{"product_id":"complete-notes-from-singapore-the-penguin-omnibus","title":"Complete Notes from Singapore: The Penguin Omnibus","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost 200 years ago, an Englishman by the name of Stamford Raffles landed on the shores of Singapore and the rest, shall we say, is history. A decade ago, another Englishman came to Singapore and left behind a wholly different kind of legacy. \u003cem\u003eNotes from an even Smaller Island\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScribbles from the Same Island\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFinal Notes from a Great Island\u003c\/em\u003e are three widely-acclaimed offerings by Neil Humphreys detailing his own Singapore story of a man who came, who saw and who fell in love with the tiny tropical nation. \u003cem\u003eComplete Notes from Singapore: The Penguin Omnibus\u003c\/em\u003e brings together all three best-selling books for an insightful account of one man’s relationship with Singapore and Singaporeans that has spanned an entire decade, with a foreword by Colin Goh and a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes From an Even Smaller Island\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnowing nothing of Singapore in the 1990s, a young Englishman, Neil Humphreys, arrives in the land of ‘air-conned’ shopping centres and Lee Kuan Yew. From the aunties in the hawker centres to expats dressed as bananas, from Singlish to kiasuism, and from Singaporeans at home to Singaporeans abroad, Humphreys explores all aspects of Singaporean life, taking in the sights, dissecting the culture and illuminating each place and person with his perceptive and witty observations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by someone who is at once both insider and outsider, the book is a wonderfully funny and disarmingly honest portrait of Singapore and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2001, \u003cem\u003eNotes from an Even Smaller Island\u003c\/em\u003e became an extraordinary success, selling tens of thousands of copies. It popped up on the national bestseller several times over the years and launched Neil’s stellar writing career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 20th anniversary edition contains new material; Neil has gone back and re-evaluated his first book, looking at what he got right, what he definitely got wrong and updating readers on key characters, stories and crazy incidents. He also includes never-previously published photos to prove – once and for all – that every word of his irreverent work was true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eScribbles From the Same Island\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeil Humphreys is back with more \u003cem\u003eScribbles from the Same Island\u003c\/em\u003e. He is not rich, doesn’t own an apartment, and doesn’t have many expatriate privileges, but nonetheless manages to remain the same funny bloke happily living in the small estate of Toa Payoh in Singapore. One year after his best-selling, \u003cem\u003eNotes From An Even Smaller Island\u003c\/em\u003e had the whole of Singapore laughing helplessly, Neil Humphreys is still madly in love with his humble but stimulating existence on the sunny island of Singapore. So much, in fact, that he now makes a living poking gentle fun at every oddball aspect of Singaporean life. Expect to find more of his take on SPG, sex, doctors, toilets…all seemingly innocuous subjects but made hilarious through his witty observations. Romance campaigns? Public transport system? Nothing is safe from Neil’s humorous scrutiny. Not even the unsuspecting creatures at the zoo, and certainly not the bawdy nightlife at Geylang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Notes From a Great Island: a Farewell Tour of Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingapore’s best-selling author is back. After spending the best ten years of his life in Singapore Neil Humphreys has decided to move to Australia. But the British writer doesn’t want to leave the island he fell in love with a decade ago without taking one final tour. Embarking on a valedictory tour from his home in Toa Payoh, Humphreys vows to explore Singapore as he did when he first arrived–a newcomer on foot and inexperienced–visiting his favourite places, from the glorious countryside of Lim Chu Kang to the serene beaches of Kusu island. From Sentosa to Sembawang Park, St. John’s Island to Johor Bahru, Humphreys treks, cycles and even hitchhikes his way across this great island, encountering murderous dogs, dead cats, wild crocodiles and mad cyclists. Honest, insightful and funny, \u003cem\u003eFinal Notes from a Great Island\u003c\/em\u003e is a warm, uplifting tribute to Singapore and its inhabitants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrought up in Dagenham, London, England, \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Humphreys\u003c\/strong\u003e migrated to Singapore in 1996, left for Australia in 2006, and returned to Singapore in 2011. He worked as a humour columnist, first at \u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e and then \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe New Paper\u003c\/em\u003e. Humphreys continues to write for newspapers, magazines, and websites in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, and the UK. His humour, football and lifestyle columns have appeared in \u003cem\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Paper\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Age\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e. He is now radio host for Money FM 89.3 hosts an award-winning football podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2001, he was one of the country's bestselling authors. His first book, \u003cem\u003eNotes from an Even Smaller Island\u003c\/em\u003e, became an immediate bestseller and travelled across Southeast Asia, Australia, and Britain. The book appeared on the Singapore bestseller list for over four years. BBC World said it was 'a warts and all view of the city-state and celebrates many of the things most often criticised'. In 2003, his second book, \u003cem\u003eScribbles from the Same Island\u003c\/em\u003e, a compilation of his popular humour columns in WEEKEND TODAY, was launched in Singapore and Malaysia and also became an immediate bestseller. In 2006, \u003cem\u003eFinal Notes from a Great Island: A Farewell Tour of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e completed the trilogy. The book went straight to No.1 and decided to stay there for a few months. 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