Living in Singapore is quite different for an Irishman who is used to community – it’s why little things wind me up. Today I ran for the bus and the doors had closed, I knocked but the driver didn’t see me. I turned around, swearing, and as I did an old Chinese man pointed – the same number bus had arrived with space for people. Few people in Singapore take the time to do that and I was impressed. It’s so rare for someone to make the effort for someone else, I could only say ‘thank you very much’. On reflection I wanted to express so much more, to acknowledge the rarity in Singapore of someone being altruistic. It made my day.