S'pore throu my eyes

I love Singapore. Its hot and happening. Like any other society, this place has its own traits. Some very much borrowed from the west and some unique to its culture, which of course is a mixture of malayan, chinese and indian cultures.

Like in the west one common obsession is "slimming down". Every mall has atleast 3 high profile spas or slimming centres. Full page ads in the dailies make sure u know what's new in this area. Also, this society is highly brand conscious. From designer jeans to desinger bags (esp Louis Vuitton), Chanel to Elizabeth Arden for cosmetics, u can get it all here. No wonder the whole of Bollywood shops here. Now, dont think am against this, no way. This just goes to show the standard of living is good here and ppl can afford these high profile stuff.

Some of the good things I like here are the superb infrastructure in community building - libraries, Housing Board flats, public services, social security, etc. One more thing is note worthy - communal harmony. Even though the majority is Chinese, u can see a lot of indian, malaysians, Fillipinos and Westerners. Its a very clean and green place.

More later.