Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Arrived

Last week we finally packed our stuff from Dubai and arrived in Singapore this Monday. We're living out of our suitcase at the moment & its not easy finding an apartment in Singapore. All we've managed to do so far is make a checklist of 'must-haves' for our home (proximity to a MRT station, proximity to work & a decent size are at the top check-boxes for now).

In the meanwhile, I've managed to collect a lot of fengshui charms for the apartment (which we haven't yet found). Singapore's China Town is full of them! The picture on the left is the biggest fengshui charm of the city; its called the "Fountain of Wealth".

The 'Fountain of Wealth' is surrounded by five high-rises representing the five fingers of a hand, and the Fountain itself symbolises the ring in the palm of the hand. The water flowing into the ring is a symbol of fengshui good luck. Dont want to get superstitious here, but if you see the recent boom in this city/ country the charm seems to be working :)

14 comments:

~ a said...

is the water flowing in or out?

looks good nevertheless! :)

Jas B said...

Good luck with th enew life in Singapore. Keep posting pictures of it! :)

Radha said...

Ayesha,
Its flowing in; its sort of a reverse fountain actually..

Jas,
Thanks! Will click some pictures over the weekend! :)

Afternoon Latte said...

Hmm - maybe my office needs some Feng Shui charms - that could be the push my research craves!

Afternoon Latte said...

And of course good luck finding an apartment and settling in. Looking fwd to stories from Singapore now!

Unknown said...

oohh exciting times. Fengshui and all.. Send some of the good charm my way too please :P

Megster said...

Where are you guys living right now? Good luck with the apt. hunt, and yes, please send lots of good luck my way too:))

Radha said...

Lalunadiosa,
Thanks, we need all the luck with the apartment hunting !!

J & Megstar,
If only luck was transferrable... :)

We're staying in a hotel at the moment, Meghna...

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

from Middle east to south east ....:)
hope u find a place that meets all ur requirements soon.....and yes we want tons and tons of pics!!!! :)

Happy Reader said...

Looks beautiful! More pics please :)
So, How's your apt hunt going on? Good luck with the move and all..Looking fwd to hear more about your perspective of life in Singapore.

Radha said...

Moi,
Hi! Will try and do that...although I'm not as good with the camera as you are :)

Happy Reader,
Hey how have you been? Thanks for the wishes; finding an apartment in Singapore is a nightmare!

Destitute Rebel said...

Good luck with the new life in Singapore radha,and good luck with finding a nice place.

clickable said...

Hey,

Glad to see you're blogging again. This time around, don't take two years to find the perfect apartment :)

Radha said...

D Reb,
Thanks :)

Clickable,
Hi !! This time we're not moving into an apt until we're 100% sure its where we want to be :))