First and foremost, I am truly thankful for my lovely parents and my dearest cousins who made my first travel-alone trip to Singapore so wonderful and unforgettable.

This is me (in the middle) and my cousin (the man on the right who was trying to look “serious”) in a lecture hall at NTU, Singapore.

To begin with, everything started with one simple text from one of my cousins who was working in Singapore. She texted me: “Hey, Taylor’s gonna have a concert here. Do you want to go?”. Yes, we were talking about Taylor Swift’s 1989 World Tour Concert at Singapore Indoor Stadium in November 2015. I’ve always been a fan of hers. Any Swifties in this whole world be dying for a ticket of her show. I answered, “Ofc, I’d love to!”. At that time, I thought it was just a usual question, a question with no special intention at all. Surprisingly, it turned out that my cousins did mean to invite me to come over, or fly over, to be exact, so we could enjoy the show together.

That’s how it all began :) Continue reading →