Geylang Adventures was started for the purpose of exhibiting the not so commonly known/seen side of Geylang as a cultural and food enclave in the business of wh***ng. It had hoped to overthrow the belief that Singapore is a boring and sanitized state; that an adventure awaits in every neighbourhood for those who seek it. However, we have since acknowledged that Geylang is popular on an entirely hi
gher level, which might be a result of its late night treasure trove of good food or its legalized prostitution. Since our conception, we have directed our focus on the different societal dimensions of Geylang, adopting a spontaneous approach of showing love to the people in this area with real actions. We hope to inspire and advocate the belief of loving thy neighbour, sharing and looking out for others and inducing a bottom up change. This is done through a pop-up of social initiatives involving ordinary Singaporeans, doing work in extraordinary ways. As with all initiatives, we believe the intended outcome is not to change the lives of the disadvantaged in big ways, but to alter public perception towards the challenges of being nice, that underneath the layers of everyone we are only human.
is our mainstay signature event where we offer haircuts to migrant workers and the poor on a weekend. This gives us the opportunity to interact and show love to them in a directly personal and intimate way.
a spontaneous combustion of migrant workers, a curious Singaporean and an unlikely venue of a backalley for a badminton court.
was our first collaboration with the nice people from Waiting for Lorry. We went around collecting handwritten letters and taking polaroids of migrant workers with the objective of curbing homesickness by sponsoring the letter back to their hometown. https://medium.com/migrant-workers/migrant-mail-a-pop-up-post-office-near-aljunied-mrt-station-de5806738609
was another collaboration with Waiting for Lorry. We found groups of migrant Chinese workers in Geylang to sit down with and share Chinese New Year snacks with during the festive season. We even got to do a “louhei” with a group of them. We also take the opportunity to collect and transfer from the public; any excess food/daily essentials that disadvantaged groups of people might be able to make good use of. See you in Geylang!
