A Seafood Feast In The Alleys of Geylang
1. Stir-fried Mud Crab 2. Beer maid serving Thai Singha beer 3. A hearty fish stew 4. Pictorial Menu Singapore has a reputation as a country where everything works, the streets are safe and clean, and everything has been carefully planned. But there are a few areas in Singapore where the more colorful, unplanned and chaotic side of society can be seen. The enclave of Geylang, once notorious for its Triad gangs, prostitution and gambling has been sanitized, but not totally. Red-light areas have been designated (only permitted on even-numbered roads) and the girls who ply the trade have their hygiene enforced. But the new face of Geylang is as a place where the Mainland Chinese workers and immigrants gather. The large numbers of mainland Chinese come from all regions of China from Jilin in the North, to Central provinces like Hunan and Hubei, Western provinces like Sichuan, and the coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong. Dozens of restaurants and food stalls have sprung up to ca...