Louise
My sister (the one who was in Africa, not the one who lives in spain) tells me that while she was in the Rain Forrest she never had an asthma attack.
I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the relatively high humidity, or the heavy scent of exotic plants in the air, or the tranquil sounds of the monkeys hooping, the Chimpanzees chattering, the tree frogs rasping and the elephants leaning on trees to get them out of the way!
Maybe it was a combination of all these.
Certainly it can't have been a matter of the life style being less stressful: when driving her car to villages near the centre she would often have to stop to allow large mamals to cross the road, or scratch themselves on her vehicle, or nibble her radio antenna to see if it would be good to eat
I guess that being tranquil at a time when you are excited about a trip to the Far East is a bit of a tall order, but know tha then you go you will carry the thoughts and prayers of us all!
By the way, although singapore is a modern bustling city, it is still very close to rain forrest. Any gap site is quickly colonized by plants and, in the event that people left for 20 years and then returned, they would probably find it hard to locate the buildings in the midst of the tangle of vegitation that would ahve grown! enoy your trip. If you have a chance, go to Raffles hotel (even just for a cup of coffee) It is an amazing remnant of a bye-gone era!
Andrew