dear friends , i have landed in mid august and took up place in malton near the west wood mall which has the mississauga bus terminal and bramton buses running from there , down town ...islington subway is about half an hour run by bus,,,,,,

i m basically from proper Bombay.....like u can say downtown of bombay.....so the place has high rise buildings high standard of living etc but here in malton though everthing is close by i feel very depressed and cut off...i visted square one down town of missisaugua...and down town toronto .....which looked like Bombay to me a home place u can say....

now i am from customer service ..call center background ...looking for job at the 1st place but also ......looking for a good place to settle ......some people have also told me there are many crimes in downtown toronto......so i dont know where to stay .?/? should i stay where i am which is a house of ground level ( not a basement)with rent 1050$ per month all utilites inclusive .....or move some where else.....as this could a phase of depression.....>?????
becos i have 2 children 10year old girl and 5 year boy....so i have to take any decisions very carefully .....

so i need ur open suggestions plz reply

u an also email me on my personal email id which is

First get a stable job. that should be your priority. Based on that job you can find an appartment of your choice. The closer to your workplace the better.

For 1050+ you can get a good appartment in a good neighborhood.
For a little more you can get a very good one in a really nice surrounding.
I pay 1150 (2 room) and live in a garden style appartment in a very nice , open, clean, safe locality with beautiful parks all around.
i.e. Reduces depression caused by other things greatly.

I have always lived with one basic principle. No cutting of expenses on Food, clothing and Shelter. Since Food and Clothing are quite cheap here, appartment is the only thing to worry, I can always cut expenses in other areas and spend extra to get a good appartment /locality.

I have a friend who has lived near westwood mall in walkin basement for the last 2 years. He never mentioned anything. I guess it all depends on where you came from.

Was there a reason for you to settle there?
Dont worry about Desis. You will find them everywhere.
That should not be the prime consideration when looking for a place to live.

*sermon over for the day*

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I am also living in Malton from last four years . i find no problem living there. i know it is full of desis but so is all Toronto, Mississauga & Brampton. it is quite safe but not very clean. it is quite well connected with everything.I am also from Mumbai but not from downtown but from western suburbs.may be your problem is job related so once you get a decent job just move to near to your work place.
however, malton is not so bad.

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what is your e-mail again i can suggest you something, the one you have given seems like not correct

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Orginally posted by rajiv_20031

but here in malton though everthing is close by i feel very depressed and cut off..

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