Hi everyone,
Sorry for not updating my blog recently...haha. I was quite busy these past 2 weeks with work.
Today, I want to share with you a simple subject, but I believe it might be very interesting for few of you. It's about my working area.
My work place is situated in the central business district
of Tajong Pagar. You can find this district on the Green Line MRT, also called
the East West line. From where I live, it takes around 35-40 minutes by bus to
reach my office every morning.
Historically, at the beginning, the original name for Tajong
Pagar was Salinter and it was a fishing village. Later, in the mid-18s, due to
a growth of fishing activities, the old name was gradually replaced by the actual
name Tajong Pagar, which comes from Malay and means ‘’Cape’’ & ‘’Enclosed
space’’ (surely to put fish and crustaceans).* If you walk a little bit around, you will
realize that this district is rich in history and historic places.
Today, the ancient fishing village let place to hotels,
flats, food courts, chic restaurants, a market place and stores.
Literally, next to my working place, there is a Korean shop
with all the Korean specialties and there is also a small food court where I
like to eat because the food is generous, cheap and delicious. Also, if I come
too early in the morning to work, there are many Coffee shops where I can sit down
and read a book.
People in that area, most of them, are business men and
women. Each time I go out for lunch, I see a multitude of people well-dressed
going at the food court at Tajong Pagar Plaza or to the market to buy foods
like fruits, bubble tea, pastries or bread. Normally, the lunch hour is between
12h-14h, so during that time, the food court is pretty chaotic and it’s hard to
find place to sit down and eat. I usually ask for ‘’take-out’’ and go eat at my
office.
