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I just spend the last two weeks in Northern Thailand awaiting my Chinese visa. During that waiting period, I decided to go to Pai and met some Singaporeans who educated me on all things Singapore and it’s fascinating. Over the course of our conversation I learned the below:

All Singapore male over the age of eighteen have to compulsory military service, almost exactly like Israel
Singapore is the shining beacon of capitalism in an almost exclusively Muslim territory
- Malaysia is predominantly Muslim, they share a border with Singapore
  - This is significant because Malaysia is starting to become a haven for ISIS members, which makes the Malaysia-Singapore border very contentious. Making Singapore feel like they have to take even more precautions across the board.
- Indonesia is the worlds largest Muslim country with about 12% of the worlds Muslim population
There is a huge wealth gap, think crazy rich asians vs. slumdog millionaire. It’s universe of difference.
There is a test kids take that determines what schools they can go to, what their career will be and a lot of other factors very early in life
Also they have quota on Indians that can be lawyers, apparently too many Indians are lawyers and they’re taking jobs away from others.

I went around my neighborhood in NoPa today and wandered around though Haight as well. There are so many iconic houses, so much lush greenery and unique architecture sprinkled all throughout this area. I brought along my camera, plug in my headphones and wandered aimlessly throughout the streets and neighborhoods. These are some of what I came across on my walk.

Lately I've been feeling a burst of creativity, I think it's because I am finally getting normal sleep and not working 12-15 hour days ad nauseam. I've been thinking more of how creative children are and how I think we lose that creativity as we get older and integrate into society. We are told what is possible, what an adult should be and what you should be doing. As we age, we get put into boxes and put ourselves into certain molds, which is potentially unhealthy and self damaging. I think the most creative we are is when were a seven or eight year old kid and if you don't foster that creativity and imagination, you lose it every year you get older.

2018.07.29 - Hanging Around the Haight

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