I have blogged about the street which I worked at and like laughing off people's reaction when I tell them it's a brothel street. Now nearly 4 months since our shift here (albeit just from the parallel street), I have experienced many awkward moments just from the name of the street/road.

Many times when I tell the taxi driver, "Keong Saik Road", they'd ponder for a while. Perhaps the English name is unfamiliar to them. So I'd further explain its location,"Next to Kreta Ayer lor"

Silence.

"Chinatown 牛车水"

"Aohhhh! 恭锡街 har? 小姐，你在恭锡街做工啊?" (in Cantonese)

"Yah."

"你知不知道那条街以前是做什么的吗?"

"Err... Yah."

"哈哈哈哈哈！"

-_-"

On numerous occasions, curious friends have asked me, on nights when I knocked off from work late, if I have been harassed by strange old men who might mistake me for one of 'those girls'. They fear for my safety.

My answer is 'never'. Instead I have been harassed on many occasions by taxi drivers. When they hear the street name, they'd laugh, verify my destination and try to ask me which building exactly I work in. Doh....

Their laughter disturb me....