SINGAPORE: As 2024 draws to a close, in case anyone needs to read this, it’s ok if the year did not go as planned. It didn’t for some. We also got through it, and that in itself is worth celebrating.
Unsurprisingly, social tumult and war dominated the news, but it would be mistaken to concentrate only on the doom and gloom of each year. Let’s begin with the year’s shiny areas.
ATTENDING THE BRIGHT SPOTS
Maximilian Maeder, who was only 17 years older, carried the weight of a country on his shoulders. Eight decades after Joseph Schooling’s ancient floating gold, the kitefoiler rode his way to a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. All eagerly anticipates what otherwise this student, wise beyond his years, did accomplish after being deferred from the National Service.
Yip Pin Xiu won three Paralympic medals in a row at the same time in the lake, wreaking a newfound wowed us once more. Even if Yeo Jia Min, Loh Kean Yew, Jessica Tan, and Terry Hee, the Olympic basketball players, did not take the pulpit, their heroic efforts firmly established their positions and the activity in our souls.
And did you get reservations to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Singapore in March? According to academics,” Swiftonomics” increased the second quarter GDP, but more intangible was the sense of excitement and joy in the air. Only don’t forget that “boring” Singapore is partly why it draws great entertainment functions.
Eventually, the Causeway that backlinks Singapore and Malaysia’s Johor Bahru celebrated its 100 years in June. However, when you consider it, you may think of unlimited traffic jams. This is unfortunate given how significant this relationship is to both sides. Yet the hiccup of Malaysia’s Vehicle Entry Permit , smoothed over.