Trees, or rather bits of them, crop up in the oddest of places here. Early this afternoon Noi and I whilst shopping at the new Geylang Market were quaffing the cup that cheers on the higher level and munching some munchables. Looking out towards Joo Chiat Complex on the other side of the road I realised we were positioned at the same height of the canopies of the trees, raintrees, I think, planted along the roadside. The canopies, three in my immediate range of vision, were intriguingly variegated in terms of colour - one especially standing out with its gorgeous mixing of light greens and yellows.
There's a tiresome cliché trotted out here about Singapore being a 'garden city'. Tiresome because one hears it so often. But the profusion of trees goes a long way to making it not entirely vapid.
The trees, in fact, go an extremely long way to, if not making this a beautiful city, at least making Singapore a place where beauty is easy to find. Now if only the same could be said for the architecture.
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