Brickfields

Those of you who haven't been to Brickfields are bound to notice 2 things about the neighbourhood.

Firstly, there's a high population of Indians there. It's almost like if you were to toss a stone in any direction randomly, you are bound to hit an Indian. You will see an Indian in every nook and corner of Brickfields.

Secondly, there are so many blind people in Brickfields. You can see them in the street almost around the clock. Many of these blind people are working in the massage centres located on the upper floors of shophouses. So you can imagine how many massage centres are found in Brickfields.

The streets themselves have an interesting character. At almost every junction and pedestrian crossing points, there is bound to be a signboard reminding the public of blind people crossing the roads.

The first time I was at Brickfields, I was puzzled by the long stretches of special tiles laid on the pavements. These tiles can be found on almost every pavement in the neighbourhood.

When it comes to a junction or crossing area, those tiles would come to a larger box where a different type of tiles are used.

Last Saturday afternoon, I actually spent some time trying to understand the purpose of those tiles on the pavements. I didn't take very long to figure out the answer. It became obvious soon enough when I saw blind people using those tiles as their guides to move around. Humans are such clever beings, huh?

Well, I was very pleased with myself for solving the mystery of those tiles on the pavements; until I came to this pole which was positioned exactly in the path of one stretch of tiles. Did I get it all wrong? Can anyone help me out here? Why is this pole located where it is?