Just came back from Singapore and orchard Road as usual was the place that one normally visit and spend time . Amazed at the large crowd, who says Singapore is in a recession?
The large crowd?
Hold on !! No wonder it is a Sunday and an off day for all Filipino maids and workers.
Their usual haunt is the Lucky Plaza and this ritual has been going on for more than 20 years.
I still remembered while i was working in Johor Bahru in late 80's and frequenting Orchard Road during the weekends, Lucky Plaza was always abuzz with the Filipino maids and workers.
So poignant that the weekend saw the passing of a great Filipino leader, the late Corazon Aquino. She was the symbol of people's power in those days when the autocratic leader, Marcos was overthrown.Aquino symbolised the aspirations of its people then, a need to be free from the clutches of dictatorship and as i watched these Filipino maids chattering away among friends at Lucky Plaza i cant help acknowledging that these are the people that keeps the Philippines economy going for the biggest contributor to the national economy was the billions worth of remittance that these foreign workers send home to their families in Philippines.
I am sure the late Corazon will be smiling as she looks at the optimistic antics of her fellow Filipinos, their country's biggest asset.
may I noe..why does Filipino actually choose Lucky Plaza as their gathering place in the first place?why not other place?thx...
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