Typical Singaporian attitude is cannot be poor but happy.
It's all a state of mind. You need to stop trying to fill your
life with Coach bags and Gucci sunglasses. Real happiness is
enjoying time with the ones you love and doing things you enjoy not
buying possessions and trying to have more than those around
you.
The sooner you realise this the sooner you can enjoy your
life.
As AJ says, it's all relative anyway. :)