Romantic liaisons between foreign workers on the rise

• QX179R

  4 Dec 11, 14:14

  Man sees girl. He scribbles his contact number on a piece of paper and throws it to her. If she is interested, she will SMS him.

  Or he flashes a winsome smile at a prospect. A conversation follows if she responds and phone numbers are exchanged. This is how foreign workers here - mostly those who are on work permits - pair off for possible romance in popular hangout spots such as Lucky Plaza and Little India.

  Apparently, many do hit it off. Over the past two Sundays, when The Sunday Times visited the two areas, foreign men and women holding hands were a common sight.

  Ms Remy B., 28, a Filipino maid, said Lucky Plaza is favoured by foreign men - mostly from India or Bangladesh - on the prowl for Filipina or Indonesian maids. The slim-built Ms Remy, who is single, has had men coming up to her to ask her for her number. 'But I don't want a boyfriend. I'm here to work.'

  -- ST

• FireIce

  4 Dec 11, 14:20

  except for tt one tt fell in love with maid 

• troublemaker2005

  4 Dec 11, 21:16

  just great, now sinkapore becum breeding ground for these mosquitoes

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  5 Dec 11, 09:15

  writer forgot to include those man-man foreign worker romance

• Fcukpap

  5 Dec 11, 19:08

  lets have a good novelette title arising from their romance....

  ROMANCE OF THE FOREIGN KINGDOM

  SINGAPORE #1 BESTSELLER

• Mr Milo

  5 Dec 11, 22:16

   

  i dun wan a boyfriend..............real man real man real man

• Turbulent Times

  7 Dec 11, 22:57

  So what's the big deal of foreign workers and romance?

  Aren't they allowed romance and love, one of the key values and fundamentals of human life?

  Or is it because Singaporeans view them as maids and third class citizens that romance is an acquired privilege, only allowed at the consent of the Singaporeans?

• Fcukpap

  7 Dec 11, 23:34

  good and a turbulent one....

  sg is too much, as usual....

   

• Turbulent Times

  7 Dec 11, 23:39

  Makes Singapore seem more like a slave driven country with unspoken rules for residents based on their profession in life. Perhaps we should categorize them as 'Untouchables' and ban basic privileges for them?

• Fcukpap

  7 Dec 11, 23:40

  under HDB, go shopping centre walk walk, sit MRT, eat at your fav food court oredi kena complain like mad.....now show their own hearts oso cannot....

  lets redefine a caring society and what is a singaporean? 

• alize

  7 Dec 11, 23:45

  We pick it up from our Government. They regulate our lives and show us no respect in doing so. Nothing is exempt from tinkering or engineering.

  We find someone else's life to regulate.

• Turbulent Times

  7 Dec 11, 23:51

  'We find someone else's life to regulate.'

  Alize - are you still in your teens? Perhaps one of the most immature defense I had heard in my life.

  Maybe when you reached your mid 20s you would have learnt a single important statement:

  'Treat others as you would have them treat you'

  Oh well, I suppose it's people like Alize that brought about the social unrest and civil wars we see everyday in the news. Don't go crying, when crime picks up thanks to your 'regulating'