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    Explore #200, 9 October 2006.

    Taken during a recent exploration of the newly opened Vivo City, Singapore's largest shopping mall.

    In Singapore, it is not uncommon for a family to hire a live-in domestic helper to help with the household chores, to look after young children or to care for the elderly infirm. The young lady who is holding the little girl's hand is an domestic helper. She is not the little girl's mother. The title to this image says the rest ...

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    1. DonnaVera (69 months ago | reply)

      I like the geometry..the composition, the contrast....nice shot!!!
      The World Through My Eyes

    2. manzu (69 months ago | reply)

      Very nice shot !

    3. terminal orbit (69 months ago | reply)

      Wow, somethow, this reminds me of Nuremberg's Nazi structures.... Shopping and facism, interesting combo. (1-2-3)

    4. aznym (69 months ago | reply)

      Quite nice. Great lines and colour.

    5. eljoergen (69 months ago | reply)

      I like stairs. I really do. :)

      1-2-3

    6. regardless (69 months ago | reply)

      great shot! i had planned to go vivo city too...but got lazy at the end...

    7. David James Williams Photography, bom_de_ver, dasar, andertho, and 4 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    8. michelepost (69 months ago | reply)

      Great!! I love the way the little girl in red is waving to the couple in the bleachers.

    9. Chase Davis (69 months ago | reply)

      Score 8/10 (from the Score Me! group)
      All those stairs are interesting, this has almost an optical illusion if you look at the stairs. they seem to move

    10. Harold_5056 (69 months ago | reply)

      Score _7_/10 (from the Score Me! group)

    11. flavio.leone (69 months ago | reply)

      Score 7/10 (from the Score
      Me!

      group)

    12. Nathan Berry (69 months ago | reply)

      Score 8/10 (from the Score Me! group)

      Nice shot. Good composition.

    13. seanck (69 months ago | reply)

      Score 7/10 (from the Score Me! group)
      Nice.

    14. Matt Madd (68 months ago | reply)

      Great like this very much.! ...maybe the couple can be seated lower bottom left for balance but that is something beyond your control

    15. eatzycath (68 months ago | reply)

      wonderful composition of lines - somehow the humans end up making the picture and bringing it a notch higher beyond just lines
      (From the Singapore Picture of the Week Group)

    16. espion (68 months ago | reply)

      nice play of colors - well seen compostion

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