Until last year, when Tanvi received her first Eidi from our lovely neighbours, I never realised that she's revelling in multicultural environment of Singapore which is quite different from diverse culture of India.
Times have certainly changed. When I drop my bumble bee off at preschool in Singapore every morning, I feel she is a part of some UN delegation. There are more races at display than would have been at Commonwealth Games.
Last week, her class celebrated Xin Nian Kuai Le, the Chinese New Year. All the Children made Greeting cards and red packets , Hongbao and wished each other Gong Xi Fa Chai. She has already started speaking Mandarin and Malay, ofcourse, I still need some lessons to comprehend as to what is she saying.
She had a mini party and I was wondering if she picnicked on Pineapple tarts from Singapore, German pretzels, South Indian Vadas n Idlis, Japanese Sushi orNorth Indian Pakoras. Tanvi has friends from Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, China, Malaysia and South India. I was 29 when I encountered so many nationalities under one roof and for her, she is not even two.
Definitely, she is growing up in a diverse culture diffrent than in India. Singapore is melting pot of cultures, colours, races, flavours, sights and sounds.Singapore in true sense is a secular country and unique because everybody celebrates commonalities rather than differences.
Growing in Urban Jungle, amid tradition and modernity, Tanvi shines in 'Can Can' and 'Lah' energy.
With myraid of experiences and contrasts, Singapore is a place to be....
Times have certainly changed. When I drop my bumble bee off at preschool in Singapore every morning, I feel she is a part of some UN delegation. There are more races at display than would have been at Commonwealth Games.
Last week, her class celebrated Xin Nian Kuai Le, the Chinese New Year. All the Children made Greeting cards and red packets , Hongbao and wished each other Gong Xi Fa Chai. She has already started speaking Mandarin and Malay, ofcourse, I still need some lessons to comprehend as to what is she saying.
She had a mini party and I was wondering if she picnicked on Pineapple tarts from Singapore, German pretzels, South Indian Vadas n Idlis, Japanese Sushi orNorth Indian Pakoras. Tanvi has friends from Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, China, Malaysia and South India. I was 29 when I encountered so many nationalities under one roof and for her, she is not even two.
Definitely, she is growing up in a diverse culture diffrent than in India. Singapore is melting pot of cultures, colours, races, flavours, sights and sounds.Singapore in true sense is a secular country and unique because everybody celebrates commonalities rather than differences.
Growing in Urban Jungle, amid tradition and modernity, Tanvi shines in 'Can Can' and 'Lah' energy.
With myraid of experiences and contrasts, Singapore is a place to be....
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