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January14
THE SCENE
When you walk out of your place,
the first thing you see is:
A 24-hour FairPrice grocery store.
The closest store (of any type) to
your front door is:
The mini-mart at the petrol station.
Your street would make the
perfect backdrop for a remake of:
Contagion
. Right now, there are 80-
plus cases of dengue fever in our
neighbourhood, and the National
Environmental Agency has conducted
two inspections of our place this week
alone.
Your neighbours are great, but
you wouldn’t mind a little less:
Moving furniture around in the
apartment above us.
The unofficial uniform of
your street is:
Skinny long legs and a modelling
portfolio carried by girls heading to
the modelling agency at the end of
Devonshire Road.
If a celebrity moves in next door,
it will most likely be:
An up-and-coming model.
When you’re in need of a dose of
culture, you:
Walk four doors down and admire the
beautiful gold Buddha inside the gate
at Tong Sian Tng Temple, or sample
the local food options on Killiney Road.
If you’re missing home, you:
Get a takeaway tuna sandwich from
Paul at Takashimaya Shopping Centre.
Oh, how I miss really good sandwiches.
Mandatory for out-of-town guests is:
A stroll along the river from Robertson
Quay to the CBD, checking out the
quays, the colourful shutters on the
MICA Building, and views of the city
skyline, the Merlion and Marina Bay
Sands along the way.
You’d swap houses in a second
with:
My friend Susanne, who lives next door
at St Thomas Suites.
A common myth about your
neighbourhood is:
That it’s full of expats. Because of the
24-hour FairPrice and the shophouses
on Killiney, lots of locals hang out here.
If you’re ever woken up at night,
it’s almost always due to:
Thunder and lightning… we’re on the
34th floor and we really experience it
up here!
A massive late-night rager on
your street is likely to be:
A party on the big deck at the new
building next door.