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Singapore ain't that exotic (in fact it's a bit dull) but as others point out it's surrounded by other places which are worth visiting.

Java is incredible, only 2 hours flight, is very welcoming and well worth your time as is much of Malaysia

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at least once every few months and have for years. It's not that bad. it's not a democracy in much more than name, being more a Lee controlled partially benevolent dictatorship pretending to be a democracy. The shopping is great, if a little staid, there is fantastic eating and the bars can be fun. A certain amount of rocking the boat is tolerated but the media is rather controlled. That said there are some killer bookshops, especially Kinokuniya on Orchard.

But essentially Singapore's problem is that it's rather soulless, and humourless. If you want edge in South East Asia, try Bangkok or Jakarta, both of which I prefer on just about every level apart from the traffic.