I'm sitting here, thinking that I really like it here. Yet, when I hear people (Singaporeans) complaining about Singapore, there's still that little monster that creeps up in me, and that little monster is so tempting me to scream at them to appreciate what Singapore has for us.

Yes, Singapore is a little small so we tend to be short of vast green land with sheep and horses roaming on it. We are mountain tortoises stuck on the little red dot that think the yellow flowers on the canola field are kailan. We put our files out when it snows to catch a snowflake that we've never seen.

I like it here because it's peaceful. It gives me a sense of solitude, but not loneliness. It gives me time to slow down, to look at the scenery, to gasp at the wonders of nature and to think-- the world is really a wonderful place.

But, I'm still thankful for all that Singapore has for me. SMRT breakdowns hit the headlines and we complain. Dear Singaporeans, in your x years of living in Singapore, have you ever been caught in a train delay? I have, twice, but it was not because of technical breakdowns. It was because a Mercedes rammed up the train track once, and another committed suicide.

24hour clinics will always be there for me when I feel sick and am down with a gastric flu at 2am. If i do need a cup of hot chocolate, or crave so badly for shin ramyun during my late night mugging,  a 6 minute walk in the brightly lit streets brings me to a 7-11. I eat at kopitiams with my wallet on the table like it's tissue paper, I trot around happily in my high heels because the ground is flat and easy to walk on. I don't have much to worry about my education, because I know the government puts her people's education as a priority. I take the bus+train from one end of Singapore to the other end for at most 3 dollars.

I'm not implying that we don't need any improvements. Honestly, we do. We need a more gracious society, one that says thank you to strangers who help us in our daily commute and meals, one that gives up seats to people who need it more, one that is more appreciative towards what we have. We need other things. However, still, I'm thankful for what I have in Singapore.