So much for the Romans

They say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do..

They say singapore is a FINE city..
There are fines for bloody everything..

You will be charged for indecent exposure if you happen to roam inside your home naked, even with all the curtains and lights down..
You will have to spend a year in jail and 10,000$ fine if you "smuggle" chewing gum into the country..

But..

30 days..
30 days is all it takes to gather guts..
30 days is all it takes to break the rules...
30 days is all it takes to spreads the Indianism...

Cross the road from a no crossing zone..
Cross the road when the pedestrians light is red..
Zoom over the "give way" zones..
Pee in a bush..
Spit on walls...

I know I know, you wouldnt even care for these back home..
But to do it HERE..
Man.. You need to have balls of steel...

For the initial few days, it was a different story at all...
Wait for the light to turn green..
Doesnt matter if its 3 in the morning..
Doesnt matter if the roads are empty..

No staring at girls..
Doesnt matter they are in a bikini aur even less...

No leaks..
Doesnt matter your bladder is on the verge of bursting..

Call it fear...
Call it "keeping the Indian flag" high..
Call it whatever..
As one of my friends summed it up nicely..
"Entire nation's pride is on you when u r out.. Tomorrow's news paper would have "An Indian was caught breaking the rules" "...

But..

30 days..
30 days is all it takes to gather guts..
30 days is all it takes to break the rules...
30 days is all it takes to spreads the Indianism...

The 2nd most spoken language at this place is Tamil..
To an extent that the announcements at railway stations are done in Tamil..

Then why not have something more of the things from the same country..
Now, we dont give a damn if we are jaywalking, shouting, littering or doing anything "Indian" here..

No no..
Am not spreading any negatives about the nation..

Its just that we are not used to be bound by SO many rules..
The patience HAD to give up some day...
After all why should I keep quiet after 10pm lest my neighbor gets disturbed??
This is insane...

So much for the Romans...
We are too much of an Indian to put a leash on..
Atleast I am..

The flag WOULD be kept high..
But to expect me to keep my dog quiet would be a lil too much...

Till then...
The lifes tough..

FOR THEM...