A few weeks ago there was a report with photos in the papers of how our foreigner workers were trying hard to adjust to life in Singapore. And hard work for many of them – labouring at the worksite for 8 hours, clearing garbage for 12 hours or a maid at her employer’s beck and call for the whole day and only one off-day each month.
The report somehow prompted me to look at my photos to see if any are suitable to post here. My photos are not kept systematically in albums with headings, captions and dates. I put most of them in envelopes and some were spoilt because they stuck together. Found some photos taken during my travels in China. They are not pictures of breathtaking sceneries or magnificent tourist sites, just pictures of ordinary folks going about their daily activities.
two hands also not enough
meditating? fortune-teller? no lah, he repairs shoes, a cobbler
This person sharpens knives. Sharpener, right?
Wu Song selling tiger skins.
Can you see the man in the green light?
Beep ! beep! this is the whistle-blower.
dry-cleaning?
choose your faithful companion (the puppies, not the girls)
1 comment:
Frannxis, I like the new look of your blog. Your China photos are so interesting and your captions so clever and witty. Yes China still has many traditional trades which we no longer see in modern Singapore today. They all but disappeared one or two decades ago. Well done.
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