Books Books Books

So if you are getting ready to embark upon something that is totally new to you, how do you prepare?  Do you talk to people, do you read blogs, do you watch videos, do you read books.  All of these things have helped our family in gearing up to live in Singapore.  We especially like to read, read, read and then read some more.  We have quite the collection of guide books now and they are very helpful.

I especially like the DK Top 10 Singapore book, it breaks the city up into the various neighborhoods, Little India, China Town etc.. and then gives you the top 10 places to eat, shop, and entertain yourself, it is very helpful to have that in one nice list when visiting an area.   Of course the book also has some very intriguing pictures to keep your interest.  The Culture Shock series of books are wonderful.  I read through Culture Shock Turkey before we went on our trip a few years back and it really helps you understand some of the whys behind the way things are done in the country.  For example in Singapore if you turn the top of your hand towards someone with your fingers up and then wiggle your fingers as if to say come over here, you just made a profanity towards that person,  Good to know!  It is bad luck to have the soul of someones shoe pointing towards you, we must be careful with how we sit if we are going to cross our legs.  There are many more and I will probably make a blog on those things to avoid another day.