A city, one walk at a time.

When I talked about my Singapore routine in February, walking was already a substantial part of it. On days without classes, ten to fifteen thousand steps was quite normal. A day in Sentosa could take that past twenty thousand.¶

I like that walking can be both the plan and the space between plans. There is no need to turn every outing into a carefully arranged itinerary. Getting somewhere under my own steam is a satisfying part of the day.¶

Even class days had their own walking rhythm: I described walking three or four kilometres home. On a free day, the distance could grow without turning the whole outing into a special event. The same city can fit a short journey between classes and a much longer day in Sentosa.¶

The food and drink questions were just as specific. I compared a Mr Coconut Lite coconut shake with drinks from KOI Thé, and asked what nata de coco actually was. These are small choices, but they make the record feel much closer to an ordinary day than a list of places visited would.¶

I also talked about meals such as Sukiya, fish soup and congee. I do not need every meal to become a recommendation or every walk to become a route guide. Sometimes it is enough to remember what I was choosing between and what I wanted to know.¶

A portfolio naturally collects the things with a finish line: a degree, a project, a result. I want this part of the site to hold some of the ordinary rhythm around them too. Singapore is where I study, and also where I take a walk and decide what to eat afterwards.¶