{"product_id":"complete-notes-from-singapore-the-penguin-omnibus-9789815323979","title":"Complete Notes from Singapore: The Penguin Omnibus","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlmost 200 years ago, an Englishman by the name of Stamford Raffles landed on the shores of Singapore--and the rest, as they say, is history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1996, another Englishman arrived and left behind a very different kind of legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes From an Even Smaller Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScribbles From the Same Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinal Notes From a Great Island\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplete Notes from Singapore: The Penguin Omnibus \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together all three bestselling titles, offering an insightful and entertaining account of Humphrey's unique, four-decade-long relationship with Singapore and its people, featuring a foreword by Colin Goh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This special edition contains new material: Neil has gone back and re-evaluated his trilogy with a new introduction and epilogue. He also includes never-previously published photos to prove--once and for all--that every word of his irreverent work was true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in Dagenham, London, \u003cb\u003eNeil Humphreys \u003c\/b\u003emigrated to Singapore in 1996 and left for Australia in 2006--only to return to Singapore in 2011. He has worked as a humor columnist, first at \u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, then at \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, and continues to write for newspapers, magazines, and websites across Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, and the UK. His humor, football, and lifestyle columns have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e. He now co-hosts radio shows for \u003ci\u003eMoney FM 89.3\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By 2001, he was one of Singapore's best-selling authors. His first book, \u003ci\u003eNotes From an Even Smaller Island\u003c\/i\u003e, became an immediate best-seller and travelled across Southeast Asia, Australia, and Britain. Two years later, his second book, \u003ci\u003eScribbles from the Same Island\u003c\/i\u003e, a compilation of his popular humor columns in \u003ci\u003eWeekend Today\u003c\/i\u003e, was launched in Singapore and Malaysia, and went on to become an immediate best-seller. In 2006, \u003ci\u003eFinal Notes from a Great Island: A Farewell Tour of Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e marked the completion of the trilogy. Humphreys has since written 32 books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807241109778,"sku":"9789815323979","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76259cbd-2955-43cb-ac72-c758d8a84574.jpg?v=1766047391","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/complete-notes-from-singapore-the-penguin-omnibus-9789815323979","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}