In Asia, we come across the jetsetters and A-listers, from celebs to billionaires. But since I'm in Johor, let me elaborate on the extravagances of the glitterati in neighbouring Singapore.
Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world and for good reason to boot. You have anything and everything that you could imagine from the best hawker food to the sparkling expanses of swanky hotels.
Now not only does Singapore boast of technology but it also boasts of its concentration of millionaires that live in the poshest settings, owning the most luxurious cars and experiencing life literally on a silver platter.
Little is known of how these families work isn't it? In this frolicking read from Kevin Kwan you are just about to be thrown headfirst into the beautiful and ugly side of a rich family in Singapore.
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry.
But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country's most eligible bachelor.
On Nick's arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives and scheming social climbers.
From obsessive clanship to dysfunctional families, this wonderfully written piece of fiction is ravenously gorgeous in its own right. Now a major motion picture, this book is sure to leave you glimmering and retching at the high life and what it entails.
