Ever since the arrest of the Singaporean underage
social escort, I have been fascinated by what would motivate a Singapore girl to
join the escort industry. My chance to satisfy my curiosity came when a mutual friend introduced me to a girl that works as a freelance
escort.
Me: How long have you been in this trade?
Nanete: I
started six months ago, so I am relatively new to the trade.
Me: What made you get into this trade?
Nanete: Well,
I was actually a kept woman for about 8 years until my sugar daddy decided to
"trade me in" for a sweet young thing. To be honest, escorting is
something I never considered doing but I got into debt and this is the fastest
way to earn money. Now that I started, I regret not staring
earlier.
Me: What do you mean by start earlier?
Nanete: While
I always knew that the escort trade was lucrative, I was however always
concerned about what people will think of me. However, when you have debts
and no way to pay them, who cares what people think of you. I am not young
anymore. I just turned 27 and by escort standards, that is considered old.
Most men find it more exciting to party with girls in their late teens or early
twenties. While I can still command a booking fee of $400, bookings are
relatively slower for escorts of my age. On average I serve 3 clients a
day, but I believe if I was younger, I could serve as many as 6.
Me: Wow! 3 bookings a day at $400, that is $1,200 a
day. Not bad.
Nanete: Yes, it is. But I don't get
everything. My agent gets a cut. Even after that, the money is still
good. That is why I said I regret not starting earlier.
Me: I see. How much does the agent
take?
Nanete: I think it is best not to reveal that as it is sort of an
industry "secret".
Me: Okay. I understand.
Nanete: I always hear Singaporeans complain that there
are no good jobs. But there are. Just like this job. It is there if the
Singaporean wants the work. But they don't. And all the foreigners
earn the money. To me, as long as you are a good time girl, you are paid
to party.
Nanete: To be honest it is not a difficult job.
You will be surprised that it is not like the porn movies you see. I spend
most of my time talking to my clients. Just like in the movies, guys come
to me not so much for the sex, but for the experience of being appreciated and
for someone to share their troubles with. So in a sense, I am a counselor. *big laugh*
Me: Many people oppose the escort trade as they believe
girls are being forced into prostitution. Is this true?
Nanete: *laughs* If
you say forced as in by circumstances, I would agree with you. However if
you say forced like with the threat of violence, I would disagree.
Especially in Singapore, if a girl were forced, she can easily escape and make a
police report. Unlike other countries where the police can be in cahoots with
the pimps, it is not so here.
Nanete: If you ask me, most girls become freelance
escorts by choice. It is a great life. For 3 to 4 hours of "work" a
day, I earn as much as $1,200. Where else can you earn that kind of
money. In fact, many of the PRC escorts I know, do this for 2 or 3
years. In that time, they save up enough to buy properties in China and
become landlords.
Me: Is that your plan too?
Nanete: Eventually.
Right now I have debts to pay. Once that is cleared, I will start building
my nest egg for the future. I can't be an escort forever. Who knows?
I may even open and run my own escort agency when I get too old. *pretends to
cry*
Me: One last question if you don't mind. It
appears from what you are telling me, is that social escorts are shrewd
people. They enter the trade to earn money and then use it to set
themselves up for a better life.
Nanete: I think you can say that. As
an escort, you see the ugly side of life. In the end, you make use of
whatever talent you have to either earn a living or to build a better life for
your loved ones. In that sense, escorts are merely using their talents
(their looks and their bodies). I like to think that this is no different
from a construction worker who also uses his body to earn a living.
Me: That is insightful. *smile*
Nanete: See?
Escorts are smart people. *big laugh*
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