I had been in Singapore for a week, and I had yet to find her. I had been searching every day and night for the past seven days, but with no luck.
My wife had come to Singapore a few months ago for a job, and for some reason she hadn’t contacted me since then. I was worried and desperate to find her, so I decided to come to Singapore and look for her myself.
Found her working in Geylang
It was my last night in Singapore, and I was running out of time. I had been to all the places she might have gone, but I still hadn’t found her.
I was about to give up when I heard a rumor about a woman who looked like my wife working in one of the houses in Geylang. I had to find out if it was true, so I decided to take a walk down there.
When I arrived, I was immediately overwhelmed by the sights and sounds of the district. Everywhere I looked, there were many types of men from young to old looking for a ‘chicken’.
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, but I had to press on. I walked up and down the streets, searching for my wife, until I finally spotted her in one of the houses
She was wearing a revealing dress and sitting on the sofa behind a glass panel, smiling to men who walked in. I felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. All this time, she had been working as a ‘chicken’. I couldn’t believe it.
I left the place with an heavy heart and after a while, I received a call from my wife.
Raked up gambling debts at home
She told me that she had been desperate for money because of some debts she incurred from gambling back in our country and had no other choice.
One of her friends had told her that coming to Singapore to work would make her money not only enough to pay back her debts but also make her rich when she comes back home and because of these reasons, she decided to go ahead with working as a ‘chicken’.
She said that she was sorry and that she wanted to come home with me.
But it was too late. I couldn’t forgive her for what she had done.
This experience has left me broken. I never thought I would find out that my wife had been working as a ‘chicken’ in Singapore.