Its the End of the year coming...
The streets were all lit up with lighting and colorful banners. People busy shopping and spring cleaning to welcome a new beginning...
Even though the tidings were not all glad, as the world is being hit by natural disasters and terrorism.
But at the small corner of the Eastern Singapore... A warmth tinge of kampong spirit was still being felt...
It's the 1st of Nov... *argh its Nov already?!?!?*
DING DONG
DING DONG
The door bell rang... For God sake its holiday... Who could that be?
Well, the door open. My Indian neighbor was smiling from ear to ear, pushes a bag of new year goodies at us.
Hmmmm.... You may wonder what's with that english? Ha ha... coz I wasn't the one that opened the door... I was still in bed, my sis did.
But nevertheless, the gesture was touching.
I really think that in Singapore, we do celebrate more festivals than else where due the different cultures that blend into a unique flavor here...
Despite the insincerity of the concrete jungle, there's always an oasis somewhere- sometimes you don't need to look far for it, coz its within you to start it.
Its really enjoyable, caring and sharing is the core of a great community. Seeing different people from different culture coming together and celebrate with one another is really wonderful.
Its a small World after all... A smaller Singapore...
We are not talking about physical size though but the population density- how close we really are...
Packed like sadines in cans- call HDB blocks. Can the sadines be happy??? That depends on you and me!
Chinese got a good saying, “遠親不如近鄰！” Thats very true for us!
To translate,"Neighbors are better than relatives, for they are closer to you when times of trouble." ;-)
The streets were all lit up with lighting and colorful banners. People busy shopping and spring cleaning to welcome a new beginning...
Even though the tidings were not all glad, as the world is being hit by natural disasters and terrorism.
But at the small corner of the Eastern Singapore... A warmth tinge of kampong spirit was still being felt...
It's the 1st of Nov... *argh its Nov already?!?!?*
DING DONG
DING DONG
The door bell rang... For God sake its holiday... Who could that be?
Well, the door open. My Indian neighbor was smiling from ear to ear, pushes a bag of new year goodies at us.
Hmmmm.... You may wonder what's with that english? Ha ha... coz I wasn't the one that opened the door... I was still in bed, my sis did.
But nevertheless, the gesture was touching.
I really think that in Singapore, we do celebrate more festivals than else where due the different cultures that blend into a unique flavor here...
Despite the insincerity of the concrete jungle, there's always an oasis somewhere- sometimes you don't need to look far for it, coz its within you to start it.
Its really enjoyable, caring and sharing is the core of a great community. Seeing different people from different culture coming together and celebrate with one another is really wonderful.
Its a small World after all... A smaller Singapore...
We are not talking about physical size though but the population density- how close we really are...
Packed like sadines in cans- call HDB blocks. Can the sadines be happy??? That depends on you and me!
Chinese got a good saying, “遠親不如近鄰！” Thats very true for us!
To translate,"Neighbors are better than relatives, for they are closer to you when times of trouble." ;-)
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