The Electric New Paper :
Ever seen a karung guni woman dressed like this?
One Jurong resident has. He says: She offered me 'extra
services'
THIS karung guni woman wears perfume, sexy clothes and offers
extras - right at your doorstep.
29 June 2006
THIS karung guni woman wears perfume, sexy clothes and offers
extras - right at your doorstep.
She has been going around HDB flats in Jurong, pretending to buy
old items, but that is actually a cover for her to offer massage
services.
HOT PANTS
She wears heavy make-up and is clad in a pair of hot pants and
cleavage-revealing top.
She holds a horn in one hand to look like a karung guni
woman.
But as soon as a man answers the door, she turns on her charm and
offers the extra services, reported Lianhe Wanbao.
A resident in Jurong, Mr Huang, told the newspaper that about a
month ago, a long-haired woman who seemed to be in her 30s came
knocking on his door, asking if he had any old newspapers to
sell.
'Not only was she dressed sexily, she was also wearing a lot of
perfume. She didn't look like a karung guni person at all,' he told
Lianhe Wanbao.
When he replied that he did not have any newspapers to sell, the
woman started asking him questions about his family.
In no time, she popped the question - do you want me to give you a
massage?
The administrative executive, 40, declined. But she did not back
off.
She kept persuading him, saying that her services were very
cheap.
'But I kept telling her I was not interested. I even told her I had
only $20 to $30 on me and couldn't afford a massage,' said Mr
Huang.
He added that from her accent, he could tell she was from
China.
She did not give up and replied: 'Don't say that. I accept loose
change too.'
She even tried to enter the flat.
At one time, she asked to use the toilet. Then, she asked for some
water to drink.
And all the time, she would be fiddling with her hair seductively
and touching his hand, which was on the gate.
'She kept emphasising that her skills were superb, and that I would
definitely be very satisfied,' said Mr Huang.
'Half in jest, I asked her how satisfied I would be. She replied
that whatever I wanted, I would get.'
He was put off by her tactics. Besides, he also feared for his
safety.
'I don't know who's lying in ambush nearby. What if they barge in
as soon as I open the door? It's always good to be cautious,' he
reasoned.
The woman was not deterred by his indifference and continued
persuading him.
In the end, Mr Huang came up with an excuse and said he had an old
computer which he wanted to sell and asked if she was
interested.
'I think after that, it finally sank in that I would not succumb to
temptation and relent,' he said.
She told him she would contact him later and left.
The whole episode lasted about 20 minutes.
She did not return.
Mr Huang said it was not the first time that he had come across
such 'door-to-door' services.
It had happened several times when he was at his friends' flats in
Chinatown and Boon Keng.
'They claim to be collecting old newspapers. But they are always
hinting at the extra services,' he said.
Some of them even bend or squat to show more flesh.
Mr Huang said his family members are worried that prostitution has
crept into the residential area. He felt it would not be easy to
detect and stamp out such door-to-door services.
Business must be in full public view
STRICTER rules for massage parlours kicked in on Monday.
Unlicensed massage parlours, which are usually run by China women,
now have to conduct their businesses in full public view.
They can no longer have cubicles, curtains, partitions, or even
tinted glass windows.
The employees must be Singaporeans, permanent residents or
Malaysians here on work permits. They have to be decently dressed
and cannot tout for business.
Operators must register their businesses with the police by 26
Aug.
The new rules were introduced because of concerns about the spread
of vice in the heartlands.
And they have already affected the massage business.
The Straits Times visited a cluster of seven parlours along Ang Mo
Kio Avenue 10 on Monday afternoon.
Of these, five were closed. One of the operators had even removed
the signboard.
Study mamas who used to work in the parlours said they would have
to return to China if they could not find other jobs that paid so
well.
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