Reports From Tomorrow

Letters Home from an Expat
1998-1999

The following is a simple index of a series of letters we wrote home describing our time in Singapore. These were sent out with alarming regularity begining in March 1998 and each was called a Report From Tomorrow, acknowledging the time warp one feels on the Asian side of the dateline. These were sent to a mailing list that grew to over eighty people. These Web pages are simply a way to preserve the mail and present the material in a slightly better format.

Pictures

Here is the directory where all our Singapore pictures which are referenced in the Reports From Tomorrow live. This is a more convenient way to browse the pictures than hunt through the reports.

Mary's View

Of course, Mary see's things differently and she sent her own letters home - called Mary's View of S'pore.

• Vol 9 (Feb 14, 1998) Divorce Singapore Style
• Vol 8 (Nov 23, 1998) AWARE
• Vol 7 (Nov 17, 1998) History: William Farquhar, East India Co., Chinese Merchants
• Vol 6 (Nov 17, 1998) History: The Bugis, Gambier Plantations
• Vol 5 (Sep 27, 1998) History: Orang Suku Laut, Tiong Bahru
• Vol 4 (Aug 17, 1998)
• Mary's View of Thailand (Jul 11, 1998)
• Vol 3 (Jun 26, 1998)
• Vol 2 (Apr 10, 1998)
• Vol 1 (Mar 31, 1998)

Past RFTs

• Vol 46 (1998): Dragon Boat Pictures
• Vol 46 (Sep 6, 1999): Zai Jian Singapura, We Won't Mind Missing, What Will We Do Without, Re-entry into the US
• Vol 45 (Jul 25, 1999): Our Return, Dragon Boat Race III
• Vol 44 (Jun 26, 1999): Crowded Singapore, Economy, Banks Won't Make It
• Vol 43 (May 23, 1999): New Zealand
• Vol 42 (Apr 25, 1999): Sarawak - Visiting the Iban, Iban Economy
• Vol 41 (Apr 11, 1999): Sarawak, Culture, Eco-Tourism
• Vol 40 (Mar 28, 1999): Thaipusam
• Vol 39 (Mar 14, 1999): National Day
• Vol 38 (Feb 28, 1999): Marriage, Singapore Style
• Vol 37 (Feb 15, 1999): Doing Business the Asian Way
• Vol 36 (Jan 24, 1999): Bali Continued
• Vol 35 (Jan 10, 1999): Bali
• Vol 34 (Dec 29, 1998): Contract Status, Asian Year End Holidays
• Vol 33 (Dec 19, 1998): November Dragon Boating
• Vol 32 (Dec 11, 1998): Powerlender Status
• Vol 31 (Nov 15, 1998): Superstitions
• Vol 30 (Nov 2, 1998): Anwar and Asian Politics
• Vol 29 (Oct 18, 1998): Singlish
• Vol 28 (Oct 4, 1998): Singapore Slings, Lightning
• Vol 27 (Sep 27, 1998): Prices, Contrast to S'pore
• Vol 26 (Sep 20, 1998): Transportation, Thailand, Expectations and Our Reality
• Vol 25 (Sep 13, 1998): The Akha, The Yao
• Vol 24 (Sep 6, 1998): Still in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai
• Vol 23 (Aug 26, 1998): Buddhist Temples, Chiang Mai
• Vol 22 (Aug 17, 1998): Thailand, Bangkok
• Vol 21 (Aug 10, 1998): Driving in Singapore, It's a Cultural Thing - IV
• Vol 20 (Aug 2, 1998): The Weather, It's a Cultural Thing III
• Vol 19 (Jul 26, 1998): It's a Cultural Thing - II
• Vol 18 (Jul 19, 1998): Durians, Its a Cultural Thing
• Vol 17 (Jul 12, 1998): Haircuts, Names
• Pictures (June 1998): Dragon Boat Pictures
• Vol 16 (Jun 28, 1998): The Rest of the Story II
• Vol 15 (Jun 21, 1998): Dragon Boat Racing, The Rest of the Story
• Vol 14 (Jun 14, 1998): Fashion, Building Boom
• Vol 13 (Jun 7, 1998): Sterotypes, The Haze, Environment
• Vol 12 (May 31, 1998): Flora and Fauna, Books
• Vol 11 (May 24, 1998): Singapore - Enter at Your Own Risk
• Vol 10 (May 10, 1998): Wages & Housing & Benefits, Sizes
• Vol 9 (May 10, 1998): Costs
• Vol 8 (May 3, 1998): Entertainment
• Vol 7 (Apr 26, 1998): Race Relations, Outdoor Kitchens
• Vol 6 (Apr 19, 1998): The State
• Vol 5 (Apr 12, 1998): Singapore Apts
• Vol 4 (Apr 5, 1998): Phones and Technology, Asian Flu, Local Organizations
• Vol 3 (Mar 29, 1998): Money, UOB
• Vol 2 (Mar 23, 1998): The Anchorage, Transportation
• Vol 1 (Mar 15, 1998): Introduction, First Impressions, Geography, Housing