SINGAPORE: As 2024 involves a detailed, in case anybody must learn this, it is okay if the 12 months did not go as deliberate. For many this was not the case. We nonetheless made it, and that in itself is value celebrating.
It’s no shock that political upheavals and wars have dominated the headlines, however it could be a mistake to focus solely on the dangerous luck and unhappiness annually. Let’s begin with the brilliant spots of the 12 months.
KEEPING THE BRIGHT POINTS
Maximilian Maeder was solely 17 years outdated and carried the burden of a nation on his shoulders. Eight years after Joseph Schooling’s historic swimming gold, the kitefoiler has claimed a bronze medal on the 2024 Paris Olympics. Granted a reprieve from nationwide service, everybody eagerly awaits what else this teenager, clever past his age.
Yip Pin Xiu wowed us as soon as once more within the pool, with a historic feat of three consecutive Paralympic gold medals in not one, however two occasions. And though the Olympic badminton gamers – Yeo Jia Min, Loh Kean Yew, Jessica Tan and Terry Hee – did not make the rostrum, their brave performances cemented their place and the game in our hearts.
And did you get tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Singapore in March? Economists say “Swiftonomics” boosted first-quarter GDP, however extra intangible was the sense of enjoyable and pleasure within the air. Just remember that “boring” Singapore is a part of the explanation why it attracts nice leisure.
Finally, the Causeway connecting Singapore and Johor Bahru in Malaysia celebrated its a hundredth anniversary in June. But when you concentrate on it, limitless site visitors jams come to thoughts, which is a disgrace contemplating how essential this connection is for each events. The hiccup of permitting automobiles to enter Malaysia has additionally resolved itself.
