1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GnR0tW458Y"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/6-months-2/">6 Months</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/6-months-2/embed/#?secret=GnR0tW458Y" width="600" height="338" title="“6 Months” — PoohsDen" data-secret="GnR0tW458Y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> I knew it was not going to be easy and I gave myself 24 months. Moving to Singapore was a dream come true but as with any move there are a lot of if onlys and buts. As much as I try to take every day as an adventure there are times I wish we had never moved. I thought it would be great to document the pros and cons every six months. It would be interesting to see how thoughts and views evolve. With contributions from R, here is the list Pros: Closer home – frequent trips to India Culturally at home Familiarity – from the plants to the people The diversity New culture – as much as I say Singapore reminds me of home, it has its own distinct culture which is very refreshing No butchered pronunciation of our very Indian names Food – from vending machine murukkus to Saravana Bhavan just across from work Weather – am loving the warmer weather Cost of eating in hawker centers Easy to survive without a car Tropical Fruits Maids – full-time/part-time the options are wonderful Tamizh all around Overall cost of living is cheaper compared to the US Home delivery […]