The City That Isn’t Home: Stories of Work, Distance, and Belonging in Singapore
You see them every day. You just don’t really see them.
The man who hands you your coffee before sunrise.
The woman who cares for a child who is not her own.
The worker who builds the skyline, then disappears behind it.
They came to Singapore for work. They stayed for reasons no one asks about.
The City That Isn’t Home is a collection of intimate, quietly powerful stories about foreign workers living in one of the world’s most efficient cities. From construction sites to hospital wards, from guardhouses to high-rise condos, these are lives built on routine, sacrifice, and small moments that rarely get noticed.
Some are chasing a dream.
Some are paying off a debt.
Some are simply trying to endure.
Told with restraint and emotional precision, these stories explore what it means to live in a place that offers opportunity, but not always belonging.
Because not everyone who builds a city gets to call it home.
Ref: B888. This ebook contains 19,306 words and 130 pages.
