little India the way I saw it..............

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let's have a qui=ck glance on the
ethnic composition of Singapore
like this blog is an idiots guide to
people who are mostly aware of
the facts.

Chinese 76.8%
Malay 13.9%
Indian 7.9%
other 1.4%

>>>>>>>source.

Now to the point. I've seen many times
in blogs like that of EUNICE and others
about little India but I tell you, you
can never tell the magnitude of Indian
influence in this island state until you
visit LITTLE INDIA itself.

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8%? I am not sure of that. They are everywhere............

they greeted us in the airport, the security and immigration officers, the bus drivers, in THE FYER, in the border to Malaysia. They are just everywhere. And when we decided to pay little India a visit, wow, they filled the trains, and little India by any means is not small, it's huge. Our friend Cristy remarked that the Indians are about to take over Singapore, much to her agitation because she always ended being in between a couple of them in the metro or in the buses and she always complain about the smell.lol

Entering little India though is like entering another portal. In here, they have their own rules I guess. They can cross the street anywhere and anytime they want. They can liter plastics and papers, anything. The authorities (if there are any in the area) don't seem to mind. You can ride the taxi anywhere too. Just like the Philippines, except for the smell.kekeke

Here are some of the pictures that we got.







The fact that there are so many people is maybe because they have this celebration they call DEEPAVALI which they also call the "Festival of Light," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being . cool.



Their temples are therefore crowded. It's my first time to see a HINDU temple. The designs are intricate. Looks nice in person. Anybody can enter. But we didn't have the courage to force Cristy inside because it's too crowded and as she said, she might die, you know.lol



We ended in a mall called SERANGON PLAZA instead where we bought cheap chocolates and native delicacies for pasalubong. Look how crowded it is. Felt like Divisoria.



Then, to complete the experience, we went into this shabby restaurant in a corner somewhere to order Indian food.





.....I thought Filipino cuisine is the oiliest oily food in the world, nah--I think Indian food is more oily and they have these strange spices that I don't like. Maybe I'm not into spices after all. Ended up eating chicken and this hotcake looking thing with egg in it.



Again, the girls seem to enjoy it. except Christy who feels like she is turning Indian and is therefore starting to smell like one.kkk



In my case, I enjoyed the experience but I got so tired with all the crowd and stuffs I just wanna go home. I no longer know how I look in this picture.



I hope I don't look like I am ready to kill the person in front of me.lol