In June I went to Singapore for a conference where I presented a paper. It was my second time in Singapore; the first time I went in 2016, I only stayed 2 days and didn’t get to see much of the city. This time I stayed 5 days, and had more time to walk around and visit places.

I’ll be writing about my trip and share photos I’ve taken. This is the first part, and it’s about the churches I went to.

I stayed in a hotel along Queen Street, which to me is like the church street as there are several churches so close to each other. The hotel I stayed in is right next to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. I arrived at the hotel around 3pm and was able to attend the mass at 6pm.

On the third day, after an afternoon of going around Bugis Junction which is a 10-minute walk from the hotel, I passed by St. Joseph Church which is also in Queen Street and saw that the lights were on. It was almost 6pm. When I went in, the mass was about to start, so I stayed.

Then on Saturday after the conference ended at around 4 P.M, I took the MRT at Esplanade station (the conference was at The NUSS Graduate Club at Suntec City Tower 5) and got off at Bras Basah Station (just one stop) which is a 3-minute walk to the hotel. When I passed by the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, I learned there was a mass at 6 PM, and so I attended mass again.

That was 3 masses in one week. It was so long ago when I used to go to mass several times a week. But the proximity of the church just made attending mass so convenient. In China I would have to take a 45-minute bus ride and 30-minute ferry ride.

No, it’s not just churches I visited in Singapore. I did go to some exciting places, and I’ll write about those places in the next post. I need time. Time is a luxury.

Have a lovely day!

T.