic of a Singapore condominium tower unfolding a swimming pool, treadmill and barbecue

What Is a Condo in Singapore? Life Beyond the Apartment

Read the story →Fig. 45

Editorial comic of a family crossing calm water on a raft made from six suitcases toward a Singapore condominium pool

How We Moved to Singapore with Six Suitcases

Read the story →Fig. 46

Editorial illustration of motionless wind indicators on a high-floor East Coast balcony overlooking the sea

Why My East Coast Balcony Wasn’t the Breezy Escape I Expected

Read the story →Fig. 47

Editorial comic of a commuter in a laurel wreath hailing three Singapore taxis that bow like Roman courtiers

How to Hail and Pay for a Taxi in Singapore

Read the story →Fig. 48

Editorial comic of a fried egg cooking on a thermometer while a fish swims inside a hygrometer

Getting Used to Singapore’s Heat and Humidity 🥵

Read the story →Fig. 49

Editorial comic of an empty-handed burglar politely backing away from a completely open shop behind a Closed, please do not enter sign

Feeling Safe in Singapore — and Getting a Little Careless

Read the story →Fig. 50

Editorial illustration of a stingray hovering like a UFO over a banana-leaf plate and a bowl of sambal

BBQ Stingray in Singapore: Learning to Love Sambal

Read the story →Fig. 51

Editorial comic of a tiny Singapore island stretching out a giant arm to shake a newly arrived traveller's hand

My First Impressions of Singapore 👋

Read the story →Fig. 52

Editorial comic of a lowercase i offering a flower to the number 2 while the number 1 stands between them

i12 Katong: Why Do People Call It 112?

Read the story →Fig. 53

Editorial illustration of the upper deck as a small cinema, with another bus filling the view

Singapore by Double-Decker Bus: The Best Seat in the City

Read the story →Fig. 54

Editorial comic of a fair-haired man riding his recovered turquoise bicycle at night while his childhood self smiles from a Singapore pavement

My Bicycle Was Stolen in Singapore — An AirTag Led Me to It 🚲

Read the story →Fig. 55

Cartoon of a collapsed Singapore apartment block with a stack of bomb shelters still standing

Why Singapore Apartments Have Bomb Shelters

Read the story →Fig. 56

Editorial comic of a carrot groom and cake-slice bride holding a plate of Singapore chai tow kway

Singapore Carrot Cake: Why It Has No Carrot or Cake 🥕🍰

Read the story →