India, May 6 -- There are certain trips that you can just never forget. Years later, you can still walk through each locality, taste each dish in your head vividly. For me, it'll always be my week in Singapore - a whirlwind birthday, spent exploring the nightlife and wellness offerings during the city's most bustling week, the F1 Grand Prix. Singapore has always been spoken of in superlatives; the cleanest, the most efficient, the most expensive. But nobody seems to mention that it is also one of the most alive cities in the world .This is the story of how I saw Max Vestappen clinch a podium, Elton John sing live, ate frogs and got a spa massage at 4 am all in the same night... and that isn't even the best part of the trip.

The flight de...