Return to Singapore 1995

“Does the Singapore government really allow the red light district of Geylang to exist?”

"Nonsense! According to the old people, when it was still a British colony, Singapore's porn industry was very developed, more explicit and more prosperous than it is now. Later, when Singapore became independent and the Action Party came to power, it began to strictly control the red light district and restricted it to Bud. It is said that a British reporter came to Singapore and was so happy that he went back and wrote a book called "No money No". "Honey" book introduced Singapore's red light district and porn industry, and then let the world know that Singapore has the only legal red light district in Asia! "

"Is there really a book like "No money no honey"?" Li Xiaofan asked curiously.

"Well, you can go to the Tampines Community Library to look for it when you have time. I've seen it before and it's there! However, that book is in English. Brother Fan, you may not be able to understand it..."

The English name of Tampines in Atan's mouth is Tampines. It is located in the eastern part of the main island of Singapore, about 14 kilometers away from the city center. It is one of the four major regional centers in Singapore, with an area of ​​about 21 square kilometers. Orchid Flower Village, where Li Xiaofan and his family live, is also within the coverage of Tampines Town.

The name Tampines comes from the fact that this area of ​​Tampines was originally a large forest of magpie kidney trees in the early 20th century. The Malay name of the magpie kidney tree is "tempinis", which was later converted to "tampines". Drawing on the origin of trees, the local municipal council planned Tampines in the shape of a leaf, with the criss-crossing transportation network like the meridians of the leaf. Tampines New Town is the first new town in Singapore to adopt the checkerboard block model planning. It is a model of a livable new town that Singapore is building.

"Oh, TAN, I can't tell. You're so eager to learn, and you actually go to the library?" Li Xiaofan teased.

"Hey, this is all in the past, and the past is too painful to look back on!"

Atan took a deep breath of cigarette and exhaled it, then said: "Brother, did I tell you that I had a girlfriend in Singapore back then?"

"It seems I have no impression..."

"When I came to Singapore to work, a large part of the reason was that a girl I pursued when I was in a Chinese school in Penang also came to Singapore. Her name was Ah Fang. Unlike me, who was a bad student, Ah Fang's grades were better than mine. , was the top student in our class. She got top marks in all five subjects in her O-level exam and successfully applied to study at Nanyang POLY in Singapore. Then I followed in her footsteps and came to Singapore to work. At the beginning, we would go to the library and watch movies together when we had free time... But the good times did not last long. After reading POLY, people's levels were different. According to you mainlanders, it is wrong to call them a mismatched family. Soon we We broke up, and then there was nothing more, and then I never went to the library again!" Speaking of Ah Fang, Ah TAN became sad and sighed.

The POLY mentioned by Ah TAN is called Polytechnic, which is similar to domestic junior college.

"Then you started to give up on yourself and start visiting Geylang?" Li Xiaofan said with a smile.

"Oh, Brother Fan, it's normal for men to go shopping in Geylang a few times, okay? Which of our workers from Malaysia has never gone shopping! Brother Fan, I think you must be a prude. Tell me the truth. You don’t have a girlfriend, and you don’t go to Geylang. It seems that you don’t masturbate, so you won’t be suffocated to death?”

"Haha, can a living person choke to death with urine? How do you know I don't have a girlfriend?"

"Oh, Brother Fan, we live in the same dormitory and the same factory. I don't know you well! You few workers from the mainland know how to work, work overtime, and work overtime every day. They don't know how to eat, drink, play, or have fun. If you go shopping in Geylang, don’t gamble on sports, and don’t buy 10,000-word tickets, I feel like what’s the meaning of your life?”

Li Xiaofan laughed: "Haha, then from now on I will learn from you and strive to work less overtime, then I will have more girlfriends, buy more 10,000-word tickets, and start my wonderful life!"

"Brother Fan, seriously, do you want to go to Geylang Lane 16 for a night out together on the weekend?" Ah TAN's topic can never be separated from Geylang.

"By the way, you haven't answered me yet, what does a night out mean?"

"Oh shit, I didn't even know about the nightclub! A session with a Thai girl in Geylang costs SGD 40. After twelve o'clock in the evening, those regular brothels are not open to the public. But after you decide which girl you like, , you can pay the deposit in advance. Then, after twelve o'clock in the evening, you can go to the brothel and spend the night with the girl in her room, enjoying a wonderful time worth a thousand dollars!"

"Haha, that's it. Is the night package expensive?"

"It's not expensive. A Thai girl costs 130 Singapore dollars a night. I think it's a good deal. You can play as much as you want throughout the night. You feel like an emperor! Brother Fan, I must take you shopping next time Once in Geylang! When you enter any restaurant in Geylang, the decoration and furnishings are almost the same. You sit inside a big glass frame. There are so many beautiful girls, they all wear very thin skirts and suspenders to show off their figure, and each of them has a number on their body, just like a beauty pageant in a goldfish bowl. Then you tell the boss at the counter which one you like! Whoever you are, after paying the money, the lady will take you to any empty room, and then you can have fun..."

"Will your ID card or passport be checked there?" Li Xiaofan suddenly asked.

"Haha, Brother Fan, do you think this is in your mainland? Geylang is a legal business! This is Singapore. Everyone here, even the government, is for the purpose of making money and maintaining social peace. Here, it is as normal for men to go shopping in Geylang as to have a meal. No one will interfere. Even the police protect your right to go shopping in Geylang legally! In this regard, tell me the truth, isn't it better than in your mainland?"

Li Xiaofan laughed, looked at his watch and said, "Haha, brother, it's almost time, I should go upstairs to work! Thank you for your wonderful sharing, continue next time!"

...

Working in the electrical test workshop until six in the morning, Li Xiaofan wanted to ask for leave from the team leader A Long to go for a morning run and exercise at the NTUC club, but seeing that A Long was so busy, he couldn't open his mouth, so he gave up.

Before eight o'clock, Li Yunfei and a group of workers began to clean up the test machines and prepare for the handover.

"How is it, A'long, how many boards did you run yesterday? Give me the report from last night!"

When a group of workers were cleaning their machines in 5S, Lin Qianxue, the workshop director in factory uniform, had already rushed into the test workshop in a hurry, with a faint scent of shower gel floating on her body.

"Officer, we basically cleared all the circuit boards in stock last night, and there are no backlogs in the workshop at present!" A'long reported.

After Lin Qianxue picked up the report that A'long gave her and glanced at it, she shouted: "No. 8, who ran the No. 8 machine last night?"