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Singapore, As It Actually Happened

Vegetarian fast-food diplomacy, bus-stop etiquette we learned the hard way, and the one ride order that actually matters at Universal Studios Singapore.

A real father-son trip to Singapore, lightly embellished for comic timing.

More real stories land here as they happen — trips, hangouts, night outs, and the occasional sober sadness.