Womanpower

Date: 07 Feb 2012
Time: 1410 hrs
Place: Opposite M Hotel

I was waiting to cross the road when a short Filipino lady wearing t-shirt and shorts came up from behind me and asked me how to get to Ministry of Manpower. She showed me a letter from a stack of paper inside a clear plastic bag with the address "7 Keppel Road". I had no idea exactly where (as the only office I knew was at Havelock Road) so I looked it up on my iPhone and then directed her to walk down the road towards the viaduct, turn right, and walk another ten minutes or so, and expect the building to be on the left. She thanked me and walked off quickly.

Morning come fragrance

Date: 05 Feb 2012
Time: 0940 hrs
Place: Junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street

I was drenched in sweat in the middle of my morning run, waiting to cross the road and plugged in to my earphones when a short Filipina walked straight towards me and started talking to me. I took off my earphones and she told me she needed to meet her friend who was staying at Fragrance Hotel at Bugis and asked if I knew where it was. It took me a while to think about it until she mentioned that her friend told her that it was on Middle Road, at which I directed her to walk down Victoria Street to the junction and turn left at Middle Road and that the hotel is on the right side of the road. She thanked me and walked off, still looking confused.