The Marina Bay was packed with such a multitude of people on the eve of 2020 that the Metro signs were giving warnings on the way of extreme crowding. The streets were expertly cordoned off as tens of thousands of people celebrated in every imaginable way, some waiting and watching with friends and family with great anticipation for the stroke of midnight, and others dancing the night away. The massive stage next to the waters of the bay lit up the night sky with neon colors, and live music blared until the ultimate crescendo finally came. 500 hundred drones took to the sky like a brilliantly choreographed dance as they effortlessly created a show of giants in the night sky.

A voice boomed over the bay in unison with the drones, retelling the historic landing of Raffles, a show of the roaring Merlion of Singapore, a giant running man, and finally a gigantic clock that counted us down to midnight. As the clock struck 12 one of the largest fire works displays in the world rocked the whole of the city. The booming fireworks echoed off the skyscrapers around us and the finale shook us where we stood. The party went on well into the night on the shores of the waters of the bay, and the hotels, bars and restaurants showed no sign of slowing for hours more into the night. We all brought in 2020 in different ways and in different circumstances, but the question is, will we do life or will it do us this year? Our circumstances don’t define us. It is time for us to be the effect this year instead of being effected. Happy 2020!

Yep, not only is Singapore one of the smallest countries #20 in the World, it is also one of the richest with half of Singaporeans in the world’s richest 10% and 226,000 in the top 1% according to Business Insider Singapore.

Sandwiched in between Indonesia and Malaysia, it is also one of the youngest countries in the world at a little more than 50 years since it became a republic, but as the city’s Mer-Lion mascot suggests, it is not to be messed with. Singapore has survived and thrived as one of the world’s key and most influential financial hubs ever, made even more wealthy by the recent flight of many of Hong Kong’s wealthiest individuals and companies due to the prolonged riots and protests. .

Got the travel bug? If so we would recommend getting married to a Singaporean or becoming a multi-multi-millionaire. The Singaporean passport is the best in the world! That’s right, visa free or visa on arrival access to 189 countries around the world, basically the Rolls Royce of passports.

Oh yea one more thing, it’s one of the cleanest cities/countries in the world #5 partly because chewing gum is illegal, unless you have a prescription. Yea, for real, a prescription. Hope you like mints!