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What a horrible year. While I traveled for much of the first two months of 2020, the virus loomed over everything since before Chinese New Year, when Singapore experienced its first wave. In March, the strict lockdown caught me by surprise, as I had felt we had already weathered the virus in Asia. The lack of preparation by Europe and America was enraging. My abrupt departure in May after two months of separation from my closest friends and partner on the island was painful.
The Pearl Bank Apartment was an iconic brutalist residential skyscraper in Singapore. In 1976 it opened to a period of economic prosperity which was improving the quality of life for almost every resident. While it symbolized the epitome of success during its day, it has since lost its novelty. For the last few months, the building has been meticulously demolished without fanfare. In just a few weeks, it will be gone, leaving room to speculate on its legacy.
