Fulbright Association dinner

I had just attended the Fulbright Association dinner at USP's invitation. The dinner was held at the Tanglin Country Club, frequented by the Americans who reside in Singapore. I wore a suit, and my friends would know how stifling that was for me.

In any case, I am not anywhere near my goal of heading to the States. I mingled with the USP gang half the time, and spent the other half eating my full-course dinner. I had never liked socializing and making small talk for the sake of it. Anyway, it was fine dining literally and I had enjoyed the food. At the dinner's end, Kishore Mahbubani gave us a talk on how Asia has influenced the world and will continue to do so in the next decades to come. This century will belong to Asia, it seems. My USP professor won Mahbubani's autographed new book through a lucky draw, but he gave it to me because I had expressed my interest in laying my hands on it before the dinner. So embarassing. I thank him for his generosity.

The Fulbright Association is prestigious, and its dinner posh. I felt honoured to be invited to it. This shall be my last moment of glory before I leave USP 2 months later.