Celebrating India in Singapore

Indian embassy here is conducting a week long program for celebrating indian presence in s'pore. They have lined up a list of exhibitions for tourism, art, lifestyle and showcases of drama and films. Sharmila Tagore is here and many of her memorable films are being shown at the Ngee Ann Auditorium. There is also a culinary feast to finish it off. I really dont know if i want to go. This exhibition is more for the potential tourist and the ticket costs are high.

Talking about high cost of tickets, I guess I was also gobbled up by the exchange rate prb. Initially when I came here, every cost was translated into rupees. It was frightening to see the translated value but soon i came to realise the difference between living here and back home.

Going by the standard of living here, I would say S'pore is a very affordable place provided u earn in S$. Housing is pretty ok and so is food. Getting around is also easy cos the MRT connects very corner of S'pore. Clothing and branded items like cosmetics are on the higher side. But this is a great place for shopping. There's almost always some exhibition/sale going on at the S'pore Expo. Every shop has a clearance sale atleast twice a year and big sale promotions every month.

Its finally starting to clear up here, ok me goto go now. More later.