Shyam's Blog

There is a Kannada movie, "Tenali Rama Going to Dubai". I accidentally started watching this movie of Ramesh and Jaggesh. Though the comedy part is somewhat OK, height of imagination in the movie was at its peak when I saw the song in the second half. There are 2 songs which are shot in Singapore! Where did Dubai come in to picture then???? Director should be able to answer. As per the story of the movie, the two characters, Tenali and Rama were duped of being sent to Dubai and they land up in the coast of Goa ;). Singapore is in Goa????

Hunting for a home for rent in Singapore is a big task. Because all homes are taken care by agents/brokers, it is hard to bypass them to get a nice house. After checking out nearly 20 units, I finally got one 15 minutes away from office. Why 20 units??? I didn't choose a few because they were far or not suitable. If I liked the place, the owner found a better deal with some other tenant. Some units are taken away like hot cakes. Within minutes, somebody will bid and closed. My daily routine in the past 2 weeks had been like this: 1) While in office, I would get phone calls from agents about a unit available. 2) Some agents would confirm for a viewing the same evening (by 8pm). 3) I would leave office and head towards the available unit. 4) Return home by 10pm. Now that my hunt is over, I can understand the time consumed in hunting. Not just time; money too! The agent asks for 1/2 of one month's rent. If we are lucky to pick the first house, it is bonus money for the agent since...

Youth Olympics, Singapore 2010. Notice the Hindi words in these stamps! The first Youth Olympics is being held in Singapore from August 14th. Above stamps were released in August 2009 when the official announcement was made about the Games in Singapore. The four Hindi words are visible here - श्रेष्टता, नमस्कार, मित्रता, सम्मान। A non-Indian country having a stamp with an Indian language on it seemed interesting to me.