Tourists 'surprised' by shirtless men sleeping at Esplanade underpass

[makapaaa]

Posted on 21 Apr 2010
Tourists 'surprised' by shirtless men sleeping at Esplanade underpass

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STOMPer Jeremy thinks the authorities should do something about men sleeping at the Esplanade underpass, apparently for the whole day, despite signs prohibiting it. The STOMPer has also observed tourists expressing 'surprise' at this sight.

The STOMPer writes:

"Every morning, I walk from Cityhall MRT to the Esplanade. From the Citylink Mall leading to the Esplanade, there is this area where you will see people sleeping.

"Most of them are elderly men and on a few occasions, men of Indian nationality.

"I'm not sure if they are homeless and they can sleep there most of the day.

"There is a signboard stating 'Please Do Not Sleep in the Underpass' in 4 languages, but they seem to have no effect or rather the men do not understand the sign at all.

"Many tourists use this underpass to get to the Esplanade and I can see the expression on their faces, probably surprised to see this in Singapore."

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Keywords: sleeping , Esplanade , underpass , homeless

 

[wrcboi]

probably be joining that man soon...hopefully i still have my boxers on....sad case

 

[sadfcuk]

Wake up and smell the coffee!

 

[Brightkid]

Don'ch worry, it is just and illusion. An old man did said there is no beggars/poor people in Singapore and that all of them has a rof over their heads (BTW, the underpass also has a roof correct ?).

In any case, if the lesser mortal knows how to read, he would probably got a job as a cleaner or security guard and no need to sleep there. If he does not know how to read, even if the authorities put all the world's languages, including dialects, it made no diff to the man if he cannot recognise the ABC or characters.

Stomper is living in ivory tower ? Daft !

 

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

Fucking STOMPER must be a white card carrying SCUM.

Only SCUMS of the earth have NO COMPASSION for fellow humans.

How can anyone complain when it is plain that these people are homeless with no where to go.

Want to clear the area so it looks good to tourists? KNNBCCB to this STOMPER.

I rather these people be allowed a 'shelter' over their heads than chase them to God knows where.

AGAIN, Phue chee bye to this heartless STOMPER. You think Singapore everything good and world class? try asking the MOST EXPENSIVE GARMENT in the world to help their own citizens instead of EXPLOITING the citizens to the fullest. i.e. electricity bills, transport fees hikes, especially CPF LIEs.
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[butoh6050]

That Indian Language on the signboard is way too small for them to read.
Can't blame them.

 

[halsey02]

"Don't sleep in the subway baby, don't stand in the pouring rain"
"PAP will loook after you baby, if you are FT & have the brains"...

 

[Char_Azn]

Fucking STOMPER must be a white card carrying SCUM.

Only SCUMS of the earth have NO COMPASSION for fellow humans.

How can anyone complain when it is plain that these people are homeless with no where to go.

Want to clear the area so it looks good to tourists? KNNBCCB to this STOMPER.

I rather these people be allowed a 'shelter' over their heads than chase them to God knows where.

AGAIN, Phue chee bye to this heartless STOMPER. You think Singapore everything good and world class? try asking the MOST EXPENSIVE GARMENT in the world to help their own citizens instead of EXPLOITING the citizens to the fullest. i.e. electricity bills, transport fees hikes, especially CPF LIEs.
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I'm taking it from another angle. If someone reports them, someone from a government agency or Charitable Org can do something about it. If no one reports them, they will always remain homeless. The fact that they are sleeping there means that they have no idea where to seek help in the first place

 

[streetsmart73]

Wake up and smell the coffee!

hi there

1. bingo! such crap cannot see the real world mah!
2. btw, which sheep said that sheepishland housing is "affordable" hoh?
3. honest, if such "sleeping" individuals have home or house to sleep in, why should they choose to rest in the open?
4. the "suprised" stomper must be one of those elite kids or what.
5. do tourists visit the sleeping area in such early hours too? all shops are still closed man!

 

[Received_by_Kings]

Wake up and smell the coffee!

Well these guys could wake up, but there's no coffee for them to smell.

 

[ccchia]

If nobody complains or makes a report, then the old men would be able to sleep in the underpass indefinitely. Now that this "stomper" has made a report, Vivien B's men will be there in no time to patrol the underpass 24/7, and chase these old men away, just like what they did to the homeless campers by our beaches.

 

[halsey02]

Well these guys could wake up, but there's no coffee for them to smell.

Armpit can do?....

 

[Received_by_Kings]

Armpit can do?....

You gross pig. They have two per head and they should smell your two armpits as extras too? You'd have a field day being smelled by equally mad and smelly homeless people.

 

[Leongsam]

You go down New York, Broadway. You will see the beggars, people of the streets... Where are the beggars in Singapore? Show me. (2007)

- Lee Kuan Yew,
Minister Mentor

 

[Received_by_Kings]

You go down New York, Broadway. You will see the beggars, people of the streets... Where are the beggars in Singapore? Show me. (2007)

- Lee Kuan Yew,
Minister Mentor

They'd probably be called sleepers.

 

[Watchman]

This is a freelance artistic performer !

 

[streetsmart73]

You go down New York, Broadway. You will see the beggars, people of the streets... Where are the beggars in Singapore? Show me. (2007)

- Lee Kuan Yew,
Minister Mentor

hi there

1. sam kor, get ready please.
2. you must as well say, there is no elderly in sheepishland.

 

[Conan the Barbarian]

Any tourist will be surprised. We have marketed "Your Singapore " to them. There are no homeless in Singapore, their Singapore.

 

[sadfcuk]

Well, anyone noticed that lately all the park benches and public benches have this handlebar in the middle?

It's for preventing people from sleeping on the benchs.

Just like ERP, putting handlebars in the middle of the benches does not solve the root cause of the problem.

These are standard "countermeasures" that the government brain tank is currently only able to come up with.

Either their brain tank is severely understaffed, or they refuse to resolve the problems at hand by nipping it in the bud.

If you have people starting to sleep on the streets, take a step back and understand why the frak it is happening. Isn't this supposed to be a country of "Swiss standards", with a "world-class" transport system? Why are there still homeless people sleeping on the streets?

Is "banning" or "fining" these people the way to fix the problem?

If yes, please install handlebars all over the floor on the underpass at the Esplanade. Make it one handlebar per tile on the floor.

 

[pocoyo]

Why must inform authority?

This is truly asia. SHould leave it as what it is..