Singapore photos

A short trip to Singapore with my inlaws was nothing different but the same like my last time trip...fast..clean....taking photos of the buildings...but the good news is that the job market has recovered in singapore now...our young engineers are getting jobs in singapore now..and met an american tourist in the merlion garden who grasped in disgust "Not yet in US..."

Visa fee!!!

When we have guest from India, we use to take them to all the must see places in Malaysia like KLCC Twin tower, KL Tower, Genting highlands, Malacca, Midvalley megamall etc...Been to Malaysia and not been to Singapore is something very odd...and vice versa.as it is only 5hours bus travel from Kuala lumpur to Singapore.

Recently, Singapore high commission in Malaysia has stopped accepting application for its visa processing as its been given private travel agencies to process it...of course with an extra fee.

Just wondered how the application fee for the Singapore visa has soared for the past 3years in my personal experience here Malaysia...

Fee in 2006 - RM50/-per person

Fee in 2008 - RM71/-per person

Fee in 2009 - RM105/-per person

The increase in the last one year is shocking!!!


Though, I don’t have any answers for why India has not joined in ASEAN to avoid these visa fee/trade/jobs between the its member (Asian) countries...something like that of European Union, which has the benefits of visa free travel, trade, jobs within its member countries.

Cultural shocks

Recently visited Singapore and had a new set of cultural shocks

• Smoching / Kissing / Hugging tightly in Public (local MRT trains)



• Smoching / Kissing / Hugging tightly in public (local MRT trains) by very young students



• People riding cycles in the walking area (platform) in between the walker's hips and slips



• People standing in long queque to collect the morning free newspaper...and the feeling pride after getting the paper as if collecting the Olympics gold medal



• The mad rush in the MRT trains in Dhobi guat right from 6.30 AM even on saturdays



• Little india in singapore looks like erode/pondicherry



• Lots of rubbish and not so clean singapore roads



• Houses having seperate room with iron shelters - to protect from earthquakes,wars etc...this small iron doored room is for safety purpose