See how Balestier residents cope with foreign workers
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See how Balestier residents cope with foreign workers
Reader Edmund Lam suggests organised visits to Balestier for Serangoon Gardens residents. -ST
Sat, Oct 11, 2008
The Straits TimesI READ, with increasing bewilderment, the series of reports on the saga of the dormitory to house foreign workers in Serangoon Gardens.The root of this saga is the irrational fear of Serangoon Gardens residents - an unpleasant and strong emotion caused by their wrongful anticipation of danger posed by these unknown foreign workers.
I suggest that the MPs organise a group tour for the Serangoon Gardens residents in the evening to stroll along Balestier Road, which I believe easily houses more than 600 foreign workers in the shop units and old apartments.
The residents could then easily observe first-hand how the foreign workers and Balestier residents co-exist peacefully and comfortably with each other using common amenities like the NTUC supermarket at Shaw Plaza or the nearby food centres and fast food restaurants. Balestier, although a very small town, serves as the ideal microcosm for Singapore on how the local and foreign population can integrate and bond together.
Dr Edmund Lam
I agree with Dr Lam, that the MPs should make an evening stroll in Balestier.
Because each evening I see:
a] Several new Fragrance and Hotel 81 hotels have been built. Couples streaming into these hotels for their hourly rides. Foreigners definitely among their customers.
b] Transvestites strolling out from their apartments grab their taxi rides to their work places.
I am glad that my residence is not Balestier. It's becoming more sleasy. It's still better than Geylang.
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Alot of ah tiongs, tiongbus there as well...
no idea why are there so many hotels built for, it was very very peaceful last time fulll off those lighting stores.
now become mini-geylang with all those hotels
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And my school is nearby there.
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A load of bull crap. Pft.