Geylang ... Thailand ... Sex industry
Went to Geylang area for Father's Day dinner at a restaurant called Whole Earth. Not a bad place, food's alright. Been there twice liao, don't think will go back again. Must continue to check out new vege places. So if anyone of you know of any, please kindly drop me a note!
It's great to have the whole family seat down together for dinner. Such occassions are rare in my family, cos usually at least one is away in a foreign country. I'm usually the one around my parents, guess cos I haven't yet had the chance to live away from home. Sis had her time in Oz, Bro been away almost months since he joined Air Force. I'm the "δΉ–"one, always stuck in SG. Some of my friends tell me, I deserve my chance to go awayand explore the world. I agree. Don't need to be very long. Maybe half to 1 year of independent living will be good experience. But I guess that isn't going to happen soon, well not in the next 1 year I guess, with the internship thingy. Sigh.. Maybe in next year..
Went to eat durians after dinner. Eat until super bloated lah, but damn shiok, since haven't had any for a while. On the way towards the durians area, passed by the red light district area Geylang is famous for. Is actually my first time passing by the area. According to my sis, those girls standing along the streets are illegal ones on social passes. The licenced ones are found inside the shophouses! I must say, haven't seen one that's pretty! But I guess, for the guys, they probably just need the act, heck the looks and figure. Some of them are really quite a turn off to me. Sigh. Sometimes wonder if I should pity them instead? I doubt any girl would want to degrade themselves to selling their bodies if circumstances allow. Who am I to judge?
Seeing them, reminds me of Thailand, Bangkok in particular. There was this German guy called George, who was also staying at Hostel Thailand. Me, him and the 2 other SG girls talked for quite a few hours on one of the nights. He was complaining abt being harrassed by all the touts asking him to watch "Free Shows". The tuk-tuk driver he was with actually asked him 10 times! If I were him, I would be super annoyed too. But he was a lone farang man, of cos he would be asked zillions of times. Poor thing really. But what saddens me is that the sex industry is so rampant in Thailand! To think that it's actually illegal! My stand is that the government is making it worst by not recognising the presence of the industry! Common, s0me people go to Thailand just for the cheap sex! Not regulating it, forces everything underground. The girls (and well guys) that serve the industry will be the ones that suffer! They aren't recognised and will be treated badly! No medical insurance and benefits, horrible pay, no wonder AIDS is a problem. Sigh...
Another thing that continues to baffle me is that Thais are generally buddhists, aren't buddhists suppose to be not be pure at heart? 5 precepts had one that says no adultery/no sexual misconduct. Then why is the sex industry so rampant? Maybe becos buddhism preaches the need for high level of tolerance too hence they can accept everything? Wish I can ask a Thai on his/her view...
It's great to have the whole family seat down together for dinner. Such occassions are rare in my family, cos usually at least one is away in a foreign country. I'm usually the one around my parents, guess cos I haven't yet had the chance to live away from home. Sis had her time in Oz, Bro been away almost months since he joined Air Force. I'm the "δΉ–"one, always stuck in SG. Some of my friends tell me, I deserve my chance to go awayand explore the world. I agree. Don't need to be very long. Maybe half to 1 year of independent living will be good experience. But I guess that isn't going to happen soon, well not in the next 1 year I guess, with the internship thingy. Sigh.. Maybe in next year..
Went to eat durians after dinner. Eat until super bloated lah, but damn shiok, since haven't had any for a while. On the way towards the durians area, passed by the red light district area Geylang is famous for. Is actually my first time passing by the area. According to my sis, those girls standing along the streets are illegal ones on social passes. The licenced ones are found inside the shophouses! I must say, haven't seen one that's pretty! But I guess, for the guys, they probably just need the act, heck the looks and figure. Some of them are really quite a turn off to me. Sigh. Sometimes wonder if I should pity them instead? I doubt any girl would want to degrade themselves to selling their bodies if circumstances allow. Who am I to judge?
Seeing them, reminds me of Thailand, Bangkok in particular. There was this German guy called George, who was also staying at Hostel Thailand. Me, him and the 2 other SG girls talked for quite a few hours on one of the nights. He was complaining abt being harrassed by all the touts asking him to watch "Free Shows". The tuk-tuk driver he was with actually asked him 10 times! If I were him, I would be super annoyed too. But he was a lone farang man, of cos he would be asked zillions of times. Poor thing really. But what saddens me is that the sex industry is so rampant in Thailand! To think that it's actually illegal! My stand is that the government is making it worst by not recognising the presence of the industry! Common, s0me people go to Thailand just for the cheap sex! Not regulating it, forces everything underground. The girls (and well guys) that serve the industry will be the ones that suffer! They aren't recognised and will be treated badly! No medical insurance and benefits, horrible pay, no wonder AIDS is a problem. Sigh...
Another thing that continues to baffle me is that Thais are generally buddhists, aren't buddhists suppose to be not be pure at heart? 5 precepts had one that says no adultery/no sexual misconduct. Then why is the sex industry so rampant? Maybe becos buddhism preaches the need for high level of tolerance too hence they can accept everything? Wish I can ask a Thai on his/her view...
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