Thanks for the info. Unfortunately on the road I find it difficult to make the time to do proper research and I was unaware that prostitution was regulated in Singapore (hence the fact that it was not hidden). I must admit that I reacted the way that I did because I had set the bar so high for Singapore, but my expectations were met or exceeded on every other account. I hope that when people read this to determine their vacation plans, that they consider the source. I was a tired and cranky backpacker that was a little under the weather and I only spent two days in the city. Readers should please bear this in mind.
Joo Chiat Just a quip, the local government is a very practical one, and the decision to regulate rather than ban the sex trade was taken so as not to drive it underground, fearing the unchecked spread of HIV and other STD's. That being said, prostitution in the Joo Chiat area is a relatively recent and unwelcome phenomenon...
The purpose of this weblog is to record, for all posterity, the events that occur, as they are perceived through the eyes of our test subject, after introducing said subject into a series of non-native environments. The subject, henceforth referred to as “Mr. Bryan,” is a Canadian male who, since birth, has aged twenty-four years, all within the small community of Amherstburg, Ontario. This lack of worldly experience, coupled with the fact that he has never been separated from his loving parents for a period longer than three weeks (and that was only because they went on vacation!), should... full info
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Thanks for the info. Unfortunately on the road I find it difficult to make the time to do proper research and I was unaware that prostitution was regulated in Singapore (hence the fact that it was not hidden). I must admit that I reacted the way that I did because I had set the bar so high for Singapore, but my expectations were met or exceeded on every other account. I hope that when people read this to determine their vacation plans, that they consider the source. I was a tired and cranky backpacker that was a little under the weather and I only spent two days in the city. Readers should please bear this in mind.