Working In Chinatown

Published by eGal | Filed under Day To Day, Reminisce

I started to appreciate Chinatown more, regardless of the fact that I am so in love with the food there! hahaha…Just that morning when I went to work, I saw something which most of you won’t get to see. The early morning version of Chinatown when the sun shines on the streets and all is quiet…that’s what starts my day off. Ain’t that beautiful?

3 shophouses away from my office, there’s a rooftop bar on the 4th storey. I went there once with my friends to while my birthday night away. The alcoholic drinks there are at about $5 per glass. Its a neat cosy little place that can accomodate at most 20pax. From there, you get breathtaking view of the streets of Chinatown with the night lights illuminating brightly. But you will have to survive 4 storeys worth of long staircases! Hahaha…the boss is kind enough to give you a pat on the shoulder for making it up to the bar by pasting: “Congratulations, you have made it” sign at the entrance!

I have always hated working in town. I really dread it especially so during peak hours. The human crowd is argghh!!!! And you know what, I am actually working in Chinatown. The 1.15 hour bus and train ride is not something I enjoy always, much less the more expensive travel cost as opposed to if I am working 1 bus ride away from my house like my mum.

Chinatown is a very diverse place although primarily, the type of food you will find there caters to Chinese and there’s a lot of other Chinese shops such as the bak-kwa stalls, medical halls, accupunture, etc. But you get to see many kinds of people – Eurasians, Americans, Australian, Japanese, Koreans, HongKongers, Indians and many more. It’s kinda amazing…and it’s so hard to believe that a place, with part of it refurbished while most part of it still retaining its beautiful Chinese culture, could be such a beautiful tourist attraction.