Bowling Green and Raffles Place? Well....let me not confuse further, am referring to the MRT's of my workplace in two of the greatest cities in the world that i got a chance to visit this year.
New York and Singapore, one from the eastern and the other from the western hemisphere.
Two Great cities with amazing culture, people and warmth.
New York - This city which needs no introduction, a buzz ling ma(e)ga-polis, which has been the treasure chest of opportunities for people around the world, extremely diverse, which has faced the worst of market crashes(1930 - 1933), terrorist attacks but still bounces back to normalcy within no time, the place where i stayed was a service apartment at Lexington Avenue at the 21st Street, where i board the train, alight at the 14th street station, switch to the opposite platform and travel towards the Bowling Green for work.
One interesting person whom i met in NY is Jerry Ortiz (of coarse he also happens to be my ex-colleague @ Goldman), A person at his early 30's (but still looks like 22) having his roots from Texas-Mexico border (which should explain 'Ortiz'), married to Tenel Ortiz. Jerry is quite influencing but also complaisant in his approach. Jerry is an ardent fan of Ice hockey and hates, if I tell that I watched a ‘feminist’ movie over the weekend.
Singapore - Also called as the ‘New York of the East’ or the ‘Eastern hub’. One of the most developed economy, which also acts as the gateway to North East Asia and Australasia. A city-country with fantastic planning and stunning architecture. It has got a fantastic diversity of Indians, Asians (Mongoloids), Australians and few westerners. I was surprised to learn that Singapore is ever prepared for any kind of nuclear attack, with underground bumpers with all facilities like rest rooms and beds; of coarse they learn from the western mistakes, one more thing that surprised me is the highway which leads to the airport also acts as a substitute to the runway. I board the MRT at Dhobi Gaut and alight at Raffles Place to get to work.
Well…Kanika Maheshwari is the friend that I gained in Singapore, quite an interesting personality and I would say a ‘rare breed’ (that’s what I call her) is an INSEAD MBA and IIT Grad, being a lady – probably she depicts the evolution of a ‘Global Desi Nari’. This lady lost (who gets easily lost in thoughts amidst conversation) is a definitely a pretty dame and very good friend to be with. I have this habit of performing a cricket action and eventually bump a passer-by and Madam Diya Mirza/Riya Sen look alike (at least 50%) is sharp in spotting me and taking me for a ride.
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