1. A nasi lemak burger came, caused a storm, left, and returned again

2. The government revealed they don’t trust their citizens to make the right choice

 

3. Everyone went nuts for a Japanese penguin

 

4. Prime Now landed in Singapore, then confusingly gave way to Amazon Prime

 

5. Three siblings aired some very private laundry in public

And inadvertently turned a children’s book into a sold-out bestseller

6. SMRT went full Mission Impossible on us

 

7. The pinnacle of high fashion retail opened a store on Dempsey Hill

8. PS.Cafe continued its world domination

 

9. Homophobes tried to ruin things (again)

 

10. The world’s most expensive coffee arrived at $85 a cup

 

11. Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 opened, featuring high tech gantries and lots of local touches

12. Electric car and e-scooter sharing became reality

 

13. Michelin Guide paid less attention to our beloved hawkers this year

 

14. Singapore finally got its first Apple Store (with lotsa love)

 

15. We had our 10th Singapore F1 and thought it was gonna be our last

 

16. Announcing you're closing and then coming back became the top business marketing strategy

17. Angry Chinese people tried to invalidate some pretty blatant racism

18. We officially have the most powerful passport in the world

 

At least there’s that!