The turnout was fantastic.
I had alot of champagne.
People had alot of fun.
It went better than I had ever thought it would.

I am so eff-ing grateful.

thelittlepinkcamera will sleep now.

Goodnight.
See you at Cuff Road.

Mummy's baking 100 pineapple tarts for the photo exhibit! 
Her pineapple tarts are like her 2nd best creation.
Her first being me, lor.

I love you mummy for always being so supportive of me and my shenanigans! And for your slim thighs - cos, hey, guess who's benefitting from them beauties too! :D 

Cuff Road

Through the lens of thelittlepinkcamera

This project is about putting a face to the people who come to Sutha’s Restaurant on as part of the Cuff Road Meals Programme (CRMP) by Transient Workers Count 2 (TWC2) for dinner every night. These are men who, incurring large debts for their agents’ fees, had come to Singapore with high hopes ( Read more... )

The photo project I'd talked about in the previous post has taken on a larger life of its own :D I love how the men just seem to know what to do when I take out the little pink Lumix. I think not having a DSLR helps in this sense - its less intimidating, lessening the distance btw the person I am shooting and myself. I love the whole process:  ( Read more... )

I've taken on a new project. Ever since I started volunteering with TWC2, I've come into close contact daily with various Banglah boys. Many of them, like Israfil from my previous post, come for dinner first before starting to volunteer as well. They all have their own stories of their work journeys: From how they first decided to come work in ( Read more... )

... and already starting to think 10days isnt enough for Japan. Ack!

The Online Citizentheonlinecitizen.com/2009/01/toc-expose-repatriation-companies has various other articles written on foreign workers in Singapore. Oh and if you have the time, check out the comments that follow the articles: they can either amuse you or make your blood boil further.

The following is a clearly written piece by Jolovan Wham, social ( Read more... )

When I met Israfil, he was quite shy. He was just coming by for his dinners at Cuff Road - the dates marked off his red card showing just how regularly he came by. The food, we've been told by many, isnt good. Yet, another 180 or so men like Israfil come every night because they have to. Many have come to seek their fortune in this garden-city of ( Read more... )

I headed down the the Cuff Road Free Meals programme organized by TWC2 yesterday. One glass of teh halia later, I met Debbie and Shelley - chief volunteers of the programme - who oriented me to the programme. 15 minutes later, a steady stream of workers arrived for their dinner. For many, this would be their one meal of the day. One of them said he ( Read more... )

I am ashamed of how our country and our culture treats our foreign workers. This is hardly a sentiment unique to me. After stewing in the xenophobic, racist and (big one for me) CLASSist broth for a while, I decided to write a letter to the Straits Times ( Read more... )