I started volunteering as a guide at the National Museum of Singapore early this year because I wanted fodder for writing. It's actually been really fascinating so far, re- and un-learning the history of this island. Just being a guide alone, looking at tourists' reactions to some of the more absurd parts of our history is amusing. Especially when everything before colonialisation almost appears to be completely made up, and everything after the war, white-washed.
I haven't actually found anything worth writing about though, though I really want to write The Fake Guide to the National Museum.
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