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"Little India" is a neighborhood in Singapore: welcome to another continent . We went there on our last day in Singapore.
 Tweety in the convenience store.

Tweety in the convenience store.

Shopping is not the only thing you can do in Singapore... Try a temple instead. The Siong Lim Temple was built in 1908. The smell was impressive: incenses fill the room with smoke.

Shopping is not the only thing you can do in Singapore... Try a temple instead. The Siong Lim Temple was built in 1908. The smell was impressive: incenses fill the room with smoke.
Smile, buddy! it's a Buddhist temple!

Smile, buddy! it's a Buddhist temple!
This lady happily donates stacks of paper to the gods. (Well, Buddhists <a href=don't believe in any devine minds!)" >

This lady happily donates stacks of paper to the gods. (Well, Buddhists don't believe in any devine minds!)
 A religious cycle that is hard to understand for the average atheist person: incenses are bought, lit and stuck in a sandbox...

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A religious cycle that is hard to understand for the average atheist person: incenses are bought, lit and stuck in a sandbox...
... and removed every now and then by a caretaker.

... and removed every now and then by a caretaker.

Bonsai trees in the nearby Chinese garden. I felt sorrt for my small, retarded Bonsai back home.

Bonsai trees in the nearby Chinese garden. I felt sorrt for my small, retarded Bonsai back home.
 The Chinese rock garden is in the monastry next to the temple. I monk gave me a nice bookmark as a souvenir. Yippeh - we got something for free from a smiling person without second thoughts. Wow, makes you feel good! (After visiting the temple, we went for a nice Long Island Ice Tea and then to the airport to catch our flight to Brisbane, Australia.)

The Chinese rock garden is in the monastry next to the temple. I monk gave me a nice bookmark as a souvenir. Yippeh - we got something for free from a smiling person without second thoughts. Wow, makes you feel good! (After visiting the temple, we went for a nice Long Island Ice Tea and then to the airport to catch our flight to Brisbane, Australia.)