Getting my geek on!

With Nick away playing golf on segways and drinking from dawn ‘til, well, dawn the next day, and then on again, I decided a while ago that I ought to fill my weekend to the brim to keep me super busy, and to make the most of the free time. When I heard that there was going to be a TEDx Singapore event, then I signed myself up immediately.

            TED talks are one of the podcasts that I take with me to the gym, so the idea of seeing some live, Singapore specific sessions sounded like a great idea, and it really was. Plus, the event ran from Friday lunch through until Saturday evening, so it was a great way for me to pass the time without becoming temped by the booze and food filled plans that everyone else seemed to have lined up.

During the day and a half there were some really great talks. They covered off everything from the sustainability of the seafood that they eat obsessively here in Singapore, to presentations from city planners explaining how they build the new towns in Singapore, and how they are begin to invest to make them smarter, better and more efficient. The opening segment was a 12 year old reading a book that he wrote with his dad on Singapore being a weird middle ground between the West and the East. The founder of Lonely Planet guides spoke and explained how their very first book was the story of their road trip from London all the way down to Singapore.  

            There were a couple of slightly less impressive speakers, but for the most part it was a really great event, and one that I would certainly encourage people to go to if they come back into town again!