Modern slavery

• Maid in Singapore I'm a 29 yr old Filipina domestic worker in Singapore. I've been here for four years and experienced pain, suffering, loneliness, happiness and joy during this time. This blog is my story, my attempt to describe life here as a foreign worker from my point of view. There are almost 200,000 of us here yet our voices are seldom heard, our opinions seldom counted.
• Maids are Human Beings too In addition to feeling strongly for the rights of foreign domestic workers, she has also been a strong advocate of the rights of house elves.
  
• A False Necessity: Singapore’s Maid Trade In my gleamingly modern home town of Singapore, trading in women has been refined to a stomach-churningly efficient art.

Palmeolie

Mere om palmeolie:

• Palmeolie som functional food
• 'Grøn' diesel af palmeolie skaber koks i klimaet
• Dansk selskab laver bæredygtig palmeolie

Freedom

Got my bike and trailer today (thanks a million to Kristinna and Jens). Both the boys and I are thrilled to be back in the seats.

Skybridge

7 50-storey housing blocks connected. Go there: Pinnacle@Duxton.

Where are the great outdoors

Alongside ‘eating’, shopping is considered the national past time on the island. Ranging from hi-tech wares to designer wear, there is something for everyone. Browsing around local markets and shophouses in the ethnic enclaves to the glitzy portals of Orchard Road, the experiences are wide, varied and even intriguing. [1]

We love being here for two years, but it will never ever be our city!