NZ Jellys on tour

It's only proper to honour the Indian Hindu festivities of Deepavali (or Diwali) with a visit to Little India to eat scrummy Indian food.  Deepavali translates to 'row of lights' and marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year, the celebration of good over evil, of light over darkness. Serangoon Road, Little India 2011 Serangoon Road, the main commercial street of Little India has been lit up for a couple of weeks now and tomorrow is the public holiday of Deepavali. With Indians making up 9.2% of Singapore's population (um, let's see... 9.2% of 5.1 million equals... um... well, lots) I don't imagine there will be a lot of breathing room in Little India tomorrow!

The Chinese culture brings amazing things to daily life in Singapore. Early in the morning, Chinese aunties and uncles (terms of endearment for any senior citizen) are in their local parks practising tai chi or exercising using the all-weather fitness machines that are like brightly coloured playground equipment. Generally speaking, old Chinese people seem a lot fitter than old people in New Zealand!

I guess that's how long it takes before one feels truly settled enough to relax in front of the laptop knowing that the the family are doing OK in this new country. Either that, or I'm not as organised as I'd like to think I am! The kids still have homesick moments (don't we all?) but are fairly settled into the way of things here in Singapore. Their school issued laptops within the last two weeks; change is a constant in our lives.  This city life has taken some getting used to... the only place I've found where I can be truly alone is here in our condo once the kids are at school and hubby is at work.  There are lots of green spaces in Singapore, beautifully kept too, but you're never alone. Maybe that's one of the reasons it's so safe; it's impossible to get up to mischief without being seen. View from our 16th floor condo It would be a crime to recap the last five months in one long, nasty blog, so going with the theme of five, let me ...