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he probably said joo chiat.

Rumor has it the police are out in Geylang today. A lot of the FLs are staying home.

Already closed.

I do my best, ET ;-)

I asked my partner about the word "Filipina" and she insists that it's commonly used. Maybe this is a Cebuano / Tagalog thing (her native tongue is Cebuano).

For what it's worth, I just checked with a Filipino colleague and he confirmed that Philippine women do sometimes refer to themselves as "Pinay" (pronounced "pin-eye").

Orchard Towers, Duxton Road, Boat Quay (Circular Road) , Clarke Quay, and Lucky Plaza.

No, ET is correct. Pinoy is a term that refers to Philippine culture in general. It's gender neutral, just like Filipino. Filipina and Pinay are gender specific to women, but it's perfectly correct...

As a follow up, I just called the chain's headquarters and verified that all Hotel 81 properties are indeed non-smoking. Sorry about that.

I also checked for hotels with balconies, and one Hotel...

Some of the Hotel 81 properties (Palace, Orchid, Lucky) in Geylang specifically say "non-smoking rooms" instead of "non-smoking property." I would guess that these properties have smoking rooms...

There are no hotels in the Geylang area that are similar to the Marriott, Hyatt, Intercontinental, etc. Typical hotels in the area are the various Hotel 81s (http://www.hotel81.com.sg/) and Fragrance...

My GF likes durian, and I've never noticed this.

Also, if you have to eat durian for some reason, spring for the better stuff. There's a big difference between a $2. 00 and a $20. 00 durian, and a...

I don't recall the government doing anything in particular about Geylang during any of the previous F1s, and if anything the general mongering scene is better because more girls come in to work. I...

Ah, I see. It can be tough keeping all these acronyms straight.

Absolutely true. In fact, the vast majority of Filippine women in Singapore are not working girls.

Got to disagree with you here, Econo Tech. Although PP is now a BMD bar, and probably will remain...

The short answer is no.

Singaporeans butcher Mandarin almost as badly as they butcher English. Unless your friend grew up here speaking Mandarin (or even better, Hokkien or Teochew) , he's not...

this is a bit of a pet peeve, but it's geylang, not geyland.