Where are your strongest memories from the first overseas trip you ever took?

It was a big deal. I nailed it in my final year exams in primary school and my mum took me to the Philippines. Then we headed up to the hills into Baguio. It was 21C in the day and 15C at night. Having lived in Singapore, where it’s 30C most of the time, it was my first experience of cooler weather. Or what felt like to me, the freezing cold.

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What was a standard family holiday like when growing up?

A rented chalet at East Coast Park beach in Singapore. The whole family would go and there would be great food. The kids swam and kayaked and played football. The men would drink whiskey and the ladies would complain to each other about the men.

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