I Only Loved Singapore When I Became An Air Stewardess Living In Dubai


Air Stewardess Living In Dubai

I used to be one of those who hated living in Singapore, wished I wasn’t born a Singaporean, and couldn’t wait to ‘gtfo of Singapore’.
So that I did.
My chance came when I got the job to work for Emirates as a cabin crew; I moved to Dubai, where I had to be based. And after living in Dubai and seeing Singapore through the eyes of my ex-colleagues, who came from all around the world, I realised how much I’d taken her for granted.
Sure, Singapore has her flaws: the absurdly high costs of living, and our ridiculous obsession with the paper chase are just some of it.
But having deeper conversations with my ex-colleagues made me see how ignorant my perspective was; all I could see were Singapore’s flaws while I was blind to the flaws of other countries I thought so highly of.
So from one Singaporean to another, here are the things I hope we never take for granted.